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. […]
Well, we made it another year. Every new year starts with resolutions. What are we going to do or change to make this year a better year than last? Most people want to lose weight and make more money. Those are always the most popular new years resolutions and most people fail. This year let […]
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared of all diseases. Not only due to the suffering by the patients themselves but the burden it puts on family members is what makes it most feared. It is a slow debilitating disease that many people survive for many years but with absolutely no quality of life. […]
Last month I focused on metabolic syndrome of which insulin resistance is part of the criteria. I received dozens of emails, texts and phone calls on this subject. Since November is designated as National Diabetes Month, I thought it timely to delve a bit deeper into this subject and focus on diabetes. Taking a quote […]
Have you ever noticed the growing number of “syndromes” popping up in medicine?A syndrome is a list of symptoms that has no known cause, at least to the medical community. One of the most common over the past few decades is METABOLIC SYNDROME. Metabolic syndrome is a specific set of symptoms and criteria including insulin […]
It is Labor Day weekend in the U.S. which means several things. It is the end of summer, kids are back to school and it is the beginning on influenza and other viruses season. Collectively this creates a perfect storm for infectious and contagious disease outbreaks. People spend more time indoors and kids from all […]
Cholesterol lowering medications, called statins have been one of the most popular drugs prescribed in the world over the past 30 years with annual sales reaching $20 billion. These drugs were first approved by the FDA in 1987 as a new mechanism to reduce cholesterol. Now 35 years later, we have an abundance of data […]
Have you ever wondered why so many people are living with chronic disease that is poorly managed even when treated by the “so-called” best hospitals and doctors in the world? Moreover, millions of people dying each year from these diseases. Diseases like Lupus, ALS, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer and the list goes on. I […]
It is the beginning of summer and many people are taking time for vacations. This also becomes a very busy time for medical and scientific conferences around the world. I have just returned from speaking at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), one of the largest anti-aging medicine meetings and also the International Cell […]
Every May is Cystic Fibrosis Month. Cystic Fibrosis or CF is an inherited disease that affects every organ in the body not just the lungs. There are now approximately 40,000 children and adults living with CF in the U.S. alone with about 1,000 new diagnoses each year. Diagnosed early in children and now part of […]
