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Christopher Cirino, DO, MPH

I began my career as a physician more than 20 years ago to provide quality, evidence-based care. My training was in infectious diseases and internal medicine, for which I am board-certified. In 2019, I formed Your Health Forum to "get the doctor and the patient out of the clinic" and to start collaborating on nurturing positive behaviors to protect against chronic diseases.

Becoming Tomorrow's Doctor is scheduled for publication on March 31, 2022. The website was created to highlight topics that current and future doctors will need to consider in their practice.

This is a printable preventive checklist for a patient with high blood pressure

In a Nutshell: 5 Ways to Get Your Blood Pressure Down

  If you are the 1 in 2 adults with high blood pressure (hypertension), there are ways to approach it without medications. Occasionally, the blood pressure may be too high, and medications are sometimes necessary. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that there are things that you can […]

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Hypertension: What’s Taking Your Pressure Higher?

Hypertension: What’s Taking Your Pressure Higher? When preparing this article, it was February or Heart Month and a great opportunity to include a public service message on one of the most centralized and cherished organs in our body. Refer to the In a Nutshell version for a summary […]

59 year old with Meningitis, Lung Cancer, Confusion, and Brain Lesions

59 year old with Meningitis, Lung Cancer, Confusion, and Brain Lesions Written by Charis Bush, OMS IV, edited by Christopher Cirino, DO MPH Case Report: A 59-year-old male presents with 7 months of headache and nausea, along with 30 lbs weight loss in that time period. He was […]

Potato, Chicken Sausage, and Kale Skillet Meal

Skillet meals are quick enough for breakfast and hearty enough for lunch or dinner. This recipe was arranged by Iris Briand RDN of Sol Food Nutrition and packs a good punch.  It incorporates kale into a main dish, and it is easy to prepare. Kale is a great […]

empty plate symbolizing a planned skipped meal

Intermittent Fasting: A Detailed Guide for Beginners

Intermittent Fasting: A Detailed Guide for Beginners   Forward This may come as good news to some of you: we don’t need to eat three meals a day! As a resident in training, it was not uncommon for me to skip breakfast or lunch.  I often developed a […]

Exploring the Causes of Chronic Fatigue: A Collaborative Approach

Exploring the Causes of Chronic Fatigue: A Collaborative Approach “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” WHO Key Points: Fatigue is a syndrome that has many potential causes. An exploration into common measures in collaboration […]

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