RELAX!
By: CLIFFORD M. SONNIE, M.D., M.P.H.
First of all, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!! Spent mine at my brother’s mooching an excellent meal. Don’t worry, I always do the clean up. Anyways, the day after Christmas I was jogging through Reagan Park and as I usually...
Some Herbal Advice…
By: Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D.
I was cleaning my desk this weekend and reading all kind of journals I never asked for but get anyway. They usually line the bottom of my gecko’s cage or I just throw them away. One journal however, called “Alternative Therapies”, is an excellent journal. It is a peer review journal,...
SPRING CLEANING: HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH?
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D.
This past weekend was so beautiful. The sun was shining and the weather was dry. Unfortunately, it also presented an opportunity to start cleaning up the yard from a long winter. As I was raking up leaves and debris from my yard, my neighbors had also joined in the fun. One was spraying a weed...
Sugar: No Longer a Term of Affection
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
I was watching TV a couple days ago and came across a commercial that I just could not believe. It was a man and a woman picnicking and the woman offers a delicious looking dessert to the man. He graciously declines saying that it has high fructose corn syrup which is bad for you. She...
SWEETS FOR THE SWEET
By: CLIFFORD M. SONNIE,M.D., M.P.H.
With the holidays upon us, we all are having a hard time eating right. Well, maybe I wouldn’t call it a hard time because it tastes so darn good. Anyway, I’ve had many people come up to me and say that they’ve read that wine is good for you for example. Well, part of it is, but...
SWINE FLU. HEALTH CONCERN OR HYPE?
Sorry folks but I couldn’t sit still any longer without throwing in my two cents about this swine flu fiasco. We’ve all been reading about how this is spreading and how schools have shut down for one case and travel is being considered restricted to certain areas. Why? Pandemic? The CDC has not convinced me. First the statistics are not there and...
TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF
By Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D.
In many of the journals I have been reading, scientists have been reporting about a breakthrough therapy to lower the risk of developing some of the most common and deadly diseases by over ¾. The therapy is a new concept called, “taking care of yourself”. Namely stop smoking, exercise...
TO SOY OR NOT TO SOY, THAT IS THE QUESTION!
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
Every time I turn around there is another article or program about soy. First, it’s good for you then it is bad, then it’s good then it’s…ENOUGH! Here is my take on this subject and believe me, this is a subject where there seems to be two very distinct and different opinions....
TRICKS FOR GOOD HEALTH ARE TREATS FOR LIFE
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
Here are some tricks of the trade I’ve found to help you stay healthy.
1) Avoid Pasteurized Milk: Milk is the most common source of allergies in America. Why? Because of all the chemicals and hormones that are fed to the animals to increase their milk...
Twenty Acids You Need
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
A while ago I wrote about the importance of proteins. I mentioned that they were important as a source of amino acids and were vital in our diet as we are unable to store proteins like we can fats and carbohydrates (some of us better than others). Well, I’ve gotten a lot of questions...
