We live in an “every man for himself” society at a time when we would fare better...
Living well
How old can we possibly get?
How old can we possibly get? While Americans are not living as long as people in other wealthy...
This is your brain on exercise
To support brain health, we know many things that people should not do, such as smoke, drink...
Five ways to feel at your best
If you focus on birthdays, we are all getting older. But, many of us who may be “getting up...
How to avoid being assigned a legal guardian
In 2017, Rachel Aviv wrote a story for the New Yorker on how an older couple in Nevada ended up...
Caregiving for someone with serious mental Illness: Secure your...
As a psychiatrist, I know how challenging it can be to ensure that individuals with serious mental...
Hundreds of patient advocacy groups are Pharma shills
About a year ago, a piece in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the overwhelming...
Reduce your risk of heart disease. Exercise!
To reduce your risk of coronary heart disease, just as with reducing your risk of stroke, the best...
What’s a psychiatric advance directive?
We all need advance directives—living wills and health care proxies that enable us to identify a...
To curb obesity, Chile makes it harder to buy junk...
To curb obesity, in 2016 Chile made it harder to buy junk food—psychologically, financially and...