I’ve always prided myself on having a healthy heart. When I’d have my yearly health checkups, the doctor always commented that I had the low blood pressure of an athlete. I do keep in good shape, but I haven’t considered myself an athlete since high school when I played basketball and wrestled. At age sixty-six,
We all know that the world is becoming more stressful every day. We worry about the economy, another war in a place we’ve never heard of, our parents getting old and dying, the well-being of our children, our own health. Sometimes it seems like our lives are one endless series of stresses. The bad news
A new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is due out next year and there is renewed discussion about what constitutes a “mental illness.” One of the world’s leading psychiatrists is questioning the very concept of mental illness. “In non-psychiatric circles mental illness all too often is considered to be whatever psychiatrists say it
If you suffer from chronic pain, you’re not alone. We all know that pain can impact our lives and we’ve all suffered from back pain, neck pain, headaches,or pain in our joints. But few of us realize how many other people suffer and the real causes of chronic pain. According to the American Academy of
I first heard about Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2000 when I was writing my book The Whole Man Program: Reinvigorating Your Body, Mind, and Spirit After 40. Dr. Oz was one of the top heart surgeons in the world at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Medical Center. I wanted to find someone with the best scientific
The comedian Elayne Boosler joked with more than a little bit of humor and insight into the human condition: “When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.” On a more scientific note, we know that males are involved in more violence than females. In his engaging look at men’s
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