by David Hilden, MD MPH | Nov 30, 2017 | Diabetes, Diet and exercise, Dr. Hilden's reflections, Health and wellness, Preventive care, Quick tips, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
I have been writing My Healthy Matters for nearly two years, and over that time there have been over 50,000 views to the site. To all of you who read along with me, THANK YOU! I took a pause in writing new posts today to look at the statistics on what most of you are...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Oct 17, 2017 | Allergies, Health and wellness, Infections, Public Health
There’s a joke, probably only funny to someone from the great frozen tundra where I live, that goes something like this . . . Q: How does a person from Minnesota say “Hello”? A: (sniffles) . . . . “Hello.” Get it? It does seem like...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Sep 25, 2017 | Ethics and philosophy, Health and wellness, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
Medical school is four years long. This is after four years of college. It is then followed by three more years of intensive training during medical residency. It’s a lot of learning. So in all those years, do you know how much I learned about chiropractic...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Aug 8, 2017 | Health and wellness, Preventive care
In 2013, people in the United States spent nearly $35 billion on vitamins and supplements. Something like 1 in 3 people take a multivitamin, and around half of people took some type of supplement in the past 30 days. So why, on the Healthy Matters radio broadcast the...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Mar 17, 2017 | Health and wellness, Health in the News
True story. . . This past Saturday I set three alarm clocks in preparation for getting out of bed to do my Sunday morning Healthy Matters radio broadcast. It was the start of Daylight Saving Time here in the United States and the broadcast is done live. None of...
by David Hilden, MD MPH | Feb 20, 2017 | Allergies, Health and wellness, Tips from Healthy Matters radio broadcast
It seems that about 75% of my life involves nasal congestion with sinus pressure around my eyes. It’s probably allergies to various tiny stuff floating through the air. Not sure about that but I am so stuffy so much of the time that the makers of...