Starting when I was a teenager, every dentist I ever visited pressured me into having my four impacted (but trouble-free) wisdom teeth removed, to prevent them from “causing problems later on.”

So, some time in my early twenties, I finally relented and had all four of my wisdom teeth removed.

On the same day. [more...]

Okay, let’s say that you’re rich.

Rich enough to be able to buy a penthouse apartment in Manhattan.

And you’ve found what looks like a perfect one to buy.

But you’re also geeky. [more...]

Everywhere you look, someone has advice on how to live longer.

“Eat more vegetables.”

“Exercise more.”

“Learn to reduce and deal with the stresses in your life.” [more...]

These days, everybody and their brother — and their sister — has medical advice that they want to sell you.

Yes — sell you.

That’s almost always what’s really happening when you see celebrities dispensing medical advice on TV talk shows. [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal and Web site know that I’ve survived more than my share of personal tragedy, heartache and trauma.

But I agree with the old saying: “You can’t control what happens to you in life — you can only control how you react to it.”

So I’ve always tried to find meaning and purpose in my [more...]

Here’s some news that promises to be a legal, ethical and emotional double-edged sword for anyone who currently has — or who has ever had — a loved in a persistent vegetative state.

“Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. [more...]

I wonder why the U.S. keeps importing dangerous junk from China.

Is it because the Chinese have bought so much U.S. debt that the U.S. is required to buy every cheap-but-deadly piece of junk that unscrupulous Chinese manufacturers want to sell us? [more...]

You probably know how tall you are.

And how much you weigh.

You might even know your blood pressure.

Or your blood glucose level. [more...]

For the past few years, I’ve taken several dietary supplements every day, after researching each and every one of them, as well as my need for them.

My doctor has long been aware in agreement with everything that I take, and has repeatedly urged me to write a book about how I successfully made dramatic improvements to my health. [more...]

Over the years, I’ve been very blessed to have had the opportunity to help a lot of people.

But, depending on my mood, sometimes I feel like my small contribution of good to the world has been really insignificant. [more...]