When they want to get fit and healthy, many people automatically think of losing weight. A few will think about adding muscle, but most will be concentrating on the weight loss aspect. However. weight loss is not always synonymous with better health. Oh, there is an excellent chance that, in most instances, getting rid of […]
Category Archives: Health
Controversial Health Care
Health care has become a hot button issue for politicians and voters in the recent past. Some people believe that there should be a universal health care system put into place so that every citizen has access to health coverage. Others think the health care system should stay the way it currently is with private […]
Health and Wellness: Secret of Success
How can I take 20 years of clinical experience and begin to explain the secrets of health in just a few words? The answer is simple. You see, I used to stress about the challenges and obligations of educating patients on the importance of various health issues but not anymore. In today’s information revolution we […]
Corporate Health Promotion Has 3 Years to Get It Right
In comments before the 2009 Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference, Michael O’Donnell, PhD, MPH, MBA (Editor in Chief, American Journal of Health Promotion) described rapid changes in this field and what it meant to practitioners. “Despite 4 decades of corporate health promotion as a profession, there is still no consensus as to […]