John McDougall, MD: Update on COVID-19

I meet people every week who are surprised and upset to find their cholesterol levels didn’t go down after starting an exercise program. They always ask if exercising or working out can lower their cholesterol and are shocked to hear me say it can’t. The problem is that people think this way because exercise enthusiasts claim people who run marathons never have a heart attack—even though one out of every 100,000 marathon runners will experience cardiac arrest. The famous runner and a

By John McDougall, MD The recent escalation in the severity of temperatures, droughts, storms, and floods has diminished my hopes that the stability and safety that I personally enjoyed during my lifetime will continue into the future for my children and grandchildren. The most immediate threat from this climate change is to our food supply. How can we best adapt to a more difficult world? Recent history provides many examples of populations of people whose lives have been disrupted by cir

Is gluten really that bad for you? The short answer: No. The longer answer is that gluten is only bad for those with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. The current gluten-free diet craze is unhealthy for those who do not need it. In search of weight loss or feeling better, millions of Americans risk becoming sicker and fatter by increasing their intake of gluten-free products. A survey found that between July and August 2022, 27% of survey participants were gluten-free. Only 4% were com