Better Medicine

Every morning, Detective Eric Adams followed the same routine. He woke up, strapped on his bulletproof vest, his badge, and took to the streets to protect the people of New York City. He did it for twenty years—until one morning he got up, looked at his alarm clock, and realized that he couldn't see the numbers. His wife drove him to the hospital where testing would reveal that he was now partiall...

We’re entering a new era of heart health where the "standard" lipid panel is no longer the definitive gold standard. The 2026 cholesterol guidelines now recommend universal testing for kids as young as nine and specific LDL targets that redefines what it means to have high cholesterol. For many, the guidance advises biomarker screening including Lp(a), ApoB, and hs-CRP . They even provide an onlin...

One of every two American adults has high blood pressure and before you say “yeah, but that’s not me,” half of those with high blood pressure don’t even know they have it. There are steps you can take right now to naturally improve your blood pressure and lower your risk but there’s a problem - there's a gap between what the research shows and what most people know. I’m Dr. David Zodda, a board-ce...

Nearly half of all new colorectal cancers are now diagnosed in young people. In fact, those born in 1990 are now twice as likely to get colon cancer than those born in 1950. But here’s the thing, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are steps you can take right now to cut your risk of colon cancer in half but there’s a problem, there's a gap between what the research shows and what most people kn...

If you’re among the nearly half of Americans on the high cholesterol list or if you never want to end up on that list, today's episode is for you. When firefighter James Rae discovered his cholesterol was more than 300, his fellow firefighters hatched a plan to literally save his life. The firefighters at Engine #2 in Austin Texas adopted a dietary strategy that in less than a month helped James c...

What if there were a strategy, backed by science, that could help you optimize your weight, boost your mood, and even extend your life? Brittany Williams tried everything to lose weight, Weight Watchers, counting calories, fasting, paleo, juicing, nothing worked. That was until Brittany finally found a diet that worked. In less than a year, Brittany lost more than one hundred pounds! Beyond the we...

What if there were a strategy, backed by science, that could finally deliver you the deep and restorative sleep you've been searching for? Like most of us, Grace struggled with her sleep. She tried everything, magnesium, melatonin, counting sheep, nothing worked. And then one night while on the Reddit insomnia board, Grace noticed one particular strategy that kept coming up. So she tried it. In le...