Are you taking iodine? You do if you are my patient. I recommend iodine to all of my patients because I believe it will prevent breast and prostate cancers. Even though there's no direct proof of this, there's a substantial amount of indirect evidence. But one thing is for sure. Taking iodine will prevent the most serious form of the most common cancer there is. I'm talking about thyroid cancer.

On March 13th, we'll be springing forward, setting our clocks ahead one hour. To some, this is a cause for celebration, as the days seem to grow longer. Others bemoan the lost hour of sleep. Those who are sad to lose an hour of sleep may be justified, and not just because we all know how important sleep is to our health.

In the past few years, there's been an explosion of information detailing how our gut bacteria affect so many aspects of our well-being. More and more research is shedding light on how integral these tiny organisms are to our health. And we're also discovering how to keep the little bugs happy.