In life, as in health care, the ability to stay optimistic and to be able to keep trying, improving, bounce back is the secret sauce for wellness. Have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend. #PequotHealth #HealthTransformers...

If life is good, but you are still not happy? Let’s do a quick check. Is your brain in harmony? We need at least 4 major brain chemicals in balance for happiness: 1. WORK- hard, move, create, to release endorphins 2. EARN- rewards, money,...

WHAT IS ON YOUR RESOLUTION LIST? According to the research firm  Nielsen , “staying fit and healthy” is our top resolution in America. At  Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation , we value health and well being of everyone as our number one objective....

How The Rhythm of Life Affects Your Health Today, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published two big pharma sponsored research studies for the treatment of migraine. Migraine  is a common brain disease and one of the top reasons...

Social inequities lead to higher death rate in young. Research found that the mortality rate is higher in places where: 1. People have less years of education 2. People have more economic distress As Dr. Michael Marmot points out in this ...

#DinnerforDiabetes Last night, in spite of the bitter cold, the community came together, even if they were 85 or 18 years young. Tribal Health Services of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation organized this well attended event of learning,...

70% of Americans do not even recognize that drinking alcohol is a risk factor for cancer, according to the  National Survey  by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Are you one of them? Heavy alcohol drinking certainly has higher risk...

ARE WE IN THIS TOGETHER OR ARE WE SEPARATE ? Insurance risk pools work better when it is a diverse mix of people with different levels of health and risks. The  Presidential Executive Order on Healthcare  essentially is about separating the...

Today, October 11, is #WorldObesityDay. You will see and hear many well meaning experts and organizations promote messages of prevention. My request is to acknowledge that we all can do better but start by being kind to ourselves and to...

The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine recently published the results of the COMPASS trial. 27,000 People with pre-existing heart disease such as coronary artery disease or peripheral arterial disease were studied for over 3 years....