by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 12, 2023 | Optimization
Relationship-building is my favorite part of my job. As a direct primary care physician, I can spend a lot of time with my patients. The more we talk, the deeper our connection becomes, giving me a more holistic view of the patient’s life beyond healthcare, including...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 5, 2023 | Concierge Medicine
My patients spend a lot of time talking to me about managing and improving their current health, how active they hope to be in retirement, and even how they’d like their lives to look in their 80s and 90s. The subject of death is different. Few people like to envision...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Nov 28, 2023 | Prevention
Vaccines are often misunderstood because they’re victims of their own success. Baby Boomers recall times when many diseases caused by pathogens — measles, rubella, mumps, smallpox, even polio — were still prevalent. But Gen X and Millennial adults (even those of us...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Nov 21, 2023 | Health
It’s an interesting time to be a doctor. The very things I ask patients to avoid are the things I see promoted most heavily by marketers… and society. Take alcohol. A subset of medical scientists say, “Alcohol is bad for us,” but no one really seems to be listening to...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Nov 14, 2023 | Prevention
Women live longer than men. Numerous studies have established it as fact. The current life expectancy of American males is 73.5 years, compared with 79.3 years for females, according to the latest projection from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But why the...