For the last few weeks I've been writing about my research and experimentation with minimalist or barefoot shoe and ambulation. I feel that there are some benefits to spending at least some time each day on our feet without heavy supportive shoes or orthodics. There will be at least one more post in this series [...]

I'm going to write a short series of posts on my experience and research into minimalist and "barefoot" styles. Today I'll talk a bit about the transition to minimalist footwear. The first minimalist shoes I tried were a pair of martial art shoes I already had. They fit the definition for "minimalist" since the sole [...]

It's Summer and we finally have a few days of sun! This is our chance to get outside, expose some skin and experience our own brand of photosynthesis. You may think that photosynthesis is something only plants do but we humans do it too. The difference is that, instead of making glucose and other sugars, [...]

I'm currently investigating this question and the answer may turn out, surprisingly, to be: "none". I've been aware, for about 10 years, of research showing that athletes had higher injury rates with the expensive, state of the art, built up shoes than they did with cheaper, simpler shoes. Now a number of athletes are moving [...]

Since I posted the "garlic cough medicine" recipe, I've gotten some feedback from patients that have prompted this update. Some have reported that too much garlic gave them gas. Karen also suggested that I had over-estimated how much garlic I had given her. It turns out that what I was giving her (I just eyeballed [...]

Spring is coming and, hopefully, the severe cold and flu season we've been having this year will end as the weather improves. In the meantime though a new discovery I made last night may come in handy. Karen rarely gets sick. This year has been an exception and she's been sick twice this year. She [...]

Yesterday I wrote that, although my cholesterol has been high for a number of years, I wasn't surprised to find that it hasn't caused any plaque formation on my carotid arteries. This is because of a number of factors that are important to consider along with the total cholesterol number. BTW, there are some studies [...]

I have to warn everyone that this email will probably be surprising and also a teaser! Something not many of you are likely to know is that I've had high cholesterol for many years. In the last two years it's been around 300. Of course the common medical opinion is that high cholesterol (over 200) [...]

As I woke up this morning to my NPR (National Public Radio) alarm clock, I heard they were doing a story on plantar fasciitis (pain in the heel or bottom of the foot). My ears perked up because I treat many people with this problem and only get good results about 90% of the time. [...]

As you may know, I'm not a fan of this family of drugs. There are all kinds of problems that arise from interfering with normal acid production in the stomach, including osteoporosis, anemia poor healing of wounds, low protein problems like hormone and immune system problems and intestinal infections. I was pleased to see that [...]