Q: As a frum woman, I find it challenging to exercise year-round, but especially in the winter. What are some good ways to stay active when it’s cold outside? A: I’m sure you lead a hectic life with… Read more
Health
Getting the Nutrients You Need
Q: As someone who follows a kosher diet, I want to know, are there any vitamins and minerals that I should take? A: There is nothing inherent in a Torah lifestyle that would preclude following a… Read more
A Few Fasting Fixes
Q: I always feel weak when I fast—and I get a headache halfway through the day. Can you share any nutrition tips to help me feel better this Yom Kippur? A: The bad news first. When you deprive your… Read more
Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park, Michigan, I visited a doctor for a checkup. I already knew the drill. He’d come in, examine me, draw blood and adjust my medications… Read more
Taking Chanukah to Heart
Q: In light of all the oily food I’ll be consuming over Chanukah, can you explain how oils can be healthy if they contain so much fat? A: Ah, Chanukah, the Festival of Oil—I mean, Light. Because oil… Read more
Kidney Doctor As Kidney Donor
No one looks forward to having surgery, but five and a half years ago, I actually did. I, a kidney doctor, was about to become a kidney donor. In the 1970s, shortly after I graduated medical school,… Read more
Kidney Donation in Jewish Law: A Testimony to the Progress of Science and Medical Halachah
The genesis of this essay began with an inquiry by the Jewish Action editors as to whether there is enough novel or substantive material about the halachic issues of living kidney donation to merit an… Read more
A Wake-Up Call for Our Community: Take Control of Your Health Now
Doctors Versus Patients: Who Decides Right-to-Life? In the fall of 2007, eighty-four-year-old Samuel Golubchuk, an Orthodox Jew, was admitted to the ICU unit of Grace Hospital in Winnipeg with… Read more
A Kiddush Conundrum
Q: I am always at a loss trying to find something reasonably healthy to eat at our shul’s weekly kiddush. What do you suggest to improve kiddush fare? A: When I think of a typical kiddush, the… Read more
Dip the Apple in the…Splenda?
Q I know you’re supposed to eat sweet foods this time of year, but I don’t want all the calories! Is it safe to use artificial sweeteners—and more importantly, will they help me lose weight? A At 4… Read more
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Cool article, Steve!
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