Being a doctor offers me unique opportunities to get the intimate details of people’s stories. I had a patient who died a few years ago who was the rarest gem...
February is American Heart Month, offering us a great opportunity to take inventory of our own heart-health. Heart disease warrants our attention, because…[1] Heart disease is the leading cause of...
Rewriting the Low Salt Rules February is American Heart Month. Salt has been cited as a primary culprit in causing high blood pressure resulting in heart disease and other cardiovascular...
You’ve heard the hype – probably all your life. “Fat is bad for you.” Over the last six decades, the war on fat has been waged using people as the...
The word addict is thrown around a lot these days. It seems everyone is addicted to something. People aren’t only addicted to substances like drugs, they are addicted to people,...
Having a "feeling light" smoothie for breakfast, snack or meal is the most important balance-restoring step for many weight loss achievers. This smoothie is a total infusion of essential vitamins,...
Elderberry – scientifically known as Sambucus Nigra – has been used medicinally as a natural flu remedy since the Roman and Greek empires. Researchers have been studying its overall health...
It’s scary to hear that you are on the pre-diabetes track; even scarier that 11% of people pre-diagnosed develop type 2 diabetes within a year. (WebMd.com) But instead of feeling...
I did not set out to write an article saying that pain is a good thing. Anyone who has a kidney stone is not going to believe me. I also...
At extreme elevations in the Andes Mountains, the hardy inhabitants grow maca, probably the highest elevation food crop in the world. Temperatures in this region can drop to well below...
Q: If you managed to get your A1c under 5.4 without medications, then how long will it stay there assuming you can maintain the lifestyle changes? A: Lifestyle changes include...
Fat: At one point in our history, people were considered wealthy because they ate fatty meals and became large and round in stature. Later fat was cast aside as an...
