Do you have any secrets? Something that maybe only a few people know? It doesn’t matter what it is, but I’m sure there’s something that you know, your spouse, maybe a friend or two, and a few other people, but you don’t run around telling others about. Why not? Because you’re ashamed, or just don’t […]
Recently I paid a visit to an Accunpuncturist, a man in Smyrna who was recommended to me by a patient. I had seen someone before, but it had been six years or so, but this was a different guy. He was Oriental, trained in China, and had a very nice office that was more or […]
I feel so out of shape and that is basically because I am. In a matter of 2½ years, from Nov. 2009 to May 2011, I raced in three marathons and seven half marathons (plus a few triathlons). So why do I feel so out of shape? After the last half marathon in May of […]
Yesterday morning my four-year old woke up and came down stairs crying, because he “couldn’t talk” as he said. He had a slight case of laryngitis and sounded like he was getting a cold. Ugh, just what we need. He was headed to school and me to my office, and I really didn’t want to […]
It all started several weeks ago as I headed out the house for an early morning run (OK it actually started a year ago, but more on that later). I turned around in the front yard and looked back at the house and up on the roof, I saw a big orange & black striped […]
Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There’s been a lot of conversation and a lot of controversy. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association1 argued that universal screening of children could result in young people being put on cholesterol-lowering drugs such […]
Does a butterfly have a brain? Does a caterpillar have a brain? These are just some of the things that went through my mind the past few weeks, as I participated in this mini adventure. I mean they are living creatures, so certainly they must have a brain, but who tells the caterpillar to turn […]
This past week I had a patient cancel a future appointment with me because I told her one of the things that contributed to her low back pain was the fact that she was overweight (by about 80-100 pounds). Apparently she didn’t like being told this, and told our office she didn’t feel comfortable coming […]
Last month, my son turned four years old…my how time flies! It’s amazing to think of how much he has changed, which I know all parents experience (no matter what the age). I love to think about how healthy he is based on his health challenges the first year of his life, and how far […]
This past weekend I traveled to Boston for a few days in what turned out to be “girls weekend away.” It was initially scheduled as a weekend to go back home with my son, to see my family, but due to my family also going away on the holiday weekend, it turned into a trip […]
