Here’s a startling fact: When it comes to weight, much of a child’s fate is set by age 5. And nearly half of kids who are already overweight when they start kindergarten will be obese by [...]
Category: General Health
Is Lyme disease the new Plague?
The study I read today almost sounds like a plot for a creepy sci-fi movie. It went something like this: “Black-legged ticks are spreading a vector-borne illness throughout the US, infecting [...]
Obesity by osmosis? Read it and eat
I was born and raised in New York, went to medical school here and have my practice in the city. And, naturally, I read the New York Times every day. So when I read an article in a medical [...]
Why natural medicine is the best choice—now more than ever
How did we ever let the Affordable Care Act pass? It is a sheer disaster in my opinion, and if you’ve ever tried to use the system, you know what I’m talking about. And after what I just [...]
Obesity and psychology: The delicate balance between crass and cautionary
When I encourage my patients—and you—to lose weight, it’s always my goal to do it in as positive and encouraging a manner as I possibly can. Yes, I am extremely adamant about the fact that excess [...]
Obesity and psychology: The delicate balance between crass and cautionary
When I encourage my patients—and you—to lose weight, it’s always my goal to do it in as positive and encouraging a manner as I possibly can. Yes, I am extremely adamant about the fact that excess [...]
New UK study reveals “slow and steady” pace may be deadly
Today I read some new research published recently in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet that I think everyone should know about. This large-scale study developed a questionnaire that can [...]
Souped-up version of “vitamin B” can help safeguard your memories, increase learning, and even reverse symptoms of dementia and stroke
Imagine if there was something you could take that could help stop the memory loss that comes with age. Something that could help counteract the ravages of Alzheimer’s and stroke. And while we’re [...]
Watercress—even better for you than kale
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The government makes a trans-fat declaration … 40 years too late
On Monday, I talked about how the FDA declared … quite a bit too late … that a whole class of common painkillers are so potentially dangerous that they need to have heart disease and stroke [...]