One of the fun new kitchen toys I got myself at the end of last year had been on my back burner for a long time. Playing with my new SodaStream for 10 straight days turned out to be a great lesson in the power of trying new things — even if you find the old things...
One of the most critical, utterly non-negotiable requirements for good health is sufficient, quality sleep. And one of the key tools to getting your best rest is to reduce the light you get at night and sleep in the darkest dark. Modern living, however, doesn’t lend...
Trying to find the best mask to prevent COVID infection (and colds, flus and other respiratory viruses) — especially when most folks have abandoned theirs? I’ve got you. Prevention is a foundation to all systems of health. So masking up is good medicine, and even more...
Jaw tension and pain are among the most common complaints I hear about in my medical practice. Here’s a simple trick you can do anytime or anywhere that’s been a big help to my patients. In the past year, nearly every one of my new patients...
Many years ago, I was visiting some family friends who’d just bought a new house. I wanted to bring them some kind of present, but we lived in very different worlds. I was scraping by getting ready to start medical school. They were legitimately rich people for...
This is the overview to a multi-part series. You can skip ahead to posts about facial care, skin care, hair care or soaps. In this series of posts, I’m going off on a slight tangent to discuss something that’s health related, but not directly about food,...
