Dr. Michael Seabaugh
FeaturesMay 5, 2009
Chronic lower pack pain may be pyschological rather than physicalThe following is the first in a series of articles and features on chronic back pain. "Tell someone who is suffering from ongoing low back pain that it is all in their head and you are likely to get yours bitten off." That is what I heard from Dr. James Flowers, t...
FeaturesMarch 10, 2009
Live like life depends on itIn times like these, we look to many sources for comfort, for hope. Many look to their faith or their families, many are looking to our young president to give us the "audacity of hope," and some of us -- like me -- start looking at the easy sentiments of greeting ...FeaturesJune 15, 2006
A rant on cell phonesRecently I was settling into the delicious dark of a movie theater when a cell phone rang and the owner didn't scramble to turn it off but instead, answered it and then proceeded to carry on a loud and inane conversation. Beware. I am about to let my inner Andy Roo...FeaturesFebruary 16, 2006
Learning lessons of love, lossTrodding the long and winding road of life can make our heart pump harder and stronger. Or it can make it ache with the effort, even damage it. Just ask any one who has been in love. It is probably the quintessential human experience: the one that can ennoble us, t...FeaturesJanuary 26, 2006
Attitudes and aging, part III: Gaining wisdomWe all know that baby boomers are getting blamed for bankrupting Social Security for future generations. But we aren't all bad. Did you know that we are also being held responsible for lowering the crime rate, according to a recent article in the LA Times?...FeaturesJanuary 19, 2006
Attitudes and aging, part two: GenerativityIf Erik Erikson is correct, then my famously self-absorbed generation is facing a big challenge. Erikson is the classic psychologist who originated the theory about psychosocial development throughout the life span. According to him, middle age (40 to 65) is a tim...FeaturesJanuary 5, 2006
Supplements talk sparks controversyAs soon as my column extolling the benefits of omega-3s hit the front porches, Dr. Tim Rodgers galloped into my e-mail inbox on his self-proclaimed "high horse." He took exception to the whole notion of unregulated supplements being touted as beneficial...FeaturesDecember 29, 2005
The wit and wisdom of agingThere are some things in life where you either have to laugh about it or cry. Aging can be like that. Since it is something we can't avoid -- and the alternative is never good -- I prefer to find a way to laugh about it. Or at least gain some wisdom about its inevi...FeaturesDecember 22, 2005
Health benefits of omega 3sIf it is too good to be true, it usually is. At least that was the common sense I was taught back in America's heartland. But if I had told my heartland physician father that there was something that one could put into their body that could wrestle autism, heart di...FeaturesDecember 15, 2005
Surviving the holidaysHoliday cheer can be as fun as it was in days of yore, but it can definitely be hard on that mature body we've been talking about lately. After a weekend of holiday parties, I am definitely in a brain and body fog. Is it the aftermath of a sugar binge, my liver wor...Advertisement
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