Great medicine, without the ouch !
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From Dr. Patrick Nesbitt, Family Physician , Maple Ridge, British Columbia and Timothy Burr, faithful sidekick.
These pages are excerpts from approximately 500 newpaper articles and radio programs done over the years
We find medicine to be one of the most interesting subjects in the world to study, and does not have to be painful, embarrassing , or hard to understand. After all, it is based on science, which should make it both logical and fascinating.
Love is in the air. Pheromones, armpits, cat-butt perfumes, and romance.
Officially we call it "psychoneuroendocrinology". But "love" is easier to make rhymes with in poetry and song. Here lies the explanation behind why people with "big noses" may indeed be more romantically attuned. Why women wear skimpier clothes when they are fertile and ovulating. Why we love babies because of the way they smell ! (Except for "that" smell. ) How we can sniff out Prince Charming by is blood type, even if it is just sniffing his old and stinky T-shirt. (Fighting dragons all day long is hot sweaty work, sure it is. ) Plus a few tidbits on how dogs can smell cancer, and you may be able to pick out a kidney donor or a soul mate by their unique olfactory aura.
Are you "Internuts" ? Internet Addiction comes of age !
Are you "Internuts" ??? Internet Addiction is the neurosis for the new millenium. Do you need help for Internet Addiction ? Have you tried pressing the F1 key ? Did you know that there are Twelve Step Groups that can help ?
You just start at F1 and follow your fingers all the way across the keyboard to F12. Meetings are being held in chat rooms all over the web at this very moment. If you don't believe me, Google it ! Netomania is a weirdness whose time has arrived !
Fear of Shopping - Agoraphobia (literally "fear of the marketplace" !
I know you were thinking about the other one, but that is "acrophobia", or fear of heights. Which is perfectly sensible. But some people literally can't go into a shopping center mall without pooping their pants. They can be as fearful as soldiers in a war - and it was actually diagnosed during the American Civil War.
And that is even before they see the pricetags. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Malls again. "Agoros" is Greek for "marketplace", so Agoraphobia is literally "fear of shopping malls."
Bright Outlook for the Winter Blues
Humans can get beary grumpy, especially in the winter. Imagine an animal trying to hibernate, that can' t. The result is a "winter depression". Of course this can happen to us at any time of year, but Seasonal Affective Disorder ("SAD" , or the "Winter Blues" ) has some special features. But the treatment is easy - it is time to "see the light".
Lies, Damn Lies, and MRI's
Everything you ever wanted to know about lying is here.
Click on the menu on the side and find out all about it.
Really. Trust me !