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10 realistic and achievable New Year resolutions worth considering

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

I read a report in the last week regarding New Year resolutions, the thrust of which was that setting the bar too high is more likely to lead to us not keeping to whatever resolutions we have made. In other words, opting for smaller, more manageable changes might be a better long-term strategy. I agree [...]

A case of oesophageal spasm, and the ‘unproven’ treatment that helped it

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

A couple of weeks back I was talking with a close family member, and he mentioned that for many years he had been getting digestive discomfort that tended to come after meals. When I asked to point to where his pain was, he indicated that it was in the middle of the abdomen just at [...]