by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Sep 24, 2013 | Addiction, Managing Stress, Prevention, Stress Strategies
One of the newest forms of preventable injury comes via your cell phone. Now that these devices are ubiquitous and addictive, we are seeing some very serious medical consequences not only for drivers, but for pedestrians. Walking while Texting,...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 18, 2012 | Health, Immune Resistance, Managing Stress
Studies show that the more stressed you are the less likely you are to fight back against a visiting flu virus, and, once infected, the course of the disease is likely to be longer and more severe. In my 25+ years of family practice, it was remarkable how certain...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Sep 18, 2012 | Anti-Aging, Ergonomics, Health, Insomia, Managing Stress, Prevention, Sleep, Stress, Stress Strategies
Dry eyes are more than a modest problem. They can be the cause of great stress. Sufferers wake up with scratchy eyes, and have to take drops frequently just to avoid discomfort. When untreated, dry eyes are more likely to get infections or redness, and...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jul 26, 2012 | Depression, Finances, Headache, Managing Stress
As evidenced in the stock market crash of 1929, a financial crisis can evoke a lot of ledge-jumping. The detrimental effects of having the financial “alligators” snapping at your heels are seen both in the acute fall from wealth and the chronic oppression of...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jul 22, 2012 | Health, Managing Stress, Stress, Stress Strategies
Water: it makes up three quarters of our planet, and it makes up three quarters of your body. We swim in it until the day we’re born; all our life our body craves it. When you find out what happens in your body under stress, you’ll see why, and...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Feb 19, 2012 | Managing Stress, Public Speaking, Stress, Stress Strategies
For most of us, public speaking is a deep fear, probably dating back to our first “show and tell” command performance in kindergarten. How about being put on the spot as a teacher singled us out in class for not paying attention? Everyone’s gaze would turn to...
