by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 16, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Strokes only happen in old people. Heart attacks always have symptoms. People who have heart attacks and strokes all have high cholesterol. Exercise unfailingly prevents heart attacks and strokes. These are some common phrases I hear when talking with patients. I hate...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 9, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood that can persist into adulthood. An estimated six million children between ages three and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States. That’s...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Apr 18, 2023 | Health, Optimization
If you’re like me, you grew up learning about the nutritional system through the food pyramid model. It starts with grains on the bottom. Fruits, vegetables, and the other food groups stack in smaller blocks on top, in order of recommended portion size. Recently,...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Apr 4, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males. In fact, 80% of men will develop it by the time they’re 80. But why is it so common? A normal prostate continually grows with age — it’s bigger at 50 years old than it was at 40 years old than it was at 30 years old....
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Mar 21, 2023 | Medical Conditions
Leukemia was once a fatal disease — in the majority of cases, at least — that largely affected children. Now, thanks to decades of funding and research on leukemia, it’s no longer a definitive death sentence. Leukemia is now considered a chronic condition — like...