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by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jul 22, 2020 | Health

The Coronaviris Pandemic has been adding stress to all our lives.  Within a few short months the world has been shocked into a new reality, with millions of cases leading to hundreds of thousands of deadly outcomes.  But even those of us fortunate enough to have (so...

Sitting is the New Smoking

by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 12, 2013 | Depression, Ergonomics, Exercise, Health, Heart Disease, Obesity, Prevention

Times have certainly changed.  Smokers were “cool” in the early days of movies, and they were even hailed by doctors in media ads.  Smoking became so popular that anyone who didn’t light up at work was considered “anti-social”.   Today,...

Insomnia – Common But Not An Epidemic

by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Dec 9, 2012 | Diet, Insomia, Sleep, Time Management

Insomnia: it is common, but it’s not as big an epidemic as you think. Whenever I do a talk show or a speech, someone always asks me if I have any special tips for how to deal with insomnia, a condition that means chronically having insufficient sleep to function...

Acupuncture: An old treatment gets to the point!

by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Feb 13, 2011 | Stress Strategies, Time Management

Acupuncture is now being used in modern medicine, but it is certainly not new.  Starting with moxabustion, surface stimulation dated back thousands of years,  at least 4,000.   Sparks from the campfire that may have landed on specific points on the...

Insomnia: Is It Worth Losing Sleep Over?

by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 16, 2010 | Prevention, Stress

In a recent post, we reviewed the Top Ten ways that stress can hurt us.  One of the top complaints was insomnia, which has become a growing issue for stressed workers today.   One of the principle reasons for this is Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. ...