This article was originaly published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post (5 Feb. 2025): https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-840646 In an article I wrote last September, I mentioned some individuals who had turned their health around in major ways using lifestyle medicine. With the permission of the clients, I always feel it’s important to share these stories with the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
