Laughing is one of the best things you can do for your health.   This web search produced over 74,000 scholarly articles and studies on the health benefits of laughter.  Among its various health benefits, laughter has been found to: Counter the effects of anger, anxiety, depression and stress. Reduce your risk of a heart attack. Increase…

This isn’t what you might think I won’t give you any advice on making health-related New Year’s resolutions.  People rarely keep their resolutions, and I don’t want to waste your time. Health-related goals, though, are another matter.  Resolutions can seem punitive (“I resolve to give up [something]”) whereas goals are more positive, or that’s how…

Reflections on Health, Happiness and Getting Older My brother recently shared a short essay that pertained to topics that I also write about often: gratitude, cultivated happiness and their impacts on resilience and overall health.  I thought you might enjoy reading it too. THE BACK NINE HOLES By Harry Zubkoff  “Here it is… the back…