Feeling hungrier and less satisfied: MINDFULNESS as published in Archives Internal Medicine 171:1585 9/26/11. WEIGHT LOSS and even the ATTEMPT at weight loss has a biochemistry that makes one FEEL HUNGRIER and when you eat, LESS SATISFIED. HOLD ON .... Take a second ... Think about it ... Or even better JUST NOTICE and OBSERVE where you are-what is going on-what do you … [Read more...]
Wellness Aphorisms 2024
by H. Robert Silverstein, MD, FACC This approach reduces the complexity and cost of healthcare: it is an important part of the human potential movement The best clinical insights exceed so-called knowledge by at least 1 step Physicians guess at every step, the best physicians have the best guessing rate In the 2012 Arnold Schwarzenegger actually quite decent sci-fi … [Read more...]
The Unhappening of Heart Disease
A recent article was published in The European Society of Medicine (ESMED) authored by H. Robert Silverstein - entitled The Unhappening of Heart Disease, in the Medical Research Archives (MRA). click here for the Medical Grand Rounds presentation 12/7/23 ABSTRACT: Most of the major diseases, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in particular, are made to … [Read more...]
Summary Corona Virus Update 11/22/21
Summary Corona Virus Update by H. Robert Silverstein, MD, FACC for the Preventive Medicine Center Updated version -- available as pdf and original docx. Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago Clyde W. Yancy, MD: “I’m exhausted by the … [Read more...]
Diet (Liv-it) advice – eat mostly cooked vegetables and don’t look for a shortcut
Recently someone once again asked for diet advice... here is Doctor Silverstein's answer: There are many ways to skin the proverbial cat. That is another way of saying different strokes for different folks. The best diet is the one that works. As we age, the “twitch” factor that burns so many calories goes away. We sit more calmly, react more calmly, become more efficient, … [Read more...]