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.
Are you suffering from low back pain? Low back pain is widespread and is the leading cause of years lived with disability in 126 countries and worldwide productivity loss.2 Low back pain prevalence is around 1.4% and 20%, increasing significantly with age.1 The economic burden has an annual […]
Did you know that certain foods can trigger inflammation in your body? Chances are, you already know that certain things in your diet can make you feel well or not so great. Plus, it’s no secret that a balanced diet is the key to staying healthy and feeling […]
Global deaths attributable to diabetes and colon cancer are on the incline over the last 20 years, increasing by 90% and 57%, respectively. Colorectal cancer affects approximately 1 out of every 23 (4.3%) men and 1 in every 25 (4.0%) women. It is a slow-developing condition that requires […]
Introduction: Definition of Alzheimer’s Dementia Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. The characteristic findings for Alzheimer’s are amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Amyloid plaques occur due to abnormally high levels of beta-amyloid, a protein indicative of disease progression. Beta-amyloid is a naturally occurring protein found […]
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide, and it is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. The WHO projects that the number of cases will increase from 570,000 to 700,000 annually between 2018 and 2030. Along with these increases comes deaths, expected to […]
Who doesn’t love good desserts? It doubles the special treat if they are guilt-free, am I right? Well, here are 5 delicious guilt-free desserts that even sweet-tooth people will love. Who said desserts cannot be healthy, delicious, and addictive? Here are the 5 best examples of healthy desserts […]
