Anti-Aging
6 Steps to Improve Blood Pressure without Taking Medications
Updated March 2020 Blood pressure is likely the best predictor for a future heart attack or stroke, and the best measure of the function and well-being of your arteries. When your blood pressure is elevated, that means that your arteries are sick and dysfunctional,...
Corona Update, Friday, March 13, 2020
There is so much information spreading about COVID-19, that I thought it important to share what I know with my readers. Likely everyone has heard about the new coronavirus infection, COVID-19. Unfortunately, misinformation is being shared by both on-line sources and...
How your gut can affect heart health!
Despite our efforts spending hundreds of billions of dollars (likely trillions) researching and treating heart disease, it remains the #1 cause of death for women and men in the Western world. For decades, scientists have blamed heart disease on red meat intake...
Happy New Year 2020!
I wish you a wonderful New Year 2020, filled with health, vitality, and peace of mind. Starting today, I am thrilled to announce that my new book, The Mediterranean Method, published by Harmony Books, is available wherever books are sold. 2019 was an amazing year for...
Six Tips to Better Manage Stress Over the Holidays
Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with family and friends, and to be grateful for all the wonderful things and people in our lives. Yet, they can also be stressful, as packed schedules, wild expectations from family, and indulgent eating and drinking can stress...
What is the Best Diet for Your Heart?
Even though we can prevent 90% of heart disease with lifestyle, heart attacks and strokes remain the #1 killer for both women and men in the US, Canada, and most of the western world. Several lifestyle factors play a critical role, including exercise, sleep, stress...
Which diet is the easiest to follow and most effective for weight loss?
As we all know, weight control is a BIG problem in the United States. More than two thirds of Americans are overweight, and nearly forty percent are obese. But it isn’t just the US, most western and affluent countries are struggling with weight problems. Dieting has...
Why Are Greek Children Becoming Obese at Alarming Rates
Over the last three months, Nicole and I have sailed over 1,500 miles across Greece. We have been awed by beautiful scenery, enjoyed the wholesome food, yet been surprised by high rates of obesity, not just in adults, but especially in young children. The head of the...
How to Buy and Cook with Olive Oil
As Nicole and I sail across Greece, exploring a Greek version of a Mediterranean Diet, we see olive trees growing everywhere, olive oil on every restaurant table, and menus that proudly state “they only cook with extra-virgin olive oil”.For millennia, the Greeks have...
Six Reasons Italians Eat Pasta and Don’t Gain Weight
Compared to the USA with a massive obesity rate of 39.8%, Italy’s obesity rate of 10% seems tiny. Not only are they much slimmer, but they live longer, too. The average lifespan in Italy is 82.5 years (2016 data) compared to 78.6 years in the US; Italians have one of...
What is the #1 source of household toxins (hint: it enters your skin)
As you might guess, mainstream or “big brand” laundry products are LOADED with toxins. In fact, there are OVER 16,000 research studies on sodium lauryl sulfate (just ONE of many toxic ingredients common in laundry detergent)... ... showing it can cause irritation of...
What Are 12 Steps to Raise Testosterone Activity Naturally?
Testosterone improves not only your sex drive, but your exercise drive, energy for work, mental sharpness, muscle repair, and revs your metabolism to help with weight control. Although improving testosterone levels has not yet been shown to increase lifespan, having a...
How to Decrease the Sugar and Chemicals in Wine
Multiple global studies have shown that moderate wine intake, in particular, red wine, decreases your risk for heart disease, dementia, and diabetes, plus it is associated with a longer lifespan. Moderate intake is defined as 1-2 servings per day for women, and 2-3...
Nicole and I are back in Spain researching the Mediterranean Diet
Nicole and I have started the first leg on our six-month journey, sailing from Spain to Turkey this spring and summer.Supporting this trip, I received a contract from Harmony Books (Penguin/RandomHouse) to write another book, The Mediterranean Method, a Plan to Help...
How to Heal Leaky Gut (It Could Be Caused by Antibiotic Use)
Leaky gut has become an epidemic that affects millions of people around the world—even though many of them aren’t aware of the underlying condition that causes their symptoms ranging from digestive problems and mood imbalances to autoimmunity, and other chronic...
Is the Protein You Eat Clean or Toxic?
We all need some source of dietary protein. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, or you eat poultry and/or red meat. Every day we use amino acids, the building blocks for protein, to repair and restore tissue, and they need to be replaced. The challenge is...
You Don’t Have to Surrender to Hot Flashes (Ways to Fix them NOW)!
If you’ve suffered from hot flashes, you understand how badly you can feel. Your face flushes. Your heart rate accelerates. Your body feels you’re stranded in triple-digit heat and you start perspiring intensely. Perhaps the worst of it is, you can't control when they...
Are Your Children Growing Plaque in Their Arteries?
Yes, we worry about our children’s safety while they play outside. Did they do all their homework? Did they finish dinner? The bottom line is that being a parent is tough work. I know because, over the years, my wife and I have fretted plenty over our two sons. And...