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Ask the Doctors: Lifestyle changes can help carpal tunnel
Q: After knitting, I sometimes get tingles in my right hand, and my doctor thinks it might be the start of carpal tunnel syndrome. What can I do to prevent it? A: Carpal tunnel syndrome is a … more
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Octogenarian Benjamin Luxon finds salvation in work
SANDISFIELD —  “I’m a wave rider,” says Benjamin Luxon. “I ride the waves life has sent my way.” more
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A classical baritone soloist, Benjamin Luxon sang around the world: lieder, oratorio and opera with the world’s leading symphonies, conductors and opera houses. Ben was twice forcibly retired, however, by a devastating health issue — deafness.
Presenteeism - not absenteesim - biggest drain on workplace productivity
Millions of Americans are going to work sick every day with colds, flu symptoms, depression, back pain, chronic headaches, stomach disorders and other ailments, and it's causing, by far, the single … more
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Presenteeism, an opposite cousin of absenteeism in which instead of staying home to heal, employees are reporting to work ill, overly fatigued, or for other reasons, not performing to their usual capacity. The total cost of presenteeism in the U.S. is estimated to exceed $150 billion a year.
Alan Rubin: The student becomes the mentor
When Alan Rubin was in junior high, an eclectic group of mentors shaped his life. Alan rode to work the summer he was 13 with his father, a New York City appliance store owner, who peppered him with … more
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When Alan Rubin was in junior high, an eclectic group of mentors shaped his life.
Creative Aging: Bill Sturgeon, always Airborne and still on the air
PITTSFIELD — Bill Sturgeon worked across the country and around the world during his 50-year criminal justice career. From his starting point in the Lanesborough Police Department, and later the … more
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From his starting point in the Lanesborough Police Department, and later the Pittsfield Police Department, Bill Sturgeon took his investigative and security expertise to Texas, Arizona and South Carolina, and testified before Congress. He consulted in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium, and found it a privilege to work with the Nelson Mandela administration in South Africa.
Ask the Doctors: The first steps to a lifetime of running
Q: I've read that most New Year's resolutions don't even make it to March, and considering what happened to my plan to start running, I totally believe it. What can I do to be successful? A: … more
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Health Take-Away: Pets as therapists: Your dog may be just the right medicine
Most people have experienced or at least read about the remarkable therapeutic benefits dogs can have on our emotional and even physical health, but few people realize their own dogs — no … more
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If your dog has the right energy and passes a basic evaluation, he or she could spend just one hour a week with you at a nursing home, hospital, day care center, funeral home, private residence or other setting and make a big difference in the health of the humans it meets.
Creative Aging: Claudia and Carl Shuster liked it so much, they moved here
LENOX — Carl Shuster had a successful career in law while volunteering with numerous organizations. Claudia Shuster taught early childhood education at Central Connecticut State University and … more
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As weekend visitors for some 18 years, Carl and Claudia Shuster and their children enjoyed the Berkshires and its many cultural offerings, especially music. But in deciding to make their weekend residence their permanent home, Carl and Claudia said the area had to meet “one very important criterion – the availability of continuing education.”
Ask the Doctors: It's vital to limit screen time for kids
Q: My husband and I are pretty strict about screen time with our kids. I read about a new study that indicates that screen time actually changes a child's brain. Is this true? How much screen time is … more
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Ask the Doctors: How does the keto diet work?
Q: Can you please explain the keto diet? A bunch of my friends are on it, but it seems like they're all doing it a different way. A: Your friends are among the millions of Americans who have … more
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