by John Ballew | Feb 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Atlantic recently reported on a study of LGBT seniors, and as you might expect, the picture is complicated: The respondents reported greater rates of disability, depression, and loneliness, and were more likely to smoke and binge-drink compared to heterosexuals of... 
by John Ballew | Feb 5, 2012 | Emotional health, Overcoming anxiety, Uncategorized
Find yourself troubled by anxiety? You’ve got lots of company. By some estimates, 40 million Americans suffer from anxious emotional states. While there aren’t good year-to-year statistics about whether that is increasing, there’s no denying we live in stressful... 
by John Ballew | Jan 26, 2012 | Emotional health, Good life, Health issues, Uncategorized
Work-life balance is as much of a challenge as ever, and now there is evidence. A study has found a connection between long work hours and major depressive episodes. Specifically, those who worked 11 hours a day or more were twice as likely to experience depression.... by John Ballew | Jan 3, 2012 | Emotional health, Health issues, Uncategorized
What New Years’ resolution do you think is most common? Diet and exercise are probably at the top of the list in American culture; we tend to find it easy to eat too much (or to eat the wrong stuff), and we live in a time when most of us are employed in sedentary... 
by John Ballew | Sep 22, 2011 | Gay men's sexuality, Uncategorized
I’ve been on the faculty of the Body Electric School since 1992. The School offers a variety of classes and programs to help men and women strengthen the connection between sexuality and spirituality. Its work emerged from the San Francisco area in 1984... 
by John Ballew | Sep 16, 2011 | Emotional health, Health issues, Uncategorized
Last time we looked at the link between insomnia and depression. So how do you deal with it? The range of how much sleep adults need varies. Some people get by with as little as 5 hours of sleep each night, while others need 9 or 10 hours. 6-7 hours is a good...