SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS We seem to be living in an era of rampant self-righteousness and this is not healthy. So many people have strong...

Travel Benefits We had the occasion, this past July fourth holiday, to transport our daughter’s belongings in a 10 foot U-Haul box truck...

Life and Risk Life is a journey which comes with inherent risk. Folks have been thinking a lot about risk in life lately, especially...

Burnout Most of us, especially in modern American culture, have experienced some degree of burnout. Since Burnout can lead to health...

Delight and Health The “This American Life”podcast recently spent an entire episode on the benefits of delight, that feeling of joy we...

Embrace Your Story We all have a story. If you are a human, born to other humans, you automatically possess the elements of a unique...

Walk to Remember We frequently emphasize the positive aspects of walking. Benefits to our cardiovascular system, bones, joints,...

THE EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS We are faced with a number of disconnecting factors in our world today such as post-pandemic restructuring of...

FEAR We have discussed fear before, but this time I want to look at it from a slightly different perspective, in the hopes of coming up...

Beyond Thought We are our thoughts, yet we will only find our true selves once we free ourselves of thinking. How can we not think? You...

Guns and Public Health As a former Pediatrician, now public health and wellness advocate, I cannot let this opportunity pass without...

Synchronicity Do you ever have days where it feels like everything that could go wrong, does go wrong? Conversely, are there periods in...

Visualize your Thoughts One of the biggest challenges for those attempting a meditation practice is the concept of “clearing your mind”....

Stress, disease and the Satisfaction Gap Readers of this column understand that stress is a major cause of acute and chronic disease as...

The Eternal Feminine With international Day of the Woman on March 8, I thought it would be an apt time to discuss the concept of the...

Anger and Resentment Dr. Lissa Rankin, holistic physician and former ob/gyn doctor, in a recent article, makes a clear distinction...

Spirituality We have discussed the concept of essential nourishment, consisting of relationships, career, daily movement and spirituality...

Quiet your mind It is not as easy as you might think - turning off the chatter in our heads- that crazy cacophony of chaotic...

Bioindividuality Healthy lifestyle is not a “one size fits all” proposition. The morning jog may be very effective for one person and...

Bored? Embrace it! We have become a society that craves entertainment in everything we do. A recent book explores this trend, arguing...