Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Which health screenings do you actually need
How evidence-based screening works, why more is not always better, and how to tell a worthwhile screening test from one that may do more harm than good.
Health & Evidence Library
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Practical evidence guides to prevention, nutrition, physical activity, immunization, screening, and preparation for travel.
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Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
What a good medical conversation looks like
Shared decision making explained: what it is, why it improves care, and how patients and clinicians can do it well together.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Prevention across a lifetime: a decade-by-decade guide
How preventive care shifts as you age, from your twenties to your later years, and why the focus changes at each stage of life.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Lifestyle change that lasts
What the evidence says about making health habits stick, why small sustainable steps beat dramatic overhauls, and how to be kind to yourself in the process.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Traveling With a Chronic Condition: How to Prepare
Traveling with a chronic condition? A doctor-informed guide to the pre-travel visit, packing medications safely, time-zone dosing, and a contingency plan.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
The Adult Vaccine Schedule: Which Shots You Need and When
The adult vaccine schedule explained plainly: which vaccines most adults need yearly, which turn on with age, and how a clinician finds and closes gaps.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Protein, carbs, and fat: what actually matters
Protein, carbs, and fat each do real work. Quality and your overall eating pattern matter far more than chasing a perfect macronutrient ratio.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Preventing Traveler's Diarrhea: Food, Water, and a Kit
A doctor's practical guide to preventing traveler's diarrhea: safe food and water habits, a simple travel health kit, treatment steps, and warning signs.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Jet lag remedies: what actually helps on long-haul trips
The jet lag remedies that actually work: light timing, low-dose melatonin, and simple habits that help your body clock reset faster after long-haul flights.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
How to Read a Nutrition Label Without the Hype
How to read a nutrition label the way a physician does: start at the panel, check the serving size, and use %DV to spot highs and lows.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
How to prevent insect-borne illness: an evidence-based guide
How to prevent insect-borne illness with layered, evidence-based steps: EPA-registered repellents, permethrin on clothing, fast tick checks, and travel prep.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
How to Prepare for Travel Health: A Pre-Trip Guide
How to prepare for travel health: a simple pre-trip plan covering the doctor visit, vaccines, malaria and diarrhea prevention, a kit, and chronic conditions.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Evidence-based eating patterns: what the research supports
Which evidence-based eating patterns does the research support? A clear guide to the Mediterranean diet, DASH, their shared core, and simple swaps to start.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Dietary fiber for metabolic and gut health, explained
Dietary fiber for metabolic and gut health: most adults get only half the target. What fiber does for blood sugar and cholesterol, plus easy food swaps.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Cardiometabolic prevention: what the evidence supports
An evidence-ranked guide to cardiometabolic prevention: what truly lowers heart and metabolic risk, from blood pressure and statins to diabetes prevention.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Altitude, heat, and cold travel safety in the extremes
A prevention-first guide to altitude, heat, and cold travel safety: how to acclimatize, spot altitude sickness and heat stroke, and prevent cold injury.
Prevention, nutrition, and travel health
Added sugar and ultra-processed foods: what the evidence shows
What the evidence really shows about added sugar and ultra-processed foods: the WHO sugar limit, the key studies, and the swaps worth making first.