by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT, TOTAL HEALTH
“Those by nature overweight, die earlier than the slim.” “That which is used – develops. That which is not used wastes away.” “Everything in excess Is opposed by nature.” “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” “Walking is man’s...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, SLIM FIT
Why should we set goals On May 25, 1961, President JFK announced an ambitious goal for the nation: We will put a person safely on the Moon before the end of the decade. At the time, many thought his goal was impossible because the technology at NASA was nowhere near...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
“Claude Bernard (1865/1961) noted that the maintenance of life is critically dependent on keeping our internal milieu constant in the face of a changing environment. Cannon (1929) called this “homeostasis.” Selye (1956) used the term “stress” to represent the...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
I have a strong interest in current research about future thinking and future imagining because of significant benefits in medicine and personal leadership. Recently, I read dozens of journal publications on the subject. The lead author for one of the papers I read...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | SLIM FIT
The follow article is republished without modification from the NIH Record April 11, 2014 edition. “Dr. Leonard H. Epstein of the University at Buffalo has found that visualizing a positive future event can help control the impulse to overeat. “This is two ideas...
