After brainstorming with a team of public health advocates about how to connect at-risk youth with the health care system people around the room shared, with passion, their ideas of how  to ‘solve’ the problems that adolescents face as they ‘drop out’ of the healthcare system, I was struck by one comment – “any curriculum we [...] Read More

What if you could gather up the nation’s brightest dermatologists and surgeons to get in-depth answers to your burning questions on skin health and how to look and feel your best? Well, I’ve done it for you! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! My work as Editor in Chief  for SkinSight.com includes serving as your [...] Read More

As the immediate past President of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals it has been my business to spread the word about the world-class resources available to therapists and others in the field. Now I feel inspired to share info that may be relevant to you or someone you know. You’ve heard of bulimia, right? [...] Read More

More people are talking about the effects this recession is having on our health. The harsh reality is that more Americans will suffer from acute stress-related illness and chronic diseases as a result of the economic crisis in the United States. In August of 2008 I spoke on several radio shows, including WTOP in Washington, [...] Read More

The current economic climate has got everyone running scared. My friends, my colleagues and certainly my clients are a little (or a lot!) nervous about the future.  What is interesting to me, however, is that everyone is now focusing on their health. Either because their bodies have fallen apart or because they realize that no [...] Read More