“Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind over tasked.” Oliver Wendell Holmes The Holiday Season brings a craziness to all of our lives, but, specifically, the primary care medicine scene degenerates into madness each year. I feel there are three basic reasons, and, you, as
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“Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length”Robert Frost Tis the season to be jolly. . .fah la la la la, la la la la. All well and good. . .but what if you’re not? From Thanksgiving ’til New Year’s Day every year, there’s a
Read more →“Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.” Samuel Butler It’s early December, and we are well into the flurry of holiday shopping. For some, gift-giving is a studied art. Finding that “perfect gift” for each person on the list
Read more →What’s in a Yawn or a Sigh? Are we bored or restless or yearning for something different, exciting, new? Though it’s widely assumed that sighing signifies ennui and yawning shows disinterest, there are provocative physiologic bases for both. A unifying factor in these breathing patterns seems to
Read more →“Never eat more than you can lift” Miss Piggy Another Thanksgiving celebration looms just around the corner. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863,though the original celebration was a three day feast in 1621. Captain Miles Standish, the leader of the Pilgrims, invited Squanto, Samoset,
Read more →If you grew up in a home like mine, chances are your Mother had a penchant for telling you to “stand up straight” or “hold your shoulders back.” We learn from an early age that there’s something about an erect posture that’s important. . .at least to
Read more →“A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you’re fast asleep”Cinderella, Walt Disney Occasional insomnia, or inability to sleep, has plagued almost everyone. When our noses are blocked with a cold, when our arms and legs ache from touch football or too much yard work, or
Read more →“What a piece of work is man, How noble in reason, How infinite in faculties, In form and moving, How express and admirable, In action, how like an angel In apprehension, how like a god!” Hamlet, William Shakespeare The complexity and capabilities of our bodies are truly
Read more →“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) Another glorious fall is here–transitioning us from muggy summer days to the crisp chill of autumn. Each year, when this season evolves, I reflect on
Read more →“Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness” Remy De Gourmont (1858–1915) French critic and novelist One of the most aesthetically appealing alternative therapies is Aromatherapy. Do you have powerful memories evoked by certain smells? A whiff of fragrant boxwoods transports me immediately
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