Well we have rounded the corner from summer to autumn. Yes, it is still technically summer but you can see the writing on the wall. Some early leaves changing, a little darker in the am and pm, and the crisp morning air. It is an invigorating time of year but don’t FALL into the coming [...]
When I asked a patient the other day what she had for breakfast she said, “I don’t eat breakfast because I intermittent fast and the first thing I eat is lunch.” Oooookkkkk...two problems with that statement. First, BREAK- FAST is not the what you eat in the morning. It is what the hyphenated word says: it is breaking your [...]
A few months ago one of my favorite patients who was a gentle soul of a man, passed away at 103 years old. What is hard to believe is that he served our country in WW2 hoping from island to island, fighting the Japanese. The Pacific theater was brutal but he endured it, served, and saved our country and [...]
Let's study nature. What does the king of the jungle eat? The first thing the lion dives into is the organ meats. In fact, if you feed caged lions and tigers only meat, you get really sick lions and tigers. Why? Because like feeds like. One of my favorite lines to describe Americans is that we are overfed and undernourished. That [...]
Carbs are the new punching bag. It is so right and so wrong at the same time. Only crap carbs are bad. Fruits and grains in moderate amounts and in the right form as well as veggies, are all healthy carbs. They supply energy, lots of fiber, and micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Refined [...]
One of my favorite patients is in his mid 70’s and is a very funny man. Our last conversation started with him saying, “I had a realization the other day, that getting old is quite easy- staying young is really hard!” I laughed because I have patients who talk about how hard getting old is. [...]
I had a pregnant mom in a few months ago and asked her if she intended on breast feeding her newborn child when she gave birth. Her response was “ugh that is so unnatural.” I audibly laughed and replied, “Actually that is like the definition of natural!” It is actually one of the most incredible parts of [...]
In December, I went home to Ohio to watch my high school win its 2nd football state championship in a row and 6th in 11 years! I went to an all boy Catholic High School of 1200 boys. Lots of testosterone floating around that building. We were quite good at football in fact, in my four years, we [...]
Overfed and under nourished. How can it be that this is 2/3 of our population? We are overfed on the macronutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrates) but underfed on the micronutrients including all the vitamins/minerals. Our bodies have no problem absorbing calories and the macronutrients. Protein and fat are critical for all functions in the body [...]
For about three years, I did a better health series on Plymouth TV called BackWords which exhibited different health ideas and options to empower people in their health choices. I am going to be doing this again but will be posting short segments (about 2- 5 minutes) with my guests on varying topics. So keep [...]
