March 6, 2020 by John Fernandez
Tele-Health and Coronavirus: See a Doctor...
Overall, most cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, involve mild symptoms,...
Does Gluten Affect the Brain?
There’s certainly been a lot of talk about gluten. That’s because many experts believe that more than 50 percent of Americans are gluten sensitive to...
April 9, 2014 / 3 min read
Added Sugars Amount to More Heart Risks
Getting too much “added sugar” in your diet can jeopardize your health. It can even increase your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. That’s the...
April 8, 2014 / 3 min read
Dangerous Double Shot: Drinking & Driving
The recent arrest of recording star Justin Bieber on Miami Beach was not a scripted reality television show. Bieber’s real-life drama and arrest for alleged...
April 7, 2014 / 3 min read
Avoid Common Cycling Injuries
But caution often goes out the window as motorists, distracted by smartphones or not fully alert, collide with cyclists. The result can be fatal even...
April 4, 2014 / 3 min read
Caring for a Bad Back
About 80 percent of people over 30 experience back pain at some point in their life, according to Christine Villoch, M.D., a spine and pain...
April 3, 2014 / 3 min read
Study Shows Surgery Promising for Resolving Diabetes
Are you overweight? Do you have Type 2 Diabetes? If so, weight-loss surgery can be a major factor in reversing your diabetes and improving...
April 2, 2014 / 2 min read
De-Mystifying Common Health Myths
Common health myths can run in families and across cultures for generations. Most primary doctors and family practice physicians are quite familiar with many of...
April 1, 2014 / 4 min read
Eat Your Vitamins
People growing up in the early 20th century were likely told to eat their vegetables. As people turned to technology and “quick fixes” became the...
March 31, 2014 / 2 min read
Healthy Farro con Pollo
Recently I decided to make a healthier version of a very popular Latin dish, Farro con Pollo. Farro is a whole grain that is an...
March 27, 2014 / 3 min read
Heroin Epidemic: Treatments and Options
From rich-and-famous stars to the poor and homeless, heroin overdoses are on the uptick. Earlier this year, for example, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died on...
March 26, 2014 / 3 min read
