The CDC recently reported on the problems associated with swallowing too much toothpaste. What is really hard to swallow is the commentary posted on Medscape. The CDC warns about streaky or splotchy teeth if kids use more than a pea-size amount of toothpaste because of its fluoride co

That’s the new name for the old concept of preventing disease by working on the factors that cause it. I hope it gets a solid foothold. It is the answer to practically all the problems that plague or health care system, including its runaway cost. The public and doctors were not ready

At a fork in the road I read two books. I have tried to live by the more popular one, Its maxims became a guiding light in my life. For example, “It is only with the heart that one can see clearly. What is important is invisible to the eye.” The other book was I read it, and even play

Before I entered medical school, I did my Health Administration Master’s Thesis on the time commitments expected of doctors. I killed two birds with one stone: I got a good grade, and I dispelled my reservations about a profession I had started to view as too fuddy-duddy and rigid for

I had no training in nutrition in medical school 1980-1984. Things have not improved since then. While it is great news that a web site has been created by doctors to advise patients on nutrition, it strikes me as Tubby telling Little Lulu how to eat. For example, the site claims that

When I was a child, I was addicted to Coca Cola. I loved those little black bottles. I would sit at my dad’s bistro, get a sandwich or a crêpe, and read the newspaper, a comic book, or study the wallpaper Paris map he had. When rumors began to surface that Coca Cola and all sodas were

THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE—HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY AND ANCIENT REMEDIES ARE TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE (National Geographic January 2019) We spend more than any other country, yet, we lag behind in longevity. This issue also has an article on Chinese Medicine. Embracing Mother Nature’s remedies

  Learning to relax and take life’s reverses in stride is certainly one of the keys to health. The article below highlights another key factor, CIRCULATION. It’s only common sense—we need Energy and Information from the food we eat to reach all cells of our body. If your circulation i