Health Blogs

As my patient population gets a bit older, I find myself more often discussing with my older teenagers the importance of taking care of themselves as they move on in their lives. One day, their ... Read More »

Mother Nature is picky; survival of the fittest is no joke in her book. You want to eat junk food, burgers, and fries? You want to treat your body like it doesn’t matter that you just ate a pizza ... Read More »

Obesity is a risk factor for diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and other medical conditions that may contribute to heart problems. For a few years we have been baffled to see that studies ... Read More »

Disease has a hard time hitting a moving target. That’s what I tell my patients. If I told you there was a pill that would accomplish the following things, would you take it? Well, here is the ... Read More »

As if you need ANOTHER reason to lose your muffin top; those extra pounds are not keeping you out of your skinny jeans, but fat around the middle has been linked to: high blood pressure, high ... Read More »

Sleeping 6-8 hours a night appears to be the sweet spot. Sleeping too much or too little appears to put your heart at risk according to large study just released. People who slept less than 6 ... Read More »

But is it really just a combo of two known medications? There is a new, well sort of, kid in town. In February the FDA approved a new weight loss drug. Read more closely and you will see that ... Read More »

Are you familiar with the term clean eating? The editors of Clean Eating magazine state that the basic idea is "consuming food in its most natural state, or as close to it as possible." Clean ... Read More »

Just last week, my youngest had a routine physical exam. It was a big exam; as she just turned 5 and will be entering kindergarten later this year, which meant some routine vaccinations (AKA shots) ... Read More »