The Season of Joy and Happiness
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, 20 March 2024: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-792779 The Talmud in the tractate of Ta’anit tells us that when the month of Adar begins, our happiness increases. Until when? The Talmud tells us that this lasts until the end of the following Hebrew month, Nissan. It’s a seasonal [...]
Danger Ahead: The harm of processed foods
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, 5 March 2024: https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-790323 About 4 months ago, I published an article about the various health problems caused by eating highly processed foods. I began with the following quote from Michael Pollan, “If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made [...]
The Twins Study
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, 21 Feb. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-787982 There are thousands of good studies that analyze the effect of lifestyle, and especially diet, on our health. These studies run the gambit in terms of types. There are randomized controlled studies, epidemiological studies, laboratory studies, and decades of clinical [...]
The Coach had a Heart Attack – Part 3
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, 7 Feb. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-785527 In part 1 and part 2, I discussed diet and exercise. These two big lifestyle behaviors have a pronounced effect on heart health for better or for worse. In this chapter, it’s time to turn to the medical establishment. What [...]
The Coach had a Heart Attack- Part 2
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, 30 Jan. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-784241 I wrote in part 1 about my heart attack experience and the role exercise played in keeping my cardiac event relatively small. Now it’s time to address what is the single biggest cause of cardiovascular disease and, at the [...]
The Coach had a Heart Attack-Part 1
You never imagine that it will be you. But why not? After all, heart disease is the number one or two killer in every Western country. In the United States, there is a heart attack every 38 seconds. So why not you? “Because I’m doing everything that protects from the ravages of heart disease.” More [...]