If there is one thing humans are great at, it’s procrastination. We consistently put off until tomorrow what we should be doing today. I don’t believe it’s because we are lazy. I believe our minds work in a way that we justify not doing things until they really, really need to be done. Obviously, some…
1. A graph that caught my attention (and made me happy!)… I came across a book that I have not read yet (but will) called The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, by Jonathan Rauch. I want to share that Happiness Curve, as it is quite interesting (see below). Basically, our overall happiness…
There is one question that has come up more than any others in my twenty-two years of practice… How do I lose weight? I’ve watched people try to lose weight and fail. I’ve watch them lose weight, only to gain it all back. I’ve watch them spend a ton of money on gimmicks and programs…
1. My latest adventure… Last week was my daughter Emma’s birthday. We decided to fly down to see her at school, take her to lunch, and give her presents. I flew my Piper Arrow into Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, took an Uber to the university, grabbed lunch, took an Uber back to the airport, and…
Several years ago, I heard a portion of a presentation being given by Montel Williams. One thing he said caught my attention. He warned the audience that there were “two freight trains heading toward you right now.” Those two freight trains, according to him, were chronic illness and a lack of doctors in the future.…
1. Nutrition tip… It is always easier to eat healthier if you have healthier choices available when you need food. If unprepared, you’ll grab whatever is fastest and easiest… which is pre-packaged, sugar-laden, and non-real foods. I usually make chicken on Sundays for the week. I used to use chicken breasts, but now use chicken…
There is a tendency for us (the media, doctors, scientists, etc.) to get hyper-focused on a particular thing as being the answer to our health care woes. We pick out certain foods as either the solution to all of our problems, or the ultimate cause of all disease. In the past, the foods that have…
1. Upsetting (and frightening) study I revisited… The Environmental Working Group (EWG) led a study that checked the umbilical cord blood of ten newborn babies and found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants. This study, done in 2004, found a total of 287 different chemicals in the blood. This is crazy! These chemicals,…
If I ask you to think about the worst day you’ve ever experienced in your life, you will become filled with certain emotions. If I then ask you to think about the greatest day you’ve ever experienced, you will become filled with a completely different set of emotions. Have you ever responded to a situation…
1. Something I saw… As I boarded an airplane out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week, I chatted briefly with an older gentleman as I passed his seat. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force. I loved his hat… so I snapped a pic. Obviously, I love the pride that ex-military have, as he…