Imagine you walk into your office on a Monday morning and are instantly alerted to an emerging problem that requires you to make a high-risk decision. The outcome is uncertain and a wrong decision by you, could have a tremendous negative impact on your company. How do you handle the situation? Decision making under uncertainty…
Here are five simple exercises for you to help engage those nerve cells and open your heart
Even though legalization of marijuana is on the rise in the United States, the number of physicians who prescribe it is still quite low. Many are unsure of what dosages are needed and exactly what it can or should be prescribed for and in what forms, not to mention the murky legal issues that still…
I’ve been in practice as a doctor for over 20 years, and I can tell you this: No two women are alike, and no two women will experience menopause in the same way. Interestingly, in my experience, women tended to fall into two camps: One group is looking forward to menopause since their “mom breezed…
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five adults in the United States – approximately 43.8 million – experiences mental illness in a given year and approximately one in 25 adults in the United States – 9.8 million – experiences a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits their ability to do normal activities.
Over the past couple of decades, scientists have taken an interest in examining the effects of spirituality on health. And indeed, the growing evidence points to the idea that greater spirituality correlates with better mental health regardless of religion and healthy behaviors. In fact, studies show that a spiritual outlook of some kind makes humans…
Sometimes life appears to run according to plan; sometimes everything seems to go awry.