Health Blogs

Stress: “I hate my job,” “I work under someone who is awful to me,” “I have the worst hours-- I don’t get home until 9 PM.” As a primary care doctor, one of the biggest surprises to ... Read More »

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were all born with an innate understanding of how to handle life’s challenges: if toddlers understood logic, and teenagers were always cooperative, happy, and mature? We ... Read More »

There is a tendency for people to come to therapy with the expressed desire of feeling better, and by this, many mean off loading their painful or unpleasant emotions. There is also a tendency for ... Read More »

Well, it’s that time of year again, where back-to-school sales are everywhere and summer trips and camps are winding down. And despite the fact that this month is one of the hottest months of the ... Read More »

A disturbing study was released recently out of the Midwest and was published in the Journal of Sex Roles. It highlighted the fact that girls as young as 6 years old have a desire to look ... Read More »

I admit it. This blog is really about me poking a little bit at a research study to be published in next month’s issue of Pediatrics. And I’m purposely trying to keep things light ... Read More »

Elaine Fox, author of Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: How to Retrain Your Brain to Overcome Pessimism and Achieve a More Positive Outlook, has done extensive research on how attitude is formed and ... Read More »

Sexting, as many of you know, is sending explicit electronic messages. How does sexting relate to dating and sexual activity? If you sext more do you have sex more? Here is what we just learned about ... Read More »

My daughter’s elementary school recently brought in a speaker to discuss body image with the female students and to encourage positive attitudes around appearance. Apparently there have been some ... Read More »