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Find tips on health, medicine, nutrition, and more.New Book: Ask Your Family Doctor: Practical Guidance for Healthy Living
The Questions Patients Actually Ask — and Why I Wrote a Book About Them My new book, Ask Your Family Doctor: Practical Guidance for Healthy Living, is my attempt to share the answers I give to patients every day. It's the conversation I could have with every one who...
Primary Care Doctor Advises the Five Numbers Every Adult Should Know
Primary Care Doctor Advises the Five Numbers Every Adult Should Know An excerpt from Dr. David Schechter's upcoming book, Ask Your Family Doctor: Practical Guidance for Healthy Living, to be published in 2026. [Insert a hero image of a person checking blood pressure...
West LA Family Physician Recommends Prevention Today to Protect You Tomorrow
West LA Family Physician Recommends Prevention Today to Protect You Tomorrow An excerpt from Dr. David Schechter's upcoming book, Ask Your Family Doctor: Practical Guidance for Healthy Living, to be published in 2026. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a...
Instagram and Facebook posts
I 've been posting a lot on instagram of late, primarily on chronic pain, mind-body method, neuroplastic symptoms, TMS and the like. If you are not aware of my instagram page, look for @drdavela I even have a few videos discussing patients and recovery from pain. ...
Weight Loss Medications. Ozempic. Zepbound. West LA Doc.
These new medications are in the news and I am prescribing them for appropriate patients. What these medications do includes modifying insulin sensitivity (glucose/sugar levels), reducing appetite, helping you to feel full earlier, and slowing digestion. The net...
Dealing with a Sprained Ankle. Or is it broken?
The Sprained Ankle “I sprained my ankle… or did I break it?” Last week I saw a patient who had a chip fracture of his ankle, at the inner or medial malleolus bone. I had to put him in an ankle walker (boot) device. He needed his crutches adjusted, as well. But...