Month: October 2011

A Personal Experience with Muscle Relaxants

Recently I had a family member experience a very serious health issue. I’m leaving out personal details of my family member for their medical privacy. Their serious medical incident was followed by a few weeks of rehab. During rehab, my relative was experiencing serious calf cramping. The attending doctor prescribed a muscle relaxant. I know […]

The Reactive Approach to Maintaining Health

It seems to me that many people have developed or accepted an approach to health that can best be described as reactive. They wait until something develops and then address it. In general, a reactive approach to solving problems seems more time efficient as no time needs to be spent on the problem until “if […]

Be gentle on yourself

In your life, you are often confronted with situations that create negative emotions. I always advise my patients to invest their mental energy in devising actions rather than strong feelings. By strong feelings, I mean guilt, fear, stress, worry and other emotions generally associated with less than optimal health. Talking about changing these feelings is […]

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