This week there was horrific news about a former Ms. USA, Cheslie Kryst, committing suicide by jumping off a high-rise Manhattan apartment building.  Ms. Kryst

We have all heard the expression: “A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned.” Although this quote has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the actual origins

When people decide that they want to lose weight, most want to see the weight come off very quickly.  There are a number of reasons

On February 2 we will celebrate Groundhog Day, 2022.  Will the groundhog see its shadow, run back into the ground and spring will be delayed

Historically, we have always been told that losing weight and keeping the weight off is a matter of “diet and exercise”.  The thought process behind

The Body Mass Index (“BMI”) is determined by the height and weight.  A normal BMI is defined as less than 25, being overweight is defined

Shortly after the dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was a little boy growing up in Queens, N.Y., and I do remember my late mother would

I recently posted an entry about beans and I brought in a video from a Mel Brooks’ picture, Blazing Saddles.  Let’s make this “Mel Brooks

There was a very popular television series that appeared from 1979-1988 called The Facts Of Life.  As I progress through a long career in medicine

Sorry for the occasional frat humor that I resort to in these entries, but here is yet another poem I remember that made me laugh