Last night we watched the President’s “State of the Union” speech. For those of you expecting my personal opinion about the quality/substance of the talk, that ain’t gonna happen here. I am your doctor and my personal political opinions should have no place in my role in trying to help you become healthier. The […]
I placed a Google search this morning seeking the various definitions of “FIGHT”. A bunch of verbs and nouns popped up ranging from actual physical encounters involving violence to struggling to reach a goal or a certain outcome. We have all heard declarations by the government or advocacy groups about the “Fight Against Drugs”, […]
The expression “No Pain/No Gain” was popularized by the actress Jane Fonda in a number of workout videos she released in the early 1980’s. Basically, her thought process was that when muscle groups are exercised rigorously to help shed weight and build muscle, the next day muscle pains would occur. This was not […]
For any of us heading to the gas pumps, supermarkets, restaurants, retail stores, home improvement centers and pretty much everywhere else we spend money, we all have noticed an appreciable increase in prices. The government has released data showing that the inflation rate is well over 7%, and this is the highest level of […]
Several days ago Nurse Norma came back to my office and told me that one of our wonderful patients was checking out and asked if I would be interested in purchasing Girl Scout cookies, as her daughter and troop are now selling them as per the usual yearly GSA tradition for raising money. I believe […]
Serotonin-Plus Weight Control: Are You A Worrier? I am not sure there is a person alive that does not “worry”. A “Worrier” refers to a person that spends a lot of time thinking about problems that he/she has […]
Here is a definition of the word “STAMINA”: the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort. If asked the question: “Given a 1 out of 10 scale, with “10” being an incredibly high level of stamina and “0” being essentially no ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort, how would YOU rate your […]
There was a movie that came out in the 1960’s starring Clint Eastwood called “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. The movie was in the genre of flicks called “Spaghetti Westerns” because they supposedly took place in the Southwestern U.S. but actually filmed in Italy. One of the news stations on cable (either your […]
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