Bobbi Vitality
Radio Host / Advocate / Philanthropist / Entrepreneur
These days the evening news continues to add to public concern about the mosquito-borne virus, Zika. It is indeed heartbreaking to see the photos of babies with unusually small heads that are a common birth defect for mothers infected with the virus. It is also upsetting news that the virus can be transmitted sexually and […]
There are a great number of ways to reach misleading conclusions from scientific studies and then take inappropriate health steps as a result. For example, in Fat Free Folly I discuss the disastrous ideas that came out of studies about heart disease and fat in the diet and are at the root of today’s twin […]
Snappy snacks Perhaps you have the same problem that I do. Massive nutrition research quite clearly says that we all need to cut back on refined carbohydrates such as “foods” made with flour and sugar. (I put foods in quotes because they are edibles that come from factories and do not occur in nature.) Eating […]
We are each unique… right down to the assortment of bacteria in our intestinal tracts. Unfortunately, that fact is often overlooked when medications are prescribed. Of course some drugs save lives, but obviously most are associated with potential side effects—some quite serious. The system needs to become much more nuanced in deciding how much of […]
Given its importance, it is quite surprising that we don’t hear more about Vitamin K2. We need to give vitamin K2 a little respect. One scientific paper said this: “…vitamin K2 deficiency…is a factor in several chronic diseases like diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases. This deficiency is very common in the mentioned diseases […]
There seems to be a major tactical error in the “war on cancer”. They are looking for a cure. That is “a” as in one magic bullet. The problem is that like many other diseases, cancer is complex. It is usually the result of many things being wrong. While our genetic deck can be a […]
How can I say “death by expert advice”? In recent decades the diet “dictocrats” (e.g. the government, doctor groups, institutions such as disease-specific charities and well-meaning consumer groups) encouraged the population to avoid dietary fats. The “experts” even warned us about eggs which I consider a near perfect food. Folks turned instead to carbs (most […]
The vitamin D controversy continues. We last discussed vitamin D in an October blog about how low levels of D are linked to earlier dementia. If I talked about Vitamin D every week I wouldn’t soon run out of things to say. For example, if you search the government’s science database for “vitamin D” it […]
When we hear a news report saying that fish oil does not have any positive effects, are we supposed to think that we’ve been taken advantage of by the supplement maker? Fish oil flim flam? Who is at fault? I believe it is the media that we should be annoyed with. Omega-3s are one of the most […]
Heartburn drugs are in the news because of recent research: As I have been predicting for years (e.g. in my first book), the proton pump inhibitors such as Nexium damage our friendly bacteria. Now research has shown that is true. In February when we begin discussing my new book on probiotics, I hope I am […]
Healthy By Nature Show
April 21, 2016 