Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Marsha Seidelman, M.D.

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Intermittent Fasting – Is there any scientific basis for it?

January 19, 2020

Intermittent fasting has become popular both for weight loss and health improvement.  People have adapted this to be anything from alternate day fasts, drastically restricting calories for 2 days each…

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BULLETIN: It’s NOT Too Late – Get Your Flu Shot NOW!

January 11, 2020

As you can see by the map, the flu season is up and running all across the United States.  It’s an unusual season, in that influenza B, which is usually…

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Diabetes, fiber and the micro biome

November 14, 2019

One of the talks at the conference was “Beyond Carb Counting: Why Plant-Based Nutrition is Sweet Medicine for Insulin Resistance”. It was delivered by Dr. Michelle McMacken, a board-certified internal…

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Food as Medicine

November 7, 2019

I had the pleasure of returning to my alma mater in the Bronx – Montefiore Hospital – where I did some of my clerkships in medical school, and the majority…

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A walk in the gardens – just what the doctor ordered

October 27, 2019

There are always things that need to be done.  But, sometimes peace and quiet in nature is just what the doctor ordered.   Our last exercise post was about the benefits of…

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What do heart attacks, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma have in common?

September 18, 2019

I had the pleasure of going to the 2019 International Conference of Nutrition in Medicine sponsored by George Washington University and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. This year’s speakers…

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Lady Docs Field trip to OASIS

August 24, 2019

Always up for a day out in nature, Lady Docs gathered at OASIS farm in Gaithersburg, MD this weekend to plant and harvest over 150 pounds of produce. OASIS (Organization…

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Asian Slaw with Ginger-Peanut Dressing

August 19, 2019

This slaw is really delicious! It is adapted from onceuponachef.com. I was looking for a recipe for the cabbage I received in my Hungry Harvest basket this week. This only used…

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Big Italian Salad

August 9, 2019

From www. onceuponachef.com a recipe blog by Jennifer Segal This dressing is easy as can be and just keeps getting better and better every day. What a great way to use…

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DC Central Kitchen — ”We fight hunger differently”

July 21, 2019

In the past, Lady Docs has volunteered as a group at DC Central Kitchen. Yesterday, I’m proud to say, we had the most volunteers they remember seeing there. During the…

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