Cancer of the Prostate Gland: Detect it Early!
Prostate Cancer Growth Unfortunately, several cancers don’t cause symptoms recognized by the patient until they are either quite large or ...
Benign Prostate Enlargement: Insights from Personal Experience.
[prostate enlargement diagram - Bing images] Benign enlargement of the prostate gland is something that occurs very commonly in older ...
COVID 19 Vaccination Myths and Facts
By David Gordon, M.D. September 5, 2021 As public health officials push to get as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 ...
Six Life Adjustments Happening During the Pandemic:
Article by Jennifer Scott from SpiritFinder.org (Image via Unsplash) Thanks to the pandemic, people across the globe are changing the ...
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Vaccines: Get vaccinated as soon as you can!
We have been recently blessed with the rapid development of vaccines to the COVID-19 (Sars-Cov-2/) virus. However, many people are ...
How to cope with the Coronavirus epidemic, Dave Gordon’s thoughts
We are more than a year into this COVID-19 epidemic, and although I think we are beginning to see light ...
Discharge Instructions: Do not leave the Hospital/Clinic without them!
I’ve often been asked by people what they should do after they have had a specific medical procedure. This surprises ...
Enjoy Healthy Popcorn!
As someone who likes junk food myself, particularly popcorn, I must realize that there are healthier ways for me to ...
General Nutrition & Diet Tips
Use these tips and recommended resources to build your own, individualized nutrition plan. Keep track of your success along the ...
Introduction to Dealing with Addictions: Alcoholism Part II:
Many people may not realize or be willing to admit that they have a serious alcohol problem. Signs that you ...
Introduction to Managing Addictions: Alcoholism Part I:
Addictions to substances, legal and illegal, can be very damaging to your physical health, mental health, and social relationships. Here ...
Getting started with an Individualized, Regular Exercise and Fitness Program
Get over your barriers to regular exercise. People often report many barriers to getting regular exercise. However, these barriers are ...
The Importance of an Individualized, Regular Exercise and Fitness Program
Modern society has made it easier for us to avoid exercise. This is bad for our health! In today’s automated ...
Some General Thoughts on Clinical Unipolar Depression: Initial considerations.
Definition: While many people suffer from this disorder, clinical depression is often not well understood by many in the general ...
What You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer
Importance of Colorectal Cancer Did you know that colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer involving ...
My Personal Perspective on Diet, Exercise and Weight Control
I am a 69-year-old physician who has been blessed with a great life so far. I intend to do my ...
The Car Maintenance Approach to Health
One analogy that I have found useful in thinking about your health is to treat your mind and body as ...
Tips on Taking Medications
I know many folks do not like taking medicines. For example, they do not like side effects or often have ...
Recognizing and dealing with a stroke quickly
Strokes are still very common and devastating. The important thing to know is the early warning signs, and to seek ...
Taking Medications to Treat High Blood Pressure
There are several types of medicines which can be used to treat high blood pressure, and your healthcare provider has ...
Understanding High Blood Pressure, a.k.a. Hypertension
There is a very good reason that high blood pressure is known as a “silent killer.” Blood pressure goes up ...
Non-Urgent Heart Disease Symptoms
Heart disease is still the #1 killer of Americans, despite improvements in prevention, detection, and treatment over the past few ...
Identifying Heart Disease & Urgent Symptoms
Heart disease is still the #1 killer of Americans, despite improvements in prevention, detection, and treatment over the past few ...
Carbohydrate Counting for Diabetes Blood Sugar Management
There is unfortunately no getting around the equation which says that the calories you hold onto in your body goes ...
How to Avoid Leg Clots When Sitting for Long Time Periods (e.g. Air or Car Travel).
If you are an adult, or a senior citizen (like me), you have to be careful about sitting for prolonged ...
The importance of getting laboratory tests done
Many patients are reluctant to get laboratory tests done that have been ordered by their healthcare provider. There are several ...
Junk Food Alternatives
I must admit that I have always liked junk food (despite being a physician)! Unlike some strict nutritionists, I am ...
Working off the calories.
Exercise is a very important part of any health improvement plan and weight loss plan. When it comes to maintaining ...