Recently I had a physical with my new doctor. A nice young guy with a background in integrative care. I hope you’ll be happy to know that I’m a pretty healthy guy. During the health history p...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2016/03/21/mind/im-no-expert-syndrome-why-we-wont-try-new-things/
I have a confession to make. I am one of those guys who sometimes wears the word “busy” as a badge of honor. Frankly, I need to cut it out. It’s a problem that’s led to mental, physical, ...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2016/02/26/health/self-care-is-not-selfish-its-critical/
“What’s your secret?” That’s the #1 question I’ve been getting recently. I’ve just lost 50 pounds, and 5 pants sizes. I understand that I look dramatically different – that’s cool...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2016/01/22/health/how-i-lost-50-pounds/
I’d like to talk to you about holiday stress in hopes I’ll follow my own advice. I have fond memories of the holidays growing up, but one thing that really stuck with me is just how totally s...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2015/11/12/health/lets-agree-to-de-stress-this-holiday-season/
It was 10 PM on a Saturday night, and I was walking on the street near the Boston College campus to pick up a slice of pizza. Out of the front door of a local bar, spilled nine young men noisily....
The Portland PD are warning that, over the past few months, a mentally disturbed man has been trying to enter cars while drivers have been stopped at an intersection. This is a scary situation fo...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2015/08/05/safety/5-rules-to-stay-safe-in-your-car/
I just got back from a Walt Disney World vacation with my family. We had a great time, but man it was hot. With a heat index of 110 at times, this Maine boy just about melted. We’ve been a bunc...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2015/06/30/health/5-tips-for-fun-in-the-sun-with-your-kids/
Summertime is here, and many Maine families will be travelling. Vacation time is a time to relax, unwind, and shake off our hard winter. However, with travel, comes certain increased risks of cri...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2015/06/16/crime-prevention/stay-safe-from-crime-on-vacation/
There’s a new study out of Canada showing that college students who underwent a 12 hour sexual assault resistance training were far less likely to to be assaulted. More telling, is that they w...
Yesterday, my kids overheard me talking about a women who was the victim of an attempted robbery in Portland. A man with a knife approached a woman and demanded money. The woman was able to retri...
https://familysafety.bdnblogs.com/2015/06/09/crime-prevention/what-to-do-during-a-robbery/