Medscape Misleading Doctors About Statin Benefits for Breast Cancer
If you’re a health professional you should know that you can’t implicitly trust medical news outlets. They may be manipulating you!
Guilt by Association: Salt Is Not Even A Little Bad For Our Health
You might think salt makes you bloated. It’s actually something else. We hear all the time that salt is bad for us. So my patients who notice swelling or bloating after eating salty junk food naturally assume salt caused their symptoms. But of all the ingredients in junk food, salt is the least likely to cause health problems. I grew up surrounded by messaging that salt was bad but I was always skeptical. Probably because my dad, a doctor, always snatched up the shaker and doused his food in salt before even tasting it. He’s done that his whole life,…
Blue Zones Website Misrepresents Diets
The Blue Zones book has powerfully influenced medical thinking on nutrition. But the Blue Zones website and Adventist Healthcare system contradict the reality of people’s diets that are presented in the book itself.
Who Teaches Doctors About Cholesterol-lowering Drugs?
Did you know that the cut off for “high” cholesterol used to be nearly twice as high as it is today? The number considered low enough has had to shift downward multiple times. Cholesterol-lowering “targets” are lower today than ever before. And lately, heart attacks are increasing.
Calorie free sweetener erythritol may clot blood in high risk adults
Is the calorie-free sweetener erythritol safe? The FDA did not evaluate long-term use, and new research suggests it may cause blood clots in people with high blood pressure and other risk factors.
Fasting for Weight Loss: What Does the Science Say?
Is fasting more effective for weight loss than regular dieting and calorie counting? Dr. Cate reviews the most important studies and wraps with her recommendations based on 20 years of experience.
Insulin Resistance And Metabolic Health Testing Using HOMA-IR
If you struggle to lose weight you may feel like your metabolism is “slowing down.” But what’s really going on is your metabolism is breaking down. This is not normal aging, and it’s fixable. But you have to understand what’s broken if you want to fix it
What is lactose intolerance and can it be cured?
People with lactose intolerance can actually enjoy many delicious types of dairy products. Find out what dairy products are naturally lactose free, what has the most lactose, and what strategies people are using to become more lactose tolerant.
Video Library on Statin Harms and Controversy
Library of videos on statin harms and how the industry continues to suppress the truth about these cholesterol-lowering pills.
Seed Oil Makes Sunburn Worse and Ages Your Skin
Find out why seed oils make sunburned skin more inflamed and how avoiding them protects your collagen and keeps you looking young
French Fries are the Least Healthy Fast Food, But Not Tallow Fries
Toxicologist finds same toxins in French Fries cooked in seed oils and cigarettes. This may explain why fries are the most fattening food.
How Eliminating Vegetable Oil (AKA the Hateful 8 Seed Oil) Helps Weight Loss
To lose weight we need to burn more body fat than we build. But the hateful 8 seed oils block fat burning. Find out how.
Menopause, weight gain, and metabolic health.
Going through menopause is miserable for millions of women. But it can be (almost) a breeze! if you eat to optimize your metabolic health. In fact, while I was living in Hawaii, I noticed a particular group of patients breezed through menopause. Discover their secrets!
Infant Formula: How and Why to Make Your Own
Infant formula is 98% ultra-processed oil, sugar, and protein powder. Homemade infant formula can help a child thrive in many of the same ways as breast fed babies.
Cholesterol Pills (Statins) are Probably Really Bad for Your Brain
Dr. Cate gives you the peer-reviewed research revealing cholesterol pills are much more dangerous to your brain than doctors have been led to believe.
4 Videos Explaining How Vegetable Seed Oils Rob our Energy and Cause Inflammation
Four of my best videos that explain how vegetable seed oils are the root cause behind conditions currently blamed on genetics and bad luck.
This ‘Handy’ Cough Medication Might Save You $400 to $28,000
More people get asthma as adults than ‘grow out’ of asthma they had as kids. Many people who had asthma as a kid assume they grew out of it. But you know those bouts of bronchitis you get every year or so, the ones the urgent care doctor gives you antibiotics for and the antibiotics don’t always work very well? You get those because you don’t really grow out of asthma—not entirely. And that means when you get a cold or a sinus infection, or when your allergies get really bad, it can stir up enough inflammation that it triggers…
Dr. Cate on: How seed oils are slowing down your metabolism & ruining your health
Sarah Kleiner interviews Dr. Cate Shanahan to discuss how seed oils are slowing down your metabolism and ruining your health by contributing to rapid aging, insulin resistance, and mental health disorders. Dr. Cate also shares how we can fix what’s broken about our metabolism.
