To fully embrace human health and longevity, one must also embrace the benefits of bacteria. Consider this: there are more alien cells in your body than human cells. No, this does not mean that you are an extraterrestrial, but it…
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THE TRUTH ABOUT VACCINES
In my medical opinion, the truth about vaccines is this: there is sufficient data that enables any rational person to exercise their free will and decide not to be vaccinated or to refuse particular vaccinations for their children. My wife,…
THE BENEFITS OF SLEEP
The benefits of sleep in supporting and maintaining overall health is undisputed. Sufficient sleep aids in healing, improves mood, decreases the level of stress hormones in the body, facilitates learning and memory, and also increases alertness (obviously) and productivity during…
WHY DIETS FAIL
Quite simply, dieters fail because the human body is not designed for dieting. Our bodies need calories for fuel, and physiologically, voluntary calorie restriction is a direct threat to this natural self-preserving mechanism. Our bodies embrace the life-sustaining sustenance in…
PLAN AHEAD FOR HEALTHY LIVING
Now that the first installment of Obamacare has been rolled out, we have all been subjected to the grand mess it is turning out to be. Even if we assume (in a fantasy) that everyone behind government-mandated health care is…
Tagged with: common sense, healthy living, lifestyle, obamacare
Posted in Current Events, Health, Medical, Opinion
Posted in Current Events, Health, Medical, Opinion
FEAR versus REALITY: THE FLU SHOT DANGERS
As a practicing physician, have I ever elected to receive the annual flu shot? Never. Has an employer, hospital or office ever given me (or my physician peers) an informed medical talk on all the flu shot dangers? Never. Have…
THE DANGERS OF SUGAR
What are the dangers of sugar, and if fruits contain mostly sugar, doesn’t that make them bad as well? I flirted with calling this post “The Greatest Fat Loss Secret of All-Time, Part II” but in reality, this article has…
WHAT WAS PLAN A? THE PLAN B CONTROVERSY
In 2011, the secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, overruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which had decided, based on scientific evidence, that Plan B, or the morning after pill, would be safe and appropriate “for all…
A RANDOM STROLL THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
This article was originally posted on the American College of Emergency Physicians blog, The Central Line (centralline.org) on March 29th, 2013. Observations from the Emergency Department. The Emergency Department (ED) is a fascinating, wonderful thing. It is an…
TAKE A BIG GULP: THE NYC SODA BAN
Today (March 12th) should have been the day when NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on the sale of sugary drinks (sodas, fruit juices, sweetened teas) greater than 16 ounces went into effect. Thankfully a NY State Supreme Court judge, citing the…
