In keeping with our philosophy that many healthful things do not originate from a stethoscope, a scalpel or a pharmacy, we offer this week’s PSA. Keeping the five words shown in mind will help us all get stuff done. That helps vanquish stress and build contentment and self-confidence – and momentum to get still more stuff done. And remember, even …
Read all about it
We join the gun control debate. You know, like where to point the thing – and more importantly, where not to. (You thought we were going to talk about legislation? Haha. That is too funny.) The other front page story explores the surprising salubriousness of simply cracking open a book in the presence of your little munchkins. It has a …
I have issues.
Here’s one right here, for example: What’s in this puppy? Well, there is a NEW COLUMN DEBUT: “Kid’s Stuff: Notes from a Pediatric Intern” on hot weather hydration; plus Men’s Health on stress; Rene Le Fort and his cadaver research; The Money Doctor on disability insurance; Bad Billy: Why are drugs so expensive?; World Medicine; poison ivy; brain fitness activities; …
PSA of the Week
From the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds. Teenagers experience strong feelings of stress, confusion, self-doubt, pressure to succeed, financial …
The HOTTEST issue yet!
…containing the latest installment in our view of The National Hot Car Witchhunt. There is a time and a place to call 9-1-1 when you see a child left alone in a car. But is that time and place when the parent is gone for less than five minutes? How about a little application of The Golden Rule before you …
Hump Day Hiatus
This video is a splendid reminder that there are still wild and untamed and beautiful places out there waiting for us to visit, whether in person or only through the mind. We may exist in a world dominated by a cubicle, a long and dreary commute, mind-numbing routine, or unrelenting stress and pressure. With that in mind it’s nice every …
I Hate Monday, Monday Edition
Last Friday I had many miles of roads to cover around Aiken and Augusta and, although this might be a wee bit of hyperbole, it is unintentional, I assure you: I think 90% of the traffic lights I encountered were RED. And they were reds of the most annoying variety, like: A.) the light that turns red one second too …
Enjoying a long weekend?
Wish it could last? Without a doubt, Monday is coming, and many are dreading the thought. Job satisfaction is merely a dream for many people. Burnout causes hundreds of billions of lost dollars to U.S. businesses every year. Even worse is the human toll it can take. Here are seven signs of burnout, and six proven antidotes.
This Hump Day’s Hiatus
And it’s a good one. But really, aren’t they all? Here’s the inspiration for this hiatus: a study published in Psychological Science found that any smile, including a fake smile, decreases stress. The study measured smiles so completely fake (you’re going to smile when you read this) that they weren’t even made by study participants themselves: in some cases researchers …
WASTE TIME PRODUCTIVELY
That’s right. Here is a Hump Day Hiatus that might make the rest of this week – and the rest of this year – more productive, less stressful, and therefore healthier. Procrastination is stress and anxiety’s best friend, and stress and anxiety are no friends to our heart, our sleep, our family relationships, our work performance, our self-esteem…and on and …