What’s the Dosage?
This article was originaly published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post (28 Jan. 2025): https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-839508 Two years ago, the biggest success story here at The Wellness Clinic was a client named Jeffery. Our weekly Zoom sessions changed his life. Let’s review the status of Jeffery’s health before we met. He had every problem you [...]
Is It Really True?
We have all heard stories about someone who tried something to improve their health and saw a magical turn-around. Usually, that something is a change in diet. When we hear these stories, we tend to get excited about a potential cure or preventative measure to help eradicate whatever diseases may be afflicting us. These can [...]
Does Intermittent Fasting Really Work?
This article was originaly published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post (19 Dec. 2024): https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-834012 In the world of weight loss and health, the next fad is always just around the corner. If you’ve been around long enough, you’ve seen hundreds of strange diets, like eating only grapefruits or just eating cabbage soup. Yes, people [...]
Is Olive Oil Another Health Halo?
This article originally appeared as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on 11 Sept. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-819552 Much of what people perceive as healthy, are really in the category of health halos. A health halo is when we perceive a food, brand, or ingredient as healthy, based on factors that are not related to its actual health. [...]
RFK Jr. – Cause for Optimism?
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Nov. 27 2024: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-830856 Optimism abounds! The incoming US President has appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the head of Health and Human Services. For people like myself, passionate about health, particularly preventative health and lifestyle medicine, this is great news. They [...]
Parkinson’s disease – Can it be Prevented?
This article was first published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post, Thursday, 21 Nov. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-830049 As our population has aged over the last several decades, it has been accompanied by a marked increase in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The amount of increase is, however, so astounding that one must wonder what else may be going [...]