Michael S. Fenster, MD

“Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.” – Irish Proverb Or to phrase it more simply: “Good food, good mood.” But is it really just about the …

Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike:  “In my opinion, it has never been proven that food even has calories. When I bite into a hamburger, I see pickle and …

“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” ―Ayn Rand Recently, in both the UK and the US, the latest dietary guidelines opted not to …

“Perhaps the most tragic way that self-deception harms us is that we start believing our lies and we teach them to others.” ―Cortney S. Warren We all have that friend …

The subject of chrononutrition has been covered in several previous columns, e.g., here and here. The very existence of time-dependent effects, i.e., health outcomes impacted by the timing of the …

“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 …