The holidays are here. I love this time of year. It always goes so fast. I spent the Thanksgiving weekend not feeling very thankful. Instead, I spent much of my time wallowing in self-pity. As I told you in my last email, I signed up for a half-ironman triathlon. It’s something I have thought…
I’m always looking for advice on behavior change and habits. It’s fascinating stuff. How can you get yourself to do the things you want to do but then for some reason don’t. Lately, I have seen several sources advocating to create an exercise habit as a first step to successfully creating other desirable habits. Here…
You may have noticed that I am especially interested in the psychology of behavior change. Why is it so hard to do, and continue doing, some things- even the things we think, and say we want to do? It turns out there are probably many subtle reasons that conspire against us to prevent behavior…
I am often compared with the dentist as the most dreaded appointment people face. Visiting the gynecologist or dental work, which do you dislike the most? Since I have been on both sides of the speculum, of course, I know why women dislike it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As you should…
There is no shortage of diet and eating advice out there. Virtually all of it is about what food you should eat. I think most of us know what to do, despite the differing, even conflicting, advice from popular diets. Instead of what, let’s talk about how. How is much more interesting and challenging anyway.…
Happy New Year! Hard to believe 2018 is already two weeks old. Are you among the many that started the year with a new year’s resolution? And did that new year’s resolution involve your diet? Are you hoping to lose weight, get fit, and eat “healthier”? How’s that going? US News and World Report…
You know you should exercise. Yet you still struggle to get it done. You can’t seem to find the time, have various injuries, or any number of other excuses. I think it comes down to not liking it enough. If you like something, you will make time for it. Much like meditation, you…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology published a new statement recently on alcohol and cancer. This comes at a time of year when much of our attention centers on the holidays. Office parties, gatherings of friends or visiting family are a few of the holiday occasions that often include alcohol. From surviving the obligatory office…
Are you using a LARC? Maybe you should be. LARCs, otherwise known as long-acting reversible contraception, include IUDs and the contraceptive implant. The American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists just released an updated opinion on LARCs which is that everyone who is at risk for pregnancy should be offered a LARC as a first choice,…
It’s October, the month that pink starts appearing everywhere including such incongruous places as NFL games. Yes, this means it’s breast cancer awareness month. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty aware of breast cancer, without all the pink. Of course I’m aware; I’m a breast cancer survivor. But I bet you’re aware too,…