Three out of five Americans suffer from loneliness.[1] The negative health consequences are far reaching. Ironically, social media offers no relief. Having been lonely most of my life, I ask my patien

We all have our favorite philosophers and avatars. I like Calvin & Hobbes, George Carlin and Balsekar. No matter who we are inspired by, the lesson is the same, and quite simple: we are all brothe

Every week, I get at least one phone call from a patient asking for an antibiotic prescription for a cold, a cough, a runny nose and other assorted respiratory and urinary symptoms. I have never compl

I have to make sense of the forest before I micromanage each tree: I suffer from the Ionian Enchantment. Back around 600 BC, greek philosophers maintained that all knowledge is linked, a concept that

Annual Microbiome Issue Most people give up trying to eat healthy because of contradicting information. Take eggs. One year they are OK, but the following year they are not. I am sure you can think of

  If you have been to my little office you will have noticed that literature books are a big part of the décor. Some may agree with my BBF who thinks I am just being pretentions. But there is a m