Category Archives: Health in General

Remember when your doctor smoked cigarettes?

Not only did most of them smoke; they regularly appeared in cigarette ads. It’s hard to imagine a physician that smokes today, but it’s not hard to imagine a physician who participates in a much more deadly regimen — eating … Continue reading

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Longevity, happiness and my “three-legged stool” of HEALTH

Although we hear about people living longer these days, apparently the U.S. is falling behind other developed countries in some key life expectancy statistics. From a University of Washington report last week, “Despite the fact that the US spends more … Continue reading

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Eating animals — and the origin of disease in humans

A few weeks ago, we were hearing about the cucumbers in Germany that were linked to an outbreak of E. coli infections. Now, we’re hearing a lot about salmonella and sprouts — again in Europe. (See NYTarticle below my signature.) … Continue reading

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