Laughter is the best medicine. Fairly old adage. Probably still has some real relevance. Um, interesting work out of the Netherlands. A single inhalation of nitrous oxide was associated with significant, rapid, and sustained improvement of treatment-resistant...
Not everyone would think of happiness as an item on a healthy living checklist, but it absolutely is. Taking care of your mind and spirit is an integral part of living a full, healthy life. If you’re feeling unfulfilled, here are a few tips for finding joy and...
My step-mother can teach us all a thing or two about playfulness. She embodies playfulness making time spent with her a joy. She is the one, in the toy section of the store, playing with the toys or the person that gets a lively game of Spoons going. My dad would...
There is an old adage about laughter being the best medicine. Indeed there are a number of positive effects on the body from laughing. Laughter lowers stress, lowers blood pressure and heart rate. It promotes the release of endorphins, which are our “happy hormones”...
I have a confession to make. I like watching The Jerry Springer show. Not every week but whenever I feel like a laugh or to see how “the other half lives”. It may come as a surprise to many but as a doctor, the tales I hear are less dissimilar to reality TV than you...
It is remarkable how reliant we are these days on the internet. You really notice it when it goes down as it did last week here after a storm. I actually watched a bit of TV, which is something I rarely do at night these days. One advantage of pay TV is there are lots...