Michael S. Fenster, MD

“The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice The auguries of the Bard may indeed be true, and the sins of …

“Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on.” — Caz Frear, …

“What is real? How do you define ‘real’? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply …

“Hush little baby, don’t say a word And never mind that noise you heard It’s just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head…” — Metallica, Enter …

“Although the use of fraud in every action is detestable, nonetheless in managing war it is a praiseworthy and glorious thing, and he who overcomes the enemy with fraud is …

“What we do in life ripples in eternity.” — Marcus Aurelius Previous columns (here and here) have touched on the subject of PFAs, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or, as they …

“In the land of the blind, the snake oil salesman is king.” ~ Anonymous Often in this column, we examine a particular study in depth to separate the wheat from …

“For a dinner date, I eat light all day to save room, then I go all in: I choose this meal and this order, and I choose you, the person …

“Everything in Nature is connected. Only human-made machines are linear.” ~Fritjof Capra, Philosopher & Physicist We like to think of ourselves as individuals, Captains of our fate, charting the course …

“I went to a restaurant that serves ‘breakfast at any time.’ So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.”  —  Steven Wright There has always been the breakfast conundrum. Breakfast …