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Every January millions of people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight by going to the gym.  The truth is that you simply cannot exercise away a poor diet and expect to lose weight.  In most cases, any calories actually burned through exercise are later added back in by consuming...

OSTEOPOROSIS - THE SILENT AFFLICTION Osteoporosis is the condition where bones become thinner and weaker over time.  The size and density of the bone is affected.  Osteoporosis to a lesser or greater degree happens to everyone as time gone on.  Starting in mid-life but accelerating greatly starting the sixth decade. ...

Recently, one of the physicians on national news referred to the health benefits of ultra violet light. Though he didn’t say it, he was indirectly referring to the increase in vitamin D that comes from sunshine on your skin. As an orthopedic surgeon I have long been aware of the...

Almost everyone at some point in their life experiences arthritis pain and symptoms. Every joint in your body is covered with a layer of articular cartilage on each bone that faces one another. This cartilage can be very thin such as in the lower back joints or finger joints –...

Several years ago one of my patients made that statement to me and it has stuck with me ever since. It is such a true statement about health, but I would add that your heart, your spine, and your joints also depend on it. Everyone knows that diet and exercise...