I consult on many patients because they are suffering from pain. In fact, their pain is so severe that they are considering spinal surgery. More than one hundred thousand Americans decide to undergo surgery and millions more have invasive procedures for low back pain or...
Running late for school in the morning. Again. You yell upstairs, to your daughter, “Hurry up.” While she’s slipping on her sneakers and hustling out the door, you grab her backpack from the chair in the dining room. “Wow,” you think. “That’s heavy.” Even when she’s soaking wet, your...
The availability of up to the minute information, presented 24/7/365, could assist a democratic society in making the best choices in determining its future. That was the promise of cable news. Unfortunately, cable news has fallen short of its potential and has led to the...
On several occasions, most recently during a press conference in March, 2019, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has advocated changing the voting age to 16. Speaker Pelosi told reporters that lowering the voting age would increase engagement in politics among younger Americans and would...
Sympathies to the family of Patrick Day. He was a boxer who recently died after a blow to the head that he received in the ring. I don’t have the medical details available to me, but I believe he died from a second impact syndrome. From Wikipedia “Second-impact...
Fake meat will replace eating cows and chickens. Why? The impossible burger tastes fantastic. I've eaten them at Burger King and Bare Burger. They smell better than beyond meat patty and have a great texture. Plant based meat substitutes will only keep improving as time goes by. Is fake...
There is no doubt that what you put in your body, food, drinks or otherwise, strongly affects your brain health. Pay attention to your A, B, Cs. Colorful foods for memory Avacado Blueberries Cherries Drink Tea Coffee And don't forget dessert Dark Chocolate If you’re interested in exploring further, please find links to several...
People can argue in good faith about whether or not women in western democracies have fully achieved equal rights. But it is unreasonable to deny that Iran is barbaric in it's treatment of women. And women's rights are human rights. Blue is the color of Tehran's...
As a doctor that specifically deals with brain and spine surgeries, I have adopted a No Room for Error mentality in the operating room. I believe this same mentality can be helpful in making the best possible life decisions. What do I mean by No Room...
Hundreds of thousands of high school students suffer concussions annually, according to conservative estimates. While most concussions are mild, not much more than 'head bumps' which resolve without sequelae, many represent serious brain trauma. Especially worrisome are injuries heralded by 'blacking out', losing consciousness, for...