Category Archives: Medical Experts

Sugar Kills! — Dr. Sanjay Gupta on “60 Minutes”

Kills? — We’re talking heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Apparently CBS decided to declare war on the Sugar Industry for April Fool’s this year. And it wasn’t very funny. They had a feature story on both the CBS Sunday Morning … Continue reading

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MacStatin with your burger? You have got to be kidding.

Safety Alerts Cite Cholesterol Drugs’ Side Effects—NY Times (2-28-12) A few days ago, I blogged about a news story revealing that statin drugs are at least as effective as stents for treating coronary artery disease. Study shows that statins out-perform stents—NY Times. … Continue reading

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“McDougall Moments” — Video series by Dr. John McDougall

Today’s post is is an introduction to the new “McDougall Moment” series, featuring concise two-minute videos on a wide range of diet and health-related subjects by Dr. John McDougall (featured prominently in our book). As I have done with some … Continue reading

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