Category: Medical

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Jan2010

Sad Case- Health Care Reform Needed. Responsiblity Needed.

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Not long ago I had a young patient that I saw in the Emergency Room with a heart attack. He was a heavy man in his early forties. He worked full time at Walmart but had no health care insurance. He said he was trying to raise 4 kids and ... Read More
January 6, 2010Dr.Kirk Laman

30

Mar2008

Tapping Into Your Hearts Intelligence

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Your heart knows.  It knows what you need to be healthy, wealthy, and wise.  The trouble is most of us rarely listen to our hearts.  We’re too busy.  We go here.  We run there.  We look everywhere for the answers, but we ignore our real intelligence. Did you know that your ... Read More
March 30, 2008Dr.Kirk Laman

15

Mar2008

Stepping in the Right Direction

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Our steps are important.  Where we choose to go does make a difference.  Just look at what happened to Eliot Spitzer the Former Governor of New York these past two weeks:  http://extra.msn.com/news.aspx?GT1=34122 Talk about taking the wrong steps.  Have you thought about where you’ve been stepping lately? I have.  As often happens ... Read More
March 15, 2008Dr.Kirk Laman

14

Jan2008

De-Clutter Your Heart

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A spring cleaning of the heart- its something we all need. Although it’s not spring yet, we can all find value in cleaning out our hearts now and then. What do I mean by this.  It seems that life tends to clutter our hearts.  We hold onto things we shouldn’t hold ... Read More
January 14, 2008Dr.Kirk Laman

05

Nov2007

Time to Discuss Limiting Health Care?

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Health care costs are exploding.  Medicare costs are growning at a double digit rate. Our system is overtaxed.  We all know this.  We read about it in the newspaper nearly everyday. Because I pay for my own health insurance I see it in my pay stub.  This year I’m paying nearly $1200 a ... Read More
November 5, 2007Dr.Kirk Laman

26

Oct2007

What Exercise Can You Recommend that Doesn’t Involve Exertion?

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Life has causes and effects.  What we do matters, particularly when it comes to our health care.  Recently, I had a patient who saw me in the office with significant risk factors for heart disease.  He was a diabetic and his blood sugars were very out of control. I had to ... Read More
October 26, 2007Dr.Kirk Laman

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Oct2007

What We Feel is Important to Our Health

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Feelings are important. We all know this to be true. No one likes to have their feelings hurt. Yet, we often think feelings aren’t real- not like a cold or an illness is real. Meaning- we tend to dismiss feelings as being less important when compared to something we know ... Read More
October 23, 2007Dr.Kirk Laman