Refuse To Regain

Competition and Weight Loss

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Nothing tweaks our national interest quite so much as transformation and redemption. We also love instant gratification. TV shows like "Extreme Home Makeover" and the new Tony Robbins show "Breakthrough", score big by pushing all three buttons. But a key starting point for these shows--and one that is disturbing-- is that we must feel sorry for those who await transformation. This is the "Queen for a Day" phenomenon. Queen for a Day was one of the... Read more →

I CAN Paint! Ummm…I Mean, Maintain

By Lynn Haraldson-Bering “If you hear a voice within you say ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” - Vincent Van Gogh It’s been a long time since I’ve posted and I apologize for my absence. It’s a bumpy road, this path to recovery, but I’m doing well and have appreciated your good wishes. One of my biggest concerns about having knee surgery wasn’t the procedure itself. Rather, it was how my body... Read more →

Calcium: The Craziness Begins

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Have you ever felt like making the right dietary choices was more like crossing a minefield? One day you are strolling along, sure that you are on the path to righteous wellness. Then BAM! the landscape changes and you find that you are in mortal danger. This week, an announcement that villainized calcium supplements was just such a land mine. Millions of women take these supplements. They've been sacrosanct. For doctors, recommending calcium pills seemed like... Read more →