Dr. Sklar’s Blog

Science has shown us that lifestyle factors like nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management can help fight against aging and chronic disease.

Have you been searching for the secret? The secret diet, the secret pill, the secret ingredient that will make you healthy, feel great and lose weight? Well, the truth is there is not one magic secret that fits all.

Hi, it’s Dr. Sklar with our tip of the week for your brain health and cognition–Vitamin D. Vitamin D protects the nerves in your brain against Alzheimer’s disease. One of the most important lab tests to know is your Vitamin D level.

Little did I know when I sent out my blog last week about taking a hip hop class for fun that there actually is scientific evidence about the value of dance in preventing cognitive decline.

This week, I want to talk to you about stress, because stress is one of the biggest factors in why we have brain decline. Stress is not some intangible kind of airy concept; it is a definite set of physiologic responses that end up killing your neurons (brain cells).

Summer is around the corner and it’s time to buckle down on our diets to lose those few winter pounds. So what do you do, reach for the fat! I know what you are thinking, did I just read to eat more fat to lose fat?

Women often think that they must have low thyroid function because of symptoms like weight gain, fatigue, dry skin, dry hair, hair loss, brittle nails, constipation, and cold hands and feet.