Month: December 2018

Of the over 150 blogs I posted in 2018, here are the twenty that received the largest numbers of unique visitors out of the 80,343 who visited this year. Although not all of the blogs were written in 2018, those from earlier years have, in general, been updated. Enjoy! And, a Happy and Healthy New Year to each of you!! 1) My Recommendations for Eliminating Nausea and Vomiting (Morning Sickness) in Pregnancy2) Taking low-dose aspirin and NSAIDs can be a challenge3) Bible Study: The High Calling of Servanthood4) 10 Reasons Married Women May Not Have A Satisfying Sex Life5) If You Are Going to take Fish Oil — here’s how to take the right amount6) Vaccine Myth #13: Vaccinations are made from aborted babies7) Medical and Spiritual Considerations for Christian…

This is from the thirty-second chapter from my best-selling book, Bryson City Seasons, which is the sequel to Bryson City Tales. I hope that you’ll enjoy going back to Bryson City with me each week and that if you do, you’ll be sure to invite your friends and family to join us. (more…)

Dear Dr. Walt, I’ve see a lot of claims on Facebook posts about the dangers of sugar, claiming that it’s more addictive than cocaine, it’s poison, it feeds cancer, etc.  While I know too much sugar is bad for your health, these claims seem a bit over the top. Are they?  —Sweet Tooth in Georgia  (more…)

Barb and I hope you and yours are having a Christ-centered, warm-memory-creating, family filled Christmas and that you each have a most Blessed New Year.  (more…)

I wanted to let you know that Focus on the Family is re-airing a Christmas radio special entitled, Reflecting on Christmas Memories, tomorrow, Christmas Day. I am one of the featured guests who shared a favorite Christmas memory on this episode. I hope you can listen in sometime this week. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/media/daily-broadcast/reflecting-on-christmas-memories-pt2

Two days ago, I began a Christmas story that came from my book Bryson City Seasons (Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 here). This is the finale. I hope it’s been a Christmas blessing. And I pray you and yours have a Christ-centered, warm-memory-creating, family-filled Christmas and a Blessed New Year. (more…)

Here's Part 2 of a Christmas story from my book, Bryson City Seasons. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. The finale will appear tomorrow afternoon, on Christmas eve. I hope it will be a blessing for you and yours: (more…)

My most popular books, at least based on sales and letters, are the Bryson City series. In the second book in this series, Bryson City Seasons, I wrote about an encounter with a patient on Christmas 1982 in Bryson City, North Carolina. Today, tomorrow, and on Christmas eve, I’ll be excerpting the story for you and hope it will be a Christmas blessing for you and yours: (more…)

Okay, it's really Tuesday, but I start a special series tomorrow, so I'm moving this one up a day: Dear Dr. Walt, My and my family's allergies always seem to kick up during the Christmas holidays. Any suggestions? Allergic in Louisiana (more…)

As we approach the Christmas holiday, Christians will often be challenged by those who note the “pagan” origin of Christmas. As a result, some Christians believe we should not celebrate the holiday at all, given the origin of its elements. (more…)

This is from the thirty-second chapter from my best-selling book, Bryson City Seasons, which is the sequel to Bryson City Tales. I hope that you’ll enjoy going back to Bryson City with me each week and that if you do, you’ll be sure to invite your friends and family to join us. (more…)

Dear Dr. Walt, As we head toward the holidays, I think I remember you writing in one of your blogs about using family gatherings to gather information about the medical history of various family members. Am I remembering correctly? If so, what was your point? Planning a Gathering in Georgia (more…)

In November Barb and I traveled to Louisville and the Southeast Christian Church where we attended and I taught on “Spiritual Interventions in Clinical Care—or How to Become an Everyday Missionary in Healthcare,” at the Global Missions Health Conference. It was wonderful. (more…)

This is from the thirty-first chapter from my best-selling book, Bryson City Seasons, which is the sequel to Bryson City Tales. I hope that you’ll enjoy going back to Bryson City with me each week and that if you do, you’ll be sure to invite your friends and family to join us. (more…)

Dear Dr. Walt, Is CBD salve helpful for knee pain? I had a total knee replacement in 2008 and it has always hurt, sometimes worse than the other. I want to make sure topical CBD is safe and pure. —Inflamed in Indiana (more…)

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Wonderful Encouragement The Blessing of “Snowflakes” Last Month’s Events Upcoming Events (more…)