There is a way of looking at human development as a process of becoming attached and then working the rest of our lives to undo that attachment. We are supposed to be safe and then to separate and become individuals. Many toddlers go through a stage at about age 18 months when they become very ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
Type II Diabetes: A Modern Plague
In the last few weeks I have seen a 9 year old with frequent colds, a middle aged man with depression, tight hamstrings and debilitating knee pain, a menopausal woman with fatigue and anxiety and an overweight woman with insomnia. Each of these individuals has seen at least three different ... Read More ›
UPDATED:October 5, 2021
How to combat bone-fracture risk as we age
Most of my patients are aware of the risks of bone fracture with aging. The statistics are indeed pretty frightening. Fractures in old age are the kind of thing that sends us to bed and from which we may never get up. Most women routinely get bone density testing and many of my ... Read More ›
February 8, 2016
We have met the enemy
My practice seems to be evolving. More talk, fewer supplements. Lifestyle science continues to accumulate evidence that confirms the comic strip character Pogo's observation "yep, son, we have met the enemy and he is us." That now-famous comment appeared in an anti-pollution cartoon/poster in 1970. ... Read More ›
February 8, 2016
A Good Dinner: The Decline in Food Quality
A few weeks ago, friends invited Kathleen and me to dinner. They live out in the country and have a neighbor who has a small farm, grows vegetables, and sells them to lucky people who live nearby. We were served cooked spinach that night that tasted like something new to me. It was deep green, ... Read More ›
February 8, 2016
The Myth of Cholesterol, Part II
In my previous post I reviewed what I consider to be an inappropriate focus on cholesterol in the effort to alter risks for preventable diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral artery disease. Although statins may be effective in reducing the risks for these diseases, it is now clear ... Read More ›
June 15, 2016
The Myth of Cholesterol
In my experience there is no current area of medicine that provokes stronger objection by many patients than the recommendation to use a statin, the family of medications that help lower LDL cholesterol (for example Lipitor or Crestor). It seems that lots of people know someone that has had a ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Fire and Ice
In the recovery community there is a story about two men trying to get across a small bay in separate canoes. The day is dark and windy and there are white caps. One man is paddling furiously and making little headway. The other man seems to be barely trying and has nearly made the other side.The ... Read More ›
UPDATED:November 30, 2020
Force Fields and Friendships
About a year ago I gave a lecture to class on Integrative Medicine. The audience was a combination of medical, nursing, public health and dental students and a few interested faculty members. I was speaking about Chinese Medicine. I thought I was doing a nice job reviewing Qi, the animating life ... Read More ›
UPDATED:November 8, 2021
Three Gifts: A Reflection at Christmas
Medical schools train physicians to be on the outlook for the body's signals of disease. Because missing these traces can be dangerous this responsibility is taken deadly seriously. Medical students and residents present their patients to more senior physicians. These presentations are formal and ... Read More ›
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