Complaining All of us know someone who complains frequently, maybe it’s you! It turns out that although you may think expressing your opinion, positive or negative, is liberating, complaining may actually be damaging your brain. Neuroscience research has demonstrated that complaining for more than 60 seconds can lead to actual structural and functional brain changes, particularly  in the region known as the hippocampus, which controls memory and emotional regulation. It turns

Fawning Lissa Rankin, MD ( www.lissarankin.org ) is one of my heroes in the Wellness space. She is a board certified Ob/Gyn physician who realized that traditional western medicine was not effectively treating her patient’s wellness needs, focusing as it does, on extensive testing and prescribing, depersonalzation and profit. I tend to agree, so consequently I read Dr. Rankin’s blogs as often as I can. Recently she discussed the pathologic relationship behavior known as “fawn

Life - The Season of Plenty I apologize to my few, but loyal readers. I have been away for a while to deal with, well...Life. But now I am back to the blogs, and also working on a new book, tentatviely titled TRUE NORTH: How Living Authentially Could ave your Life. An inauthentic Life, it turns out, can lead to deep seated anxiety and stress, which, if left unchecked, may eventually lead to disease and pemature death. To understand why and to learn the tools to prevent such

Improving Self-Esteem In my Wellness work I come across many patients who struggle with maintaining healthy self esteem. They feel...