Archive for April 2015
The Good News About Avocados – or Alligator Pears
Sometimes called “alligator pears,” avocados are shaped like pears and have tough, green and bumpy skin, which resembles alligator skin. They are fatty fruits, not vegetables, and come from the avocado tree, known as Persea americana, which is native to Mexico and Central America. Easy to incorporate into one’s diet, they are tasty and versatile.…
Read MoreOn the 40th Anniversary of the Escape of Lady Docs and Friends from Vietnam
On the 40th anniversary of their escape from Vietnam, several of our Lady Docs and their friends tell their stories of bravery, hardship and thankfulness. In conjunction with Rory Kennedy’s documentary, Last Days in Vietnam, aired on PBS on April 28th, these stories help us gain an appreciation for how much the refugees endured. We at…
Read MoreLiving our Full Moments: A Run on the C&O Canal
This weekend, like most weekends during the past three years, I was busy with activities with different friends in our exercise group. The once six women bootcamp group four years ago has grown into more than fifty women friends plus some of their spouses now. We have different exercise and social functions, with the most…
Read MoreApril Health News
1. Daily Aspirin? Maybe Not. A 2012 survey, reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed more than half of the adults in the survey used daily aspirin for prevention of various conditions such as stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. Most of them were taking baby aspirin (81mg) and the majority…
Read MoreMindful Movement – Get Your Mind and Body in Sync!
Many people tell me they “hate” some form of exercise that they perform regularly. My confusion is why anyone opts to do something they detest on a regular basis. There are so many things in the world that we are compelled to do, I am not a fan of using my discretionary time to make…
Read MoreMindful Movement – Get Your Mind and Body in Sync!
Many people tell me they “hate” some form of exercise that they perform regularly. My confusion is why anyone opts to do something they detest on a regular basis. There are so many things in the world that we are compelled to do, I am not a fan of using my discretionary time to make…
Read MoreBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande
A few years ago, I read a newspaper article about a 65 year old physician who died climbing Mt. Everest. My first reaction was “how wonderful”, not THAT he died, but HOW he died — doing something he enjoyed and presumably at his physical and mental peak. I would wish that kind of death for…
Read MoreThe Mediterranean Diet : Delicious Food Prescriptions for Transforming Disease and Illness Workshop: Lecture, Booksigning, Cooking Demo and Lunch with Chef Amy Riolo
Lady Docs had the opportunity to host a lunch where health care professionals could learn more to advise patients on eating a Mediterranean Diet to improve longevity, quality of life and prevention of disease. We were privileged to host internationally known speaker and author Chef Amy Riolo who lectured on the scientific research done on…
Read MoreLiving in a Fallen World?
Last Friday, while you were going to your Easter mass, or having your seder to remember the escape of the Jews from slavery, I was watching on CNN the HBO documentary “Terror at the Mall,” the terrorist attack by the Al-Shabaab group at an upscale shopping mall in Kenya on September 21, 2013. It probably…
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