Cancer is responsible for 1 out of every 4 deaths in the U.S. In 1880, when record-keeping began, 1 in 35 people developed cancer in their lifetime. That figure has grown to 1 in every 2 men and 1 in every 3 women. Because the occurrence of cancer increases as we age, most cases affect adults middle-aged or older. One of the best cancer-prevention tools for health is eating the right foods, but finding the motivation to eat right sometimes alludes us until we, or someone we love, is faced with a deadly disease. Read More 

The greatest gift you have as a human being is your intelligence... your "brain power." Your ability to reason, to solve problems and, most important, to remember - is what makes you the individual that you are. Loss of this ability, particularly memory loss, either short-term or long-term, is a frightening prospect for anyone. In my Institute of Healthy Aging I make sure that every one of my patients understands that loss of memory does not have to happen to anyone who lives long enough. Read More