Spirituality – What Does It Mean to You?

Spirituality is something I talk about frequently with the patients in my family medicine practice. Many aspects go into someone’s spirituality, including finding a purpose, feeling strong and grounded, and getting closer and more in-tune with whatever higher power...

7 Go-To Mental Wellness Resources

Mental health is one of my 5 Pillars of Health and Wellness©. As a family medicine doctor, I believe that mental health is just as important as our medical, physical, aesthetic and spiritual health. Like any topic, there is an endless stream of information online...

Mental Illness … More Than Just A Code

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” – Buddha More than ever, we are seeing more and more cases of depression and anxiety, and more and more medication being prescribed for these issues. But there is a fine balance between knowing when...

The Food … the Bad … and the Ugly

What is your relationship with food? How do you look at food? How does food make you feel? Many of us have asked ourselves these questions throughout our life and still don’t have the answers. Many of us have tried fad diets, spent thousands of dollars, and have...

The Power of Conscious Living

One thing I like to address with the patients I see in my family medicine practice is the concept of consciously living. I know, it’s all too easy to get into the bad habit of unconsciously going through the routines of day-to-day life and not thinking about things we...