Every day I am asked about muscle cramps; I would imagine that we have all experienced them. What causes them? How can we stop them? Can...

Catastrophic fires have been in the news, and my heart goes out to those who have suffered loss. Smoke alarms can be a nuisance. Smoke...

Every day I listen to complaints from patients about how difficult it is to get a good night’s sleep. All of us have had times when sleep...

Exercise is a big part of my life. I run marathons, which is, yes, a bit extreme. Exercise is considered any movement that makes the...

Have you ever witnessed odd behavior and attributed it to the full moon? For centuries, the moon and how it affects us has been a focus...

Today’s topic may sound like science fiction. Can we include meat (real meat) in our diets without farms and ranches, without killing...

Recently I’ve mentioned my morning smoothies. They’re a delicious way for me to increase my consumption of fruits and vegetables....

If my wife and I relax out on our patio on a summer evening, and mosquitoes come around, she will end up covered with bites and I will...

Feel free to insert a Popeye joke here; I eat a lot of spinach. I add a large handful of baby spinach to my morning smoothie, and include...

Allow me to start with my conclusion: Eat more fiber. You’ve heard this before. Why? Dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, is...

During the pandemic, I felt as if hugs were a thing of the past. Ironically, hugs may have been what we needed the most during that...

I love my morning smoothie, and it always starts my day off right. I throw in spinach, avocado, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, blueberries,...

Recently, my daughter introduced me to Wordscapes, one of the many free addictive word games that we can play on our phones. The goal is...

Like many of our mothers, I find myself telling my patients to eat more vegetables. Why? Because a diet rich in vegetables can lower...

How can we live a long and healthy life? We are stuck with the genes that we’re born with. Even our environment may be largely out of our...

Many of us have had some exposure to virtual reality; perhaps through gaming, or in an escape room. VR is now finding a home in health...

Allow me to put in a plug for the American Red Cross and for donating blood. Every day, blood donors help people of all ages: accident...

The American Heart Association recommends that most adults consume no more than 1,500 mg of sodium in a day, with the maximum being 2,300...

One of the most popular and most controversial class of drugs on the market today are statins. Statins offer tremendous health benefits,...

Throughout the ages there have been those who prey on unsuspecting and desperate people. Con artists have sold shady pills, potions, and...