Will You Choose To Blame or Will You Choose To Overcome?

I have been watching the continuing news coverage of the Wall Street protestors and I shake my head thinking how I once was a member of the “blame the world” movement.  News accounts and local bloggers all espouse basically the same message; “It is someone else’s fault that life is bad so, lash out against [...]

A Fit Mind Requires A Fit Body To House It

  “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, [...]

The older you get the fatter you get. Really? I don’t think so!

Today on the radio I heard a commercial for yet another weight loss without effort product. Accuracy be dammed. The commercial was full of standard, pseudo-scientific hokum, designed to separate one from their cash.  Typically I ignore these ads, however, there was one quote that got my attention. One quote that preyed upon the fears [...]

Are Obese Children Bullied?

Not too long ago I came across an article on Medscape concerning childhood obesity and bullying. The opening line states; “Obese children are more likely to be bullied than their nonobese peers regardless of sex, race, socioeconomic status (SES), social skills, or academic achievement, according to a University of Michigan study published online May 3 in Pediatrics.” My initial reaction was; I wonder [...]

What is Stressful?

In a recent column I asked the question; “Should exercise be fun?“ In that posting I responded that I did not believe fun was an overriding factor in what exercises you should choose, or have any influence in whether or not you should exercise. I even opened up with a quote from arguably one of [...]

My latest appearance concerning Childhood Obesity Awareness, on PA live WBRE channel 28.   http://pahomepage.com/palive-details/?nxd_id=205426

Should Exercise Be Fun?

“…. to go into a cold gym takes a lot of discipline, boy, I’ll tell ya. … I never liked to exercise, but I like results.”   Jack LaLanne I was reading on one of the many Facebook pages I belong to and someone was asking about not feeling up to a workout.  Some of the [...]

Obesity, Occupy Wall Street & Steve Corbett

As I was mulling over today’s posting a patient of mine said, “Okay Doc, how are you going to tie these topics together?”  I told her to check back later today. First off, I know it seems like I listen to Steve Corbett’s radio entertainment show more than I should, but I don’t.  It just [...]

Lash Out or Look Inward — Blame Others or Take Responsibility For Your Own Health

I have been watching the news about the Wall Street protestors and I shake my head thinking how I once was a member of the “blame the world” movement.  I read a blog by our local hate and fear monger Steve Corbett,  news accounts and local bloggers and they all basically espouse basically the same [...]

Lessons Learned From Observing Tiger Woods

I just read a news report that Tiger Woods has fallen out of professional golf’s top 50 list.  Tiger has not been out of the top 50 since 1996 — when he was in college; playing as an amateur.  It is really a stunning fall, because not too long ago it was as if Tiger [...]