You’re probably aware getting enough sleep is essential to overall health and well-being. Sleep helps lower blood pressure and inflammation, regulate metabolism and insulin uptake and reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke. This is why sleep deprivation is linked to obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, inflammation and weakened immunity.

Many Americans use self-monitoring technology such as pedometers, continuous glucose monitors, heart rate monitors and home blood pressure machines. In fact, Informa Tech Target reports that roughly 40 percent of American adults use healthcare-related apps and 35 percent are wearing devices — 92 percent of smartwatch users use their device specifically to track health data, according to study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

It’s not news that heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide. However, what is new is the connection found between heart disease and breast cancer, a leading form of cancer.

2025 ushered in a potential major public health change. On January 3, 2025, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, United States surgeon general, released Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, a document that explains how alcohol consumption increases the chances of developing cancer.

Most people want to live a healthy lifestyle. As many as 87 percent of Americans agree that they would like to take steps to live a healthier for longer, according to a study conducted by MDVIP and Ipsos.

A hormone our bodies produce naturally is linked to a surprising number of adverse issues, including sleep deprivation, weight gain, headaches, acne, fatigue, muscle weakness, insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, weak immune system and high blood pressure. The culprit? Cortisol.

If you’re trying to achieve a health goal or resolution like managing weight, getting more sleep – even quitting smoking — it’s important to understand the role this important hormone plays in our health.

Over the last decade, sugar has practically become public health enemy number one. Studies have linked excessive added sugar consumption with a wide range of health problems including cavities, obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Estimates vary on the number of doctors practicing concierge medicine. Currently, there are more than 1,000 doctors offering concierge services in the U.S. and as many as 10,000 according to various sources. 

Finding a concierge practice isn't that hard. You can find concierge-type practices in major cities and smaller towns. 

Everyone ages. It’s a process that none of us can avoid despite how well we care for ourselves. There are two basic types of aging – chronological and biological. And while you experience both, one type of aging can happen faster than the other.

Chronological aging is what we think of when we think of aging. It’s the age on your driver’s license. Biological aging, however, is the amount of cellular and tissue damage that’s accumulated over time.

Cancer has always been considered a disease of older adults. As you age, you’re exposed to more and more carcinogens such as chemical toxins, ultraviolet radiation and cigarette smoke, which damage cells. Damaged cells are supposed to self-destruct, but some don’t; instead, they begin accumulating in the body around age 50. This raises the risk for cancer, which is why historically, the median age for cancer diagnoses has been 66, according to the National Cancer Institute.