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Op Note XXXVIIAfter surgery she had a lot of questions. Mostly to do with eating. Can I have milk? Can I have cheese? Can I eat a salad? What about meat? Fried or grilled? When can I have nuts again? Or fruit? Ones with seeds? Bananas that are still a little green? Should I cut my carrots into dimed slivers? Popcorn without butter? Popcorn with butter? Mushrooms. Beef jerky. Cereals with marshmallows. Cereals that turn the color of the milk aquamarine. Chocolate covered cherries. Chocolate covered strawberries. Chocolate dripped into my mouth like candle wax. A hot candle next to my leg. The taste of tiramisu on a lo...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 5, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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Dr. ParkerIt happens a couple times a month. Maybe it ’s me. Maybe I don’t enunciate well enough. Either way, I go into a patient’s room and it’s usually some glum-looking old guy hang-dogging about in there. He sees me and his face lights up. Good morning Dr. Parker! You ’re here early! Or:Helen wake up, this is Dr. Parker, he did your surgery last night! I stopped correcting them years ago. I don ’t mind. I even embrace it. I’ll be Dr. Parker. Hell yes I will. It’s a nice change of pace. Sometimes I get caught up in it. Start acting a little weird. Arching my eyebrows, making my eyes big and crazed....
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 4, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Eleven Madison Park Granola
They don’t offer this granola on the menu at Eleven Madison Park, New York’s award-winning, 3-star restaurant serving only plant-based food, with a tasting menu that will run you $365 a pop. Instead, all diners get a jar of the granola as a parting gift at the end of their meal, to serve at tomorrow morning’s breakfast. It’s actually a nice touch…
The restaurant wasn’t always vegan, and not everyone was happy when chef Daniel Humm decided to eschew all but plant-based foods when he re-opened the place in 2021 after a Covid hiatus. Although Eleven Madison was once purported to have a ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - November 5, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Breakfast 11 madison park Dried cherries evelen madison park granola Source Type: blogs
Could what we eat improve our sleep?
We think of eating a nutritious diet and exercising as healthy behaviors, but sleep is one of the pillars of a healthy lifestyle. Why is this? Sleep sets the stage for our days. If we experience sound sleep for seven to eight hours, we arise energized in the morning. Diet, exercise, and sleep work synergistically, and affect one another. All three can have an effect on our daily well-being and longevity.
To be well and vital and help prevent certain diseases, like obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and many other conditions, we need to prioritize sleep. When we make sleep a priority, we can impr...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Healthy Eating Mental Health Prevention Sleep Source Type: blogs
Sensitivity to Lying
Some people have a high tolerance for lying and falsehood. They can hang out around others who frequently share false information, deliberately or from ignorance, and it doesn’t seem to bother them. Either they don’t notice the falsehoods, or they aren’t much affected when they do notice.
I’m not one of those people. I used to be though. When I was younger I could hang around people who spewed nonsense left and right and be okay with it. That’s basically how I grew up, being taught lots of false religious ideas about how the world worked, only later to realize it was a pack of lies.
But ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - November 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Health Relationships Source Type: blogs
Quercetin has anti-myeloma activity
This study shows that quercetin works well both alone AND in combination with dexamethasone. Let’s not forget that it’s a proteasome inhibitor (like curcumin and, in the conventional world, Velcade).
Here’s the direct link to the study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216736/?fbclid=IwAR2Nk3FwZ3b8MfAqKUNOz1YXfQ6PU2lcQzAN-eGSMWvVBO7dTD9waNpxXn4
I have to admit that I haven’t taken any quercetin in years, but it looks as though I’ll be putting it back on my “menu” now. For many reasons, not just because of its anti-myeloma activity…
Quercetin is good for a bunch...
Source: Margaret's Corner - June 5, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll dexamethasone myeloma quercetin Source Type: blogs
Chemicals and Pregnant Women: Taking Care of Your Unborn Baby
This study is not a warning of a scary new epidemic of problems arriving with next year’s babies.
Instead, it’s a peak behind the curtain at what might be the hidden story behind the marvelous kids we already see on today’s playgrounds across the country. Most are very healthy – among the healthiest kids in history. Yes, too many are overweight. Too many have asthma. Too many have allergies. Too many have learning problems. Too many start puberty early. More than half have some chronic illness. But this isn’t slowing kids down as much as the devastating infectious diseases of the past. It is a vib...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - May 25, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What ’ s on USMLE Step 1?
By BRYAN CARMODY
Recently, I was on The Accad and Koka Report to share my opinions on USMLE Step 1 scoring policy. (If you’re interested, you can listen to the episode on the show website or iTunes.)
