Michael Barr

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The End Of Alzheimer’s (aka You We Are The Cure)

In case you missed it on Dr. Oz, the cure for Alzheimer’s (and quite possibly other types of cognitive decline) has arrived, only it’s not so much a pill or even an immunotherapy as it is a wholesale lifestyle change. Think clean eating, loads of healthful oils, 12-hour fasting, physical activity…
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Overdiagnosed

A conference in Quebec gave me an excuse to escape to our northern border and French Canada for a little summer break. (Part 2 of “Pain” is in the hopper, and we’ll have it for you in October or November issue.) It was the fifth year for “Preventing Overdiagnosis: Winding Back the Harms of Too Much…
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Solving the Problem of Pain (Part 1)

Call me crazy, but I’ll never forget how thrilled I was the day I discovered I could crack my own back. It wasn’t a matter of money. One of my best friends was a chiropractor with a posh if minimalist office just a block or so around the corner from my office at the time, 30 Fifth Avenue. I would…
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Undoctored: A Book Review

I have to confess I feel a bit like a middle-aged groupie, but I just can’t stop telling people about William Davis’ new book, “Undoctored.” Dr. Davis is a Milwaukee cardiologist known for his New York Times bestselling “Wheat Belly” books. And in case I’ve already lost you or am at risk of doing…

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