by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
In chess, checkmate occurs when a players king is under attack and has no safe place to go. The king is threatened and every possible escape route is blocked. Such an existential condition, an allegorical no exit, is known as checkmate.In life, a person may be...
by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
Not too long ago, the Eighth Joint National Committee (originally commissioned by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) released a new set of evidence-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure). The guidelines...
by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
Being an informed patient is an empowering concept.1 In the modern healthcare marketplace, the doctor-patient relationship has become a two-way street. It’s no longer a situation in which the doctor tells the patient what to do. Today, patients can be full...
by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
In the field of statistics, a five-point rating scale is commonly used to evaluate all sorts of personal responses, feelings, and assessments. This frequently used tool is known as the Likert scale, and most people have completed such a rating device on numerous...
by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
The scientific concept of complexity is only a few decades old, but like many powerful ways of looking at the world it has spread rapidly throughout the public consciousness. Anyone who has watched even a couple of episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” would...
by Scott Bolz | Jul 15, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Wellness
High serum glucose. High cholesterol. High blood pressure. This is a trifecta you definitely don’t want to have. This combination of laboratory findings is known as metabolic syndrome, a new medical term that has been in existence for less than ten years....
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