Posts by Lady Docs Corner Cafe
Car driving is no ‘sitting in the pool’
Driving can be part of our lives, either trucking kids in the afternoon to all their lessons, driving to and from work in traffic or driving from one office to…
Read MoreNo Pain, NO PAIN!
In the past, there was a common saying, “No pain, no gain,” to encourage people to exercise harder and longer. I don’t hear that expression much any more. Either I’m…
Read MoreWomen as Breadwinners
I was on call this past weekend and in and out of the hospital everyday. Babies seemed to come only in the middle of the nights whenever I was on…
Read MoreIn the Long Run, Shorter is Better
One of today’s biggest exercise trends? Interval training. But what is the big hype about it? There are many adaptations that the body makes when put under the stresses of intense…
Read MoreMmm – looks good, but is it worth the calories?
In today’s Local Living section of The Washington Post, there’s a well-written and illustrated article titled Walk away vs walk it off by Gabriella Boston. It gives a visual demonstration of how few calories…
Read MoreHappy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day to you! The opening picture was the fireworks on the Chesapeake Bay last night behind our house enjoyed from our deck overlooking the water. I hope you…
Read MoreJackson Hole Summer Journey
We left Maryland last Saturday for Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It has been a year and a half since I went on a family vacation with my father and my older…
Read MoreExercise Training, Omega 3’s and Fast Food
Some pearls for 6/29/2013Exercise Training Frequency, Omega 3s and Breast Cancer, and Fast Food Exercise frequency in previously sedentary women aged 60-74Hunter, et al, MedSciSportsExerc, 2013Jul 45:1386 We know that aerobic…
Read MoreAdd some more SPICE – cardamom and ginger – to your recipes
Add some more SPICE – cardamom and ginger – to your recipesfeaturing Teriyaki Flank Steak and Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Pears In the first spice article, we were roaming through…
Read MoreThe Emperor of all Maladies – A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee The year was 1994. The scene was the Johns Hopkins Hospital Oncology ward. I was on call for the 2nd week as an intern accepting…
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