When I woke up Friday morning, along with the rest of the world I was shocked to learn of the apparent suicide of celebrity TV personality and chef Anthony Bourdain.  Most of you are probably familiar with his hit show Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown where he traveled...

Bipolar disorder (BPD) or what has historically been referred to as manic depressive disorder is one of the big 3 classic psychiatric disorders. Major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia round out this sad triad that has likely plagued humans since the dawn of...

Or  "Honey, I Just Blew up the Field of Psychiatry!" A “humongous” study was recently published in Lancet that supposedly laid to rest the issue of whether or not antidepressants are effective. The study was titled “Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21...

Because of my long-standing interest in nutrition, especially the connection between diet and brain function, I am constantly amazed at the number and variety of folks who claim to have some degree of nutritional expertise. It seems that every Tom, Dick and Harry...

Academic medicine has never been enthusiastic about the general public taking unregulated supplements. These supplements cover a broad range, from common vitamins and minerals to more esoteric targeted supplements. I suspect one big reason for their distain is because...

I’m not normally the type of person who focuses on the end of my life. In my opinion life is for the living, so this is where I like to spend my time and effort. That is until I was recently scheduled for a cardiac ablation procedure for my intermittent irregular...

You’ll have to excuse my pun but America, Mexico, Sugar and Trump do seem to be part of the same twisted and distorted tale. First things first. Unless you are deaf, dumb and blind or living on the moon, the science is in and sugar is out. If has been confirmed beyond...

Being from Boston, I like reading my “home town” medical journal, the New England Journal of Medicine. This is likely the most prestigious medical journal in the world, yet I find it interesting just how often they get things wrong. NEJM—Master of Mistakes? In 1980...