The Moving Through Cancer campaign, sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Cancer Society, recently published their exercise recommendations for individuals with cancer. The “Guide to Getting and Staying Active During Cancer Treatment” is their…
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I spent some time plastering my bathroom redo this weekend. You have now heard from me at least 1,245 times about my love of Italy, stone walls and buildings, statues, and architecture, and how strongly I feel that beauty is…
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The above graphic is from a patient of mine (there is no personal or identifiable info here, so don’t worry HIPPA). I met her after she was diagnosed with an early stage breast cancer. She underwent lumpectomy and removal of…
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We live in a time of relativism. We like to use words without meaning, and tear away meaning from words that have it. Academia, the learned gods peering down from their ivory tower seem to be the largest paradoxical perpetrators,…
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There are many metaphors in life, but few catch the eye like beautiful architecture. Architecture provides us tactile and tangible lessons throughout history. Beautiful buildings created with a resiliency can literally withstand the test of time while keying us in…
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As my readers know, I am all about avoiding waste, helping the environment, and preserving the beauty that surrounds us. In our household, we avoid plastic, reuse metal and glass containers, try to walk instead of drive, and minimize consumerism….
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You can add plant based diets to the new narrative of poorly defined diets back by little to no research, thanks to the new narrative. Recently, JAMA Oncology published an opinion piece that was labeled as a review article. It…
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Part of the reason I love architecture and stonework so much is that both, oftentimes, display incredible talent of their creators, provide a historical timestamp of our technological abilities, and reveal exceptional beauty, yet is freely accessible to everyone. For…
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The gig is up when it comes to exercise. The days of considering jogging or high repetition weight room exercise as the end all, be all, are thankfully over. These strategies, which have washed over from the calorie counting and…
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I was recently reading Modern Times: A History of the World from the Twenties to the Eighties by Paul Johnson. I have been recommended this book many times (the original – not the newer versions) and finally gave it a…
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