by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Jun 19, 2020 | Ergonomics, Health, Stress, Trigger Point Injections
Stress has been greatly increased by the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. Millions have been infected, hundreds of thousands have died, and more millions have lost their jobs. Until a vaccine or a curative drug is available, our main strategy is to modify our...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 18, 2016 | Blood Pressure, Obesity, Pain control, Stress
About “The Joy of Stress”: The Joy of Stress was written originally over three decades ago, and has proven to have lasting and universal appeal. The concept was started as an information piece for specific questions asked by my patients. In the course of a...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | May 29, 2016 | Pregnancy, Stress
Are you one of the thousands of women out there who is desparately trying to have a left handed baby? I have a little stress trivia that just might help you make that happen. As I was reading through my medical journals, I found a tiny article burried amongst...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 3, 2013 | Anti-Aging, Depression, Retirement, Sleep, Stress, Stress Strategies
Are you at that “golden” age when retirement is looming, or has already loomed? For years, we have all thought of retirement as the reward for a lifetime of work, but the reality is quite different. To be sure, we all know how much we...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Nov 13, 2012 | Food, Health, Memory Retention, Stress, Surgery
If you are in hospital, don’t expect your memory to do all the work for you. If you have a question, write it down, then, when the doctor does come for a visit, you won’t forget to ask. Under the best of circumstances, going into hospital as a patient is...
by Peter G. Hanson, M.D. | Oct 28, 2012 | Diet, Exercise, Food, Obesity, Stress
If you have a child between the ages of 7-13 that experiences rapid weight gain, the reason may well be stress. I have always maintained that obesity is never a problem; it is only the result of a problem. Until that underlying problem is addressed, whether it is...
