This article originally appeared as an opinion article in The Jerusalem Post on 31 Oct. 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-826879 During the last month, as Jewish people worldwide celebrated the high holidays. It is a time of eating traditional, delicious food. Lots of food. Even the fast day of Yom Kippur includes a lot of eating before and after [...]
When you get down to it, all the people that I see in my various programs are trying to change some behavior or habit in order to achieve a goal in health and wellness. In order to lose weight, lower blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar, or become more fit and functional, the chances are [...]
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, 22 August 2024: jpost.com/opinion/article-815766 “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” Benjamin Franklin 1735 Imagine a world where most people don’t get chronic disease in their lifetime. Is that possible? Of course it is! There are already places like that. [...]
This article was originally published in the op-ed section of The Jerusalem Post on 10 July 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-809655 (I dedicate this article in memory of Dr. John McDougall who passed away this past month. He was a luminary and one of the great pioneers of lifestyle medicine. He taught us that potatoes are our friends [...]
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 [...]
This article was originially published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, 31st Dec. 2023: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-780119 People have questioned me as to why at The Wellness Clinic we offer a free consultation before starting a program. It’s very simple. People need to know before they get started on their journey to improved health, [...]
Dear Friends, As I enter my 25th year as a Health Care provider, I wanted to share my thoughts with you. I have always given my clients the best advice possible, based on the latest science and research. Weight loss has always been a focus. Over the last two decades, previously suppressed research has emerged. [...]
The following article was originally published in the Opinion section of The Jerusalem Post (31 Oct. 2022): https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-721039 Mr. X A relative of mine, Mr. X, is 90 years old. He started feeling unwell, and while he was feeling a little “off,” he went to get checked. They found a small kidney stone and said [...]
The following article was also published in the Opinion section of The Jerusalem Post (25th Aug. 2022): https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-715519 They are the modern day killers: heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, mild cognitive impairment, early stage prostate cancer—all now proven to be reversible and often, totally curable. All of the above, plus [...]
The following article appeared as an op-ed written by Alan in The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-701761 It used to be said about the US Department of State, that they don’t let the facts get in the way of policy. So it is in the world of health and wellness. Take a step back for a moment. [...]
