“I’m Offended!”

I have heard numerous stories lately from friends and patients where they inadvertently offended another person. And of course, you can’t read or listen to the news without hearing about someone expressing serious disgust because of how they were treated by another person. It should go without saying that we have a moral obligation to…

Deficiency and Toxicity

The human body is the most amazing creation of all time. It is mind blowing to think of all that is happening in your body at any given moment. You have trillions of cells all performing specific functions, and billions of chemical reactions taking place every second. You are in a constant state of adaptation;…

Arguing Against Wellness?

We have all heard a story or two about the guy who ate really well, jogged every day, got to bed at a decent time every night, and maintained a healthy body weight, yet still dropped dead at fifty years old from a heart attack. Many people use stories like this to argue against healthy…

Getting To The Truth

A recent conversation with a lawyer got me thinking. In criminal court, there is a prosecutor, who represents the side that is accusing a person of a crime, and there is the defense attorney, who defends the person who has been accused of the crime. The prosecutor is trying to prove the guilt of the…

One Crisis After Another

There’s a saying in media… “If it bleeds, it leads.” This is why you will see a constant barrage of bad news that is negative, upsetting, and scary. The headlines, social media posts, and top news stories tend to be about disasters, corruption, and violence. This negativity leaves us feeling depressed, anxious, and scared. So,…

Five Wellness Myths

We are the most confused species on the planet when it comes to health and wellness. Part of the problem is that we get one PhD saying one thing and another PhD saying the exact opposite. Both present compelling arguments and data to support their positions, but the average person is left bewildered and frustrated.…

Hard…But Not Too Hard

We are very good at making excuses for why we do what we do and why we don’t do what we should do. There is no bigger place for excuses than when it comes to health and wellness. One of the most common excuses I hear from people today when the topic of health comes…