Why the Coast Makes Us Feel Human Again By the second morning at the Carolina coast, something subtle begins to happen. The shoulders descend half...
Please Pour the Coffee, But Do It Right
There’s an old story about an Ethiopian goat herder watching his animals dance after eating bright red berries. Curiosity did what curiosity always...
The Medicine of Mountain Air
Before Sunrise There is a moment in the mountains that never gets old. It often arrives before sunrise. Frost clings to the grass. The tent zipper...
Aging in Motion
What it Really Means to Stay Active for Life There’s a quiet revolution happening in longevity science, and it doesn’t come from a pill bottle, a...
The Mediterranean Diet: A Prescription Written in Sunlight
Where the Story Begins If you want to understand the Mediterranean diet, you don’t begin in a laboratory or a clinic or even with a stack of...
A Christmas Music Prescription
If laughter is the best medicine, then I’d like to think music is a close second. I discovered around the age of 18 that I have an ear for playing...
Harmonizing Your Brain – How Music May Be a Key to Cognitive Longevity
As someone who moves between the world of medicine and the world of music, I’ve long believed in the power of sound not just as something aesthetic,...
Wine Tasting Training Guide
Learning Wine Through Chemistry (Not Guesswork) Core principle You are not tasting “wine.”You are detecting small families of molecules interacting...
Classic Wine Grapes & the Chemistry Behind Their Aromas
A practical guide to why wines smell the way they do Wine aromas are not poetic accidents. They are produced by specific chemical compounds that...
A Joyful Heart is Good Medicine
How delightful to learn that laughter really is the best medicine and will perhaps add as many good years to your life as other familiar health...
Adventure Medical Kits
What if your routine cross-country ski jaunt turned emergent and you were stranded - would you be able to spend a night out in the mountains? Or...
Get Your Mojo Going!
Most of us could use a bit more of it. Some people suffer from a complete lack of it. Athletes burn a lot with activity and we all need it to...