by Lissa Rankin | Jun 25, 2013 | Mental Health, Physical Health
I was scheduled to speak in Munster, Indiana at 7 pm in front of 300 cancer patients, their support people, and their health care providers. Mapquest said it would only take 48 minutes to drive from the North Shore of Chicago, but knowing Chicago traffic, I left at...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 18, 2013 | Physical Health
My mother had a sore neck. Probably from Pilates class, she thought. So she went to her doctor, who ordered an X-ray. Upon reviewing the X-ray, her doctor ordered an MRI for a week later. My mother asked her doctor why he was ordering more tests. Did he see evidence...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 6, 2013 | Physical Health
We all know stress is bad for us, yet many of us wear it like a badge of honor. See if this sounds familiar: Dude: “OMG, I’m so stressed out! I’m working 14 hour days and haven’t used my vacation days for two years now, but hey – sometimes you just gotta keep...
