A contemplative doctor takes a smoke break, reflecting a bygone era when smoking was commonplace even among medical professionals. Back to the Future Before the hazards of smoking were debated, documented, litigated and unambiguously taken as gospel, we had an inkling, a suspicion, a pretty darn good idea that it was bad for our health. Then, as we pursued that idea with good science, the parties that had an interest in selling cigarettes fought like a trophy bass to get off the hook....

While ‘lifelong meds’ may be necessary for serious disease, there are other options for my patients who struggle with extra weight.

watch image courtesy of : https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/hand-drawn-retro-pocket-watch_2782993.htm Longitude, Time, Scurvy, Fermentation, Your Gut Biome, ...and Sauerkraut? Bear with me, this may seem far flung and impossible, but these things really do have a connection. Let’s start with Longitude. It’s the thread that stitches this all together. Longitude lines are the imaginary lines from north to south we use to dice up the Earth like orange slices. On land, we can pick fixed...