Viruses have been a topic of media focus over the last several decades, with COVID-19 and all its variants most recently.  Plus there’s Zika, Ebola and H1N1 in the past, and of course the flu emerges as a mainstream media fear-inducer every fall.  But there’s another virus that is far more prevalent than any of those and it affects up to 95 percent of Americans, but the “news” is completely mum on the subject! ...

Part 2:  Explore options to modern medicine The title of this second installment of my 5-part series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death” may have surprised you a bit.  Explore options to modern medicine?  Why?  Aren’t doctors supposed to be experts in health?  In theory, yes, but that’s not exactly true in practice.  In fact, with the exceptions of acute and emergency care, modern medicine has been an epic FAILURE.    If...

  Welcome to my 5-part blog series “5 Things You Must Do To Avoid An Early Death.”  I think it’s safe to say that most of us don’t want to face an early death and would instead prefer to live a long, healthy life.  But sadly, our current state of “health” is not healthy at all.    Instead, we now live in a time where the vast majority of us are sick, overweight and medicated and...

  In case you haven’t noticed, marketing is all about creating a need (and subsequent demand) for a certain product.  This can be done in a number of ways.  First and foremost, everyone knows that sex sells, so typically the product being advertised is presented with a scantily clad model or two.  “New and different” formulas spark the consumer’s interest and desire to try the “new” version, even if it’s not significantly different from the...

  Snoring.  It has been the subject of many jokes and funny movie scenes, usually with a husband on his back sawing logs and the wife lying there wide awake, plugging her ears.  But snoring is not as innocent (or funny) as it may seem.  Because snoring can indicate the presence of a serious condition that is increasingly common in our society today.  Sleep apnea.  Here is the scoop on this condition that affects one...

  It has been said in the advertising world that sex sells, and all you need to do is stroll down 5th Avenue to see that in action.  But you know what else sells?  Fear.  Between the two, fear is arguably the more powerful force.  When someone is in a state of fear, their ability to think clearly, independently, and rationally goes out the window.  And at that point, it is much easier to control...