Generally, the best advice for health-minded individuals is to engage in a lifestyle that supports their health goals over the long run. But sometimes there is a desire for the ever-loved quick fix. Everyone would like a simple and easy fix for whatever health concern they might have, but 99% of the time there […]
A frequent argument among clinicians treating muscle and joint pain is over which is better, heat or cold therapy. I find this behavior common in many areas of life. People want to know what is the best thing to do in each situation. If we lived in a digital world of just ones and […]
One of my patients, Debbie, asked if I would do a newsletter on how to fight aging. Her thought was 10 Tips for Fighting Aging. That sounded like a great idea, so I started tackling the subject. I quickly noticed, as I started writing down ideas, that this is actually a very complex subject. There […]
As I describe to patients the life changes they can make to improve their health, I frequently get the impression that I am Dante describing the journey down through the various levels of Hell. Somehow or other the thought of having to change one’s behavior in order to get different results is not embraced by […]
How much do you know about sleep? Considering that we as humans spend almost one-third of our lives sleeping, knowing what the heck we are doing while sleeping might be important. Most of us are aware to some degree that some of the time while we sleep, we dream. Some people dream about people […]
The last couple of years have been really hard on our bodies. Those of us that had a regular gym life found that activity severely restricted. Two years of being basically housebound, other than occasionally walking up and down the street in front of the house, have let the muscles we used to have to […]
You know that feeling where you gotta go and you don’t know if you are going to make it to the toilet? Or on the other side of the road, it is day three and you still have not gotten that joyful release from your colon? How about abdominal cramping and gas that doubles […]
Sleep, the subject sounds like a totally boring topic. After all, everybody sleeps, no big deal, right? Everybody eats also, but how many books and articles, podcasts, and websites are dedicated to the subject of eating? Sleep is just as profound in its importance to our health. There is a ton of research on the […]
What is nicer than a really good night’s sleep? It is so lovely to wake up all bright and ready for a new day. And how about those wonderful dreams that you just barely remember as you are waking up and then they quickly slip away? Yes, a good night’s sleep is truly grand. The […]
The new year is upon us and with it is the desire to get the year started off on the right foot. For a couple weeks now patients have been asking me “should I do a colon cleanse?”, “how can I detox my body?”, “what is the best diet for losing weight for the new […]