STRESS RIPS APART THE HEART. Ok. It should come as no surprise that stress is very bad for us. The problem is that most people seem to view the recommendation as tongue in cheek. It never seems to be enough to change anyone’s behavior. But what if it was almost guaranteed that your stress levels […]
There is absolutely no doubt that stress is a major factor in the declining health of our country. From the standpoint of treating patients in my office, helping patients manage their own stress is one of the most difficult tasks I undertake. Sadly, only on rare occasions are patients successful. I know that my own […]
Stress kills us. Luckily, it is a slow process, dragged out over the course of decades resulting in a painfully slow death. The process is not direct. It’s not like you stress out after getting cut off in traffic and then drop dead before the next exit. Acute stress is something our bodies were designed […]
There has been some confusion in the media lately when it comes to eating breakfast, suggesting that maybe we don’t really need to eat breakfast. But rarely does the press report all aspects of a study, leading to confusion of the part of the public about what they should do. “First they tell us one […]
When Progressive first came out with the Snapshot that plugged into your car I was confident I was going to save money. After all, I hadn’t had an accident in some 25 years so I must be doing something right. However, when I got the results back it was clear that my driving habits where […]
