by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Feb 27, 2024 | Health
Raise your hand if you feel your kid needs more energy. I didn’t think so. But YouTube influencer Logan Paul may have felt differently when he promoted his neon-bright PRIME energy drinks. PRIME became wildly popular with kids via social media — and it was certainly...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jan 23, 2024 | Health
I can’t tell you how many patients have asked me, “Is 6 hours of sleep enough?” — typically those with the busiest lives. The answer is no. For 99% of people, six hours per night isn’t enough. Here’s why. No Time for Sleep? Why does it seem like there’s less time for...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jan 9, 2024 | Health
Many people know the holidays are officially over when they wake up on New Year’s Day with that last celebratory hangover. That’s when Dry January seems like a sensible move. If you’re not yet familiar with the term, Dry January is a popular personal challenge in...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 26, 2023 | Health
Remember when body mass index (BMI) was considered a superior predictive tool for health and weight loss goals? Not anymore. Studies eventually found BMI lacking as an indicator of general health, as it only considers height and weight. For example, two 5′11″...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 19, 2023 | Health
Medications like Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy are hot topics everywhere, from social media to the international press. These glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists effectively treat type 2 diabetes, but they’re also earning unprecedented attention for the superior...
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...