Nutritional Health

January 31, 2024

January 31 – February 9, 1944 – A teenage WWII hero sails across the North Atlantic

On a January night in 1944, we boarded a troop transport carrying a cargo of 5,000 replacement infantrymen out of Newport News, Virginia. Each of us […]

January 31, 2024

A reader writes that “Big Pharma wants you to believe ivermectin will not prevent or treat COVID but IT WILL!” Is this true or false?

Another reader wrote me that “Big Pharma wants you to believe ivermectin will neither prevent nor treat COVID, but IT WILL!” [emphasis is his] Is he […]

January 30, 2024

January 30, 1944 – A teenage WWII hero prepares to ship out – Part 7 – Boarding the ship

On January 30, 1944, Phil boarded a train at Camp Patrick Henry that would transport the men to Norfolk, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. His eyes […]

January 30, 2024

Have “immense numbers” of those who received the COVID vaccine actually had “ruinously adverse effects” or “died”?

Yesterday, a reader wrote to me saying, “That immense numbers of those to whom mRNA “vaccines” have been administered have been ruinously adversely affected by their […]

January 29, 2024

Florida Surgeon General’s anti-vax warning debunked

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, recently issued a strongly-worded warning that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines should not be used. Paul Offit, MD, of Children’s Hospital […]

January 26, 2024

Good-bye to “Ask Dr Walt” after four seasons on LiftableTV

From 2021-2022, I was honored to host a TV show, “Ask Dr. Walt” on LiftableTV. I was delighted that the show ran for four seasons, totaling […]

January 24, 2024

A newly discovered eyewitness account of my father’s last WWII battle in which he lost his leg and almost his life

Two weeks I posted an article about my WWII book, At First Light, in which I mentioned that my father, Major Philip B. Larimore, Jr., one […]

January 22, 2024

Ask Dr. Walt 35 – Sexual identity and transgenderism

A novel way of thinking about one’s body has entered into popular culture. “Transgender” individuals refer to their “gender” as a sexual identity that may be […]

March 18, 2009

Obesity associated with large losses in expected lifespan: Study indicates. What can you do for your family?

USA Today reports, “Weighing too much may take as much as a decade off your life, according a new analysis of studies that involved 900,000 […]

March 18, 2009

How to buy the best fish for your family

Fish, which is high in “good fat,” omega-3 fatty acids, confers multiple health benefits, but it can be challenging to find freshest fish as so often […]

April 7, 2009

Study shows one-fifth of four-year-olds are obese. What can you do to protect your kids?

A striking new study says almost one in five American four-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children. What did the […]

April 11, 2009

Replacing Sugared Beverages With Water Helps Kids Cut Calories and Weight

Want to help your kids keep the weight off? Just give them water instead of soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks, researchers advised this week. More Information:

April 21, 2009

Considering an Alternative Therapy? Here are signs that it may be fraudulent and unsafe

According to HealthDay News, alternative therapies, such as herbal remedies, acupuncture, or acupressure, are becoming increasingly popular. But you should always use caution when experimenting with […]

April 21, 2009

What Are Friends for? A Longer Life!

Tara Pope, one of my favorite columnists, reports in the New York Times: “In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books […]