The Healthy Skeptic

“If ever there were an episode which demonstrates the folly of the great European project than this is it.” I really wish I could take credit for crafting this line. I cannot imagine a more...

I have long been on the anti-supplement band wagon for a couple of reasons. 1) I don't like to be scammed and 2) There isn't any science-based evidence to support the use of the...

In the aftermath of Steve Jobs' death there has been debate regarding the course of treatment that he chose to treat his cancer. Many people have opined that the original course of action Jobs...

<![CDATA[Football has been getting a lot of attention over the past few years. Concussion awareness, and the damage caused by repeated blows to the head - concussion inducing or not - has been front...

NOTE: This item was written on 9/19/2011. On 9/22/11 the writer's son fractured his left forearm playing football, when attempting to break his fall to the ground after a tackle. The idea of "safer" football...

After reviewing over 1,600 papers, researchers from the Mayo Clinic state that, "You can make a very compelling argument for exercise as a disease-modifying strategy to prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and for...

Dr. Andrew Weil, the Complimentary and Alternative Medicine guru (CAM), published a blog post saying that yo-yo dieting is better than "staying fat." I guess attaining superstar status in the world of CAM gives...

Over the past month the issue of the National Debt Ceiling has dominated the headlines, as our government has tried to come to grips with its profligate spending, the damage that's been done to...

The Little League World Series stinks. That's right, stinks. The only reason I've watched it this year is to see just how badly baseball is played by kids who are supposed to be good...

I'm reading a book about health and fitness - shocker! - and came across this passage. "Man is made with a body containing certain separate parts, each of which must be kept in proper use...