When Gavin Newsome recently lifted the mask mandate for health care and congregate living settings, we discussed it amongst ourselves here and decided...

You pay attention to where your food comes from, choosing organic when you can. But what about the toothpaste you put in your mouth every day? 

Turns...

The mother of American Mother’s Day was one Anna Jarvis, who wanted to honor her own mother. In 1908, Anna Jarvis convinced a local department store o...

I have been thinking a lot about "near focus" and "far focus" lately. Near focus is both literal, such as being on the computer, looking at your phone...

Fat is an essential part of the human diet. It helps us feel full, stabilizes our energy, carries flavor, and is vital for the absorption of many nutr...

Recently, in response to my question “how have you been doing?” a patient I’d been working with for a couple of months burst out with “I feel more mys...

We’ve welcomed the Spring Equinox and are looking forward to flower-filled days thanks to our rainy winter. As the days warm and lengthen with the cha...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly recognized condition that affects more than a quarter of adults in the United States (source). In peo...

Today is the Spring Equinox. In the northern hemisphere, the length of daylight equals the length of nighttime. A moment of Yin/Yang balance.

But of ...

Spring is springing, and this year we’re on track for a ‘super bloom’ thanks to all the rain we had this winter - and continue to have. We love flower...

This Sunday our cell phones will magically leap ahead by one hour. Sure, we’ll get more daylight at the end of the day, which is great, but at what co...

Spring is springing forth in all its glory here in the Bay Area. This means tons of pollen wreaking havoc on allergy sufferers (though our recent rain...