This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question–How can a we live with problems? A hot bath is good remedy for practically everything that might go wrong. Allow me to not get all medical-statistical about why it is good to frequently draw a pleasantly hot bath (not …
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Dance springs from a natural desire to express ourselves, and through that expression, to connect socially with those around us, to celebrate, to sway, step, twirl and leap on our common ground. What happens to a toddler when music engages her? She hears and she instinctively moves her body rhythmically and expressively. She smiles at …
This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question–How can a person live well despite problems? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people think healthier. Healthy thinking sets us free to live a good life in all circumstances and situations, no matter what problems we’re facing. If you …
This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question– How can a person live well with an unsolvable, unfixable problem? B is for Breath! Breath–the inspiration of oxygen and exhalation of toxins–performs marvelous healing work in the body and for the soul. Breathing is natural. Babies do it …
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So, the doctor and I are chatting in the doctor’s office. I’m here to check him or her out–to inspect the practice, to find out whether I’m comfortable with the way this doctor treats patients. (This is Part 3 of my series on “shopping for a doctor.” If you’re looking for part 1, click here. …
When I shop for a doctor, I dress for the occasion–it’s a job interview. I’m the interviewer, and I want the interviewee to want the job. I’m offering an opportunity to be my personal health care consultant. (This is part 2 of a 3-part blog on choosing a doctor. You can read part one by …
This is part 1 of a 3-part blog-post on how to shop for a doctor. I am not a doctor. I’m not a professional advice-giver, or anyone who has any business telling you what to do or how to live your life. This is only my own opinion. The reason my opinion might mean something …
If you want them to eat it, don’t call it sauerkraut. When it’s prepared the way it’s supposed to be (as in Germany and France, and not just served American-style, cold out of the can on top of a mushy hot dog), it isn’t sour. Call it Choucroute Garni, its French name because everything French seems …
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The Appalachian Trail, a hiking path from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, over two-thousand miles long, is like chronic pain. They both go on and on until they become grueling. Strangely, oodles of people have chosen, of their own free will, to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. Their stories inspire thousands …
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People want to know how I shed nearly 25% of my body weight and kept it off. It took some thoughtful effort and almost 10 months. But, I didn’t go on a “diet.” Instead, I changed my habits, for good and forever. I decided to change my lifestyle, to spend the rest of my days …