I do find the splitting of human beings in two apparently separate parts, body and mind, very odd. As I’ve said to patients, I’ve never met a mind without a body, and I’ve only met a body without a mind in the mortuary. Sure, it’s common for people think using a two-value system – right [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Where’s pain?
Posted in from the consulting room, health on February 26, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Melting ice
Posted in from the dark room, photography on February 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Decision Tree – Health 2.0
Posted in from the consulting room, health on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Goetz’ new book, “The Decision Tree” looks interesting. His theory, based on research evidence, is that two behaviours significantly improve health outcomes – being personally involved in taking the decisions about your own health care, and sharing with others. A decision tree, essentially, is a flow chart – it’s a kind of algorithm, a [...]
The health benefits of enthusiasm and contentment
Posted in from the consulting room, health on February 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In a new study just published in the European Heart Journal researchers have looked at the impact of a “positive affect” on the chances of getting heart disease. What’s “positive affect”? Positive affect is defined as the experience of pleasurable emotions such as joy, happiness, excitement, enthusiasm and contentment. These feelings can be transient, but [...]
The daily, the ordinary, the sources of wonder
Posted in from the dark room, photography on February 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
where is this washing line? Wow! Suddenly just another washing line, isn’t just another washing line after all!
Stairways to the underworld
Posted in from the dark room, photography on February 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tell me. How do you feel when you look at these photos?
The antidepressant dilemma
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Here’s one of the most challenging and thought-provoking articles I’ve read for a long time. It’s by Sharon Begley and the title is “The Depressing News about Antidepressants”. A lot of people take antidepressants and the consumption is increasing. In the US it’s doubled in a decade (from 13.3 million in 1996 to 27 million [...]
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