Archive for 2013
July Health Pearls
July Health Pearls: 1. Babies Conceived in Spring More Likely to be Born Prematurely: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study was conducted by Princeton University researchers, showing a…
Read MoreNutrition and the Brain Part 2 – Sleep and Vegetables!
Much of the conference I attended last weekend, titled Nutrition and the Brain, was about Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). There are genetic factors for AD which we’re handed at birth, like…
Read MoreKale the Powerhouse Vegetable
In the Health and Sciences section of the Washington Post this week, I read a brief article about the benefits of kale. Last year, Anderson Cooper from CNN admitted that…
Read MoreSleep For Success! Everything You Must Know About Sleep but Are too Tired to Ask
Sleep For Success: Everything You Must Know About Sleep but Are Too Tired to Ask By Dr. James Maas and Rebecca Robbins Published by AuthorHouse, 2011 Are you exhausted? Often have…
Read MoreExercise, Nutrition and the Brain
This weekend, I attended a conference in DC that I’ve been looking forward to for months – Nutrition and the Brain. While most medical conferences have some ‘exciting’ aspects when new…
Read MoreThe Low Down on Cool Down
As part of the warm up period, it’s a good idea to stretch. Generally, before exercise, “dynamic” stretching is better and afterwards, “static” stretching is preferred. Dynamic stretching involves warming up the…
Read MoreEducation While on Vacation?
Early morning a week ago, while David was on a flight to Australia for his healthcare consulting work, I drove my son Sandy to the Franklin and Marshall campus or…
Read MoreCar driving is no ‘sitting in the pool’
Driving can be part of our lives, either trucking kids in the afternoon to all their lessons, driving to and from work in traffic or driving from one office to…
Read MoreNo Pain, NO PAIN!
In the past, there was a common saying, “No pain, no gain,” to encourage people to exercise harder and longer. I don’t hear that expression much any more. Either I’m…
Read MoreWomen as Breadwinners
I was on call this past weekend and in and out of the hospital everyday. Babies seemed to come only in the middle of the nights whenever I was on…
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