Aspiretalks
- Richard Rayner MD
- October 25, 2019
They have arrived! Just as expected: The Holidays Whatever collection of them you celebrate, one thing you can count on is great food and lots of it. And why not? These are times of celebration. And no matter what, the cultural festivities involve and sometimes revolve around seasonal dishes. The road to holiday memories is […]
- Richard Rayner MD
- October 4, 2019
I learned that she was several years senior to her third husband. She was a diligent disciple of the running/walking era of the late 1970’s. She prided herself on the distances she could put in along the scenic Susquehanna River. She definitely valued the benefit to her health she received from these times on the […]
- David White MD
- September 26, 2019
Blue Mountain Resort in Palmerton, Pennsylvania plays host to one of the toughest “Spartan Races” in the country. A Spartan Race is a particular brand of outdoor obstacle course racing (OCR). These OCRs are typically 4, 8 or 12 miles of a combined running, walking, scrambling, crawling, climbing, carrying, wading, throwing… and unless you are […]
- Richard Rayner MD
- September 11, 2019
- David White MD
- August 23, 2019
A friend recently recommended that I watch the Amazon Prime series “Alone.” As a closet introvert, I found the premise of the show immediately compelling. The idea is that 10 individuals are simultaneously dropped off on totally isolated locations within the predator rich Vancouver Islands during the cold and wet fall conditions. Each of these […]
- David White MD
- July 24, 2019
The late Anthony Bourdain was known as the “original bad boy chef.” This was by no means an accusation, but rather an exalted title. In the wake of Anthony’s suicide, filmmaker Lori Silverbush wrote that this celebrated “bad boy” title was meant to elevate “a lusty defiance of social norms in service to bottomless appetites […]
- Richard Rayner MD
- July 2, 2019
I like to think about stuff. What people do, what drives them to do it, etc. I like to think about how things affect the individual, those in close contact with her, and for the community and culture at large. I also like to observe the behavior of people and how it flows from what […]
- David White MD
- June 25, 2019
- Richard Rayner MD
- June 13, 2019
9 Tips for Making Healthy Eating Choices a Lifestyle Keto. Weight Watchers. Whole30. Zone. Adkins. Carbs are great. Carbs are poison. Eat as many whole grains as you can. Grains are dangerous. Eat low fat. Fat is where it’s at. We can receive any of these messages (and more!) about diet on any given day […]
- David White MD
- June 3, 2019
The Cary Joni Fukunaga film, Beasts of No Nation, tells the compelling story of a young boy, Agu, who is violently separated from his family as the nation’s raging civil war consumes his small African village. He is found and forced to join rebel forces as a child soldier. When he is later rescued, he […]
- Richard Rayner MD
- May 16, 2019
We all live one day at a time, and we start each day not knowing what kind of adventures the next 24 hours have in store. How should we structure the day that lies ahead? Aside from the schedules that may be put upon us, does it matter what order in which we do things […]
- David White MD
- April 23, 2019
A few weeks ago I went back to the small western Pennsylvania town that I grew up in to visit with an old family friend and mentor. On my way out of town, I took the long-way, where homes become separated by farms, meadows and forest. As I intentionally turned off-course onto a familiar, less […]