By Dr. Sam Taggart on May 23, 2018

Good Day, I hope this note finds you well. Ten years ago, Josh Elrod asked me if I would write a few pieces for the...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on March 29, 2018

Good Day, I hope this note finds you well. As many of you know, I have been running marathons for a long time. I have...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on January 25, 2016

Each morning I end my daily run with a three lap walk around the parking lot of the YMCA in Hot Springs. On the front...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on November 25, 2015

In our family, holiday celebrations were never big deals; work came first, always. The exceptions were the mid-day meal on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The most...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on September 23, 2015

The nature of life is change and as we age this becomes quite obvious.

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on July 29, 2015

This summer Annette and I had an opportunity to participate in an athletic event that turned out to be a wonderful experience.

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on May 26, 2015

I don’t know that I have ever explained why I begin my pieces with the phrase, “I hope this note finds you well.”

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on March 27, 2015

For forty-two years I had the wonderful privilege of sitting, listening and dispensing advice to my friends about their health. Over that time I created...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on January 27, 2015

For the last few years Annette and I have lived on the south side of Lake Hamilton near Garvin Gardens. It’s a beautiful wooded place...

Notes From Dr. Sam

By Dr. Sam Taggart on November 25, 2014

Sometimes along the way we take a detour; unexpected, unplanned but necessary nonetheless.