Why do we eat? It seems like a simple enough question with a simple answer; to stay alive and fuel our body. However, we know that the answer is sometimes not so simple. Eating is tied to life events, to bring people together, to celebrations and holidays and for many people, eating is a way [...]
Everyone knows about doing yoga to increase flexibility, balance, and strength, but what about doing yoga to reduce anxiety and/or depression? In her book Yoga for Emotional Balance, Bo Forbes, PsyD, discusses how with as little as fifteen to thirty minutes of twice-weekly breathing exercises and Restorative Yoga, people's thinking can become less emotionally reactive. [...]
Finding out someone you love or care about is suffering from an Eating Disorder can be a shocking and scary discovery. It can be difficult to know what to do in that situation or how to help him or her. Even though you may not know how to react in the situation it is important [...]
In his book Running with the Mind of Meditation, Sakyong Mipham, a Tibetan monk who is head of the Shambhala lineage, tells us about building a base. The book is subtitled Lessons for Training Body and Mind, and throughout the book, Mipham does just that. Many sportsbooks advise their readers to build a base. In [...]
When does overeating become binge eating? According to data from the Journal of the American Medical Association, 2 out of 3 US adults were overweight or obese (2009-2010). Additionally, many engage in overeating during the holidays, at a party or special occasion. However, this does not mean that 2/3rds of Americans are binge eating. Understanding [...]
My mother used to tell me that if I couldn't say something nice, then I shouldn't say anything at all. In my adulthood, I have learned tact and how to speak assertively, so I no longer completely subscribe to mom's dictate to be kind. But I do still believe there is a lot to be [...]
With Dr. Gourdine offering Functional Medicine at STA and her discussing genomics and personalized medicine as part of Functional Medicine in our staff meetings, I wanted to find out more about this topic. Fortunately, Oxford University Press offers an excellent series of books called What Everyone Needs to KnowR about various topics and one of [...]
Looking at a surprisingly high credit card balance, people wish for willpower. After eating that extra piece of cake, people wish for more control. After spending so much time on-line that work projects suffer, people wish for self control. There are many situations in our daily lives that would benefit from willpower and self control. [...]
Everyone wants to be happy and many people have advice on how to achieve happiness. Much of this advice is anecdotal. What Sonja Lyubomirsky offers is a comprehensive guide based on scientific research, the first book about becoming happier authored by someone who has actually conducted research about how to succeed in accomplishing this in [...]
Regardless of your political allegiance, there is a great deal that can be learned about effective communication by watching how the presidential candidates interacted with each other this election year. More importantly, the way in which many ideas that candidates expressed were invalidated by their political opponents gives us valuable information on the importance of [...]