A very dear friend of mine from college was just diagnosed with cancer. We had been keeping in touch over the last 10 years or so, thanks to social media.  I had noticed that several of her Facebook posts were recipes for rich desserts and other sweets…and I’ve got to tell you, I’ve been troubled about that for some time.  I knew she was overweight and had been warned that her blood glucose levels...

  I recently met with a client (I’ll call her Brenda) who gave me a very grim reminder of why modern medicine is the number three killer in America. Brenda came to me reporting a medical history that included acid reflux, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and depression. She stated her current medications were the following: Nexium (for acid reflux) Amlodipine (for hypertension) Wellbutrin (for depression) Atorvastatin (for cholesterol) Brenda also mentioned that she felt...

  When it comes to your health, many times the cause and effect relationship is abundantly clear. Cut your finger as you’re slicing vegetables?  You can count on seeing blood (maybe even stitches). Come into contact with something you’re allergic to?  You’ll be sneezing and your eyes will water in no time. Fall down the stairs?  Hopefully bumps and bruises are the only things you have to worry about! But there are other issues where...

  I think it’s safe to say that most of us don’t want to catch a bacterial or viral infection…and many people are understandably concerned about what would happen if they got sick (especially in the wake of the COVID-19 situation). But the interesting thing about bacteria and viruses is that not everyone is “fair game” to get sick. Some people seem to catch everything that’s going around, while others almost never get sick—even when...

  To say that the last 6 months have been an unprecedented challenge is a vast understatement…and hats off to all individuals who have tried their best to unravel this situation and look for real answers. In the course of conducting studies and examining trends, one fact that has continued to emerge is that the existence of co-morbidities exponentially increases the risk of COVID-19 infection, severity and death.  These include: High blood pressure, heart disease,...

  Happy Tuesday, guys.  I'd like to talk about a subject that might make some of you feel a little, well, uneasy. Your prostate gland.  And whether or not yours is as healthy as it should be. It used to be that prostate problems were primarily something only elderly men had to worry about, but no longer.  Unfortunately, increasing numbers of men are experiencing prostate challenges at younger and younger ages.  Let’s take a closer...