(Originally published in 2021; Updated in 2025) We have just gone through an unparalleled year of severe stress with the pandemic. Many have lost their jobs or have had threats to their livelihoods as a result of bankruptcies, layoffs, sudden health challenges and various government mandates. The end result of all these stressful situations has […]

(Originally published in 2020; Updated in 2025) When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing as a Sleep Disorder Clinic. Yet the past 38 years have changed all that with waiting lists of people making appointments for help at dozens of such clinics throughout the city. Staffed with well meaning doctors, […]

In July 2016, CBC News reported on a study done by The University of Georgia indicating that in U.S. states with legalized medical marijuana, there was a marked decline in prescription drug use among the elderly and disabled. Researchers estimated that if every state legalized medical marijuana, Medicare would save more than $468 million a […]

(Updated July 20, 2022) The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.  ~F. Scott Fitzgerald A young college student is overwhelmed near final exams. He tries to get to sleep but can’t seem to manage more than two or three hours a night. So concerned with one particular exam, […]

Every living organism on the planet needs sleep. It is an integral component of health. A sufficient amount of good quality, restful sleep is essential to prevent illness as well as cultivate health and facilitate longevity. The desire to sleep – without being able to – is one of the most frustrating experiences in modern […]

The following is an excerpt from “The 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing” by Patrick Holford and Jerome Burne Aging well is a matter of making the most of all the natural 'repair and restore systems' your body has access to. Exercise and diet are obviously major players, but so is sleep which can take a […]

("Chinese Medicine for Insomnia" updated Jan. 5, 2021) It is common knowledge that the immune system works best during sleep. This is the  time when our natural killer cells are generated. Sleep deprivation can lead to an array of serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and depression. We study sleep in sleep […]

Insomnia can be described as: difficulty or inability to fall asleep, waking throughout the night, restless sleep, waking in the early hours of morning with the inability to fall back asleep, and dream-disturbed sleep. Insomnia is considered chronic if it persists over a couple of months. Approximately one third of adults experience some sort of […]