What You Need to Know About Coronavirus

What You Need to Know About Coronavirus

Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post Unless you have been living on another planet these past few weeks, you have been deluged with daily updates about the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, the seventh member of the family of coronaviruses that infect humans. The...
Your Health Checkup: Is the Keto Diet Right for You?

Your Health Checkup: Is the Keto Diet Right for You?

Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post In my last column I wrote about the benefits of intermittent fasting that shifted the body’s metabolism to burn ketones instead of glucose. Repeated fasting resulted — in addition to weight loss — in lasting adaptive...
Your Health Checkup: Fasting for Better Health

Your Health Checkup: Fasting for Better Health

Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post I usually have a banana or yogurt and coffee for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and eat dinner around 7 p.m., so the longest I go in between eating is six or eight hours. Many religions, including Buddhism,...