Do you have some great ideas? Do you sometimes see yourself doing something different with your life? Do you daydream about going certain places, buying certain things, or meeting certain people? What is it that keeps us from bridging that gap between dreaming about these things and actually going out and doing them? Our brains…
Nearly 50 million Americans ages 12 and older used drugs in the past month. Roughly 65% of young men (and 18% of young women) have reported watching pornography at least once a week, and an estimated 40 million Americans visit porn sites regularly. Over 16.5 million Americans have a shopping addiction. Up to 80% of…
1. Great gift I got… I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and got some pretty cool gifts. Here is one of the coolest… The Thinker statue. We had one in our house growing up, and there is something about it that resonates with me. As humans, we tend to act without thinking…
I just saw a report on NBC that stated, “As of Sunday, at least 16,183 people had filed complaints with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they’d developed tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, after receiving a COVID vaccine.” I have had numerous patients complaining of tinnitus that they feel was the result of receiving…
1. Cool art I saw this week… I saw a glass and bronze sculpture this week on the wall at University Hospital’s Ahuja facility. It is called Trust, and it is of two trapeze artists, one about to catch the other. I took a deeper dive into the artist, David Bennett. You can see a…
1. Lyrics I love… During my senior year at Walsh Jesuit High School, one of our teachers had us lie down in the chapel, close our eyes, and listen closely to the lyrics of Rod Stewart’s Forever Young. (Thanks, Mr. G!) The lyrics are great, and after listening to them this morning, Lana and I…
Why don’t we change? We all think about, talk about, even dream about making big changes in our lives. Even if one area of our life is great, there is always another that needs work. And it seems like those are the toughest to change. One of the reasons we avoid change is because we…
Well, it’s that time of year again… spring. For many of us in the Midwest, this is when we emerge from a hibernation-like state. I get to see my neighbors again, after months of all of us seemingly holed up in our homes. It’s a time when many go from being completely sedentary to full-on…
1. Something I’m super excited about… Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are devices that stick to the back of your arm and measure your glucose (sugar) levels throughout the day. The data is sent to your phone. You can see how your body responds to different foods, so you know which foods cause more of a…
1. Something I thought about a lot this week… The single most powerful factor in healing faster, achieving success, and living optimally is ATTITUDE. I was reminded of this last weekend (Thank you, Sharon M.!) and noticed it A LOT this week. We can’t control what happens to us… but we can control how we…