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What the NBA Finals teach us about life
As an avid basketball fan I have been glued to the television this past week watching the finals series between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder. It is an exciting battle between two teams...
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Faith amid the flames
This morning I sat in contemplation next to the Blue River, where just one year ago sandbags were piled to hold off the rampaging waters that threatened nearby homes. Today smoke rises on the horizon...
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One of the greatest benefits of being a physician is that since I can handle most of my routine healthcare needs myself I rarely have to be a patient in another doctor’s office. However, on those few...
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5 patient behaviors that drive up healthcare costs
It is common knowledge that the cost of healthcare in the US is out of control. We spend more money per capita than any other country in the world and yet rank only 37th in key quality health...
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How to cope when tragedy strikes
The mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater on July 20th has provided a terrible reminder that tragedy is just one heartbeat away from our own doorsteps. As we read the details of that...
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Why is it so hard to forgive?
One of the survivors of the Aurora theater massacre has told The Denver Post he has already forgiven the shooter, James Holmes, for wounding him. While the victim, Pierce O’Farrill, was fortunate to...
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Let the Olympics inspire your motivation!
Are you struggling to make some sort of change in your life? Do you have a goal you would sincerely like to accomplish but have given up on numerous times? If so, you are a completely normal person...
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When heroes fall: forgiving Lance Armstrong
This week the world of professional cycling has experienced both the best and the worst that the sport has to offer. Here in Colorado the USA Pro Challenge has been a huge success, providing thrilling...
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East meets West: Yoga and medicine
On August 22-26, 2012, Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort hosted the 2nd Annual Mountain Pose Medicine and Yoga Symposium, where medical practitioners, yoga teachers and wellness enthusiasts came...
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Take a deep breath and improve your health
During the Medicine and Yoga Symposium in Copper Mountain, CO last August, Dr. Satkirin Khalsa gave the medical providers in attendance some surprising advice. She told the conference participants...
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The future of medicine: Integral is the new holistic
Back in the 1970’s the concept of “holistic medicine” arrived on the healthcare scene in the U.S. and began a revolution in the delivery of medical care. During that decade the specialty of Family...
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What patients can expect from the new Integral Medicine
Earlier this year after sustaining some significant injuries in a bicycle accident in Denver, I had an opportunity to participate in the U.S. medical system as a patient instead of a provider and it...
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Coping with uncertain times
Here in the last few months of 2012, we are facing unprecedented uncertainty on planet Earth. Some say that because the Mayan calendar comes to an end in late December, our existence will come to an...
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The science behind yoga and stress relief
Yoga has long been a practice associated with relaxation of the body and calming of the mind, but only recently have there been scientific studies performed to investigate the truth of this assumption...
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7 Lessons for surviving difficult times
A friend of mine recently said to me, “Life is getting pretty scary here in the 21st century.” With multiple crises facing the citizens of Earth all at one time, including financial collapse,...
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Sandy Hook Massacre: A letter to the broken-hearted
Dear friend,I know that your heart is so broken right now that you cannot imagine the pieces coming together again. I understand that you are exhausted and numb from the shock and pain of what has...
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What it takes to live a long life
A few weeks ago my mother and her older brother died within one day of each other. Mom was 89 and died on a Friday of biliary cancer; her brother was 91 and died the next day from complications...
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Heal your life and heal the world
You may have heard of The Butterfly Effect, which is both the title of a movie and the name given to one of the concepts in chaos theory. According to this theory, in complex situations, such as the...
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Waiting on the world to change
I took the title for this post from a song of the same name by John Mayer, one of my favorite contemporary songwriters. In the lyrics to the song, Mayer explains that he and his generation want to...
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Why you should stop trying to be happy
Lately I hear a lot of people saying things like, "I'm just trying to find happiness," or "Someday my life will be better and then I'll be happy." Clearly happiness is...
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