Heart Health
Stressed out over the Holidays? Tips to help
Holidays are fun, but they can also be stressful. You may be dealing with visiting relatives, end-of-year work deadlines, meal planning, needy family members, awful traffic, and what seems like an endless shopping list. The good news is that some stress is good for...
Is your multivitamin or your plumbing hurting your memory?
Copper is an essential trace mineral that is critical at low levels for healthy blood cell formation, immune function, and nerve and bone health. The down side is that it appears to be toxic at high levels, especially when present as inorganic copper. The recommended...
OutSmart Aging 2 Day Event
Thank you for completing the survey regarding Dr. Masley’s Seminar for our upcoming event in St Petersburg, FL. We greatly appreciate your time and consideration in helping us plan the event. Please save the dates to join us for this life transforming...
How to Prevent and Reverse Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes rates are skyrocketing. This year, nearly 1 million people will be diagnosed with diabetes in the USA alone. Complications from diabetes lead to heart attacks, strokes, amputations, blindness, kidney failure, and memory loss. The #1 cause of death for people...
Do You Have Leaky Gut?
Your gut (intestinal tract) is a gigantic barrier between you and the outside world. Spread out flat, it is likely bigger than the house you live in. This complex membrane barrier must allow select nutrients to be absorbed, and keep toxins and nasty microbes out. A...
FIVE SECRETS TO MAKE AIR TRAVEL HEALTHIER
During my recent PBS tour, I boarded a plane 15 of the 16 days I was travelling; I was in a new city every day. The challenge for me is staying healthy and mentally sharp when I travel. In addition to needing my brain to function at 110% for a live TV show every...
Will losing body fat protect your heart?
The short answer is ABSOLUTELY. From the hundreds of patients at my clinic who have decreased their arterial plaque load by 10% or more, losing body fat was one of the most important predictors that shrink arterial plaque. Further, when we identified which lifestyle...
Will losing body fat protect your heart?
The short answer is ABSOLUTELY. From the hundreds of patients at my clinic who have decreased their arterial plaque load by 10% or more, losing body fat was one of the most important predictors that shrink arterial plaque. Further, when we identified which lifestyle...
Is Eating More Fat Good for Your Heart?
Welcome to February, Heart Month! For years the medical community has told people to decrease their fat intake to prevent heart disease, but there have been three big problems with this approach. First, it is hard to do. I spent years telling people to lower their fat...
Need Extra Help Avoiding Gluten Contamination?
Whether you are new to living gluten free or an old hat, there is more we are learning every day about hidden sources of gluten. It’s not as simple as reading the product label and not seeing gluten or wheat spelled out, or just asking your server at a restaurant if...
Tips to stay gluten free when eating out
Not everyone has to avoid gluten, but if you are among the 20% of people who are gluten sensitive, then eating gluten can cause serious health problems and activate multiple crippling auto-immune diseases, so if you are gluten sensitive, then you should eat 100%...
Have a Change of Heart!
Your heart health Matters! Heart Disease is the number 1 cause of death and disability. An unhealthy heart can ruin your life, as you age if you don’t take care of it. The time is now to have a change of heart. Decades before you ever get heart disease there are...
Are Antibiotics Making You Fat?
I’m writing from the annual meeting of the American College of Nutrition, and I happen to be the co-Chair for this year’s meeting here in Orlando. I’m speaking on how medical providers can assess nutrient intake and cognitive function, and which nutrients improve...
4 Ways to Manage Your Stress!
Stress is a part of our lives right? What happens if we don’t manage it? It sends our hormones in to chaos. The result is a raise in adrenaline and cortisone levels, brain shrinkage, and extra weight around your waistline. The worst part is you lose control...
Why is heart disease personal for me?
It's not just professional and it's not just that I want you to feel better, or that it's the number one cause of death. It's also personal in my life. I've had a loved one affected by heart disease, his name was Chuck. Growing up, my parents got divorced, and...
Should You Eat More Fat?
Did you hear about the dramatic changes made recently by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee? For the first time in their report for Dietary Guidelines for Americans, this conservative group has said we do not need to worry about avoiding dietary cholesterol,...
Does Testosterone Decrease or Increase Heart Disease in Men?
For several years, there has been controversy in the medical community about the benefits and risks of testosterone therapy for men. Overall, testosterone therapy has been thought to improve quality of life, but has not been considered to be lifesaving. Now, the...
Should you go gluten free?
People go gluten free for a variety of reasons, and by far the most important reason to give up gluten is if your body has developed an auto-immune disease triggered by gluten intake. First, let’s clarify what gluten is. Gluten is a protein found in all products made...