A Comprehensive Look at Stress
Stress is a subject that I write about from time to time because I see all too often the damage it does to our health and wellbeing. I see it from...
When it Doesn’t Work, It’s Time to Change the...
If you are a frequent reader of my columns, then you already know how I feel about diets. But it’s not about how I feel, it’s much more about what we...
My Week in a Wheelchair
As I write this, I am recuperating from spine surgery. I found this experience to be very enlightening so it’s going to inform the content of my writing over the next...
Summer Vacations
Adina has been a long time client who is always watching her weight very carefully. Even during the Chagim, she holds her own and barely gains weight. But now it’s summer...
Putting Sugar in Its Place
You know the scenario. “May I have a treat, please?” “Just one more, Mommy. Just one more. I promise. That’s it. I PROMISE” This is about candy and nosh. It goes...
Exercise – It’s a Must!
It’s 2018 and there is still a terrible misconception regarding exercise and activity or the absence thereof. This was typified this past week when a consultation came into my office. Yonah...
Tips for Fasting
PREPARING FOR THE FAST: Begin drinking on a consistent basis 36 hours beforehand. Increase your fluids by 25% or 30%. Eat more fruit, particularly fruit that is dense in fluid, like...
Saying Goodbye to Trans-Fat
That smell! The one I smell passing the many bakeries on the way in to work in the morning. The one when you walk into the Kabalas Panim (cocktail hour) at...
Putting People Before Disabilities
Did you ever read George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984? Written in 1948, it takes place in the then-far-flung future of… well, 1984. In the superstate of Oceania, the official language is...
Eat Out and Enjoy It
Sixty or seventy years ago, eating out in a restaurant or buying takeout food was practically nonexistent in our community. A kosher eatery was very rare in those times, most people...
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