In this week's video, I had the pleasure of interviewing medical researcher and journalist Gary Taubes. Notably, Gary wrote both "Why We Get Fat" and "Good Calories/Bad Calories", and is a pioneer of the ide...

So much attention is focused, and rightfully so, on the emerging role of the human microbiome as it relates to our health as well as our risk for disease. But keep in mind that microorganisms permeate the en...

The fundamental mechanism that underlies such seemingly disparate issues as autism, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and various other neurodegenerative conditions, is the proces...

Modern medicine is clearly vested in what I like to call the Las Vegas mentality. We’ve all heard that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” and it seems that, as it relates to medicine today, we still ten...

It’s now fairly common knowledge that for optimal health it makes sense to reduce the consumption of sugar. The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development ...

More and more, female patients ask me about the long-term impact of The Pill on the gut bacteria within their body. Beyond that, what does it mean when these women decide they want to become pregnant? The s...

Alzheimer’s disease, far and away the most common form of dementia, now affects some 5.4 million Americans, representing the third leading cause of death in our country. Even more troubling is the fact that ...

Antibiotics can be an absolute lifesaver and they are, easily, one of the most important scientific advancements of the 20th century. However, as with all scientific advancements, there have been some recent...