Sleep medicine is about to change. With luck it will change how people treat and view sleep. What will disappear? The present treatment model – what I’ll call the “Sleep Apnea Testing Service Model”- after the suggestion of Dr. Michael Grandner. What will replace it? Hopefully a treatment format that addresses and improves both individual […]
Can We Regulate Food Like Tobacco? (7/7/14)
Obesity and Health Many groups, like the Consumers International and the World Obesity Federation, argue food should be regulated as strictly as tobacco. Their claim (BBC News, May 18th) is that deaths from obesity are rising rapidly – about 30% globally from 2005-2010 – and that obesity promotes so many chronic diseases – from diabetes […]
Diet Desperation (6/30/14)
Will Raspberries and Seaweed Provide a Miracle? People around the world are desperate to lose weight. So desperate they do – and say – sometimes crazy things. And that’s bad news. Obesity is major factor of the health crisis in America, but only one part. And diet is just one factor among many, many, that […]
The Real Rules of the Road (6/9/14)
Driving Forward Driving excitement is in danger. Google has begun producing cars without steering wheels or pedals. Cars that drive themselves. Drivers may someday be obsolete. Humans will no longer be required to control the wheel. And think what we will lose: the pleasures of the iconic machine of American life – the embodiment of […]
The Creative Body (5/26/14)
Creativity In a knowledge economy, creativity is key. For employees it may represent the difference between rising at work or losing a job; for entrepreneurs the gap between building – or losing – a company. So how to increase it? One quick answer – use your body physically. In simple terms, take a hike. Moving […]