My dad and I were estranged when he passed away. I was practicing family medicine in Durham, CT, but on that fateful day, I was in Hyannis, MA, attending a writer’s conference. Cape Cod was not far from my childhood home in New Bedford, MA. Something was clearly drawing me back to the place. Living...
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Drinking Green Tea Can Add Years to Your Life
Drinking tea tastes good but it also has a number of health benefits. Better yet, tea comes in so many varieties. Black teas, herbal teas, oolong teas, pu’erh teas, white teas, and more. Green tea, however, packs the biggest health punch and may even help you live longer. The Many Benefits of Green Tea Drinking...
How to Get Motivated For Weight Loss
Get motivated and stay motivated. If they can do it, you can do it too. Prehistoric Times vs. Today In caveman times, there were no prepared foods and certainly no grocery stores. There were no restaurants around the corner on those days when he felt too ill or sick to prepare a meal. People had...
Be Divergent and Show Off Your Best Qualities
Most people would be hard-pressed to describe themselves in a single word. Now imagine living in a society that does it for you. In Divergent, civil war leads to a broken society, one that rebuilds by dividing its people into different groups based on their personality traits. These groups are called factions and these are...
What You Need to Know About Intermittent Fasting
People have been talking about intermittent fasting for years, claiming it is the best way to boost your metabolism and lose weight. Does the diet actually hold up to the hype? What Is Intermittent Fasting? In simplest terms, fasting is a period of time when you are not putting calories into your body. Fasting is...
Why Money Can’t Buy Happiness
You would be hard-pressed to find someone more self-absorbed than Cher Horowitz from Clueless. She’s a rich kid who drains daddy’s pockets at every turn. She lives in a house as big as a mansion, wears only brand-name clothes, drives (or attempts to drive) luxury cars, and bribes her teachers for good grades. She’s one...
The Effect of Long Work Hours on Your Heart
There are a lot of workaholics out there, some by choice, others by necessity. Unfortunately, working long hours can take its toll over time. From sleep deprivation to heart attacks and strokes, working long hours can have long-lasting health implications. A Struggle for Work-Life and Work-Health Balance Long work hours increase the risk for a...