Like many yoga practitioners, I read with great interest the recent New York Times article, "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" by William Broad.
The article seemed to me like an important caveat, especially considering the large number of people in the U.S. currently practicing yoga....
0 Comments | Posted January 17, 2012 | 5:17 PM
Every time your heart beats, it sends blood filled with oxygen and nutrition through the arteries to reach your entire body. By the time you reach age 80, your heart will have done this more than three billion times. Your entire cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and blood vessels,...
0 Comments | Posted December 29, 2011 | 4:11 PM
As a psychiatrist, I have given a lot of thought to how to lead a healthier life by managing your emotions. Here are some of my thoughts, which I expressed in my book, The Emotional Revolution. Emotions can have an important influence on physical health, and it is...
0 Comments | Posted December 14, 2011 | 3:04 PM
People often confuse clinical depression with sadness. That's a mistake. You can be sad without being depressed and vice versa. Sadness is a normal reaction to many life circumstances, such as bereavement, loss of a job or a financial setback. When these things happen, sadness is to be...
0 Comments | Posted May 27, 2011 | 8:05 AM
In a recent Washington Post Magazine article called "Scattered," Brigid Shulte deals with an important topic: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among women. The subject is important for many reasons. First, although most people associate ADHD with schoolchildren, the condition often persists into adulthood. Second, ADHD is extremely...
0 Comments | Posted January 30, 2012 | 1:16 PM