At the walk-in clinic, during my two-hour wait, I noticed how rude and disrespectful people were towards the nurses. One older man had his health card rejected because they said it was expired; another guy was called by his first name–they both reacted the same way: Becoming irritated and yelling at the nurse in front [...]

It’s strange how you can be teetering on the edge, full of anxiety and finding it difficult to get by, and then suddenly a deep calm comes over everything.
Certainly, being distanced emotionally from trauma or sources of stress helps mitigate the situation. There is also the matter of asking hard questions and getting the type of [...]

This Newsweek article on how ordinary emotions became cause for medical diagnosis is not groundbreaking, but still deserves a mention: 
While careful not to extol depression—which is marked not only by chronic sadness but also by apathy, lethargy and an increased risk of suicide—he praises melancholia for generating “a turbulence of heart that results in an active [...]

You ever notice the massive market in anti-aging products or services? Even for men, we can get certain hormones (HGH) prescribed for treatment. Most of the sales are driven by personal anxieties over appearance; yet looking good isn’t the entire story– we also want to be in good health.
While backpacking in Italy, I met a man who wouldn’t smoke, drink, [...]