Think Pink, Breast Cancer Screening: MRI or Mammogram?
“ Think Pink. “ Pink is everywhere in October, from the White House to NFL primetime, during breast cancer awareness month. For many of us, breast cancer is very personal and we have seen the toll it takes on our loved ones. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and currently the…
We’re back — after some technical difficulties
Please check out our articles that were posted during our recent technical difficulties. There’s Thu’s beautiful tribute to her mom on what would have been her 80th birthday. She reflected on the memories of cooking with her mother, and how wonderful it is to have her 90 year-old father still writing sentimental poems paired with music and…
Joint Range of Motion – Muscular Flexibility! Fitness series part 1
For quite some time I have been asking Dr. Tran to come see what I do first hand. She finally took me up on my offer! With Dr. Seidelman as witness and photographer, Dr. Tran underwent a Clinical Fitness Assessment. A comprehensive Clinical Fitness Assessment is designed to provide critical information for developing effective personalized…
Helping your children identify and cope with stress
From the moment we become parents, we do everything we can to protect our children both physically and emotionally. We teach them not to touch the hot stove, to look both ways before they cross the street, how to ask for help when they need it. As they get older, those physical risks may seem…
Happy Birthday, Ma!
Today is a very important day for my family. My mother would have turned 80. She would have had a big birthday party with most of her children and grandchildren getting together to celebrate it with her. Instead, we took my father and two brothers and their families to dinner tonight to think of our…
What is EXTRA in extra virgin olive oil? Olive oil and the Mediterranean diet
Last week, my son told me about an NPR program regarding the Mediterranean diet and the benefits of polyphenols in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) that he listened to on his way home from work. Within an hour, Thu emailed me to say we needed to write about this NPR story she just heard. Having…
Check out our many new postings
If you depend on our emails to let you know about new postings, you might think we’ve been hanging out, enjoying the beautiful weather here in Maryland. It turns out, we’ve just been having technical difficulties! Here are links to some of the articles from the past week. I’ll send the links to others tomorrow….
Seagull Century Ride and the Art of Long Distance Biking
The above picture shows my husband David at mile 85 of the Seagull Century’s one hundred mile bike ride for charity. We dedicated our ride for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society again, as my mom was diagnosed with Lymphoma before she died last year. This last stop was the “grand finale” rest stop where the riders were…
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Disease
In recent years I have seen men have their testosterone levels checked more often than their cholesterol profile. What’s more interesting is the amount pharmaceuticals have invested to create testosterone supplements for men with “low T”: there are gels and rubs and various other products. But what about women? The last anyone talked about our…
Gina’s Story and “The 3 Foot Law”
The picture above was taken shortly after my first triathlon two years ago in Washington D.C. Dr. Diane Laurin and I participated in this fun event where we were to swim a mile in the Potomac river, ride 25 miles and run 6.2 miles. The week before the triathlon took place, hurricane Irene arrived with…