by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 4, 2024 | Health
Is your blood pressure sometimes elevated? Don’t worry. From minute to minute, depending on your situation, your blood pressure can spike — and sometimes without obvious symptoms. The good news is that it typically reverts to normal when the stimulus passes. But blood...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | May 28, 2024 | Health
Did you wake up feeling tired today? How is that possible? After all, you got a solid eight hours of sleep… or did you? You may have spent much of that time in restless slumber or lying there with your eyes closed. That’s not the restorative, high-quality sleep...
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″...
