There was a time when I used to pride myself in how little sleep I needed. I would brag that: (1) I didn’t need as much sleep as other people because I knew how to sleep fast; (2) Not needing much sleep enabled me to not miss as much of life as someone who required…
It seems silly, or at least unnecessary, to post a blog reminding people to drink water – something that we’ve been doing all of our lives. Yet, almost every day people wind up in hospital emergency rooms with cases of dizziness, fainting, muscle fatigue, confusion and other symptoms of reduced cognitive functioning because of dehydration. …
Some people say that they hate to exercise, and then they go out and prove it by leading a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle. But I’m always intrigued by others who claim to hate exercising, but comfortably spend hours doing housework, yard maintenance and gardening, taking walks to shop or spend time with friends in the…
There are a number of wonderful medications that provide benefits to a targeted physiologic process or area of your body. Some even do more than one helpful thing. But there is no drug that does so much for you as exercise and other physical activity. A regular program of exercise obviously helps with muscle tone,…
While medications are often necessary to control or cure certain diseases, there is no medication that provides the range of benefits that accrue from spending time outdoors and enjoying fresh air and sunlight. An overwhelming body of research has identified numerous healthy outcomes that correlate with spending time in nature – including improving mood, enhancing…
As listeners to the REJUVENAGING® with Dr. Ron Kaiser podcast know, some recent episodes have been sponsored by NutriSense, a company that promotes healthy living though their glucose monitoring program that includes wearing a monitor for a specified period of time and getting regular feedback about your blood sugar levels along with individualized nutritional support.…
Historically, according to the Centers for Disease Control, up to 40% of premature deaths from major diseases could be prevented with lifestyle modifications. In addition, most illnesses are stress-related. These figures don’t even take into account the Covid-19 pandemic that resulted in a higher proportion of severe illness and death from the disease among individuals…
Exercise is in fashion these days. When I was growing up, the only gyms that I knew about were in schools or community centers. They tended to be large rooms with very little equipment, no weights, and generally designed for team sports such a basketball, volleyball, or dodgeball. Nowadays, if you live in a city…
It’s been said that the best way to earn $2,000,000 is to take $1,000,000 and invest it safely and wisely – and in a few years you will have $2,000,000. The only problem with that idea is that you must have $1,000,000 in order to implement it. Similar advice might apply when it comes to…
A friend or mine recently advised me that she was going to be seeing a new medical specialist. Since I knew the physician’s reputation for both diagnostic skill and “efficiency,” I encouraged her to mark down her questions and concerns…
This blog is being written at the end of Thanksgiving weekend in America. I hope that you had a chance to celebrate with family and friends, and I hope that you all found lots of reasons to feel grateful and give thanks. I started thinking that I may never have adequately given thanks to those…