Yesterday, I had the pleasure of listening to a lecture by Dr. Vincent Marconi regarding aging, infectious diseases, and the immune system. Vince, a Professor of Medicine at Emory University, discussed his recent study, Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT) for HIV Immune Nonresponders—An Attention-Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial. Vince and his co-authors demonstrated that CBCT is a novelContinue reading “Cognitively Based Compassion Training”
Category Archives: healing
On sleep
A lot of people are suffering from insomnia these days, myself included. Sleep is so important, and it can be hard to maintain. There are many factors that affect sleep. Along with diet, exercise, and screen time before bed is stress and anxiety. There’s no doubt about it, these are difficult times. COVID, poverty, incomeContinue reading “On sleep”
Wellness for 2022
“We have nothing to fear except fear itself” – President Franklin Delano Roosevelt To look at the morning newspaper is stress-inducing. From today’s New York Times: “Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes.” Spend some time reading about drones, ‘precision’ bombings, and civilian casualties – your breathing is sure to speed up,Continue reading “Wellness for 2022”