In working to ensure good health, people often overlook a subtle, but extremely important, factor. That is, quite simply, other people. Fortunately, most of us have ample opportunity to connect with ...

It’s been drilled into your head that trans fats, found in fried foods and packaged foods, are bad for your health. Unfortunately, the processed food industry is touting a "safe" replacement that co...

Judging from the great number of exhausted patients I see, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an extremely common medical problem. Yet surprisingly, health-care providers can’t seem to agree on wh...

Many people are aware of the dangers of metal toxicity and have heard about the process of removing metals from the body. Another problem caused by metals that most people don’t know about: A sen...

One patient had muscle cramps. Another had headaches. And a third had an irregular heartbeat. These were vastly different medical conditions, and yet the solution that I recommended for each patient w...

Other than air, water, sleep and food, what is it that human adults need so badly that doing without it is as harmful to health as being an alcoholic or smoking a pack of cigarettes a day? Hint:It ...

Painting with watercolors. Playing the piano. Dancing. Writing a story or poem. These activities may sound like they are just pleasant pastimes, but medical experts now say that artistic expression c...

Secrets are a fact of life. Everyone has them. But some secrets can carry a hidden price that affects both your psychological and physical health. The power that a secret can hold over you is highl...

Since I’m a fan of healthful shakes, my patients are always asking me for my favorite recipes. Everyone adds fruits and berries to their smoothies, but I have several secret ingredients that really ...

Stop reading this for a minute—and think about your shoulders. Where are they? Are they rounded or slumped? Are they causing a strain in your neck? Many of us have little or no awareness of our pos...