Psalms

September 27, 2022

Tuesday Patient Stories – Kissimmee Tales Chapter 6A – Cowboy Country

For the next few months, I’m excerpting chapters from the first of two books about my early years in family medicine in Kissimmee, Florida – The […]
September 26, 2022

Have you heard about the polypill therapy that is very effective in heart patients?

A report in Cardiovascular Business revealed that taking a polypill – a single pill containing three different medications – not only improved medication adherence but was associated […]
September 24, 2022

Saturday Book Report – “At First Light” featured in Baton Rouge Advocate

Upon arising last Saturday morning, I found my phone was blowing up with messages and emails from around Louisiana informing me of a huge article in […]
September 23, 2022

Did you know ultra-processed food increases the risk of cancer, heart disease, and premature death?

CNN reported, “Eating a lot of ultra-processed foods significantly increases men’s risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to heart disease and early death in both […]
September 22, 2022

Thursday Ask Dr. Walt – Do Bad Genes Doom Me?

Dear Dr. Walt, I read your column and enjoy it, and you’re always harping on us readers to improve our health. But, my family has really poor […]
September 21, 2022

Nightly sleep duration associated with overweight and obesity among adolescents

Healio reported, “Adolescents who sleep fewer hours at night had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity compared with those who slept for the guideline-recommended eight hours […]
September 20, 2022

Tuesday Patient Stories – Kissimmee Tales Chapter 5 – Back to Nature

For the next few months, I’m excerpting chapters from the first of two books about my early years in family medicine in Kissimmee, Florida – The […]
September 19, 2022

Two studies, one finding: Keep walking to prolong life

The UPI reported that walking and physical activity can dramatically reduce the risk of premature death.
July 24, 2020

Omnipresence of Jesus – 1

For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. … And surely I am with you always, to the very […]
July 24, 2020

Omnipresence of Jesus – 2

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
July 27, 2020

Reviled

Scorn has broken my heart  and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.
July 27, 2020

Weakened

My heart pounds, my strength fails me.
July 28, 2020

Despised

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
July 29, 2020

We Are Pressing Onward

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, […]