Americans desperately need to get more quality sleep. Most of us aren’t getting nearly enough. Not only does the typical American diet interfere with our sleep quality, our near constant exposure to TV screens, computer screens and cell phones during our waking hours translates to insomnia and poor ... Read More ›
About Dr. Steven Masley
UPDATED:September 9, 2016
UPDATED:December 2, 2016
The truth about estrogen therapy after menopause
Ladies, if you’re confused about whether or not you should continue to take hormones to protect your heart after menopause, I don’t blame you. Over the last two decades no one seems to be able to make up their minds, and women have gotten many mixed messages. In the 80s and 90s we were telling ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 15, 2016
“Teenage muscles” key to staying independent & avoiding falls
Twenty percent of people who fall and break a hip after the age of 50 die within a year. Depending on your age, that statistic may be sobering or downright terrifying. Every single year 2.5 million seniors end up in the emergency room from a fall. In fact 1 in 3 older folks end up taking a ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 21, 2016
The TRUE cause of high blood pressure [HINT: It’s not salt!]
For decades now there’s been an all-out war on salt. The message has been hammered home in no uncertain terms: Salt will give you high blood pressure! But is salt really a villain worthy of a black hat and mask? Or is the truth far more complicated? And could another white crystalline ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 21, 2016
How to stay gluten free when dining out
If you’re eating a gluten-free diet dining out can be downright intimidating. In fact, I know more than a few people who’ve sworn off eating out altogether after having had a bad reaction to hidden gluten. Trust me I understand. After all gluten is linked to some major health issues, and in ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 9, 2016
Is your prescription making you fat?
Factory farm feedlots have been sitting on a big secret for years. It’s a tried-and-true trick for fattening up livestock so they can make more cash from every cow, chicken, and pig (and it could be making YOU fat too, more on that in a moment). They simply dump antibiotics into their ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 21, 2016
Slash your heart attack and stroke risk with this ancient beverage
First brewed over 4700 years ago, tea has true staying power. Enjoyed by millions for thousands of years this ancient beverage remains as popular today as ever, and for good reason. Tea typically contains 20 percent to 50 percent of the caffeine of a cup of coffee, but a compound in the drink ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 21, 2016
The secret to easy paleo dieting
This may come as something of a surprise to some of you, but a Paleo Eating Plan can be highly beneficial, not only for your digestive system, but also for your heart. The number one cause of heart disease is not eating fat, nor having too high cholesterol. It instead comes from eating too ... Read More ›
