Somewhere in the small print of most nutritional supplements, exercise devices, or wellness products are the words “consult your doctor before use.” This disclaimer is a simple statement meant to protect the product manufacturer from liability. You will also almost always see the words “for informational/educational purposes only,” and that “the product is not intended…
You will benefit greatly from getting a better understanding of something called delayed gratification. I know you know what these two words mean, but how can you apply it to your daily life? In 1970, a psychologist named Walter Mischel conducted an experiment with children. He placed a cookie in front of them and gave them…
Human performance and optimal living are heavily impacted by physical obstacles, set-backs, limitations, or traumas. What I find amazing is how these obstacles, set-backs, limitations, and traumas affect individuals differently. While someone’s progress gets halted by an obstacle, another finds a way around it. A set-back may cause one person to sit down, complain, and…
There is a story from an Olympics years ago, where a pole vaulter, on the podium after just receiving his gold medal, looked around the stadium as the National Anthem played, and wondered… how many people in this stadium could have beat me had they just picked up a pole vault when they were younger?…
As I was driving along the highway recently, here in the Cleveland area, I noticed that there seemed to be a hospital or medical facility everywhere I looked–huge hospital systems, specialty clinics, urgent care facilities, and more. There’s a hospital in Twinsburg, the town next to where we live, and I remember when it was…
Beautiful buildings, luxury homes, high-end sports cars, and exquisite works of art begin in the imagination of those that create them. The human mind has an amazing capacity to think, dream, and envision. Once seen in the mind, the brain is able to fine tune that vision, the details are etched to precision, and we…
We are very good at treating sickness and disease, but we are terrible at addressing and treating the true causes of sickness and disease. In last week’s blog, I noted that 70-90% of all reasons for doctor visits are related to, caused by, or affected by stress. The boom in physical and mental health conditions…
One of the major shortcomings of our mainstream healthcare system is its lack of addressing the cause of illness. We are very good at treating and managing symptoms, but terrible at addressing or correcting the true cause of modern day health problems. If you have back pain, you get a pain-reliever. If you have constipation,…
There are certain words that I really, really like. I occasionally post those on my Friday’s Findings at drbizjak.com. One word that I have been thinking about more recently is awe. I love this word! One definition of awe is a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. It is so easy to…
I think it’s fair to say that most of us dream of, strive for, and work toward eliminating problems in our lives. A problem is defined as “a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.” Who does not want to get rid of unwelcome or harmful matters…