Vitamin D in a Fortified Nutshell, Thursday #Healthtip
*For a while, researchers thought they’d found the panacea for health in vitamin D, but not all the health claims have panned out. Before taking…
The Gut Microbiome: What Is It and How Do We Keep It Healthy? Thursday #Healthtip
On average we have 100 trillion microbes in our body, weighing as much as three pounds total! Diet plays a major role in the composition of our…
Exercise: The Whys and the How Much, Thursday #Healthtip
*My son might start charging me for these modeling requests. 😄 More Information: American Heart Association Recommendations for Physical Activity in Adults The AHA’s Recommendations for Physical…
Is That Phone Putting a Crick in Your Neck? How to Avoid Text Neck, Thursday #Healthtip
More Information: The Message Texting Is Sending To Your Neck Text Neck: Is Smartphone Use Causing Your Neck Pain? * * *…
Obesity: Five Take-Home Messages That Might Challenge Your Assumptions
Last fall I attended the Cleveland Clinic’s 10th Annual Obesity Summit, a conference I like to go to whenever I can. During the event, I live tweeted snippets…
Hey, Dr. Family Member, Can You Help Me with That?
When you go into medicine, some things are a given: You will study hard You will work long hours and lose sleep You will get weird…
Why Do Physician Authors Write Thrillers? Let’s Ask Them
We’ve all experienced adrenaline-pumping moments where time stands still, thought ceases, and instinct kicks in. Some of us live for those moments; others of us pray…
Careful, Your Frasier Crane Is Showing: Using Big Words In Writing When Smaller Ones Will Do
“It seems to be a pattern that if there is a normal word and an unconventional word, you pick the unconventional one. Sometimes that puts another…
Size Acceptance: Should We Change How We Approach Obesity?
Occasionally my blog deviates from humor and I write about medicine instead. Today I’d like to dip into the public health well. It won’t be funny, but…
Medical Complications: A Doctor Finds Herself On The Other Side
Nothing in medicine is without risk. As a physician, I’ve always known this. As a layperson, I’ve just experienced it. Last week my mother suffered a…
