Author Archives: By Dr. David Lipschitz, Creative Syndicate

I truly miss my mother, who died 18 months ago, at age 90. She was the quintessential Jewish mother and an expert at guilt. When I phoned her in South […]

Today, thousands of older Americans face serious problems of loneliness and isolation. For a variety of reasons, many older people live alone with virtually no contact with the outside world. […]

Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women (after lung cancer). In 2014, 232,000 cases of breast cancer were diagnosed. After five years, 89.5 percent will be […]

Aging is not a disease, as it affects everyone. Each day we age, and our risk of developing illnesses increases. By reducing illness, we may enable ourselves to live longer. […]

When I was a child, my mother thought my brother was not going to live because he was so painfully thin. He did not eat much, and she pushed as […]

The evidence is compelling. Living a heart-healthy lifestyle is the best way to reduce not only your risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure but it also leads […]

As the final days of 2014 fly by, everyone I know complains that their clothes are too tight, they have eaten too much, have been too sedentary, and the most […]

In the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from nutritional centers in the United States and abroad have published a paper titled “Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity.” They suggest […]

For the past 50 years, significant research has focused on the strong link between faith and health. Studies have shown that those who believe in a higher power and that […]