Patience is a virtue. We've all heard this phrase. Many people say it in response to some difficulty or troubling event. But patience is more than just a virtue, it is a powerful medicinal for healing the heart.
Sugar is bad for your heart health.
Ah, this should come as no surprise. We've all been told this. But a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 2010;303:1490-1497.) confirms what we all knew deep down. Sugar isn't good for you.
A lot of sugar is very bad ... Read More
April 22, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Just back from vacationing in Florida. We left Michigan's cold weather for a few days in the sunny confines of Orlando. Vacations are like a medicine. They can be a real medicine for the heart.
We often think that medicine is a pill that we take, but medicine- something that can ... Read More
April 18, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Our hearts need nourishment. They need to receive the proper ingredients for becoming well. We need to follow the proper diet but we also need to give ourselves what we need emotionally and spiritually.
April 13, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Even when the inevitable is staring us in the face, loved ones have trouble letting go. It's normal. It's natural to think someone will live forever, should live forever. But they don't. Everyone dies. Our health care system needs to address this question- "When should ... Read More
April 6, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Our heart holds the key. It holds the key to health, particularly emotional and psychological health.
Our heart also knows the answers to what we need. Many people have written about this phenomenon- that the heart has a great intelligence.
March 31, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Are you looking for peace in a work gone crazy? Sometimes it feels like there's no hope. Life seems to be spiraling out of control. Our own lives can seem that way.
Most of what people want comes down to a sense of peace in their lives. They may define it ... Read More
March 29, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
I see many people with heart disease. Sometimes its hard for me to understand how they let themselves get to the condition they are in.
But then I see my own frailties. I see at times my lack of will power.
March 23, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
Do you feel good? Are you happy?
Most of us go through spells where we feel up and then other times when we feel down. Its a natural phenomenon, but did you know that how you feel can affect your physical heart health?
It's true most of us tend to think that ... Read More
March 18, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman
A patient's heart stops in the Emergency Room. Her near death experience gives her comfort. Our heart's need comfort. They need reassurance.
February 27, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman