Why Use Stents When They Don’t Work?
Again and again, studies have shown that doctors tend to make clinical decisions for patients based on how much they themselves will get paid. In 2007, we learned from the COURAGE trial that angioplasty and stents—percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)—don’t reduce the risk of death or heart attack, but patients didn’t seem to get the memo. […]
How Nick Lost 7 Pounds & Dropped 10% Body Fat in 3 Months
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Inhospitable Hospital Food
What do hospitals have to say for themselves about serving meals that appear to be designed to inspire repeat business? “Hospital food needs a revolution.” I was surprised to learn that most inpatient meals served in hospitals are “not required to meet national nutrition standards for a healthy diet.” An analysis of the nutritional value […]
New Study Links Fatigue and Craving Sugar
New Study Links Fatigue and Craving Sugar | Legion Save 20% Free Shipping on Orders $80+ “No Return Necessary” Money-Back Guarantee Save 20% Free Shipping on Orders $80+ Money-Back Guarantee “No Return Necessary” Money-Back Guarantee Updated on April 28, 2025 It’s not uncommon to crave sweets after a poor night’s sleep. And while […]
Are Plant-Based Meats Good for Us?
What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isolates? Are plant-based burgers healthy or not? The answer is: Compared to what? Eating is kind of a zero-sum game where every food has an opportunity cost. Each time we put something in […]
What Makes a Good Protein Cereal (and How to Pick One)
If you’re serious about building muscle, gaining strength, and staying lean, you already know you need to eat plenty of protein. Eating a good protein cereal makes this task easier. But finding one isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. What often passes for a top protein cereal is little more than a regular, sugar- and […]
Plant-Based Meats and Puberty, Obesity, and Fracture Risk
What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk? As noted in an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association on plant-based meats, if you look only at the nutrition facts information for a conventional burger versus a Beyond Meat or Impossible Burger, as seen here […]
What About Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and More?
There are so many ways we eat potatoes—baked, mashed, hashed, fried, scalloped, roasted, and more—but should we be eating them at all? Potatoes and Diabetes In 2006, the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, which had followed the diets and diseases of tens of thousands of women for 20 years, found that greater potato intake was associated […]
Are Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products Good for Us?
Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help control cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. You may have heard about meats made from wheat protein (like Field Roast sausages and Upton’s bacon seitan), meats made from soybean protein (like the Impossible Whopper and Gardein’s wings), and meats made from pea protein […]
Cardiologists, Heart Stents, and Upcoding
Cardiologists can criminally game the system by telling patients they have much more serious, unstable diseases than they really have—fraud that results in unnecessary procedures, unnecessary costs, and unnecessary patient harm. “The history of medicine abounds with dogmas assumed and later overcome”—sometimes, much later. The Women’s Health Initiative study showed that giving women Premarin, a […]