Welcome!

I have been occasionally blogging for my medical practice for the past couple of years and decided it was time to branch out and start my own blog. I am a family physician working in a primary care clinic and I am passionate about helping my patients make the lifestyle changes needed to prevent and reverse chronic illness. A recent study of 23,000 people showed that walking for just 30 minutes every day, not smoking, eating a reasonably healthy diet, and keeping a healthy weight prevented 93% of diabetes, 81% of heart attacks, 50% of strokes and 36% of all cancers. That's huge!! And all without more costly pills or risky procedures. Sadly, our medical system is still structured in such a way that I rarely have the time I need with my patients to discuss lifestyle changes. That's where I hope this blog will come in. I have called it "An Apple A Day" because I really hope that by adopting a healthier lifestyle, you will be able to keep the doctor away! (I'm okay with working myself out of a job:))