Daily ArchiveJanuary 6, 2017

ByDr. Marshall

Obesity and the Baby’s Brain

This is the third time this week that another news outlet has reported a study that appeared recently in the Journal of Pediatrics (click to visit the website or click here to download the pdf of the article). The study was conducted at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Investigators measured the developmental outcomes of 4821 children born between 2008 and 2010. The children were tested at intervals starting at four months and ending at three years. Read More

ByDr. Berney

TGIF (TMBMS085)

Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. In the age of social media and 140 character limits, deep – and arguably philosophical – statements are made through the use of acronyms. This week, we focus on some common acronyms that could help shape our lives. Today, we focus our attention on TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday), which offers us two lessons. First, we are reminded that it is important to have down time, to look forward to the weekend as a time to refresh, recoup, and recharge ourselves. But TGIF is also a warning to avoid the tendency to focus so much on tomorrow, that we miss out on opportunities today. Don’t wish your life away by dreaming about Friday on Sunday night.
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