Are Your Bones Under Attack?

“How are my bones?”

This is one of the most common questions I get asked here at Dr. Sears’ wellness clinic, especially from women. With the way things are in the modern world, I don’t blame them for being concerned.

Your bones are under constant assault from toxins. Air pollution, cosmetics and even tap water can have any number of poisons in them, especially metals like lead, cadmium and aluminum which are very toxic for your bones.

Soft Skin All Year Round

Soft, younger-looking skin starts with moisture – and plenty of it.

But hydrating your skin can be difficult. Especially during the winter months when dry, chapped skin is accepted as just part of the season – even here in South Florida.

Most people will just stock up on moisturizers, lotions, creams and balms that promise to relieve and heal their dry skin.

But what you may not know is these “solutions” are most likely making your skin worse.

Are Eggs Really the Enemy?

As a lover of eggs, I’ve been frustrated with the recent headlines surrounding my favorite breakfast food. Not only is much of the information misleading, but it can be pretty confusing to know if you should cut back on how many eggs you eat or just avoid them altogether.

But now the truth is out. Eggs may have gotten a bad reputation in the past for being high in cholesterol, but you don’t have to steer clear of them. Even better, you don’t have to eat egg substitutes or egg whites in your omelet the next time you whip up a delicious breakfast.
The good news is, one medium egg has roughly 185 mg of cholesterol, mainly in the yolk. And scrambling up a few eggs for breakfast won’t cause any problems for your heart health when you enjoy your eggs in moderation.

How to Slash Your Risk of 17 Kinds of Cancer

For years, everyone’s warned you about the sun. They spin tales of fried skin, growing old before your time and horrible cancers. The sun, they say, is your worst enemy.

But this is junk science at its worst. You need sunlight for good health. More than 200 studies prove that avoiding sunlight is one of the biggest medical mistakes of the last half-century.

Here are just a few of the ways sunshine can improve the quality of your life…

Your Hand Sanitizer Could Make You Sick

It shocks people to find out that I don’t use anti-bacterial soaps or hand sanitizers.

But it shouldn’t… because these products don’t work.

Advertisers almost make it seems reasonable that you should use something to “sanitize” your hands from all the “harmful” bacteria.

In fact, most people firmly believe that anti-bacterial soaps are better for you than regular soap.

But it’s just not true.

The Truth About Aging and Menopause

Stress and hormones may not be the most popular fodder for dinnertime conversation. But that was the topic of discussion on my first night of our “girls’ getaway” in Jamaica.

A group of my friends and I decided to take a five-day vacation to relax and unwind. A few martinis later, everyone was suddenly discussing the different stress factors in their lives and how everything seemed to change past the age of 30.

For starters, our tolerance for drinking had definitely gone down! Our skin regimens seemed to have become significantly more complicated. Our attitudes toward exercise had become discouraging to say the least.

Until my girlfriends and I got together to talk, I thought I was the only one who felt these frustrations. A friend who was over 50 assured the group that it only gets worse with age. This got me thinking: How can we battle the exhaustion that we feel and still preserve our pretty?

Your DNA on Sunshine and Red Wine

You’re gonna love this news…

Who doesn’t feel good with a little sunshine? And how about a glass of cabernet with your dinner tonight?

I’ve got evidence of remarkable new benefits from these two things…and you don’t have to sacrifice to get them.

But first, I need to tell you a little bit about how your aging program works.

Why 75% of Americans Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

The national campaign to keep us out of the sun has finally caught up with us. The result?

A study from the prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine found that an astounding three out of four Americans don’t get enough vitamin D.

Here’s why you should care:

Avoid This Cancer-Causing Trap

A recent National Cancer Institute study reveals that the rate of deadly melanoma jumped 50% in young women yet stayed the same in young men between 1973 and 2004.

What’s behind this trend? Is it mainstream medicine’s belief that women get too much sun exposure?