Sunday, August 10, 2008

Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen say You Can Control Happiness

Unless you've been living under a rock, you have heard of Dr. Mehmet Oz, a regular contributor to the Oprah show (for those of you who haven't heard of him, check out Oprah's webiste for more info.)

Our local paper, and probably yours too, has started carrying a weekly column by Dr. Oz and his business partner, Dr. Michael Roizen. In today's column they are discussing Happiness. The title, "Happiness can't wait, and you can control it" just about says it all!

Some of the notes in the column are common sense, including being sure to eat healthy foods and get exercise and enough sleep. And simply remembering that you don't know what is going on in someone else's brain is a big help. The example they use is the "jerk" who cuts you off in traffic...rather than letting it get to you, consider that there may be some extenuating circumstance that you don't know about that is causing them to appear to be a jerk--for example they are rushing to the hospital because the woman is in labor. The old "walk in someone else's shoes" mantra can help us to, if not remain calm, regain calm more quickly.

Be sure to check out the doctors' website in addition to the Oprah link above!

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