January 5, 2014

Patient/Physician Engagement: Take the Free, Online Class!

Hats off to Larry Chu, MD, MS, and Kyra Bobbinet, MD, MPH of Stanford University for designing and teaching a wonderful humanity-driven science of the heart; Patient Engagement. Sit in on the class yourself, here. http://aim.stanford.edu/engage/
January 4, 2014

Are we more likely to catch a “Cold” when We are “Cold?”

Do we get a cold, when we are, well….”cold?” There is a scientific correlation. Watch this entertaining video, that is backed by “cold” hard science, in support of this old wisdom.
December 29, 2013

Lessons for 2014: The Owl-Brain and The Squirrel-Brain

     Animals have so much to teach us.  Take for example the squirrel and the owl.   The owl often perches silently, quiet and unafraid to watch the big picture of the world below.  This is a great contrast to the behavior of the squirrel, darting to and fro, in an endless frenzy of paths on the forest floor and through the trees.  Squirrels always seem to be on a […]
December 29, 2013

An Introduction

I have always been attracted to blank-paged, beautifully bound journals.  I must own at least 30 of them, most untouched.  It is the first place I go, in fact, when I enter a bookstore.   Despite all the works of authors lining shelves in front of me, with beautiful glossy covers and eye-catching names, I am drawn to the empty void of the unlined journal.   Just recently, I was reminded of […]
February 15, 2013

Wellsmart is….

Wellsmart is a compendium for empowering patients towards facilitating their best health outcome, as well as empowering health care providers towards creative, sustainable business and patient care design.