Physical Activity and Obesity Genes

Is obesity an inescapable genetic trait, or something that can be avoided with a healthy lifestyle.  We get some clues this week in an interview with Dr. Evadnie Rampersaud of the Miami Institute of Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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Alternate Day Fasting - An Interview with Dr. Krista Varady

This week I have a conversation with Dr. Krista Varady, the author of a research article on the health effects of alternate day fasting.
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Lead and Mercury Contamination in Ayurvedic Medicines

This week I have a conversation with Dr. Robert Saper about his recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the contamination of Ayurvedic medicines with lead, mercury, and arsenic.
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Muscular Strength and Risk of Mortality

This week I talk with Dr. Allen Jackson about research he and his colleagues have done on the relationship between measured muscular strength and premature death in men.
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