If you’ve ever experienced a sunburn, then you know all too well about the negative effects the sun can have on your health. Heat rash, premature aging, and skin cancer are other painful outcomes from being outdoors without adequate protection. But spending time in...

If you’re a fan of Marie Kondo, the Minimalists, or even HGTV, you may have set a goal this year to whip your home into shape. With remote work, distance learning, and social distancing, it makes sense to devote resources to making your home a place you love to be....

Reminiscing on our Thanksgiving 1984 family celebration, my mind goes back to all the relatives around our dining room table. Grandfather Joseph Pendleton had come over from Monroe, LA, but this year without Grandmother Velda Pendleton, to participate in our family...

Many of you know Dr. Jack Ward and I have had a Lifestyle Medicine practice on Line Avenue in our fair city of Shreveport, LA, since 1999. As baby boomers, we were attracted to the anti-aging movement. We organized and wrote a business plan, thus pairO'docs...

On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing hemp.  This bill now amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970 to remove hemp from the definition of marijuana and subsequently open the doors to research and production.  It...

As a review, “Rapunzel” is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers’ story is an adaptation of the fairy tale “Rapunzel” by Friedrich Schulz...