Fasting for mental and physical clarity
I think fasting is a crucial but forgotten part of healthy living. It has unlimited potential. Check out this video and hopefully be encouraged to fast.
Emotional First Aid
Many times, we focus too much on physical first aid and health but pay almost no attention to emotional health or first aid. Many of the orphans or vulnerable children you will serve have encountered serious emotional injuries such as depression, abandonment,...
How to Conduct Interviews
People aren’t Lazy. They Simply Have Goals That Do Not Inspire Them
"People are not Lazy. They Simply Have Goals That Do Not Inspire Them" Anthony Robbins. Do you believe that quote?
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Recently, I asked one of my 3-year-old patients. "Jamie, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "A pig, I wanna be a pig", she said smiling broadly, and very proudly. "Huh? A what?" I queried. Her mum who had burst into laughter at her response helped me clarify,...
Beware of Adoption Scams
It' terrible to think that people could take something as beautiful as adoption and turn it into something so devious and deceptive. But that is an unfortunate trend that is appearing across the U.S. In this CNN report, hear the story of Mata, a young girl who is...
Everybody Needs Emotional First Aid as Much Physical First Aid
Fast 5: Intermittent Fasting by Eating All Your Daily Food Intake Within a 5-Hour Window
In my work, I talk a lot about the merits of fasting. There are many iterations of intermittent fasting. In this post, I introduce you to physician Dr. Bert Herring as he promotes a version of intermittent fasting that he calls Fast-5. Fast-5: The 5-hour diet Fast-5...
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes with a Low Carb High Fat Diet
Cooperation vs. Competing
Last week, on pediatric emergency medicine, I remember fondly my 20-month old patient with an upper respiratory infection. Even though his mother had brought him to the ER to get help for him, he wouldn't cooperate with me to allow me to examine him and give him the...