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 | Oct 24, 2023 | Health
Every parent knows kids get sick a lot — not just at summer camp and the start of school, but year-round. Your paramount concern is for your child’s health. But when they’re sick, their latest bug can be inconvenient for you and certainly uncomfortable for them. Why...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Oct 3, 2023 | Health
Do you take one or two dietary supplements every day? So do about half of all American adults. These manufactured pills, capsules, tablets, powders, and liquids aim to remedy nutritional gaps or deficiencies in your diet. Many people take them because they’re...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 20, 2023 | Health, Prevention
If you’re like most Americans, you spend all year looking forward to your summer vacation. You also know how easy it is for those summer vacation plans to be derailed by unexpected problems. From overbooked hotels to flight cancellations to global pandemics (thank...
by Dr. Amanda Morris | Apr 25, 2023 | Health
Anxiety and depression are common mood disorders triggered by a vast number of factors — so vast, in fact, that sometimes we can’t identify a specific cause. Anything from genetics to traumatic life experiences can alter your mood. Unfortunately, many of these factors...
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,...
