Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube You open your health portal before bed, mostly out of habit, and there it is: a number in red. Or your doctor mentions, almost in passing, that your cholesterol has crept up and your blood sugar is “borderline.” Nothing hurts. You feel the same as last week. But something has […]

A Framework for Sorting Health Fears from Health Facts Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Every week, it seems, there’s a new health alarm to add to the pile. Artificial sweeteners will kill you. Seed oils are toxic. Microplastics are invading your organs. You need to optimize your microbiome, test your biological age, and take seventeen […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube A few months ago, I shared that my dear wife Gail — the love of my life, my best friend and soul mate — had advanced uterine cancer. By all current testing, she now appears to be cancer free, and I am profoundly grateful. But in those early days, before […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Your doctor tells you to cut back. Your cardiologist frowns at your French fries. Public health campaigns have spent decades urging Americans to slash their sodium intake. And yet — food with salt just tastes better. So what does the science actually say? Is salt a slow poison, an essential […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube If you’ve ever taken time off work to see “the doctor” and instead been greeted by a nurse practitioner or a physician associate/assistant, you’re not alone. I hear this from patients and friends all the time, and it raises real questions: Is this a bait-and-switch? Is your care worse—or just […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Got a scratchy throat or a kid sniffling on the couch? Before you stock up on “miracle” cures, let’s separate cozy folklore from what actually moves the needle. Today, I’m pairing the best clinical evidence with something many of us grew up with: Grandma’s wisdom. Where the science supports her, […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Do you ever feel like wellness requires a spreadsheet, a stopwatch, and a second career? Between supplements, sleep tracking, cold plunges, organic meals, screenings, and meditation apps—not to mention avoiding sugar, alcohol, and ultra-processed everything—it’s enough to make anyone want to throw in the towel. I get it. In this […]