If there is one tool I would love to have, it would be a video machine that could show patients how they would look, function, and feel, years down the road with, and without, living the wellness lifestyle. Imagine if I could show you a couple of quick video clips of you ten, twenty, thirty,…
1. Can you help me…? Fifteen years ago, I started writing weekly wellness articles in three local papers. My goal was simple… to help shape the community’s philosophy on health and wellness and help provide the readers with solid, useful information that they could use to improve the quality of their lives and the lives…
Humans have been in search of the so-called fountain of youth for many, many years. If there is one thing most people share in common, it is fear of the aging process itself. Of course, there is the fear of losing our energy, vitality, and overall function, but it goes beyond that to include lack…
1. Recent event… I hate running, I am not a great swimmer, and I have not biked much, so a triathlon would seem like an unlikely endeavor for me to sign up for. Fortunately, there are shortened versions of athletic events like these. That’s why every year I do the Cleveland Triathlon. There is the…
We have now been providing Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) for a few years, and I am happy to say the results are amazing. The advantages and benefits of this therapy are simply awesome. WBC is a sophisticated method of cold therapy involving three minutes of skin exposure to temperatures between -200°F to -250°F. While this…
1. Question to ponder… “Are you pointing out the window… or pointing in the mirror?” I can’t give credit for this quote, as I cannot remember where I heard it earlier this week. But, as humans, we love to point fingers and blame other people and our circumstances for our shortcomings. It is easy to…
Everyone knows that exercise is a good thing. The human body is designed to move. Most people associate exercise with burning calories, thus a great way to lose weight. The great thing about exercise is that is goes way beyond burning calories and helps improve all bodily functions. Yep, I just said all bodily functions!…
1. Cartoon I love… Here is a cartoon that we hang up in our office from time to time, and it always gets a laugh. It is funny, but also sad… as it is so true. I seldom see a new patient who isn’t taking at least one medication regularly, and most take multiple medications.…
In the mid-1800’s, women in maternity wards were dying at a high rate of puerperal fever, also known as childbed fever. A physician named Ignaz Semmelweis, while working at a hospital in Vienna, Austria, noticed that women in the maternity ward that was staffed by male physicians died at a rate three times that of…
1. Documentary worth watching… Joseph Campbell was a professor of literature and author, who was well known for his work with comparative mythology. The documentary, Finding Joe, delves into how a hidden pattern that shows up in every story, which he called “the hero’s journey,” is “relevant and essential in today’s world.” Joseph Campbell was…