Health Blogs

Medications for osteoporosis have been getting a bad rap lately, making many of my patients skeptical of the medication they have been taking to prevent hip and spine fractures. Hip fracture is no ... Read More »

Do you have high blood pressure? How about heartburn, insomnia, daytime sleepiness-fatigue or diabetes? Do you know a child who has ADD, ADHD or wets their bed? All of these problems can be linked ... Read More »

One of my neighbors, Richard Scammell, is a wonderful cook. In fact, I consider him a chef even though he does not cook for a living. Cooking is his hobby, but when it comes to food preparation, ... Read More »

Oops. Less is more, it appears. The 39,000 women in the Iowa Women’s Health study delivered us some surprising results recently. The authors set out to measure reduction in mortality rates from ... Read More »

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a serious and sometimes life threatening illness. The results of BDD commonly manifest as an eating disorder, but there are other damaging expressions of this ... Read More »

Chickpeas, otherwise known as garbanzo beans, enjoy a huge popularity in kitchens all over the world. In most Middle Eastern countries, chickpeas are included in a variety of different foods, from ... Read More »

A couple of years ago it was discovered that the brains of those who meditate on a regular basis, over a long period of time, were larger and had more gray matter than the brains of those in a ... Read More »

If you're eating wholesome food but unable to lose weight, you may be overestimating the calories you are burning, or underestimating the amount of food you are eating. You wouldn't be alone since ... Read More »

While watching the show Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel; about obsessive runners and how their need to run actually takes a huge toll on their body, I began to think about the many people I ... Read More »