Total Family Doctor Prevents Needless Surgery
How important is what I like to call the “Total Family Doctor” (TFD)? For years, I’ve praised the hardworking family doctor for the role he …
Great Nutrition Starts with This
Great nutrition is something we all want and it is as easy as this one thing. Some of the world’s most highly regarded nutritional scientists …
OPIOIDS: Have You Heard About the North American Wimp Epidemic?
How do people in other countries handle pain following various surgical procedures? It’s a pertinent question today in light of the debate on opioid usage …
Got Migraines? Check out this Natural Treatment
Migraine attacks have plagued humankind for centuries and they are still a major cause of disability worldwide. During a recent reunion at the Harvard …
Fighting Obesity with a Talking Scale?!
Are readers tired of me telling them that they should step on the scale every day? No one has said, “Enough is enough!” Besides, tons …
Examining the “Stupidity Factor” and Your Health
What’s a great medical tragedy? It’s being diagnosed with a disease for which there is no cure. Possibly an even greater tragedy is dying from …
The Mediterranean Diet – The Key To a Long Life?
Leonardo da Vinci once remarked, “Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle.” Trifles can make a huge difference in surgery, when building rockets, in …
What I Learned About Cataract Surgery
According to The National Eye Institute, by age 80 half of North Americans have a cataract, or have required the operation to replace a foggy …
HEART HEALTH: How “GAADD” Is Slowly Killing North Americans
A wise sage once remarked, “It’s not things you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s the things you know for sure that ain’t …
Heroin for Opioid Addicts, None for Cancer Patients
Where is the common sense and compassion in this country for cancer patients who suffer in agony? I write this because drug addicts, who largely …