by Brian Balke | Jan 27, 2023 | Health Care
The medical community has warned for decades that stress shortens our life span. As a preventative, they have advised us to exercise and invest in community. But what happens when stress is a habit formed in childhood? Some parents are unprepared for the demands of...
by Brian Balke | Mar 23, 2020 | Health Care
Certain English words have features that capture moral principles. “EVIL” is “LIVE” spelled backwards. And in changing “I” to “WE” we make “illness” into “wellness.” COVID-19 has socially isolated...
by Brian Balke | Mar 16, 2020 | Health Care
The single most important factors in disease progression are sleep and diet. This has been proven in studies of influenza propagation. Those that properly attend to those aspects of their lifestyle are far less likely to become seriously ill. So if you’re...
by Brian Balke | Mar 13, 2020 | Health Care
Pattern interrupt is a method for rapid hypnotic induction. Back before I knew what hypnosis was, I used it accidentally at ecstatic dances. I would leave space on the floor for my partner and then step in to block her way. When she went blank in the face I thought...
by Brian Balke | Aug 21, 2019 | Book Reviews, Health Care
Modern medicine’s attempts to reduce wellness to biology have created a gulf between the patient’s mind and body. In “Elderhood,” Louise Aronson attributes this to medical specialization and a focus on record-keeping that prevents the doctor from addressing the whole...
