Increasing the Odds
This article was originially published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, 31st Dec. 2023: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-780119 People have questioned me as to why at The Wellness Clinic we offer a free consultation before starting a program. It’s very simple. People need to know before they get started on their journey to improved health, [...]
A Full Time Job
This article was originially published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, 23rd Nov. 2023: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-774643 Shortly after the outbreak of the war, I had an op-ed published with some general suggestions on how to deal with weight gained over the holiday period. The idea was to encourage readers, to get back on track, [...]
The Most Stressful of Times
This article was originially published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, 19th Oct. 2023: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-769155 In my 38+ years in Israel, I have certainly experienced my share of stressful situations. But what happened here in Israel two weeks ago has certainly created the most stressful of situations. We are all praying for [...]
Resolve to succeed–and here’s how!
This article was originially published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on Monday, 9th Oct. 2023: https://jpost.pressreader.com/article/281805698578233 We’ve been through this before—you and I! It’s after the holidays. We’re all thinking about weight loss and dieting—and we WILL fail in the long term. It’s not because we don’t want to succeed, or because we [...]
Learning from the past-Preparing for the future
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on 10 Sept. 2023: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-758299 As we approach the New Year of 5784, we look back at the past year. With some trepidation, we wonder what awaits us in the coming year. This past year has indeed been interesting in the arena of health [...]
Who’s in charge of Our health?
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Jerusalem Post on 24 Aug. 2023:https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-755944 Psychologist Julian B. Rotter developed the term “locus of control” and the idea behind it, in 1954. Locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they, as opposed to external forces, have control over the outcome [...]