Published April 29, 2009

Your best anti-swine flu defense kit

The first salvo in worldwide epidemics is unfolding, much as I have been suggesting it would. This one is an influenza, not the dreaded bird flu. Nevertheless, it’s already proven to be a killer.

This virus, termed A-H1N1, has gene segments from North American swine, bird, and human flu strains and a segment from Eurasian swine. This is unusual and very worrisome. We’ve predicted mixed genetic strains for a long time. A virus that is more avian, but with human-to-human transmission, could be a worldwide horror similar to the Spanish flu epidemic of 1917-1918.

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Published April 24, 2009

Does this supplement protect your heart better than resveratrol?

You’ve probably heard of the “French Paradox.” In France, where heavy fat-laden food is common, there’s less heart disease than in the U.S. Most attribute the French ability to avoid heart disease to the resveratrol in wine. Most of the French drink wine daily. But now there’s evidence that resveratrol may not be the only nutrient in wine that protects their heart.

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Published April 23, 2009

Are you exercising too hard?

You probably know that of all the things you can do to stay healthy and functionally young as you get older, exercise is the most important — by far! But does that mean you have to do it like that crazy gym teacher made you do it back in the good old days? If a little exercise is good, then a lot must be better, right? Well a new study gives us a very interesting answer to that question.

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