Background
Luks, Allan Barry was born on June 27, 1941 in New York City. Son of Joseph Moses and Evelyn Luks.
(Conventional wisdom has always held that when we help oth...)
Conventional wisdom has always held that when we help others, some of the good we do flows back to us. That satisfaction has always been thought to be largely emotionalfeeling good when you do good. Now important, widely discussed research shows that helping others regularly produces significant health benefits as wellin fact, it has effects similar to those many of us experience when we exercise.It is almost impossible to read this book without wanting to do good. Both for those who are already volunteering and for those who are considering it, this valuable personal guide tells you how to choose an activity thats right for you, how to maximize the health benefits, and how to overcome the main obstacle to getting started: lack of time.The Healing Power of Doing Good reaffirms and explains that when we care for others we care for ourselves. It is an important book for those suffering from chronic health problems as well as the health conscious, anyone interested in how our mind affects our body, and people in the helping professions. And it reminds us that never has there been such a need for caring as there is today.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0595175910/?tag=2022091-20
Luks, Allan Barry was born on June 27, 1941 in New York City. Son of Joseph Moses and Evelyn Luks.
Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1963. Juris Doctor, Georgetown Law School, 1966.
Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Maracay, Venezuela, 1967-1969;
legal director, Children's Aid Society East Harlem, New York City, 1970-1972;
assistant director, Life Insurance Industry Urban Investment Program, New York City, 1972-1975;
secretary-treasurer, New York City Rand Institute, 1975-1978;
executive director, Alcoholism Council of Greater New York, New York City, 1978-1988;
executive director, Institute for the Advancement of Health, New York City, 1988-1990;
executive director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York, New York City, since 1990. Author New York City law, warning posters on drinking during pregnancy, 1983. Adjunct Professor Fordham University Graduate School Social Svc., New York City, 1979-1988.
Chairman legal section International Council on Alcohol and Addictions, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1980-1988. Member non-governmental organization-Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, United Nations, New York City, 1982-1990.
(Conventional wisdom has always held that when we help oth...)
(Conventional wisdom has always held that when we help oth...)
President Cadman Towers Housing, Brooklyn, 1971-1975. School board member New York City School Board #13, Brooklyn, 1975-1980. Vice president Brooklyn Heights Association, New York City, 1982-1986.
Advisory council member Junior League New York, New York City, 1984-1988.
Married Karen Greenbaum, February 22, 1969. Children: Rachel, David.