Your Brain on Inflammation
Imagine having a close family member with schizophrenia; she has been ill for decades, experiencing paranoid delusions, believing you are trying to harm her, unable to care for herself, and needing...
View ArticleThe Power of Music
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle jangle mornin’ I’ll come followin’ you Take me on...
View ArticleReflections on the February 17 Killings
Monday, February 17, 2025 was a horrific day in Crozet. When I heard the news about the shootings and deaths in the Harris Teeter parking lot, I stopped cold in shock, fear, and deep sadness. My heart...
View ArticleInsights for Flourishing: Can Thorium Power a Nuclear Renaissance?
“It is not too much to expect that our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter.” Lewis Strauss, Chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1954. [Rear Admiral Lewis...
View ArticleCleaner Gear for Crozet Firefighters
Purchase of a special machine designed to clean the heavy packs carried by Crozet firefighters is another step in the fire department’s journey to protect their health and safety. The machine, kind of...
View ArticleMental Health in the News: Three Common Misconceptions
At the time of this writing, devastating wildfires are raging in the L.A. area. And today there was a well-researched news story about the psychological impacts of natural disasters. With increasing...
View ArticleReady, Set, Play!
Play serves a crucial function for healthy human development. In mammals, the instinct and drive for play come naturally, suggesting that it serves an adaptive purpose, boosting our survival as a...
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New Alert System Tracks Emergency Vehicles
The Western Albemarle Rescue Squad (WARS) has partnered with the HAAS Alert System (www.haasalert.com) to allow drivers to see what emergency vehicles might be on the roads near them. The HAAS “Safety...
View ArticleStrong & Silent: Men’s Mental Health
“Being a male athlete, I think felt like I had to be big and macho and tough. We’re taught to stuff things down and that sharing feelings is a sign of weakness. I was almost ashamed of the things that...
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Why Crozet: Tiny Steps End in Something Big
“Why Crozet” is a long-running monthly feature focusing on the many reasons why people love Crozet and its surrounding towns and countryside. We are lucky to have many neighbors, relatives and friends...
View Article“Get Better Crozet” Community Health Fair Planned for September 14
The Get Better Crozet Community Fair—a volunteer health fair––is planned for Saturday, Sept.14 in Claudius Crozet Park from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Organizer Nathan Alderman said the fair is designed...
View ArticleNature Makes Us Smarter
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein Forget something important? Can’t focus? Feeling uninspired? What if there were a free, safe, and accessible...
View ArticleSilent Struggles: The Emotional Impacts of Infertility
What do Chrissy Teigen, Nicole Kidman, Mariah Carey, Tyra Banks, Sarah Jessica Parker, Angela Bassett, Hugh Jackman, and Jimmy Fallon have in common? They have all publicly disclosed their experiences...
View ArticleThe Emotional Impacts of Miscarriage
Miscarriage (or spontaneous abortion) is common, affecting an estimated 10-25% of pregnancies. And its emotional impact is often underestimated and hidden. Historically, there has been a cultural...
View ArticleCrozet Annals of Medicine: The Razor’s Edge
A long-time reader and mental health professional recently wrote to me asking for some discussion of mental health issues in the ED. It is a large part of our practice that I haven’t discussed in past...
View ArticlePerfectionism/Shame: Two Sides of the Same Coin
In 2016, Princeton University professor Johannes Haushofer publicly posted his “CV of Failures.” Headings included “Awards and scholarships I did not get” and “Degree programs I did not get into.”...
View ArticleCrozet Annals of Medicine: The Long Goodbye
Hello Crozet! It has been a year since my last column. I wrote this piece a year ago but never got around to sending it in. I would like to share it with you now. A physician’s career path is...
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Second Annual Care Fair Highlights Local Support for Seniors and Families
Healthy aging is not only a product of genes, but is significantly influenced by how we live, said Dr. Richard Lindsay, the man who pioneered the development of the geriatric medicine program at U.Va....
View ArticleNovel Treatments for Depression: TMS & Esketamine/Ketamine
Depression is a common illness that can cause substantial suffering, disability, and death. Depressive disorders are complex syndromes that take different forms and have a multitude of underlying...
View ArticlePostpartum Depression
Brooke Shields became a superstar model and actress at a young age. Her career started as a baby, in Ivory Soap ads. She starred in the movie Pretty Baby at age 12. She was 14 years old when she...
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