The Good Vices: From Beer to Sex, the Surprising Truth About What's Actually Good for You

If we enjoy it, it's bad for us, and to be healthy, we must maintain a Spartan diet, train with the intensity of an Olympic athlete, and take a drug for every ailment. Or should we try another approach? We constantly worry about the foods we should or shouldn't be eating and the medical tests we have neglected to take, and all that worry costs us dearly—financially, emotionally, and physically. Offering hard evidence against the received wisdom, naturopathic physician Harry Ofgang and journalist Erik Ofgang provide a more objective and nuanced view of ice cream, wine, and chocolate, as well as sunshine, breastfeeding, and exercise.