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Vitamin D Needed for Bones, Brain
From time to time, I’ll write about various vitamins and how they affect our health. But what exactly is a vitamin? A vitamin is an organic substance essential in small quantities to normal metabolism....
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Childhood Nutrition
March is National Nutrition Month. I would like to discuss the important topic of childhood nutrition. Whether you have a newborn or a teenager, what he or she eats is important to both physical and...
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Coffee Not Detrimental to Health
I remember growing up and hearing warnings about consuming too much coffee, because it was possibly related to health problems. Well, my fellow java drinkers, the tide seems to be turning. The results...
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Celiac Disease, Gluten-Free Diets Explained
There is much talk these days about gluten-free food and gluten-free diets. I’d like to explain what this is all about. Gluten is a protein found in foods containing wheat, barley or rye. The...
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Health Highlights from 2012
As we begin a new year, I’d like to share with you a selection of highlights from some of my columns this past year: Antibiotics:Antibiotics are useful for bacterial infections only, and not for viral...
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Staying Properly Hydrated is Key to Maintaining Health
I’m often asked by patients how much water they need to drink each day. The Institute of Medicine has calculated that men need about 13 cups or three quarts of liquids and women need about nine cups...
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Food Poisoning
Summer is the time for picnics and social gatherings. This brings about an increased chance of food poisoning which is vomiting and/or diarrhea that comes about from eating contaminated food. The...
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