The human body is a complex thing, making it prone to many pains and pathologies. Quite often these are due to our bipedal, upright status. Standing and walking on two legs, our entire body supported by just two feet, encourages all manner of painful conditions that develop slowly, over time. ...

NEW YORK — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It’s where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited. So she hired an interior designer for $20,000 ...

Here is another recipe from my upcoming book, “The Dieting Doctor.” The name rugelach means “Little Twists” in Yiddish. These are delicious, crescent-shaped baked confections made by rolling a triangular piece of dough around a filling. The shape is somewhat similar to that of a ...

The incidence of obesity has risen remarkably over the last century. The obesity epidemic began in the US in the mid-70’s, eventually spreading across the industrialized nations, all having adopted the Western diet of fast foods, ultra-processed foods, and sweetened foods. In lockstep with ...

MARQUETTE — Rural Michigan residents who suffer from a chronic illness that requires specialized treatment may have to drive hours to receive care. That barrier to access to health care is one reason rural county death rates tend to be higher than their urban counterparts, according to ...

I have written here on several occasions about intermittent fasting for weight loss. But it seems that there is always more to say about diets in general and intermittent fasting in particular. In a study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, a new question was ...