Mental Health, Inner Peace: Are You in Your Right Mind?

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist (brain specialist) who suffered a massive stroke in 1996. After surviving brain surgery and 8 years of rehab, she says she decided to come back so she could share what she learned with the rest of us. It seems Dr. Taylor has pinpointed the exact location and established an enduring connection to the very seat of mental health, mental resilience and inner peace. And where IS this fountain of mental and spiritual of health? Ironically and poetically - it is in our right minds (brains). Here is an 19 minute video of a talk she gave at TED telling the story of what happened and what she learned.

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Weight by Numbers or How to Tip the Bathroom Scale in Your Favor

If you are struggling to lose weight, you are not alone. Of all the complaints I hear in my practice, frustration about how to successfully lose weight is absolutely at the top of the list! I warn you, what I am about to show you is not easy - but it is real. So if you are ready to get real about your weight and about learning what it takes to lose weight successfully - read this post.

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The Vytorin Controversy: What’s a Patient to Do?

Note; This post was updated on January 16, 2009. Click here to read the latest conclusions of the FDA and others on the Vytorin controversy.

When all the controversy about Vytorin hit the popular press in January 2008, patients immediately began calling my office for more information. They are asking a lot of good questions. They want to know whether they should stay on the drug or stop it; whether it is doing them any good – or more importantly, whether it is doing them any harm. I’m going to try to explain what the controversy is all about and give you some information that will help you figure out what to do.

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