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In Tuesday’s Memo, I suggested that I don’t like speaking in absolutes when it comes to health recommendations; I’ve seen too many exceptions. What about our Michigan cardiologist? Was he correct? Yes and no, but mostly no. He implied in the interview that the source of saturated fat is animal products. That isn’t true. In […]
“Animal Foods Conclusively Cause Heart Disease!” was the title in my news feed that attracted my attention. I had to check it out, because I’m not a fan of absolute statements in the health field; too often, some facts have to be ignored to make definitive statements such as that true. Was this any different? […]
As of this writing, there are a minimum of five studies in the U.S. to determine whether wearable health-and-fitness monitors can predict the COVID-19 infection before noticeable symptoms actually occur. They’re looking at masses of data, rather than individual data points. Some are trying to predict how severe the infection will become using the data, […]
What might we gain by collecting and analyzing data from fitness and health devices? In a recently published study, researchers collected data from over 200,000 different Fitbit users. They selected users from the top five states of Fitbit users and collected data on height, weight, and age as well as heart rate and sleep data. […]
Do you have a Fitbit that you use regularly? Does it track your heart rate? How about an Apple Watch? Can it track your temperature? Blood pressure? Millions of people use those types of devices. Think of the potential for collecting data. It could be millions of data points per second. I recently wrote about […]
Before I get into the rest of the research on the claims made by GOLO, I want to be clear that I have nothing against any products or programs in the market. I’m not assessing the entire program for any company. But having worked for a couple of decades with companies that follow the FDA […]
Continuing our look at the process of dental decay, the methodology for this study was complex to say the least: preserving the plaque, analyzing the structure, obtaining samples of the bacteria, attempting and succeeding to grow the structures on enamel surfaces that mimic teeth, getting photographs of the electronic polymeric structure, and more. This study […]
Have you ever wondered how your kids get cavities or why you got them as a kid? As I was researching studies on the microbiome, I found a fascinating article on cavities. Cavities, also called dental caries, are a disease caused by bacteria that attack the biofilm known as plaque and damage the enamel of […]
The Medscape article did not call for any conclusions or recommendations nor should it have. That’s not the purpose of that type of article. However, that didn’t stop healthcare professionals from voicing their opinions in the comments section of that article. We’ll take a look at what they said, discuss the potential benefit of vitamin […]
The paper published in the Irish Medical Journal inspired a lot of commentary by healthcare professionals in all forums. I selected one report from Medscape, an online journal I subscribe to, that summarized all sides of the issue. The writer interviewed a variety of vitamin D experts including the authors of the study in the […]
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