Last week  we talked about some simple dietary changes to help improve mood. Related to that is the importance of maintaining steady blood sugar levels throughout the day – too many highs and lows can cause mood swings and sluggishness. Too often, we confine ourselves to three meals a day with no snacks in between. [...]

The first in a series from my colleague, Sarika Arora MD:
Feeling sluggish or irritable? You can feel significantly better through some simple adjustments to your diet and lifestyle. This series of posts will highlight 7 easy ways to improve your energy level, mood, and overall outlook.
First, take a look at your menu plan – transfats (found in margarine, [...]

Here’s a piece I wrote two years ago that’s worth re-posting, given the current weather pattern we’re in.
The sun is peeking out this afternoon, but when I came to work this morning it looked like another drizzly, overcast, damp day. We’ve had a string of them – most of the last 6-7 weeks have been [...]

As the population lives longer, bone fractures become more important. Even microfractures in the spine from collapsed vertebrae can cause pain and disability, while hip fractures can be life-threatening to an older person. On the positive side, people have become more tuned into their calcium intake as a result; but the focus on bone fracture [...]

At least half of my patients deal with chronic illness on a daily basis, and it can be profoundly discouraging and debilitating. There are some simple steps I share with them that can greatly help the body’s ability to fight chronic disease and grow stronger, not weaker, in the process:
Massage:  Body massage not only feels [...]

As an integrative medicine specialist, I tend to see a lot of patients who have spent years trying to figure out what’s making them sick. With certain conditions like thyroid imbalance, or chronic Lyme, there’s often no easy answer to diagnosis or treatment. And even clear-cut diagnoses like Multiple Sclerosis can’t offer patients a single answer when it comes to [...]

The latest study on kids and Vitamin D is truly astonishing, claiming millions of children between the ages of 1 and 21 exhibit dangerously low levels, potentially increasing their risk of heart disease, bone problems, diabetes, and other illnesses. Of course, we all know kids have too many reasons to stay indoors (I would have [...]

A patient came into my office today afraid to take an upcoming vacation to China. He’s got poor circulation, and just read about the recent study showing even more evidence that long-distance travel can double your risk of developing a fatal blood clot. Obviously, this is a hot topic, with travel at it’s peak; even [...]