Psychology Today Column
Sex Talk
A simple way for both partners to have more intense orgasmsHave you ever tried giving your genitals a voice? If your clitoris and vagina had a voice what would they say? What are their secret desires? If your penis had a voice, what would it say? This is the...
Tap Into the Inner Genius You Didn’t Know You Had
The story of acquired savant syndrome and what we can learn from it. Derek was a 39-year-old sales trainer with no musical skill when he dove head first into a very shallow swimming pool while visiting his mom. He suffered a severe head concussion and was taken to the...
The Latest News on the Obesity Epidemic
New consequences and what you can do about it. A study, published this week in Vital Signs, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and based on data from the 2005-2014 United States Cancer Statistics, confirms that being overweight puts...
Surprising New Discoveries About Humans’ Sense of Smell
Source: Nadezda Parizskaya/Shutterstock Joy could smell a musky odor coming from her husband’s neck area, but she didn’t think much of it, until six years later, when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Joy and her husband were attending a Parkinson’s disease...
A New Approach to Treating Hard-to-Cure Illnesses
Carla came to see me a few years ago after four separate physicians had failed to help her. When she shuffled into my examining room --the first appointment of my day-- I could see right away she wasn’t well. Stylish clothes hung loosely on her 5’11’ frame, suggesting...
The Danger from Cell Phones Is Not What You Think
You’ve doubtless heard that microwave radiation from cell phones could pose health risks. Although the National Cancer Institute recently found that there is scant evidence that cell phone radiation causes cancer, there is clear evidence that cell phones pose a...
3 Important Sex Questions
When Jill (not her real name) married Boris, she was a 22 year old virgin. She had saved herself for the one man she loved and was proud of it. Yet, the wedding night proved to be unexpected. She had put candles everywhere in their beautiful spacious hotel room. ...
A Simple Trick to Turn Holiday Pain Into Pleasure
For many, family holidays such as Christmas are stressful. One simple mind trick can help you appreciate them in a genuine positive way: use your inner time machine, press the fast forward button then reset. Eva was a patient of mine who always was very stressed out...
Do You Know When to Confront Your Doctor?
Doctors can be intimidating. But having the courage to confront them can save your life and the life of your loved ones. Laura was 62 years old when she started having rectal pain and a little rectal bleeding after each bowel movement. At first, she didn’t worry, but...
A Recipe for Finding True Love
I picked the wrong man to be my first husband because my parents were pressuring me to get married. I hadn’t met many men at that point of my life, and nobody had taught me how to find true love: not high school, not medical school, not even my parents. So I...