Stressed Out and Heartbroken
By week 15 of training for the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, I had run hundreds of miles, reshaped my body, reinvigorated my mind and bettered my snacking and hydration habits. I had reintroduced myself to a sport with which I had once been in love. And then I broke my leg. Sort of. […]
Can Gullible Beget Healable?
Don’t be a fool. Suggestibility, our capacity to believe the story we or someone else tells, is key to our health mastery, especially for conditions such as pain, depression, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome and Parkinson’s disease. Suggestion begets expectation, which begets reality. Just as suggestion in the form of story sells services, goods, even national […]
Reverse Engineering
Move over hip and knee replacements, shoulder replacements are gaining ground Two years ago, Oak Park resident David Tartakoff was walking his dog when he tripped, fell and injured his right shoulder. Tartakoff, who was 76 years old at the time, had standard surgery to repair the damaged tendons and muscles in his rotator cuff […]
Boxing for Fitness
A complete workout for strength, cardio and brain The images of boxing in popular culture — from icons like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman to classic movies like Raging Bull and Rocky — are strong, powerful and, often, brutal and bloody. But outside of the ring, fitness boxing is an increasingly popular form of exercise. […]
