Antibiotics do not kill viruses. Most common winter “sinus infections” are really viral infections that are not helped by a Zpak. I explain the criteria we use to determine when to give you an antibiotic for a nasopharyngitis-tracheitis syndrome.
Testosterone is not everything and is overmarketed. Twin bathtubs are quaint. Women’s libido is the next frontier, but far in the distance.
I avidly read and observe news and public affairs. Frequently I am frustrated by incomplete analysis or failure to even ask no less answer questions that seem not only obvious to me but central to the issue. I thought I would share some of these observations from time to time. Perhaps you can answer them, or at least commiserate, or set me straight.
The sky is falling. My headache must be a brain tumor. Advance catastrophication raises a patient’s anxiety and rarely is helpful. Doctors need to proceed thoroughly and calmly but still rationally protect against risk to the patient in a timely fashion.
Vitamin D and calcium are essential for bone health and normal bodily metabolism. Parts of the medical community got overly enthusiastic in the last decade and suggested unnecessarily and possibly harmfully large intake of both nutrients. Sensible daily intake from diet and supplements is 1000 mg calcium and 1000 IU of vitamin D for most adults.
Be Well Body Scan announced its pricing for DEXA body composition studies, all under $100 per study. I think it is worthwhile to consider.
How much salt should I eat? Why does salt matter? What foods contain the most salt? Can I do anything to reduce my salt intake while still having tasty food?
A DEXA body composition scan can accurately and safely determine how much muscle and fat you have in your body and how the muscle and fat are distributed. Be Well Body Scan can do this test quickly and inexpensively.
Men in midlife may experience reduced energy, strength and overall feeling of vigor, in addition to reduced sexuality and sexual performance from low testosterone levels. I am making a regular effort to focus more diligently on this issue with all of our men. Big Pharma is rapidly generating new treatment alternatives.
Immunizations are effective, safe and a bulwark of good preventive medicine against really bad diseases. Influenza, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis, and herpes zoster vaccines are particularly important for everyone. Get your flu shot this week if you didn’t already do so!