Avoiding toxicity and deficiency — During graduate school, I became obsessed with one word. This word, or concept really, was the foundation for nearly every health related physiological process. Right now, as you read this, your body is working to maintain it. That word — or concept — is homeostasis. In biological terms, homeostasis can…

A major biotech breakthrough — The world now hosts nearly 8 billion humans, each with a 100 trillion cells. That’s a staggering figure. Thanks to prolific advancements in computing power and unprecedented investments in biotechnology, staggering figures are easily broken down. By using exponentially more powerful computers — able to process mountains of data —…

What I’m seeing in my office, and how to minimize your risk — On a relatively weekly basis, I consult patients with a similar story. Since contracting Covid — either one or more times — their lives has been completely disrupted. They experience recurring headaches, strange aches and pains, numbness or weakness in differing body parts, fatigue — the list can be extensive. …

Why we bought into this narrative — For propaganda to be effective, repetition is key. Repeat something enough times and people start to believe it. Truth, eventually, becomes irrelevant. Something I hear in my office — ad nauseum — goes like this: “I’d love to be healthy, it’s just so expensive.” Patients have relayed some variation of…

The podcast era — Of all the writers I can think of, Charles Dickens captured this era best; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The world has experienced an explosion of prosperity — over a billion people lifted from poverty — technological breakthroughs, and medical advancements. …

How to spot and avoid them — Here’s something I was surprised to learn recently; over the past twenty years, Americans are eating less sugar. Perhaps equally astonishing, in the last ten years calorie consumption has also decreased. With Americans consuming less sugar and eating fewer calories, you would think obesity rates would be declining, right? Well…

Remove nicotine from cigarettes, but check heroin for purity — If society is judged by how we treat our most vulnerable, America is failing miserably. We’re struggling with the basic pillars of a healthy society. …

I’m Tyler Adams, and this, is my master class — Full disclosure, I’m not Tyler Adams. He’s in Qatar preparing for an elimination round match with the the Netherlands tomorrow. Captain America wouldn’t have time to pen an opinion piece, nor would he be so braggadocious. The Captain America title isn’t even hyperbole; Tyler was in fact captain of the…

A unique device for added protection — Finding consensus within the global community is tough. Just ask anyone outside the United States to name a sport where players kick a round ball. While we in America call it soccer, for the rest of the planet it’s football. For the sake of unity, maybe we should concede this…