Health

WHO’s 5-Step measure tells you what you need to know first. And the missing link. — How are you feeling? It’s the archetypal psychology question. All therapists ask it, although we have many different ways of going about it. Personally, I shy away from saying “tell me how you feel.” Maybe I’ve just seen too many movies where the therapist — always the cringey one with…

Acoustic Neuroma #2 Symptoms and Diagnosis I had surgery in 1994 to remove a benign brain tumor. The tumor was an acoustic neuroma, a noncancerous tumor leading from the inner ear to the brain. Acoustic neuromas, sometimes called acoustic schwannomas, grow from the eighth cranial nerve. As the tumor grows…

Workout timing can affect fat-burning, heart health and sleep — Exercising first thing in the morning is torture for me. I can do it if I must, but I prefer mid-morning through early afternoon. If I wait until too late in the day, I’m apt to get sidetracked or lose motivation. So I’ve long wondered if timing influences the effectiveness…

How you may boost your fitness level. — A heart rate monitor measures how hard your heart is working to keep blood and oxygen flowing to your muscles. Because of technological advances, the price of these monitors has come down in recent years. Even for amateurs on a budget, this type of training is now available. You can…

Dangit! — My girlfriend and I both came down with covid two days after Thanksgiving. We had evaded it for what I see as an incredibly long time, given that she works with clients every day in a small office. Granted, she wears quality masks and has an air filter. She does…

My daughter Sophie believes in Santa. I mean, she really believes in Santa. It’s not even Thanksgiving as I write this, yet she’s already talking about how great it will be when her Elf on the Shelf gets here. That’s right, folks. My eight-year-old is such a big believer in…