by Dr. Liz | Jan 25, 2022 | Cancer, Men's Health, Womens Health
Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer Since January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, I’m going to write for the first time about a tough topic I’ve been discussing with women for over 30 years. The topic is the human papilloma virus, aka HPV. The first HPV test...
by Dr. Liz | Jan 5, 2022 | Cancer, Men's Health, Womens Health
FIVE Things Your Doctor MIGHT Know in TEN Years Happy and Healthy New Year to you! It might seem like I’m starting this blog off on a downer but stay with me for some amazingly good health news. First, the bad news: Multiple studies show that the longer a doctor is in...
by Dr. Liz | Nov 30, 2021 | Health & Wellness
Your Prescription for Healthier Holidays How did you do avoiding sugar over Halloween and Thanksgiving? However it went, you can still plan ahead so the rest of your holiday season doesn’t become one big long sugar coma. I’m not only talking about managing your...
by Dr. Liz | Nov 3, 2021 | Other
The 5 Most Surprising Things I Have Learned About the Gut (so far) 5. Your gut really is a “second brain”. Special nerve-type cells in your gut – called neuroendocrine cells – communicate directly with your brain. These are in addition to cells doing the...
by Dr. Liz | Oct 6, 2021 | Cancer, Womens Health
It’s great that every October, efforts are made to increase awareness of breast cancer. To be clear, though, you probably won’t get this illness. In the United States, the estimated lifetime risk for a woman to get breast cancer is about 8% (about 1 in 12). While this...
by Dr. Liz | Aug 25, 2021 | Womens Health
As Halloween approaches next month, there’s a women’s health problem that really scares me. We rightfully worry about breast cancer and heart disease. But guess what? Besides these major causes of death in women, there is another much less talked about killer:...
by Dr. Liz | Aug 4, 2021 | Other
Have you been multitasking in order to save time? If you have, then I have some bad news for you: Multitasking is an illusion. It’s a bill of goods we’ve been sold – the promise of getting more done in less time. Of all the reasons multitasking does not actually work,...
by Dr. Liz | Jun 29, 2021 | Health & Wellness
At some point in your life (maybe now), you’ve probably thought about getting yourself in shape. But have you ever thought about getting your cells in shape? What would that even mean? I’m going to try to answer this question without giving you flashbacks to high...