Archive for 2019
Osteoporosis: a Review of Bone Loss and Nutrition
Osteoporosis, a Brief Overview. Let’s talk about a process that we should think about when we’re young so we can try to prevent unfortunate events as we age. First, here…
Read MoreWe Are What We Eat: Stay Slim the Japanese Way
I often heard the expression “We are what we eat,” which turned me immediately off from certain foods. Who would like to be a cow? Chicken? Pig? Should I be…
Read MoreThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson – a Pulitzer Prize winner
A couple of months ago I read a book review of Michelle Obama’s book, “Becoming” written by Isabel Wilkerson. Ms. Wilkerson’s review referenced the Great Migration of African Americans from…
Read MoreMentoring Matters
“Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you…
Read MoreI Don’t Have Answers About Life and Death and Neither Do You, But Let’s Live Our Life Better.
This morning I went to the funeral of a little boy I delivered two and a half years ago. I have taken care of his mother for quite a few…
Read MoreBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
I took the advice of one of my patients and read this fascinating book which details the background of a promising Silicon Valley startup, Theranos. When I first heard of the…
Read MoreBlackening spice rub and a quick trick with mango
From www.canyonranch.com Don’t let the number of ingredients scare you off – mix this up once and save it in an air-tight container for months. It’s great for an instant at-home…
Read MoreFresh or frozen – how do you like your fish?
I read an article recently about how flash frozen fish is as fresh, if not more fresh, than what you buy in the fish department at even the best grocery…
Read MoreSo, how’s that New Year’s resolution to lose weight going?
So, how’s that New Year’s resolution to lose weight going? As a physician specializing in weight management, you would think I would be a big fan of New Year’s resolutions…
Read MoreEducated by Tara Westover – Book Review and Musings
Educated is a memoir written by a young woman who was brought up in rural Idaho by fundamentalist/survivalist Mormons. She was the youngest of 7 children. Her family was theoretically home-schooling…
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