How to make working from home, work for YOU
Since the emergence of COVID and the resulting lockdowns and closures, more people than ever before have begun working from home. In fact, by the end of 2020, 71 percent of Americans who could do their jobs remotely were working from their homes. But COVID was not the sole reason behind this shift. Over the last few decades as technology has advanced and fewer job responsibilities have required an employee’s physical presence five days...
Are people everywhere losing it or what?
Is it my imagination, or are people more filled with road rage and aggression than ever before? I can recall several instances over the last five years or so where I’ve been driving on an interstate highway and have witnessed one or more cut-offs, flip-offs, tailgates, weaving, passing on the right and other acts of aggression. I even saw an SUV pass someone on the shoulder of the road on I-95 because the person...
- Tags: dk, Exercise, General Health, Mental Health, road rage
Surprising causes (and effective answers) for depression
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), currently 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Here in the US, about one out of five of us has reported symptoms of depression, and those numbers are not going down, my friend. The causes and contributing factors behind depression can run the gamut, and include the death of a loved one, job loss, divorce, trauma, being the victim of a crime, nutrient deficiencies or a severe...
- Tags: Brain Health, Depression, Mental Health
The shocking truth about prescription drug use
As I walked by the pharmacy counter in my local grocery store recently, I noticed that the line to pick up prescriptions was longer than any of the food check-out lines. That should tell you something. Now, certainly medications are needed at times, but when it gets to the point where most of us are drugged every single day, many times taking multiple medications, something is seriously wrong. And a big force behind this...
Stop using artificial sweeteners! Here’s why.
If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while, you probably know where I stand on the topic of artificial sweeteners. In case you’re not sure, let me clarify: They are POISON. And the fact that they have been so widely used for decades proves once again that advertising works. In this case, these toxic powders have been positioned as a dieter’s dream, even though they are associated with weight GAIN—not loss! They’ve...
I have a story to share with you from my past
June is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, and that brings back a painful story from my past. You may recall me mentioning in my writings that my Dad died of a heart attack at age 58 when I was 15. But in addition to his poor cardiovascular health, he was also an alcoholic. I didn’t know what was going on with him—I was just angry and resentful because I couldn’t have...
- Tags: Brain Health, Mental Health, PTSD