The Road Less Travelled
I just finished another on-call weekend, the second to the last weekend I will have to be on-call this year. It turned out to be among the “most brutal” on-call weekends I can remember from recent years. I worked from 7A.M. on Friday morning to 3P.M. on Sunday when I got to leave the hospital…
Fall Prevention: Some Quick Tips
Falling is a significant cause of injury and death in older individuals. This article elaborates on risk factors for falls and steps that should be taken to reduce those risks. Between thirty to forty percent of people over 65 and more than fifty percent over the age of 80 fall each year. [i] Many factors contribute…
Apologies for recent technical difficulties
We had some technical difficulties this week. In case you missed the latest posts, we had one about Headaches and one about the Sisterhood of the Lady Docs. Last Saturday, Linda posted a review on a Hopkins neurologist, Dr. David Buchholz’s Heal Your Headaches: The 1-2-3 Approach to Taking Charge of Your Pain. The next day,…
Featured Move: Oblique Twist Situp
Now that you’ve mastered good technique for the basic sit-up, this second move will focus on the oblique abdominals, the muscles on both sides of your abdomen. Lie on a firm surface. Drop both knees to one side, place your hands behind your head, with your elbows out to the sides. Keep your chin slightly tilted…
An Evening Gathering of the Lady Docs
Last Sunday, our boot camp had our second annual get together. During this past year, we had a few fun gatherings such as an evening at the Washington Post’s “Top Docs” event, an afternoon cooking with Joe Yonan, the vegetarian chef and chief editor of the Washington Post’s Food and Travel section, watching the documentary…
Featured Move: The Basic Sit-Up
This is the first of several demos of different varieties of sit-ups. When used together and done properly, they’ll help strengthen the core by working the many muscles from the abdominal to the pelvic region. The first is a modified sit-up which targets the rectus abdominus, the long muscles running vertically along your midline. Start by lying…
Update on the 2014 Army Ten Miler
Last Sunday, the 2014 and 30th Army Ten-Miler came and went, as I suspected, without major security problems. The police and military personnel were everywhere, some with their big canines. Their visible sight, I am sure, brought some comfort to most of us. The marines who were serving us and cheering for us, as usual,…
Obesity: Nature or Nurture?
Some people collect dolls, others collect coins. I collect articles on obesity. I am most interested in the psychological and social contributors because I feel that is where intervention can make a difference. As a gastroenterologist, I treat several illnesses, such as fatty liver and acid reflux, which are affected by patients’ weight. As a…
Time of Fear, Time of Love: Are You Living Your Life?
I am sure many of you are living in “fear” mode over the last few months. The Middle East seems to be in one of its most chaotic and unsafe moments. One innocent man after another was beheaded with the barbaric murder shown around the world on video and social media, side by side with…
Dr. Nadia Hashimi on WTOP – Youth Exercise Leads to Cognitive Development
Dr. Nadia Hashimi was interviewed on WTOP regarding a recent study showing the advantages of exercise for youth. She pointed out that although the most obvious benefits include becoming more physically fit and reducing the risk of obesity, this study showed that cognitive skills actually improved with exercise. She said that the results of the…