One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned through my years of school, practice, consulting, writing, and speaking is that there is no right answer to the wrong question.  This lesson is also one of the biggest frustrations because people, the media, and medicine takes that wrong answer and runs with it. One example for you [...]

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is one of the essential vitamins for good health.  The actual function of the vitamin is to maintain strong connective tissue.  If a person has an inadequate amount over a long period of time they will suffer the deficiency disease called scurvy.  Symptoms are seen in the body [...]

Do you worry what to do with your healthy living routine when you go on vacation? I just returned from a 2 week summer holiday with my family. After eating whatever I wanted and not exercising for 2 weeks I probably shattered every health and fitness commandment. But you won’t see me doing the “cardio [...]

A friend of mine asked me a simple question not too long ago. “Dave, when is the last time that you were really happy?” I gave the question some thought, and the honest answer was somewhat alarming to me. The answer that I wanted to say was yesterday or maybe last week, but after some [...]

With the Sun hanging in the sky a little longer, it naturally gives you more energy to do some spring cleaning inside and outside the house. Just opening up all the windows in your house after the long winter months will awaken your senses with fresh new energy. So it’s time to spring ahead with [...]

Being in private practice in a wellness clinic, I hear some great one liner excuses from patients and clients.  I was taking care of a woman and I asked her about her husband, whom I knew had been suffering from some ailments directly related to his life-style.  He’s 25 lbs over weight, sits a computer [...]

Last century I worked for the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco as an Assistant Hotel Manager. As part of the Sheraton Hotel management group it was taken over by the larger Starwood Hotel Corporation. I was there for the merger/acquisition, and before removing myself from the company I got a taste of their management [...]

E=mc² You might remember this from your old high school math class. It was Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. Despite Einstein’s well known brilliance, what amazes me even more was he was also a busy dad of 3 kids. Einstein was known for challenging the status quo, and I think if he was alive today [...]

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” “Knowledge is power.” Inspirational quotes are great for motivation and posting on your Facebook account, but they will do nothing for you if you don’t take action. Along with taking action, do you want to know [...]

Rules… As parents we are famous for them. As kids we hated them. Young and old, we all need structure in our lives simply because it works. When it comes to designing your own workout routine, don’t get paralysis by analysis by the 1,950,000 results looking back at you from Google. ..and please don’t try [...]