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Why Fiber is So Important
Fiber. Fiber. Fiber. I can't say enough about fiber and its importance to your overall health. If you are like most Americans, you are...
Toni Brayer MD
May 29, 20232 min read
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How to Tell if You Are Early Old
As my mom used to say, "Every dog has his day" and "We are all heading in the same direction". Reminders that with every beat of the...
Toni Brayer MD
May 21, 20233 min read
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Under 6 Teaspoons of Added Sugar a day
The evidence for decreasing sugar in our diet is NON-CONTROVERSIAL. I had to put that in caps because of all the anti-science we are...
Toni Brayer MD
May 15, 20232 min read
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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
May 10, 20232 min read
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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 30, 20232 min read
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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 18, 20232 min read
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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? ...
Toni Brayer MD
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Coverage for Preventive Services Struck Down
You have probably forgotten that Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) ensured that Health Insurance Companies cover preventive services. ...
Toni Brayer MD
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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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 26, 20232 min read
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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 23, 20232 min read
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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 13, 20232 min read
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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 4, 20232 min read
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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
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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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 21, 20232 min read
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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 16, 20232 min read
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