1. Article I read this week… I read an article this week highlighting the importance of sunlight for our health. We know it helps regulate our circadian rhythm, triggers the production of vitamin D, and affects our mood, but this article, titled The Surprising Link Between Sunlight and Blood Sugar, discusses even more benefits of…
It’s often the first steps that are the most difficult when taking on big challenges. Have you ever stood before a closet that needed cleaning, but were not sure where to even begin? Or a messy garage? We can let that feeling of being overwhelmed paralyze us. The solution is to do something. There may…
1. Cool acts I saw this week… I saw several cool and uplifting acts of kindness this week. Two were tied to Halloween. First, at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Pittsburg, the window cleaners dressed up like superheroes and repelled down the building washing the windows. I thought it was a phenomenal idea. It…
This week was mid-term elections, and as with most elections these days, it was heated. Because our country is pretty much divided almost equally, no matter the outcome, about half of the people are thrilled… and half are disgusted. I saw patients on both ends of the emotion spectrum, and it got me thinking. No…
1. Concept I read about this week… A great success technique is visualization… actually seeing in your mind what you want your future to look like. Then you figure out what you have to do to achieve that. This week, I read about (can’t find or remember where I read it) anti-vision… where you write…
I have written before about how taking care of yourself, which can be viewed as selfish, is actually self-less if viewed from a different angle. By investing time and money in improving your health and well-being, you actually become better for those you serve, care about, or work for. And it makes sense to take…
1. Concerning graph I saw this week… America consumes the most medications of any country. My issue has never been that I am anti-medicine, as medications save many lives. However, when you look at the astronomical number of prescriptions filled each year, and look at how sick we are as a country, you need to…
In this day and age, it seems like for many people, their happiness doesn’t just hinge on what they have or how much they have, but on what they have and how much they have compared to their friends and neighbors. It is human nature to compare yourself to those around you, but this could…
1. Something very cool I saw last week… We were driving through Richfield, Ohio, last Friday, and I saw that on many of the telephone poles were tribute banners recognizing veterans from Richfield. It had their name, their photo, and some had their rank and years that they served. Some were older, and some were…
I don’t want to sound like an old man, but things have changed over the years, haven’t they? We’ve got a new generation of people with what some might call a skewed work ethic; most people are spending more money than they make; and relationship dynamics have been heavily altered by things like texting and…