Brainstorms Heard of the Brainstorm Consortium? A worldwide group of dozens of researchers is trying to understand diagnosis from the bottom up, starting with your genes. In a recent paper in Science, the group looked at 25 “brain associated” disorder, ten of them psychiatric, fifteen neurologic. They sorted them through GWASS – genome wide association […]
Some New Ways to Renew Your Body – the Four Fold Path
Are there really new ways to rebuild and renew your only human body? That’s one question I’m asked habitually every New Year. The short answer – yes. You can renew your body along the lines you like – by combining old ways that work for tens of millions. None of this program is about about “superfoods,” “amazing” herbals and vitamins, […]
The Coming Boom in Mental Health
What Kind of Future? What are the future needs of mental health in this country? Many mental health workers worry daily about their jobs. Will they be replaced by smart cognitive behavioral programs delivered over the net? Will insurance companies pay for what’s coming? Below are a series of factors that will potentially produce a booming […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Health
Defining Your Health In 1947, the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” Do most folks take that expansive view? The kinds of statements you’ll get from people are more like these: “The doctor says I’m in great shape.” “I eat real healthy.” “You really are doing […]
Why We Need New Definitions of Health (2/13/13)
Money and Health Money will buy you health care. It won’t buy you health. The media equation of health with health care is a sad and tragic misperception. It makes people think that if they have enough money and “great” health insurance, that even if they get sick everything will be fine. That might prove […]