Is Chocolate Good for Me?
This is American Chocolate Week, so it’s a good time to talk about this treat. The history of chocolate reveals that it has had medicinal uses since at least the 16th century,...
Can't Sleep?
Here are some tips to relieve insomniaThis is Sleep Awareness Week, so it’s a good time to talk about ‘sleep hygiene’, that is, strategies used for healthy sleep. About one-third...
Think Epic To Prevent An Epidemic
Bugs versus drugs. Really germs versus drugs. That’s my life. I’m an infectious disease specialist and I feel the world is really just divided into these two perennial enemies....
To Live a Long, Healthy Life
Friends and relatives often ask me my recommendations for a healthy life. I have been a physician for 45 years, an internist, and infectious disease specialist. This is a list...
