Watch The Urge To Eat (Or What You Should Not) - Simply Pass By, Using Mindful Meditation It was Socrates who said that the "unexamined life is not worth living." I paraphrase that by saying if you do not examine what you are doing (and then do not do the right thing), you are not going to have a very long or healthy life to examine. The way life works is that when we do … [Read more...]

Do You Know? Do you know what to do? I'll bet you do. Then why don't you do it? If you can answer that, you deserve a Nobel prize. Unfortunately, when there is the freedom to choose, then you can count on a willy-nilly pattern of behavior in human beings. Knowledge does not automatically predict and/or lead to behavior, good or bad. Some will do it right (for the right or … [Read more...]

"Hope" And "Try" And Nike There are two good words that are damaging because they are practiced/used too much. The first word is "try" and the second is "hope." The truth is that neither of these has anything to do with where you and I live - in reality. While you definitely should have a "good attitude" you must realize that about the problems and difficulties of life, … [Read more...]

"Let He Who Is Without Sin, Cast The First Stone" I'm not perfect, and neither are most of my patients. Hence, the above title. The following information is offered to help you begin to change your thoughts and actions to improve your psychological health and general well-being - not to seek perfection or cause guilt and shame. Although my usual discussion is about diet, … [Read more...]

Stress Reduction As a physician, I care for some who think that my recommendations are difficult, even "a trial," although truthful: No fatty foods, no coffee, no smoking, no liquor, no drugs - it almost seems like no fun. You do come face to face with reality in order to favorably change your body, health and attitude. Many people think twice before they make an appointment … [Read more...]