John R. is a 35-year-old stress seeker with a good job in the aerospace industry. He lives in a beach town near Los Angeles and drives into Beverly Hills to see me once a year for a checkup. A few months ago we had an unscheduled meeting in the hospital. John had been upset when [...]

An old friend from my Army days in Italy brought her family to visit mine some years ago. At the end of their stay she asked me why were so many Americans fat. And why do they drive around a parking lot six times looking for a parking space right next to the door? Why [...]

Here, then, are the Super Foods, each with its one or more special, health-building properties: Beans Collards Peaches Beet Greens Garlic Peas Black Chinese Mushrooms Ginger Sweet Red Pepper Broccoli Kale Scallions Brussels Sprouts Lentils Spinach Cabbage Oat Bran Sweet Potatoes Cantaloupes Onions Water Carrots Papayas Whole Grains Cauliflower Parsley The ideal food would be [...]

“Big” diseases such as AIDS are grabbing the headlines. But as a physician, an internist and a cardiologist, I can tell you that the diseases you read about, terrible though they may be, are only the tip of the iceberg. The number-one killer in this country is heart disease: 50 percent of us will fall [...]