A Patient Discusses Journaling ✍️

Published: Thu, 06/12/25

Updated: Thu, 06/12/25

Journaling One of my patients sent this to me recently, and I asked her if I could use it for a guest post. It’s great information for those of you…

Coffee enemas on Medscape

Published: Thu, 06/05/25

Updated: Thu, 06/05/25

Coffee Enemas on Medscape I was startled to find myself referenced in an article on Medscape about coffee enemas. I was just as surprised to find that…

Testosterone's Dual Role in Prostate Cancer 🔍

Published: Thu, 05/29/25

Updated: Fri, 05/30/25

Testosterone's Role in Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is sensitive to testosterone. This has been known since the 1940s. Over the subsequent decades,…

Kissing with Celiac: Safe or Risky? 💋

Published: Thu, 05/22/25

Updated: Thu, 05/22/25

Patients with celiac disease must be vigilant to avoid gluten. What about kissing a gluten-eater? Kissing & Gluten Patients who have celiac disease (a…

Office Closed Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26

Published: Tue, 05/20/25

Updated: Tue, 05/20/25

To opt out of schedule updates, click a link in the email Office Closed for Memorial Day The office will be closed from Friday, May 23 to Monday, May…

AI Hallucinations

Published: Thu, 05/15/25

Updated: Thu, 05/15/25

AI Hallucinations Writing these newsletters takes time. I occasionally wonder if I should use AI to provide a first draft, if not the final version.

Update regarding mailing address

Published: Wed, 05/07/25

New Mailing Address In the ne t few weeks, I will be moving to a new location a few blocks from my current one in Austin, TX. As a part of that…

Challenging Medical Preconceptions 🚥🔬

Published: Thu, 04/24/25

Updated: Wed, 04/30/25

Challenging Medical Preconceptions On the Substack Sensible Medicine, three physicians, plus various guest writers, air opinions and frustrations…

Alkaline Water

Published: Thu, 04/10/25

Updated: Thu, 04/10/25

Alkaline Water People frequently ask me whether they should get a water purification devices that alkalinizes the water. I don’t think alkalinizing…

Almonds: A Surprise Benefit

Published: Thu, 04/03/25

Updated: Thu, 04/03/25

Almonds and the Skin Dr. Gonzalez and I, and Dr. Kelley before us, highly recommended almonds. There are many reasons that almonds are beneficial:…