Category Archives: M.D.s—Health-Promoting

No medical advice here — just life-saving referrals

During my 615 consecutive days of blogging about health; I have occasionally heard from one of my readers or friends with a question about a specific medical condition. That happened again this week. Someone I have known for twenty years … Continue reading

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Dr. Ornish. Turning off cancer genes, reversing heart disease.

Just two of the benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet This past weekend, Dr. Dean Ornish, prominent medical school professor and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, published a powerful Op-Ed in the New York Times. It was … Continue reading

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High rates of “burnout” and suicide in the medical profession

A sad turn of events for careers that began with the noblest of intentions. A recent article in Business Week caught my attention; entitled “Almost Half of Doctors Burned Out.” Before even reading the article, I was thinking about what … Continue reading

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