Summer vacation is coming to an end which means that kids are back in school. Whether you have kids still is grade school, high school or college, or have grand children in these schools, we all have the primary responsibility as parents to keep our kids safe. There are still many unknowns about how COVID […]
July is the heart of summer in North America. It is the time of year we, as Americans, celebrate our Independence and Freedom. It is the time of year we take family vacations and enjoy the great outdoors, spending quality time with family and friends we may not have seen in a while, especially due […]
June is the month we honor our dads with Father’s Day and the beginning of summer. Our health is our greatest asset. Without good health, we cannot enjoy life or participate in activities with our kids or loved ones. Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of men and women worldwide. In many Americans, the […]
The figure A is a patient with ischemic, non-obstructive coronary artery disease. Whereas the major blood vessels supplying the heart muscle are fine, the small microvessels are not present or are dysfunctional do not supply adequate blood to the working heart muscle. This occurs more than twice as often in women than men. In Figure […]
In the image above, the spinach on the right is fertilized and has sufficient nitrate. The spinach on the left is unfertilized and is missing many nutrients, including nitrate. Fertilized vegetables grow taller and are darker green. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine is famously quoted “Let food by thy medicine and medicine by thy […]
Nitric oxide (NO) products have become very popular over the past 10 years. In fact, if you search nitric oxide products you get over 35 million results in just 1.08 seconds. So how do you know which product may be best for you? This is not easy since in the dietary supplement space, every label […]
February is recognized as Black History Month. In 1976, President Gerald Ford recognized Black History Month as a nationally celebrated event to be observed every February so this year marks 45 years of this annual celebration. In the words of Carter G. Woodson, an early historian who advocated such recognition, “What we need is not […]
Many of us are relieved and happy to put 2020 behind us. It was certainly a challenging year unlike any other in modern history. I believe challenges and hard times can be blessings in disguise. It forces us to endure, pivot, reflect and most importantly learn. It provides an opportunity for us to change and […]
COVID-19 has dominated the world headlines for over 10 months now. We are bombarded with breaking news about a vaccine on the horizon to protect us all. There are also a number of therapeutics in development being tested for safety and ability to treat or even prevent COVID-19. Ever since I have been working on […]
Historically, November is typically the busiest travel time of the year. But, this year, the coronavirus pandemic combined with travel restrictions – both domestic and international – have complicated things. Many will be traveling to see family and friends for the first time since quarantine began, and are likely to score lower airfares as cash-strapped […]
