Our diet holds the answer to many of our medical problems. The wrong mix of nutrients leads to many metabolic problems, whether the nutrients are good or bad in excess. Most, if not all of us have acquired our eating habits by watching and imitating our parents’ eating habits. And, over time, we developed and […]

We all know that there’s a world of difference between knowing and doing. Knowing the right things to eat to nourish our bodies for a long, healthy life was taught to us in elementary school and by our parents. We were instructed on the food pyramid, portion control, and other good habits we need to […]

With the deluge of information hitting our brains today from multi-media sources, the patient is being spun into a state of confusion. Herein is the marketing key: The goal is to create so much confusion over what to believe that the only option left is to trust what we think is a “trusted” source of […]

I was having a meaningful dialog with a patient few days ago. He was relating to me how inconsiderate, cold and obnoxiously rude the pharmacist was at his local pharmacy. He went on to describe that the pharmacist had specific instructions on what sort of behavior was acceptable if the patient chose to wait. Behaviors […]

A lot can be said for the “bedside manor” of pharmacists. In the retail environment, most of our patient interaction is from behind the counter without a lot of privacy, but times are changing. Newly minted and progressive pharmacists have begun interacting with patients without a counter separating them. These pharmacists, who have embraced this […]

I was talking to a nurse colleague earlier this week. The topic of conversation centered on her taking care of her diabetic husband. In short, he had been diagnosed with type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes almost 20 years ago. Since she was a nurse, and aware of the importance of all the factors that go […]

It never fails, we like to put off the inevitable…going to the doctor for an annual check-up. Too busy, not enough time in the day, no baby-sitter for the kids, meetings, work demands, etc., etc., are all “reasons’ we use to get out of doing what we need to do – take care of ourselves. […]

I’ve been a practising pharmacist for over 20 years in Florida. In that time, I’ve been asked countless times if it was “ok” to take someone else’s pills or about how to go about “donating” unused meds to the needy. While these would seem to be common sense things to avoid, you would be surprised […]