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 [...]
This article was originally published in the op-ed section of The Jerusalem Post on 18 September 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-820573 Part of the nature of man is to find the easy way out. We innately seek pleasure and want to do things in the easiest way possible. As psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle points out, we all want to [...]
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, 26 June 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-807743 Making an appearance on the front-page of any newspaper is difficult these days. Here in Israel there is a war in the south and a war in the north of the country. In Europe, the Ukraine-Russian conflict continues. There [...]
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 [...]
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 originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on 28 June 2023: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-747957 History is about to be made here in Jerusalem. It’s a “first-ever” event and it is far more significant that one might think. I’m talking about the first-ever Whole-Food, Plant-Based (WFPB) conference for kosher consumers. Before we talk about [...]
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. [...]
I have contemplated writing an article on this subject for close to 10 years. Why haven’t I? Because this subject is controversial. Controversial?! Everyone knows that high cholesterol causes heart attacks and strokes!! Well, maybe not! It’s a complicated topic, but I think my readers need to have enough information to make an informed decision before [...]
When I came out of shul earlier last week, I ran into a former client named Joe. Keeping our social distance, we had a very interesting conversation that I would like to share with you. First, a little history. Health and fitness has been my field of work for over 21 years. Prior to that, [...]
We live in a world of extremes. For those who want to follow the Rambam’s sensible way of living, a balanced path of diet and exercise, seems elusive. In the last few decades, we have been treated to low carbs, high protein, low fat, low sugar, no sugar, high carbs, gluten free, etc. It’s as [...]
