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Disclaimer: This information is not meant as direct medical advice. Readers should always review options with their local medical team. This is the sole opinion of Dr. Meakin based on literature review at the time of the blog and may change as new evidence evolves.

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Healthy food of fruts and vegetables

Healthy food of fruts and vegetables

How Food, Movement, and Sunlight Influence Your Biology in Real Time

To illustrate how food, movement, and sunlight affect your internal biology in real time, imagine two individuals having lunch. One eats...

Jun 307 min read

Person leaping in mountains with sunrising

Person leaping in mountains with sunrising

Here Comes The Sun: The Grand Slam Synergy of Sunlight, Nature, Movement, and Connection for a Healthier Life

As summer dawns and the days lengthen, we're reminded of the ancient rhythm that governs us all: light and dark, rest and activity,...

Jun 306 min read

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Glycine: Great Things Come in Small Packages, A Remarkable Health Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight.

Discover the surprising benefits of glycine supplementation for overall health and longevity.

Sep 2, 20249 min read

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

High Dose Vitamin C: Where do we stand?

Ever since the great biochemist Linus Pauling claimed with religious fervor that high doses of vitamin C could cure everything from the...

Oct 10, 20236 min read

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

A Cancer Patient's Most Frequently Asked Question: Should I Eat Meat?

One of the most frequently asked dietary questions we receive from cancer patients is: Should I eat meat? The topic of nutrition and...

Sep 11, 20236 min read

Introducing PhenoAge

Introducing PhenoAge

Introducing PhenoAge

How the next generation of age calculators can Improve Your Health The difference between chronological age and biological age...

Apr 25, 20233 min read

Major In The Majors

Major In The Majors

Major In The Majors

Research has demonstrated that simply getting the "major" lifestyle factors right can dramatically influence our health.

Mar 9, 20238 min read

Cancer Screening

Cancer Screening

Cancer Screening

Questions from the Clinic: How effective is cancer screening? What is the best overall way to avoid cancer? How Effective is Cancer...

Jan 30, 202310 min read

Sugar Processing

Sugar Processing

Sugar Processing

Questions from the Clinic: What is the role of sugar in the body? How does the body process sugar? Does the body process fruit, juices,...

Jan 13, 20239 min read

Staying Healthy While Traveling

Staying Healthy While Traveling

Staying Healthy While Traveling

This past week my wife and I returned from Munich after a two-week riverboat tour on the Danube and Rhine Rivers and a few final days in...

Nov 21, 20226 min read

Low Dose Naltrexone and Cancer

Low Dose Naltrexone and Cancer

Low Dose Naltrexone and Cancer

Questions from the Clinic: What is naltrexone? Does low-dose naltrexone have anti-cancer properties? If so, in which cancers is it most...

May 23, 20227 min read

How Lifestyle Factors May Affect Cancer Risk and Outcomes

How Lifestyle Factors May Affect Cancer Risk and Outcomes

How Lifestyle Factors May Affect Cancer Risk and Outcomes

Questions from the Clinic: Hey doctor, I've kept up with the standard cancer screening recommendations, but so have some of my friends...

Apr 14, 20221 min read

Supplements and Cancer

Supplements and Cancer

Supplements and Cancer

Questions from the Clinic: Should I add this supplement to my program now? If so, how do I tell if it is working? Curcumin Curcumin is...

Jan 14, 20229 min read

How to Manage Cancer

How to Manage Cancer

How to Manage Cancer

Things you can do to manage cancer.

Jan 4, 20225 min read

Meat or No Meat: A cancer patient's dilemma

Meat or No Meat: A cancer patient's dilemma

Meat or No Meat: A cancer patient's dilemma

Cachexia, often known as wasting disease, accounts for upwards of 40% of all cancer patient deaths.(1) Present in localized and...

Apr 6, 20217 min read

12 Discoveries of 2020 That Challenged Me

12 Discoveries of 2020 That Challenged Me

12 Discoveries of 2020 That Challenged Me

With the new year upon us I like to reflect on the previous year. Below are my 12 surprises/challenges from 2020.

Jan 11, 20216 min read

2020 - Less is more

2020 - Less is more

2020 - Less is more

There is a phenomenon such that when multiple and even infinite options or data points become available for review the process leads to con

Jan 18, 20206 min read

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