November is the time-honored tradition of Thanksgiving celebrated throughout the United States. An annual thanksgiving holiday tradition in North America was first documented in 1619 in Virginia on December 4, 1619, when early settlers landed in Virginia. The original charter declared, “that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantation in […]
September is National Childhood Obesity Month in the United States. However, given the severity of this issue, I think every month should be devoted to awareness of childhood obesity and its resolution. I must admit, it makes me angry to see fat kids eating junk food and their parents being OK with it. I think […]
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of Summer in the U.S. In Texas and the South, we look forward to cooler temperatures as we endured another hot Summer. However, working outside in the Summer does the body good. Physical activity that increases heart rate, increases breathing and causes a sweat is our natural way of […]
I just completed reading Sugar Crush by my good friend and foot surgeon Dr. Richard Jacoby. This book was published back in 2015. It contains a lot of really good and useful information. It inspired me to devote this month’s blog to the problem of sugar consumption and the havoc it is wrecking on the […]
The emerging fields of longevity and biohacking are gaining enormous traction. The goal is to hack our own biology using diet, lifestyle and different modalities to improve our health and extend our lives living free of disease. You can spend your entire life’s earnings doing this or you can focus on a few of these […]
June marks the beginning of summer in the Northern hemisphere and many people will be outside in the sun. Which one of the above pictures are you? Do you use sunscreen or avoid it like I do? From a 2022 survey, most Americans don’t use sunscreen or sunblock regularly. The survey reveals that 13% of […]
You’ve probably heard of the latest health trend and Biohack around the cold plunge. Since this is gaining in popularity and I receive dozens of emails weekly on its benefit, I thought it timely to discuss the science and rationale behind cold exposure. Since I have personal experience around the cold plunge, I can speak […]
Following up on last month’s blog on nutrition, I thought it would be timely to discuss the carnivore vs vegan dietary patterns. These are two extremely polar opposite diets on the surface. The carnivore diet is a meal plan based on eating only animal products, primarily meats with a little bit of dairy while excluding […]
Nothing is more important than what we put in our mouths. The picture above is what should be avoided but unfortunately, this picture reflects what many Americans consume each day. Hippocrates, the father of Western Medicine is famously quoted as saying “Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Today our food and […]
In February of 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson designated February as American Heart Month. President Johnson urged “the people of the United States to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution.” This year marks 60 years since that designation. […]
