Health, the medical system, and what actually fixes problems.
Straight talk on health, the medical system, and what actually fixes problems instead of covering them up.
Plate II
Sleep, food, movement, and stress: the ground everything else stands on.
7 pieces
Plate III
How to read claims, studies, and headlines without getting played.
6 pieces
Featured opinion Working With Care
My opinion: ibuprofen is too casually used. I believe it contributed to my father-in-law's death and my friend's hearing loss, though I cannot prove either. Here is what the label, the research and the FDA actually say.
A series
Three plain-language pieces on reading the numbers and documents that look official: what they measure, what they leave out, and the questions to ask next.
Major trials followed people for a few years, labels carry serious warnings, and in withdrawal studies much of the weight change did not stay off. Here are the numbers and the questions to take to the prescriber.
Approved GLP-1 uses are specific: blood sugar, weight, and certain heart or kidney risks in defined groups. The outcome trials were not lifespan studies, and research-use vials are not a longevity protocol.
Large trials found fewer serious heart or kidney events in the specific groups they enrolled. Here are the numbers from SELECT, FLOW and SUSTAIN 6, and why each result stays inside its own population.
Most adults should talk about colorectal screening starting at 45, plus blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes screening if you have risk factors. Bring your family history and ask what each test is for.
A change in enforcement posture is not a finding that a substance is safe, effective, or approved. Here is what the 2026 HHS draft peptide policy says, what it leaves unchanged, and why compounded is not approved.
A certificate of analysis records what a laboratory measured on a sample of one lot. It does not show a product is safe, effective, or suitable for people. Here is how to read each field.
Track what answers a real question and leads to a decision: sleep, movement, and any measurement your clinician asked for. Have blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes screening measured, not guessed.
A lab number describes risk, not character. See what blood pressure, cholesterol and A1C measure, the cutoffs CDC lists, and five questions to bring to the visit.
FDA does not approve dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness before they are sold, and “natural” is not a safety certificate. Ask five questions before you believe a label.
