PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is not only reserved for the realm of military combat. Anyone experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event can develop PTSD. Recent studies show that transcendental meditation is effective in reducing symptoms associated with PTSD. PTSD Symptoms … Continue reading
Pandemic is a word we did not use a year ago. The China Flu became known as COVID-19. Nearly everything we used to do changed – face masks, social distancing, and more. Some businesses failed and others flourished. Many people … Continue reading
Blondie released the song, “One Way or Another” in 1978. It is a catchy tune. Sometimes we get a song in our brain and it lives with us for longer than a few minutes. A few days ago this tune came … Continue reading
The Baylor College of Medicine reported this week that researchers have developed off-the-shelf therapies using T cells to fight cancers. Off-the-shelf therapy is manufactured from healthy donors and is targeted at specific markers in a tumor. Our body’s T cells … Continue reading
Why is there so much skepticism when a drug used ‘off label’ to treat COVID-19 appears to have some success? I watched a video recently with Dr. Richard Bartlett who has had success using Budesonide in a nebulizer machine to … Continue reading
I remember reading a story about the Danes being the happiest people on earth. They are active people, generally married, and healthier than their neighbors. They live their lives in the present tense – today. The Danes’ expectations of the … Continue reading
The British rock band, The Rolling Stones, had a great song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” on their 1969 album, Let It Bleed. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The lyrics (paraphrased) tell us that … Continue reading
Responsiveness and customer service can lead companies to excel after the global pandemic. My former background was in quality assurance. One conference I went to talked about customer service. I was super impressed with a story about a well-known, high-end … Continue reading
Beta State Your brain operates at different levels throughout the day. Brain waves are electrical waves that can be measured. There are four distinct brain wave patterns – Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta. You can operate in a reasonably wide … Continue reading
Why do some people find it so difficult to lose weight? Is it due to an eating disorder? Or, is it something so complex that it is impossible to solve? Causes of eating disorders Eating disorders are more complex than … Continue reading