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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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