General Health

December 1, 2022

Thursday Ask Dr. Walt – Dangerous weight-loss supplements

Dear Dr. Walt, on your blog two weeks ago, you mentioned that weight-loss supplements could cause harm. Like what? — Interested in Indiana
November 30, 2022

Is too much social media use linked to decline in mental health?

Futurism reports, “As a new education and public policy study reveals, young adults across multiple personality types who begin using social media for five hours or more […]
November 29, 2022

Tuesday Patient Stories – Kissimmee Tales Chapter 10A – Our Town

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 […]
November 28, 2022

How dangerous is getting less than five hours of sleep a day?

Health reports, “Getting five hours of sleep or less at night could put older adults at a higher risk of developing multiple chronic problems.”
November 26, 2022

HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL – Autographed and Personalized Books

Here’s a great gift idea — either purchase for yourself, a loved one, or a friend, a book or books from me, autographed and personalized. 
November 23, 2022

The Gratitude Antidote

There are many ways to develop a positive attitude, but one easy way to begin is with the habit of giving thanks. Here’s an excerpt on […]
November 22, 2022

Tuesday Patient Stories – Kissimmee Tales Chapter 9B – The Journey

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 […]
November 19, 2022

Saturday Book Report – Updated PR report on my WWII book “At First Light”

ASCOT Media is doing a bang-up job on PR for my new WWII book, At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, […]
May 7, 2010

Doctors, Listen Up: Have a Seat and You’ll Have Happier Patients

For years, when I teach young healthcare professionals about caring for patients, I teach them to sit down to talk. Why? Not only do patients warm […]
May 8, 2010

Larimore Family Newsletter – May 2010

Well, my oh my, turns out I’m able to get out a May newsletter (last time I told you I did not think I would). Anyway, […]
May 9, 2010

Trip to Italy – Days #1 and 2 – Flight Nightmares

Trip to Italy – Days #1 and 2 – Flight Nightmares Okay, so you don’t know anyone whose plane to Europe was canceled due to the […]
May 10, 2010

Trip to Italy – Day #3 – Rome

After 48 hours of travel — we finally made it to Rome about 1030 am this morning (Sunday, May 10). We were upgraded to first class […]
May 11, 2010

Trip to Italy – Day #4 – Venice

Today, Tuesday, May 11, we leave Rome and head to one of our favorite Italian cities. The tourists call it ‘Venice,’ the Italians call it ‘Venezia,’ […]
May 22, 2010

Trip to Italy – Day #15 – Rome Day #3

Rome is magnificent and brutal, painfully historical and modern, wonderfully peacefully and maddeningly bustling, captivating and repulsing … at all at the same time. To us, […]