Do you know about the spectrum of health? Specifically, the Sickness, Wellness, Fitness Spectrum? This is something that nearly no MD talks about. If they do, You know they are up on their game or at least do CrossFit. Let’s start here: If we don't have measurable definitions for goals, we don't really have goals - not good ones at least. Ones that lend themselves to a plan. Goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely. There is no working, widely accepted

I was fortunate enough to grow up with a physician in the house. Which also meant I could never play sick to get out of school. My dad stayed home anyway which was no fun even if you missed school. We were confined to our bedrooms. No watching TV when you were sick at home. But the good news is, I grew up with a good idea of when a true emergency was happening or not. Mostly, not. If fact very few things warrant going to the emergency room - even urgent care. More times than

Paying hospital bills in the States is serious business. So is getting you, the insured patients, to part with your money. Please don’t make the mistake of thinking insurance is COVERAGE. Plenty of people can attest to this fact. They had plenty of insurance but when crap it the fan, they had no coverage. They fact is, if more people were educated and did their research, there would be no reason why average folks would have to lose their whole house to cover medical bills. Th

In America, we have the gift of having some of the best healthcare available and the curse of the worse system to run it. Because most large government bureaucracies are run the same, it means people who make progress are not rewarded and people who make mistakes are fired and punished. This is literally the surest way to make sure no one sticks their neck out and does what needs to be done or have the balls to discover a new way of treatment. This is the most dangerous way t

Considering that I am writing this in May, It may seem a bit out of season. But my best advice is to bookmark this is write it down to prep for nest winter. I come from sunny Los Angeles and lived for many years in cold and rainy Berlin. I know that Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing. It often gets worse with every winter. First, let me say that there is NOTHING wrong with you. Winter is a hard time for everyone. It is the energy and nature of the season. It is repre

Seems odd, but some of you really don't know how to be sick. This seems to be a lost art today. The truth is, if we knew how to treat ourselves when we got sick, we would likely get sick less often. Human are the only mammal on earth that get sick and keep going. Every other animal retreats to a cave to fast and hibernate for three days. Sickness is a sign that you need to rest. We are guilted into this fast paced world where you are expected to keep up with thing all the tim