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Invitation for Hospital to Pilot Sound Mind Sound Body

Is your hospital looking for ways to provide even better outcomes and customer service? I’m looking for one  hospital to pilot my newly launched Sound Mind Sound Body Corporate Wellness Plan. It is convenient, evidence based and a great value. … Continue reading

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Hospitals and 21st Century Health Care Paradigm

Many people and organizations are working feverishly to find solutions to the health care funding crisis our country is facing. Not too long ago, I went to a meeting,  “Leading Healthy Businesses: The Changing Healthcare Landscape and You” hosted by … Continue reading

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Sound Mind Sound Body Corporate Wellness Plan

Do you ever think about the impact of stress on every aspect of our lives? Has it ever occurred to you that employers are the ones who are impacted most? Let me share some statistics: The American Psychological Association published … Continue reading

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Sound Mind Sound Body- Managing Stress

Do you know what the impact on our health and health care expenses would be if we simply managed our stress?  It would be huge.  I have spent some time reviewing various studies quantifying the incidence and impact of stress … Continue reading

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Watching Your Health Care Dollars

An article in today’s New York Times got me thinking. The article “Doctor Doesn’t Work Hard to hide Symptoms of Medicare Fraud “is the story of a physician who received somewhere between $13 and $20 million by filing claims on … Continue reading

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Ever Wonder Why You’d Call a Hypnotherapist?

Not me. I never even thought about hypnosis or hypnotherapy before my friend started her practice. As I learned more about the profession, I was totally in awe. Approved by the AMA in 1958, it has a long and impressive … Continue reading

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Gifts from Aviation to Western Medicine

My son is a pilot, now a captain for American Eagle with 25 years of flying experience.  Years ago, both he and his wife, who was at the time a flight attendant, taught their co-workers a required course called “Crew … Continue reading

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Industry Pledges to Control Health Care Costs

Wow,  what a concept.  This is fabulous and wise.  Perhaps the powers that be are concerned about the prospect of a one payer system or “socialized” medicine as well they should be.  For whatever reason,  it is wonderful to get … Continue reading

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Changing Habits and Behaviors

An article in the NY Times got me thinking again today about what the impact on our health and health care funding would be if we just changed our habits and behaviors.  Sure, I could quote many studies but   for … Continue reading

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Obesity and the Workplace

It’s no surprise that obesity in the US is a huge factor in the cost of health care.  Today, the New York Times “Waistlines Expand Into a Workplace Issue” quotes a report by the Conference Board and RTI International which … Continue reading

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