EverythingHealth Blog

May 10, 20232 min read

Our Ancestors Were Cannibals

Modern archeological technology has provided us with grisly evidence that the early settlers in Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 30, 20232 min read

Can You Smell Asparagus in Urine?

If you answer this question by "What a dumb question. How can asparagus be smelled in pee?", we will know that you are in the 34% of...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 18, 20232 min read

You May Not See a Doctor in the ER

I read about a patient who received a $20 million malpractice award from a Massachusetts hospital after a patient lost his leg when a...

Toni Brayer MD

Apr 3, 20232 min read

Melatonin-the sleep hormone

Have you ever noticed that when we switch off daylight savings time in the fall your body automatically wants to go to sleep earlier? ...

Coverage for Preventive Services Struck Down

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Coverage for Preventive Services Struck Down

You have probably forgotten that Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) ensured that Health Insurance Companies cover preventive services. ...

What Killed Beethoven? - mystery finally solved

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 26, 20232 min read

What Killed Beethoven? - mystery finally solved

For decades, doctors and historians have tried to figure out how the musical genius, Ludwig van Beethoven, died at age 56. We know from...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 23, 20232 min read

What Vegetables to Eat

A "plant based diet" is recommended over and over as the healthiest way to eat. But what vegetables are the healthiest? Some vegetables...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 13, 20232 min read

Where Did Covid-19 Come From?

In case you forgot, we all started hearing about Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in about January or Feb 2020. By March much of the US was shut...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 4, 20232 min read

Your Income Predicts Your Health

There is a saying among health researchers and doctors that says "The size of your wallet is the best predictor of health". In other...

Toni Brayer MD

Mar 2, 20232 min read

Diane Feinstein and Shingles

I wrote about Shingles back in 2016 but it's back in the news since Senator Diane Feinstein has been hospitalized in San Francisco with...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 21, 20232 min read

Aging Skin

A common skin condition that worries many patients is called Bateman's Purpura, named after British dermatology pioneer, Thomas Bateman. ...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 16, 20232 min read

Is Madonna's New Look Empowering?

Everyone seems to have an opinion about Madonna's facial and body changes with her extensive plastic surgery. She is praised for being...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 14, 20232 min read

Five Valentine Day Heart Facts

Valentines Day is a special time to celebrate love and affection, and what better way to do that than by taking a closer look at one of...

Toni Brayer MD

Feb 4, 20232 min read

America's Shame-Food Deserts

A "food desert"in a rural community is defined as no market within 10 miles. The USDA defines it as no ready access to nutritious foods...

Toni Brayer MD

Jan 31, 20231 min read

Improve Health in Short Spurts

Are your New Year resolutions already starting to wane? Not getting in the exercise you promised yourself you would do daily? Guess...