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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

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

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

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

While it is debatable that the eyes are the “window to the soul,” they are most definitely a snapshot of your overall health. One can think of the eye as an intersection of virtually every system in the

Psychedelic medicine is everywhere these days from Forbes to Goodhousekeeping Magazine.  Ever since Michael Pollan wrote “How to Change Your Mind”  in 2018, I have been helping individuals in my practice and my personal life digest and entertain

As this season of SOUL Food Salon ends, I wanted to leave you all with some parting thoughts. This past year has been like no other in our lives. There was uncertainty, isolation and fear mixed with random

  Sleep. In my opinion, sleep should be a vital sign. Along with heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and pain – sleep is so essential to so many systems in our body, it’s importance cannot be understated. Good

Pain in the hands is a pretty common complaint that will bring patients to be evaluated. Most times, pain in the hands can be indicative of arthritis, but not always. Sometimes, you can experience pain due to nerve