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I often get asked by my patients, young, middle aged and older, how they can maintain or even, improve their cognitive function. There is indeed some amount of normal age related memory loss that occurs in all people.
Back to School with Tics & Tourette Syndrome
In previous years, the summer always seemed to have passed too quickly. This year, with the pandemic and the Delta variant, many students are actually glad that summer is over and are excited to get back to in-person
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of October 8, 2021
Friends! If there was ever a time to get a flu shot, it would be this year. I’m generally a big proponent of being immunized against influenza, but this year I’m giving even a bigger shout out
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get your pink out! The current guidelines across all agencies is for a woman age 50 and over should have yearly mammograms. Additional testing such as ultrasounds may be needed if
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of September 24, 2021
Greetings, friends of TVD, Fall is in the air, can you feel it? Stanford had its first home, and in person, football game over the weekend, providing some sense of normalcy and change of the seasons (go 🌲🌲’s!).
October is ‘think pink” with breast cancer awareness taking position as front and center. While breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women,there is good news in that death rates have fallen by about 1% a
What Vitamins And Supplements Should I Be Giving My Child To Help Them Grow Well And Stay Healthy?
Ideally, children and adolescents (and adults!) should get their recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals from their healthy balanced diet. However, with picky kindergarteners or suddenly vegetarian teens, it can be hard to determine what they might
Back to School With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Yes, summer is officially over, and children and adolescents are returning to school. Many of them haven’t been to school for the past year and a half, as they had to participate in remote learning from home. Now
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of September 13, 2021
Friends of TVD, It has been an interesting week in the world of research. Groundbreaking studies into how well beards soften punches to the face, the benefits of transporting rhinoceroses upside down, and orgasms as a nasal decongestant
What’s The Latest On The Use Of PSA For Prostate Cancer Screening?
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in North America so it’s a good time to review the most up to date recommendations for PSA screening for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer continues to remain the most common cancer
Can Vitamin D Really Protect you from Getting Covid-19?
When the pandemic was at its peak, many people were searching for the golden ticket to reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19. Vitamin D became the new “hot” supplement for its potential to ward off infections. Can vitamin
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of August 20, 2021
“A” is for all. As in G’day, all! “B” is for breastfeeding. And August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month. And new babies, I suppose! Please see below for an interesting piece by this month’s Guest Author, Cherie Zappas Tannenbaum,
“Nobody Told Me That Breastfeeding Would Be This Hard!”
Myth #1. BREASTFEEDING JUST COMES NATURALLY TO MOMS. No! While often (but not always) instinctive to babies, breastfeeding is no more instinctive to moms than barbecuing is to dads. It is learned behavior and gets easier with guidance
In addition to abundant and easily absorbed nutritional components, antioxidants and enzymes, breast milk helps to stimulate and strengthen a baby’s immune system and seemingly more now than ever, scientists have been looking at how breastfeeding may protect
Do I Need A COVID Vaccine Booster If I Received My Initial Two Dose Series?
The FDA approved booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for those with immunocompromised or weakened immune systems. The CDC and FDA noted that a weakened immune system in individuals who have had solid organ transplant or on
I often get asked by my patients, young, middle aged and older, how they can maintain or even, improve their
Back to School with Tics & Tourette Syndrome
In previous years, the summer always seemed to have passed too quickly. This year, with the pandemic and the Delta
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of October 8, 2021
Friends! If there was ever a time to get a flu shot, it would be this year. I’m generally
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get your pink out! The current guidelines across all agencies is for a
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of September 24, 2021
Greetings, friends of TVD, Fall is in the air, can you feel it? Stanford had its first home, and in
October is ‘think pink” with breast cancer awareness taking position as front and center. While breast cancer remains the most
What Vitamins And Supplements Should I Be Giving My Child To Help Them Grow Well And Stay Healthy?
Ideally, children and adolescents (and adults!) should get their recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals from their healthy balanced
Back to School With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Yes, summer is officially over, and children and adolescents are returning to school. Many of them haven’t been to school
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of September 13, 2021
Friends of TVD, It has been an interesting week in the world of research. Groundbreaking studies into how well beards
What’s The Latest On The Use Of PSA For Prostate Cancer Screening?
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in North America so it’s a good time to review the most up
Can Vitamin D Really Protect you from Getting Covid-19?
When the pandemic was at its peak, many people were searching for the golden ticket to reduce their risk of
The Village Doctor Newsletter – Week of August 20, 2021
“A” is for all. As in G’day, all! “B” is for breastfeeding. And August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month. And new
“Nobody Told Me That Breastfeeding Would Be This Hard!”
Myth #1. BREASTFEEDING JUST COMES NATURALLY TO MOMS. No! While often (but not always) instinctive to babies, breastfeeding is no
In addition to abundant and easily absorbed nutritional components, antioxidants and enzymes, breast milk helps to stimulate and strengthen a
Do I Need A COVID Vaccine Booster If I Received My Initial Two Dose Series?
The FDA approved booster doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for those with immunocompromised or weakened immune systems. The CDC
