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Benjamin Geizhals
Jan04
A Newsworthy Resolution
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

        I don’t think of it as a resolution. I think of it as self-defense.         I am determined to cut back on the news, especially the political news. With the upcoming election and the incessant coverage of every twist turn speculation and prediction, I am convinced that the news is bad for my health.         My hope is that  I can become a c

Benjamin Geizhals
Aug17
Don't Need It
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The booth was where it has been for years. The company sold journals and was at the trade show every year.And, as in years past, they were offering free embossed journals as a promotion.As we have in the past, we picked a journal and waited on line thinking about the clever words, or variation of a name, we would ask to be embossed on the cover.But

Benjamin Geizhals
Mar23
Masks
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in New York, ended its mask mandate the other day. This follows the lifting of mask mandates by most health care providers over the past few months and the end of mask requirements in general.Nevertheless, I put my mask in my back pocket this morning - as I have done for the past three years. And I

Benjamin Geizhals
Mar02
Vacation
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

I’m “on vacation.”Vacation - an interesting word and a more-interesting concept.Without delving into the scholarship of the origin of the word, it seems to me that vacation derives from the word vacate.To leave, remove, empty.Meditation teaches to empty — leave thoughts. Vacate. On a broader scale, this is also one of the objectives of a vacation.B

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct27
The Challenge
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The headlines are startling, although not unexpected. Among students in grades 3 through 8 on Long Island less than 40% passed Math and less than 50% passed English in recent standardized tests. Although I’m not a fan of standardized testing, the results are undeniable.The effects of the pandemic are many. We have suffered personally - directly and

Benjamin Geizhals
May19
Lesson from a Massage
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Recently, I had a massage and I learned a lesson. The massage was nice. The message was significant.As the massage started, I found myself thinking about what the therapist would do next. Expectations took over my thoughts….until I realized that I wasn’t enjoying the massage and that, perhaps, I should let go and allow the therapist to do her thing

Benjamin Geizhals
Apr07
Testing
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

We’ve done some traveling recently. Traveling by plane twice.We’ve made it a practice to take a Covid test two days after our return.We also test before family events and visiting our unvaccinated grandchildren.We test even if we’re feeling fine.  We test for others. To protect them. Just to be sure. Testing......the new normal.

Benjamin Geizhals
Feb17
No Surprise
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

We talked about this last week at the New York Health and Longevity meeting and I thought it was worthwhile to share the information in today’s blog.On January 1st, the federal No Surprise Act went into effect. Basically, it is designed to protect patients from “surprise medical bills”. New York has had a similar law in place for several years.The

Benjamin Geizhals
Feb10
Masks Away ?
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

I recently received two boxes of K95 masks that I ordered when the CDC advised to upgrade from cloth masks to K95s. Today the mandate in New York for masks indoors has expired and is not being extended. As we move to the hopeful next phase of COVID, we will all have to get comfortable with new realities — as we did earlier in the pandemic. And the

Benjamin Geizhals
Dec16
A Date to Remember
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

We have to remember many, many dates. Birthdays, anniversaries, and others. I sometimes test myself with the birthdays of our seven grandchildren.There is a new date that must be stored in our memory bank: the date of your second Covid vaccination (or the single dose of Johnson). It’s the date that is needed, along with other information, to confir

Benjamin Geizhals
Dec02
Testing
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

I am sitting in the waiting room of a local urgent care center…waiting to take a COVID rapid test.We have been invited to attend the bar-mitzvah of the grandson of close friends this weekend. Although we’ve heard of people being asked to show vaccination proof and be tested before attending an event, this is our first.I wasn’t sure how I’d feel abo

Benjamin Geizhals
Feb07
Reconsidering Genetic Testing
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

I must have seen the commercial a dozen times. Recently, it has taken on new meaning. In addition to discovering ancestry, the tests offer meaningful insight into genetic tendencies for illnesses. My apprehension about genetic testing is under internal review. Is it the next generation of diagnostics? But questions remain....and.... Do I want to kn

Benjamin Geizhals
Dec20
Forget the Cold
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The idea for this blog came from Fred. In case you missed it, Fred - yes our Fred - suffered from a very bad pre-winter cold. When I recently asked him how he was feeling, he admitted to feeling better, although not completely healed. I responded that he would soon be feeling 100% and, more significantly, that he would soon forget how bad he had

Benjamin Geizhals
Sep06
Statistics Hit Home
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

We are all exposed to statistics all the time. Among those are the “side effects” of medicines. I generally shy away from medicines. Statistics about the long term side effects have motivated me to reduce the one maintenance drug that was prescribed many years ago. Recently, I was advised to take the new shingles vaccine. The adverse side effects

Benjamin Geizhals
Aug30
The Fix
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The owner of our auto body shop (doesn’t everyone with a car have “their” body shop?) has a thoughtful word of advice. “If it can be fixed with money, it’s not really a problem.” Think about it.

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