Getting Back on Track – it’s After Pesach!
Pesach is now behind us and most of us have been over-eating and we were most likely very inactive both before and during the Yom Tov. Although the incentive might be...
The Season of the Fours
As we approach Pesach, the number “4” starts taking prominence. As we prepare for Seder night, we think about what we are going to say about 4 cups of wine, 4...
Getting Through Pesach
It’s that time of the year again… the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through Pesach with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this...
We’re all SMILES!
Sometimes when the evidence finally emerges, I get very excited. There are some things we know through experience or what some might call the “6th sense”. But when a good scientific...
Rabbi Akiva the Psychologist: Using Traditional Jewish Teachings to...
Jacob L. Freedman, MD, is a former student of Yeshiva Aish HaTorah and a psychiatrist in Boston, Massachusetts, and Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Freedman is also a health care and a risk-management...
Your Money or Your Health!
This past week was very typical in my office. When people are interested in any of our programs, I encourage them to come in for a free 20 minute consultation to...
No Way around It – It Takes Work
There was very significant health news a few weeks ago. When news about health makes it to the headlines, it usually means we have to pay attention. For over 100 years,...
Why It’s So Hard To Change, Even When You...
It is so hard to change because we are creatures of habit. Try switching your seat at the dining room table and you almost feel lost.
Money and Happiness
Happiness and Wellbeing are an essential part of health. Stress from any cause is highly detrimental to health and research has indicated that stress is a factor in up to 85%...
Is it Worth the Counting?
The number of people who consciously watch what they eat and plan and do serious exercise is relatively small compared to the population at large. We have watched as obesity and...
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