Ask Your Doctor

Every evening, when I turn on the news on TV, I see countless ads that say, "Ask your doctor if "X drug" is right for you."  After hearing all the possible side effects, I would ask, " are any of these drugs are right for anyone?"  Properly prescribed prescription drugs kill over 100,000 people a year.  What can you do to avoid getting into a position where you would likely be a candidate for a drug?  Well, you're already online if you're reading this, so do a search on Google for whatever condition you have, and add "natural" or "holistic" etc, to your search.  For example, I put "arthritis natural" in Google, and it gave me ten choices I could search for.  You could also add the word "Mercola" to your condition, and you'd get a list of Dr. Mercola's site recommendations for diet, exercise, etc.  Try it for "weight loss" if you are having a problem with that.

Yes, this is a photography blog, but because health affects everything else, and you want to look and feel your best whether you're a photographer, a model, a family, a young lady or an old man, you need to take control of your health.  If you want to save money, you need to take control of your health.  I know because through diet and exercise, I eliminated more than five major health problems, some minor ones, and went from 4 colds and flu's a year while growing up to maybe one cold every 3-5 years and no more flu, at least not for several years.  So, do your research and go to health!  It's much more fun to be healthy.  Really!!!

I love a challenge in photography - whether it is a challenge to get that action shot, or to get that perfect expression on someone's face.  As some of you may know, I play paddle tennis down at Venice Beach paddle tennis courts, and also bring my camera down there and get photos of others playing.  The following photos are from a few days ago, under midday sun - which is the worst lighting there is.  Because these are real live action shots of people actually playing, can't use light modifiers.  But can use Lightroom after the fact.  Every time I use it, it amazes me.  I could have gotten even better results if I had shot in RAW, but this is my "beach camera" and to maximize possible exposures, I keep it set to .jpg.