W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones

W. Gifford-Jones, MD is the pen name of Dr. Ken Walker, graduate of Harvard Medical School. Diana Gifford-Jones is his daughter, a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School. Their latest book, “No Nonsense Health” is available at: Docgiff.com Sign-up at DocGiff to receive our weekly e-newsletter. For comments, contact-us@docgiff.com. Follow our new Instagram accounts, @docgiff and @diana_gifford_jones .

Most Recent Articles by W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones:

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Natural Magnesium from the Sea March 30, 2021
Isak Dinesen was right. The sea helps to sustain life and is the source of minerals that can improve our health
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“Beeting” Yourself to Increase Good Health March 21, 2021
If you are interested in a safe, natural supplement, then NEO40 is yet another option
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Good Health Includes Healthy Financials March 15, 2021
Take care of your financial affairs
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Change Your Heart Health in Three Months or Less March 7, 2021
Low levels of essential fatty acids have been associated with mood imbalances and joint problems
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Keep Blood Pressure Under Control March 2, 2021
Obesity is so often associated with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dementia
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The Agony of Shingles: How to Decrease the Risk February 24, 2021
As always, the message is, choose prevention before hellish pain occurs
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Eating Disorders Combine Secrecy and Compulsion February 16, 2021
Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental illnesses
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Why Doctors Must Think Like Sherlock Holmes January 28, 2021
Like Sherlock Holmes, doctors need to be good detectives
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Questions About the Ketogenic Diet January 13, 2021
Healthy weight loss also means an increase in daily exercise. Loss of excess weight and common-sense healthy living significantly reduces the risks associated with the epidemics of obesity, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes
What You Should Know About a Silent Heart Attack January 13, 2021
What is the best treatment? A silent coronary occurs for the same reasons as one that causes pain. So, being obese, a smoker, diabetic, having high blood cholesterol, hypertension, and a sedentary lifestyle are all risk factors
It takes guts to have good health January 10, 2021
Chronic stress can result in sustained poor digestion
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What Did You Learn in Disastrous 2020? December 28, 2020
Take our True or False quiz
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Stay with the happy people December 25, 2020
Be happy. The research is overwhelming: happiness is good for your health. Your heart, immune system, stress response, and pain management all improve in performance when you are happy, and the effects are lasting
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How Would You Treat Your Own Mother? December 13, 2020
So for our loved ones, we would insist that these four safe, inexpensive vitamins and minerals be given. Afterall, you can’t replace your mother.
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Measure Your Coronary Risk with the Omega-3 Index December 13, 2020
We’re now on a firm regimen of “the perfect omega” containing MaxSimil
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People in Pain Need Protection from False Pot Promotion November 30, 2020
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What Steak Lovers Should Know About Plant-Based Meats November 23, 2020
Plant-based meats versus the real McCoy?
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Take steps to relieve chronic stress November 23, 2020
Surround yourself with good friends who lift your spirits. Volunteer in your community or go for long walks. Find your funny bone and fuel it with good humour. And seek help from professionals if you sense you are stuck in a rut
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Shaking: An Annoyance or Parkinson’s Disease? November 17, 2020
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What’s the Best Approach to Natural Supplements? November 2, 2020
The bottom line? Think about the roots of your health problems, get advice from experts who focus on prevention of disease, and make daily good choices to keep yourself away from needing medical interventions
Did Radiation Protect President Carter from Pancreatic Cancer? October 24, 2020
What’s the right approach to radiation exposure? And the answer seems to be consistent with Gifford-Jones’ common sense advice, “all things in moderation.”
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During the Pandemic Are We Drinking Too Much Chardonnay? October 11, 2020
Too much chardonnay can also weaken the immune cells in the lungs and other organs. That’s the last thing we want during the pandemic.
Unripe Apples Protect from Threat of a Fatty Liver October 5, 2020
We all want to live longer and healthier. So keep alcohol in moderation, don’t overeat, and let apples help your liver
Go Ahead and Catch the Travel Bug September 27, 2020
Life has its hazards, even getting up in the morning. But plane travel is one of the safest forms of transportation. We must not become so paranoid that we become afraid of our own shadow.
How healthy is your poop? September 24, 2020
Shape, size, and colour of stool can be more important than whether the stool sinks or floats
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What is the Right Time for Knee Replacement? September 7, 2020
For the elderly, and others with elevated risk for COVID-19, an important consideration is post-operative recovery in hospital and rehabilitation units
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What Are the Benefits of Walking? August 31, 2020
Improved blood sugar level, Metabolic benefits, Less back pain, Improved knee osteoporosis, Increased creativity, mood, and stress reduction
Treat Your One Million Nephrons With TLC August 23, 2020
Chronic Kidney Disease
Hepatitis C Is Silent Like the Fog August 18, 2020
Fatigue, easy bruising, jaundiced eyes, swelling in the legs, dark-coloured urine
Vitamin D to Survive the Pandemic August 10, 2020
Vitamin C and D: This is a great insurance package to fight viral infections