Archive for 2015
Living 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…
Read MoreDo What You Can Do to Stay Healthy
I agree with Jody Miller about doing a few minutes of anything you can do, as most working people don’t have the luxury to go to the gym daily. I…
Read MoreHealth News: Autism Risk and ART,Saccharin as Potential Treatment, Obesity and Increased Risk of Cancer
1. Increased Incidence of Autism in Children Born by Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) A study published in the American Journal of Public Health on March 19 found the incidence for…
Read MoreTime For a Conversation About Mental Health
Once again, the nation is engaging in a much-needed conversation about mental health. Tragedies provide a ripeness for this dialogue to begin after its hiatus. For those who have never…
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