Dear Dr. Meinig: Someone who knows you quite well told me that you weren’t in favor of the use of herb teas. Their use makes a lot more sense than coffee, cokes, and
Dr. Meinig Bids His Readers Farewell
Dear Readers: This is the most difficult column I have had to tackle during the last seventeen and one-half years. The time has come for me to discontinue the answering of your questions–to
The Name of the Game is the Name Revisited
Introduction The following statement by Mr. Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), speaking at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester approximately 25 years ago,
The Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Ritual
Introduction Check with veterinary science experts. They will confirm that lower animals, like the rat, nibble. They seem to eat all of the time. Actually, we are told that they munch about every
Will the Real Diabetic Please Stand
ABSTRACT: This article examines some of the epidemiology of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Instead of regarding diabetes as a discrete and specific disease entity or syndrome, the condition is approached more correctly
Vitamin C … What Woman Needs It?
This is a true story. It happened to a 48-year-old woman. It is the report by two reputable California doctors. It’s recent…released in America’s most prestigious so-called health publication, the Journal of the
Vitamin C: Who Needs It?
The quick and honest answer to the above question depends largely upon who poses it. There are experts who argue that vitamin C isn’t a critical medical issue. Other authorities claim that it’s
The Arithmetic of Health Sickness: A Matter of Pluses and Minuses
Introduction I have long been interested in the ingredients which go to make up health/sickness. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity of distilling my thoughts before the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the American