lack of sleep

September 4, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 18 – Brain Health – Part One

When you worry about your health, what concerns you most? In the past, most folks worried about cancer or heart disease. Not any longer! Surveys show […]
September 1, 2023

Monthly Family Update – September 2023

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: My Father was inducted into the 3rd Infantry Division’s Marne Hall of Fame Other At First Light news […]
August 30, 2023

A wonderful dream about my father

I have a long-time, dear, dear friend, Al Weir, MD, who has for many years written a weekly devotion for the Christian Medical and Dental Associations […]
August 28, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 17 – Essential #10 – Team Up with Winning Health Care Professionals OR The Essential of Teamwork

Optimum health requires not only that you take personal responsibility for your healthcare and choose to be your own healthcare quarterback, but also that you wisely […]
August 25, 2023

Faith flags, faith stories, and faith prescriptions in clinical practice

On Thursday, June 1, I gave a webinar for Christian healthcare professionals who are members of the International Medical and Dental Christian Associations. ICMDA has given […]
August 23, 2023

9 Dogface soldiers inducted to Marne Hall of Fame — including my Dad

I was pleased to be sent an article from The Coastal Courier about the 3rd Infantry Division’s recent induction ceremony for their Marne Hall of Fame […]
August 21, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 16 – Essential #9 – Be Your Own Health Care Quarterback OR The Essential of Personal Responsibility and Empowerment

Many of my patients tell me they feel baffled, even powerless, in the face of myriad healthcare options. They also seem confused over medical reporting in […]
August 18, 2023

Spiritual Interventions in Healthcare: Becoming an Everyday Missionary Wherever God Plants You!

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, I was honored to be asked to do a ZOOM presentation to a combined Christian Medical and Dental Associations meeting of […]
March 30, 2010

Afternoon Nap Might Make You Smarter

A study is claiming that snoozing refreshes the brain’s capacity to learn. While the findings are preliminary, this new research raises the prospect that sleep, specifically […]
June 10, 2010

Lack of sleep ‘linked to early death’

#mce_temp_url#Better Sleepers Are ‘Successful Agers’ In a number of my health books (including 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People: Becoming and staying highly healthy, SuperSized Kids: […]
June 10, 2010

Study Links Regular Bedtimes to Better Language, Reading, and Math Skills in Preschool Children

Children in households with bedtime rules and children who get adequate sleep score higher on a range of developmental assessments, according to a research abstract that […]
July 2, 2010

Strategies for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

Here’s some excellent information on avoiding insomnia and getting a good night’s sleep using common-sense sleep hygiene. It’s from my friends at the Natural Medicines Comprehensive […]
October 8, 2010

Tart Cherry Juice (Sour Cherry): What Are The Facts?

Tart cherry juice is now becoming a popular drink for everything from heart disease, insomnia, and muscle pain to preventing cancer. It’s in commercial products such […]
November 6, 2010

Time change tonight offers chance to try to improve on slumber, experts say.

When you turn your clocks back an hour tonight, it might be a good opportunity to think about whether you’re getting enough sleep. The switch from Daylight […]