Michael S. Fenster, MD

“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”  — Oscar Wilde This time of year is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the many …

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”  — William Shakespeare (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2, Scene 2) Previously, in this column, I have discussed the …

“It’s not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye In his book, The Stress of Life, published in 1956, physician and researcher Hans Selye …

“A healthy gut is essential for a healthy mind.” ~ Emeran Mayer Over the last several years, there has been increasing evidence implicating the gut-brain axis in the etiology of …

“Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, and consciousness is the ability to feel things and have subjective experiences.” ~ Yuval Noah Harari A prominent driver in the push for …

“He is haunted by a demon, a demon against which he feels powerless, because in its first manifestation it has no face, no name, nothing; and the words, the poem …

“Interbeing is the understanding that nothing exists separately from anything else. We are all interconnected.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Previously, in this column, the ubiquity of “forever chemicals,” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl …

“If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and …

“Life is great. Cheese makes it better.” — Anthony Bourdain This week’s Study Spotlight focuses less on a specific clinical trial or issue and more on a holistic perspective. Of …

“Avoiding both extremes, the Tathagata has realized the Middle Path: It gives vision, it gives knowledge, and it leads to calm, to insight, to enlightenment, and to Nirvana.” — The …