Before Sunrise There is a moment in the mountains that never gets old. It often arrives before sunrise. Frost clings to the grass. A mountain...
Psilocybin and Aging
The Curious Case of Cells That Refused to Act Their Age Modern medicine likes its boxes tidy. Drugs are for symptoms. Therapy is for feelings. Aging...
The Medicine of Salt Air
Why the Coast Makes Us Feel Human Again By the second morning at the Carolina coast, something subtle begins to happen. The shoulders descend half...
The Quiet Power of Massage
Modern medicine is spectacular at emergencies. It can replace hips, restart hearts, and peer into the body with machines that would have looked...
Why Am I So Tired – Could it be Adrenal Fatigue?
The body has a marvelous system for dealing with acute stress, allowing us to meet challenges and perform at a high level both physically and...
Managing Stress by Finding Your Nervous System’s Sweet Spot
Stress is rampant and it's creating many health problems. Each day in the office I'm talking to patients about "dialing down" their stress...
The Ancient Practice of Yoga: A Modern Path to Wellness
Yoga, an ancient practice dating back thousands of years, has experienced a remarkable surge in popularity across the globe. While its roots lie in...
A Joyful Heart is Good Medicine
How delightful to learn that laughter really is the best medicine and will perhaps add as many good years to your life as other familiar health...
Enkiri-Enmusubi, Changing Bad to Good
"Enkiri-enmusubi" (縁切り縁結び) refers to the Japanese cultural concept of cutting off bad ties or connections (enkiri) and forming or strengthening good...
Kaizen, Change for the Better
The term "Kaizen" (改善) is a Japanese term meaning "change for the better". It embodies the philosophy of continuous, incremental improvement,...
Heart and Soul
Anxiety causes heart attacks, according to the “Heart and Soul Study” published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, in which over 1000 people...
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is our nation’s official time for giving thanks, counting our blessings, and sharing kindness and courtesy to friends, family and even...