by Max Hammonds, MD – New Year’s resolutions fading fast? Heart Health month (February) encouraging you to eat more healthfully? There are so many ideas out there. What to do? Time Magazine, Dec. 28/Jan. 4, (usually known more for fads than facts about healthful eating) published six factual, rational, practicalContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Die Hard (1988) I was genuinely saddened by the death of Alan Rickman. He was one of the very few contemporary performers whose name got me into a cinema seat no matter what the movie was. It all started with his first big role in the 1988Continue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD – One of the controversies in medicine is: What is normal blood pressure? How low should it be to ensure the lowest risk of heart attack, and stroke, and heart failure – the three most common results of high blood pressure causing death and disability? TheContinue Reading
by Bill Walz – “Every day we touch what is wrong, and as a result, we are becoming less and less healthy. That is why we have to learn to touch what is not wrong – inside us and around us… Peace is available. We only have to touch it…Continue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD – What is the strongest predictor of who will live a long and healthy life? Is it exercise? Is it eating a plant-based diet? Is it lowering cholesterol or stopping smoking? Is it maintaining ideal weight? Is it getting enough sleep? As important as these activitiesContinue Reading
