by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 25, 2017 | Aging, Cholesterol, Circulatory System, Food, Heart Health
The debate about the best way to treat/prevent heart disease has become caustic. Dr. Stephen Nissen, of the Cleveland clinic, has commented “There are a lot of people out there, particularly on the web, that I’d call statin deniers, like climate deniers, who...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 19, 2017 | Outdoors, Uncategorized
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by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 6, 2017 | Boston, Environment, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Preventative Medicine
“Enemy of the People” In the Henrik Ibsen play “Enemy of the People.” the citizens of a small Norwegian town believe that bathing in the local mineral springs is good for one’s health. The town’s doctor discovers that the springs make people ill. The doctor, simply by...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jul 30, 2017 | Disease, Infectious Disease, Outdoors, Uncategorized
“I love everything in the world … except for ticks.” – The Dalai Lama This summer in New England we will have significant increases in tick-borne diseases, most frequently Lyme disease. A combination of warmer winters and a very wet spring have...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jun 27, 2017 | Aging, Hormone Supplementation Therapy, Medications, Sleep, Testosterone
The Testosterone Trials: Looking for Complications in All the Wrong Places The NIH trials of testosterone replacement in older men (The TTrials) concluded in April. Over 50,00 volunteers were screened to create a study group of 790 men. The average age was 72; many...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 11, 2017 | Allergies, Disease, Food, Health and Diet
Finally: An Explanation of Autism I have reprinted an opinion piece from The New York Times. It traces a significant part of the autism epidemic to inflammation of the immune system. The same system that fights infection attacks the developing brain of the child...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 25, 2017 | Food, Health and Diet, nutrition, Weight Loss
Oatmeal for Winter 2016 – 2017 Annual Update Dr. Nadelberg and I frequently speak of mixing and matching foods to make balanced dishes. Consuming hearty foods is superior to counting calories or trying to stay on restrictive diets. Hearty foods diminish...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Dec 28, 2016 | Health and Diet, Sleep
Sometimes that Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train The Effect of Light at Night on Health We just experienced the longest night of the year (Winter Solstice). We shorten the night with electric light. It is the largest uncontrolled experiment in human history....
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 16, 2016 | Health and Diet, Health Supplements, Medications
The Good In its September 2016 magazine, Consumer Reports has an extensive review of dietary supplements. They present a very good history of the supplement industry, which got its impetus from Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize winner, and his claims in the...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 25, 2016 | Health and Diet, Health Supplements
WGBH Frontline Slams Supplements There are many ongoing controversies about the use of supplements and their effects on people’s health. The supplement industry in the United States could best be described as a bazaar with various companies hawking their...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 14, 2016 | Health Supplements
Safe Supplementation of Vitamin D This study, which recommends people to consume three times more vitamin D than the Institute recommended in 1997, also concludes that consuming more vitamin D could be hazardous. The flaw in the report is its structure which flows...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 11, 2016 | Heart Health, Hormone Supplementation Therapy, Testosterone
Proper Doses of Testosterone Reduces Heart Attack Risk A new Veteran’s Administration study looked at records of 83,000 men, average age 66, with no evidence of heart disease or stroke and low total testosterone (TT) at the beginning of the study. Only...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 2, 2015 | Health and Diet, Heart Health
The benefits of flaxseed have been described for decades. Flaxseed has a very hard husk and contains several oils. If you eat flaxseeds whole, they will pass through undigested. In practice, the seed is crushed and the oil is harvested. Fish oil is a better source of...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Sep 29, 2015 | Heart Health, Sleep
The “Hollywood Heart Attack” – sudden, intense, left shoulder and arm pain, crushing chest pain, nausea, sweating and collapse – is ingrained into the American psyche. It is the most memorable presentation, but the majority of heart attacks, in both men and women,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 8, 2015 | Health and Diet, Medications
After the enthusiastic response to my oatmeal recipe, I thought I should counter with a breakfast warning. Most of you have been deafened with recommendations to “eat fruits and vegetables,” however not all fruits and vegetables are equal. Here is a synopsis of a...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 6, 2015 | Allergies, Health and Diet, Outdoors, Uncategorized
How to Make it Through Sinus Season – 2015 Update Dr. Katz In addition to the instructions below which will help you with keeping your sinuses healthy throughout the winter, this year’s update has some encouraging news from the conventional medical community....
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Mar 6, 2015 | Disease, Health and Diet
The Wrong White Crystals: Some Insights into Salt and Sugar The Bad News on Bread? Writing about the American Diet is maddening. Not a day goes by that a remarkable insight, announced one day, is refuted the next. These are not ignorant armies warring by night,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Aug 25, 2014 | Depression, Suicide
In his piece on Robin Williams, Andrew Solomon of The New Yorker states that every 40 seconds, someone commits suicide. Actually, it’s every second of every day, as people choose the action, or inaction, that will end their lives sooner. When the patient with...
