by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FASTING
Watch this informative talk on the utility of fasting for health by nephrologist Dr. Jason Fung. Below the video, I have placed a summarized transcript of the key points of his talk with the links to the articles reviewed in the talk. Fasting for weight loss:...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | NEUROSCIENCE
Common Neurotransmitters Dopamine Norepinephrine & Epi Endorphins Serotonin Oxytocin Acetylcholine Catecholamines are epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine (noradrenaline), and dopamine. END: Epi, NE, DA GOES GA: GABA, Oxytocin, Endorphins, Serotonin; Glycine,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT
“The solution to mindless eating is not mindful eating—our lives are just too crazy and our willpower too wimpy.” – Dr. Brian Wansink, food researcher and director of the Cornell food and brand lab. It is common sense. If a smoker wants to quit...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Orphan Care
Who is your father? If you are a child growing up in a developing country, especially within Africa, this is one of the first things you’re asked when meeting someone. It’s a question that haunts the ears of many orphans within these countries who are left...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT
For much of human existence, we didn’t have knives and forks and ways to cut up our food before we could eat it. What happened was that we took time to eat because we had to chop up our food with our teeth before actually chewing it. That took time. But today,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT
In order to conquer overweight and obesity, we must first know why we are overweight or obese. When we identify the root cause of our struggle with weight, then we can more effectively take care of it. Without first diagnosing the problem, we will only be throwing...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, SLIM FIT
“A human person is a being in relationship—biologically, psychologically, socially, and transcendently.” – Daniel P. Sulmasy MD, PhD., OFM, author of The Rebirth of the Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care The...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | LEARNING HABITS
“There is nothing so powerful as a well-phrased question.” – Henry Murray, the great 20th-century physician. Learn to ask questions. The quality of the answers you will get in life will depend on the quality of your questions. A skillfully asked...