Most of the topics we discussed were ones I’ve already dissected on this site. But there was an interesting moment in the show, right around the 37:30 mark, that raises an important point that is worthy of further analysis.
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ANISH: There’s also the fact that nobody is twisting the arms of program directors to use [USMLE Step 1] scores, correct? Even in an era when you had clini...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Education Medical Practice Physicians Bryan Carmody Step 1 USMLE Step 1 Source Type: blogs
Feeling gassy — is it ever a cause for concern?
Everyone does it, but no one talks about it. No, not that topic — the fact that we pass gas every day. In fact, the average person produces between 1/2 and 1 liter of gas daily and passes gas about 10 to 20 times. Annoying? Well, sometimes. Embarrassing? Possibly. But is excess gas ever a cause for concern?
A healthy digestive system
Intestinal gas is a normal part of digestion. “While people may not like it when they do it, especially at inappropriate times, it’s just a sign of a regular, healthy digestive system at work,” says Dr. Kyle Staller, a gastroenterologist with Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Ho...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Solan Tags: Digestive Disorders Healthy Aging Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Phytonutrients: Paint your plate with the colors of the rainbow
Did you know that adding color to your meals will help you live a longer, healthier life? Colorful fruits and vegetables can paint a beautiful picture of health because they contain phytonutrients, compounds that give plants their rich colors as well as their distinctive tastes and aromas. Phytonutrients also strengthen a plant’s immune system. They protect the plant from threats in their natural environment such as disease and excessive sun.
When humans eat plant foods, phytonutrients protect us from chronic diseases. Phytonutrients have potent anti-cancer and anti-heart disease effects. And epidemiological research sug...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
New Study Finds Vaping is Not Associated with Cardiovascular Disease among Never Smokers; But Tobacco Control Researcher Dismisses Findings
A newstudy published online ahead of print in theAmerican Journal of Medicine reports that there is no association between vaping and cardiovascular disease among never smokers.Like previous studies of its kind, this was a cross-sectional study that examined the association between current vaping/smoking status andever having been told that one has cardiovascular disease (including heart attack, coronary artery disease, or stroke). Previous studies used data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) or the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study; this paper used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 9, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Bitters and Bearded Breasts
Just looking for a nature reserve that I may have missed in our local area when I found a website that discusses the many and varied places you could visit:
The Water of Grafham (Grafham Water), for instance
Then there was Ouse is Washing (Ouse Washes)
Cherries Hinton Chalk Pits (that would be Cherry Hinton)
But, I’m definitely going to RSPB Ouse Fen again where:
The bitters are joined by a support group composed of marsh harpoon hovering above and pretty bearded breasts hanging on the reeds, like small trapeze artists.
Presumably, they’re talking about Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, and Bearded Tits, but I could be...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
Of Marsh Harpoons and Bearded Breasts
Just looking for a nature reserve that I may have missed in our local area when I found a website that discusses the many and varied places you could visit:
The Water of Grafham (Grafham Water), for instance
Then there was Ouse is Washing (Ouse Washes)
Cherries Hinton Chalk Pits (that would be Cherry Hinton)
But, I’m definitely going to RSPB Ouse Fen again where:
The bitters are joined by a support group composed of marsh harpoon hovering above and pretty bearded breasts hanging on the reeds, like small trapeze artists.
Presumably, they’re talking about Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, and Bearded Tits, but I could be...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
“Easy” is the Secret to Family Meals: Five Tools I Use
It’s no secret. I’m a fan of family meals. Eating together as a family while sitting around a table (in front of a TV doesn’t count) has been shown to reduce the odds that kids will be overweight, enhance their school performance, brighten their mood and decrease risky behavior. The reasons for these seemingly magical results are partially due to better nutrition but are also influenced by the conversations that naturally happen when a family joins together around a meal.
When I encourage busy moms and dads to make mealtime a family affair, I often get the response, “We want to have family meals, bu...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - July 10, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Family Dinner Family Meal Family Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Easy is the Secret to Family Meals: Five Tools I Use
It’s no secret. I’m a fan of family meals. Eating together as a family while sitting around a table (in front of a TV doesn’t count) has been shown to reduce the odds that kids will be overweight, enhance their school performance, brighten their mood and decrease risky behavior. The reasons for these seemingly magical results are partially due to better nutrition but are also influenced by the conversations that naturally happen when a family joins together around a meal.
When I encourage busy moms and dads to make mealtime a family affair, I often get the response, “We want to have family meals, bu...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - July 10, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Family Dinner Family Meal Family Nutrition Source Type: blogs
