Category Archives: General Health

My friends at ConsumerLab.com have updated their excellent article answering the question: Who Should or Should Not Get Vaccinated with the COVID vaccine?

I enjoy being able to answer questions from the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine in my “Ask Dr. Walt” column. Here’s a recent Q&A about better sleep:

Wow. I just received a notice that I’ll be listed in the 2021 edition of “Who’s Who in the World.”

My friends at ConsumerLab.com have a great update on the COVID vaccine and all the allergies you’ve been hearing about. Below are some details. I use this information to answer questions my patients have about taking th COVID vaccine with … Continue reading →

I enjoy being able to answer questions from the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine in my “Ask Dr. Walt” column. Here’s a recent Q&A about preventive medicine:

I have loved serving as a visiting professor at the In His Image Family Medicine Residency Program in Tulsa, OK, a program that trains young family medicine residents for a life of missionary service. Enis Sakirgil, MD, the president of … Continue reading →

The news the last couple of days has centered on some experts recommending altering the COVID vaccine schedule approved by the FDA. Using 1/2 doses of the Moderna vaccine in some folks, delaying the second shot in other folks, etc. … Continue reading →

YOU CAN FIND PART ONE OF THE Q&A HERE. Dear Dr. Walt, I know you support natural medicines (herbs, vitamins, and supplements) that are safe and effective for various conditions. So, what are your thoughts about the cornucopia of over-the-counter … Continue reading →

Dear Dr. Walt, I know you support natural medicines (herbs, vitamins, and supplements) that are safe and effective for various conditions. So, what are your thoughts about the cornucopia of over-the-counter products being hawked to boost our immune system to … Continue reading →

Greetings and I hope you and yours have a warm, memory-creating, family-filled, healthy, and blessed New Year. To help with those New Year resolutions, I’m delighted to announce that Harvest House Publishers is doing a special $1.99 promotion for my book, … Continue reading →

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter:  “The Best Medicine” right at death’s door “Fit over 50” e-book promotion for $1.99 “Colorado Springs Gazette” features Barb and Walt “Who’s Who in the World” features Walt Answers to last month’s … Continue reading →

I enjoy being able to answer questions from the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine in my “Ask Dr. Walt” column. Here’s a recent Q&A about preventive medicine:

Well, our local paper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, sure had a big ole surprise for Barb and me in the Sunday paper yesterday.

This is from the twenty-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 … Continue reading →

This is from the twenty-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 … Continue reading →

Harry “Cuz” Bagley was the father of my friend Rick in Western North Carolina. Harry’s book, “Listening to the Grass Grow,” is a favorite of mine. You don’t want to miss this short six-minute Radio Play of a heart-warming Christmas story … Continue reading →

Christmas is a time of hope and blessings, a celebration of life and salvation. The Scriptures teach us that children are a blessing from God. It has also been said that the birth of each new child is a sign … Continue reading →

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. 

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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

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.

Here is the text of a sermon I presented in 2015 on “The Star of Bethlehem” at the Little Log Church in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Of interest, the church is at the base of Sundance Mountain, which is the home of … Continue reading →

The risk of burns increases over the holiday season because people are cooking more, putting up potentially flammable decorations and using fireplaces and candles.  What can you do to reduce your family’s risk?

One of my favorite Christian cultural commentators is Jim Denison. I’d encourage you to consider subscribing to his Daily Article. I thought you’d enjoy his December 17 article, Are the vaccines safe? Answers to common questions and a prayer for knowledge … Continue reading →

Yesterday I blogged about how I, as a Bible-believing Christian, am comfortable taking and recommending two of the COVID vaccines that may have used aborted fetal cell tissues in testing the vaccine. Today, I want to share a view on … Continue reading →

Yesterday I blogged about how the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines used cell cultures that originated with cells from an aborted fetus to test, but not produce, their vaccines. I said that as a Bible-believing Christian I was comfortable taking and … Continue reading →

The Christian Medical and Dental Associations (CMDA) have sent to its members a couple of notices on the COVID vaccine and aborted fetal cells. Here’s part two (of two) I’ve adapted for you. Feel free to share this with family, … Continue reading →