The recent riots in the UK together with calls in Australia for more police powers to deal with bad behaviour by groups of young people call into question, what is going on in society? It is typical for older generations to see younger ones as troublesome and their...
Earlier this year I wrote in my newsletter the following: Having fun is part of being healthy. This comes as a surprise to many people especially when one observes how miserable a lot of health experts seem to be. Laughter has been described as the best medicine and...
After many years in medicine you have seen most things. Then one day something takes you by surprise. This was a person who was on 19, yes 19, different medications. Given some of these were taken more than once a day and the dose of some was more than one pill this...
When we get married, many of us are idealistic about our futures together. However, fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. Research has found that only half of those who stay married actually consider themselves “happily married” which means only 25% of couples...
Cartoons can often provide insights and make comments on society in a way that cannot be done with “real people”. My kids have “gotten into” South Park. Yes there are “gross bits” and foul language but I must say that some of their commentary on society is very...
Research has found that successful relationships, more than any other factor, contribute the most to our happiness. Fifty percent of people report that they want to spend more time with family and friends. Many people say that they would like closer friendships, more...
