Obesity

July 19, 2023

“Vaccine News You Can Use” for Family Physicians – Summer 2023

I’ve been honored to write a quarterly column, “Vaccine News You Can Use” for the Colorado Family Physician journal for a number of years. If you’d […]
July 17, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 11 – Essential #5 – Avoid Loneliness Like the Plague OR The Essential of Relationships (Part 2)

I shared in our last episode how love, social support, intimacy, security, safety, satisfaction, connectedness, and community all can affect our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. […]
July 13, 2023

The Writer’s Studio 14 – My Interview with Philip Yancey (Part 2)

Award Winning and uber best-selling author Philip Yancey returns to share his experience as a writer as well as a few tips for aspiring writers in […]
July 12, 2023

Magazine touts Phil Larimore’s heroics in WWII and the book about him

I was delighted to see this article in North magazine about my father, his WWII heroics, and the award-winning book about him and the men with whom he […]
July 10, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt – Episode #10 – Essential #5 – Avoid Loneliness Like the Plague OR The Essential of Relationships (Part 1)

How important are positive friendships and healthful family relationships? You may be stunned to learn that without them, your physical, mental, and spiritual health may suffer. […]
July 7, 2023

The Writer’s Studio 13 – My Interview with Philip Yancey (Part 1)

Philip Yancey is one of the most celebrated Christian authors in America and sits down with me to share a little about his background and how […]
July 5, 2023

Monthly Family Update – July 2023

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: My Father to be posthumously inducted into the 3rd Infantry Division’s Marne Hall of Fame At First Light […]
July 4, 2023

A U.S. President opines on “What the Fourth of July means to me”

In his first year as president, Ronald Reagan wrote an essay entitled “What the Fourth of July Means To Me.” Today, as you prepare to celebrate […]
October 13, 2011

Weight Watchers more effective than advice from a doctor

Readers know of my fondness for the Weight Watchers program, and that I highly recommend it. Now I have another reason to do so.
October 24, 2011

People who eat slowly consume fewer calories

Did your mom, like mine, emphasize chewing your food slowly? Now we know she was right. Here’s why.
October 29, 2011

Halloween doesn’t have to be scary for your diet

Trying to avoid eating the entire bag of candy bars you bought for Halloween before the big night arrives? Worried that you won’t have the willpower […]
November 20, 2011

Losing weight in middle age lowers heart disease risk

The New York Times “Well” blog reports that according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “overweight adolescents who slim down in middle age may […]
December 1, 2011

Many young adults may have undetected atherosclerosis

  In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I stunned many readers when I wrote, “In obese children, their vascular age […]
December 1, 2011

Lack of sleep linked to obesity in teens

In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I explain to parents how there are three keys to prevent or treat […]