I did a quick TV spot for City News in Toronto about the growing trend of IV vitamin therapy. You can watch the video here: http://www.citynews.ca/video/2017/03/13/video-how-beneficial-is-iv-vitam... The interview was based on an article I had written for the Montreal Gazette about 2 years ago.  You can read the original article here: http://montrealgazette.com/health/diet-fitness/opinion-intravenous-vitam... *********************************************************************************************************** There is a new fad that has wormed its way into Canada from south of the border. The intravenous vitamin industry has found its…

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I had a small role in a Toronto Star story looking into the "executive physicals" provided by some private clinics. With a high price tage, little benefit, and potential risks, these clinics may do more harm than good. You can read the story here: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/18/should-the-wealthy-be-all... ************************************************************************************************************ A growing number of boutique medical clinics is establishing a second tier of health services that critics say encroaches on Ontario’s public health system by charging as much as $4,500…

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For a long time, it was thought that weekend warriors were putting strain on their heart by going all out once a week. But new research suggests the opposite may be true. You can read my latest piece for the gazette here: http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-on-exercise-its-ok-to-be-a-we... ******************************************************************************************************* There should not be much doubt that exercise is good for you. When it comes to food, the medical literature is all over the place. In 2013, John Ioannidis published a paper showing that…

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