Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Marsha Seidelman, M.D.

A National Focus on Food as Medicine

October 2, 2022

On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Biden introduced a national strategy that recognizes the critical role that nutrition plays in…

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Unconscious Bias – in medicine and in life

August 22, 2022

When physicians in Maryland renew our medical licenses, we need at least 50 hours of continuing education.  Previously, in internal medicine, there were no specific topics to cover.  For our…

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COVID update for 2022

January 7, 2022

I hope you’re doing well and staying safe during this fourth COVID wave, attributable to the omicron variant.   The virus is not typed on any regular basis, but with…

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Marinated Baked Tempeh

November 16, 2021

ADAPTED FROM LOVE AND LEMONS Adapted from loveandlemons.com This is a unique way of preparing tempeh, steaming it first, so it absorbs the marinade and is moist and tasty.  And…

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Zooming with Chef AJ

November 12, 2021

Chef AJ is a chef and culinary instructor who been strictly plant-based for decades.  She hosts a YouTube channel that has over 200,000 followers.  Several months ago, Dr. Nathan was…

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Amazing No-Fail Power Bars

October 27, 2021

I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve substituted ingredients in this recipe. No quinoa? No problem – use dry rolled oats right out of your breakfast container, or…

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Butternut Squash Soup – Afghan Style

October 15, 2021

We had a virtual blast preparing this soup as part of KindSoups efforts to deliver food to those in need.  Each week for the past year, we’ve been cooking together via Zoom,…

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Who can have a third dose of a COVID vaccine?

August 13, 2021

I just sat in on a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting regarding an ADDITIONAL dose for moderately to severely immunocompromised patients.  There was a…

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The Human Microbiome – part three

July 7, 2021

Welcome back! This is part 3 of our series on the human microbiome. In brief, in parts one and two, we learned about prebiotics and probiotics being fiber and fermented…

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The Human Microbiome – part two

June 30, 2021

Last week, we ended by saying that we determine the makeup of our microbiome by what we eat. We’ve been aware of the benefits of fruits and vegetables for a…

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