Body Respect disrupts business as usual to advance nutritional wellbeing for all
How do we get from calorie counting and food preoccupation to relishing eating and enjoying body confidence? I’ll share three ways in which putting body respect at the centre can help turn the tide on body shame, weight stigma and rising health inequalities and promote enjoyable eating, and nutrition justice.
A powerful first step is to bring body knowledge back in to view. It’s traditional to teach cognitive restraint and willpower in pursuit of healthy eating, but this all too often backfires. Rational knowledge has its place – just ask someone living with a peanut allergy – but food rules become problematic when...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Food Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Doctors now diagnose in code. ICD code, that is.
“Hi, it’s Dr. Smith, are you taking consults today?” the voice on the other side of my short-range hospital phone said. I recognized the caller’s name as one of the new hospital doctors, known as hospitalists.
“Of course,” I said, “What have you got?” I guess some groups have a specific doctor for the day “take” the consults. If I am in the hospital, I am always taking consults.
“Great,” the hospitalist says. “I have a 67-year-old female with chronic systolic heart failure and diabetes type 2 (uncontrolled) who presents with acute blood loss anemia likely from upper GI bleed. She was giv...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Frederick Gandolfo, MD Tags: Physician GI Hospital Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly is an anti-inflammatory lifestyle
Laura has not only lost a substantial amount of weight from inflammatory visceral fat resulting in a dramatic reduction in waist size, but has also experienced a reduction in the issues associated with her autoimmune diseases:
“I have been on Wheat Belly for about 2 years. I have rheumatoid arthritis and lupus and have seen huge improvements and lowering of meds due to this wonderful plan. So far (and I still need to lose more) I have lost 80 lbs and am still losing. First pic is of me at our high school reunion in 2013 and the next one is today. I think you can see a bit of the difference. I am happy to be down, eve...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 28, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories arthritis autoimmune gluten grains lupus rheumatoid Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Moving to a retirement community: What goes into a physician’s decision
Part of a series.
I put down my blogging pen last fall to focus on two things. One was completing a new book: Fixing the Primary Care Crisis: Reclaiming the Patient-Doctor Relationship and Returning Healthcare Decisions to You and Your Doctor. The second was preparing to move to a retirement community.
We live in a pleasant neighborhood with nice neighbors who mostly all moved in here about the same time. It seems that the Grim Reaper has stationed himself nearby. There have been recent deaths from complications of diabetes, breast cancer, autoimmune disease and lung cancer with others dealing with lymphoma, Alzheimer’s...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 22, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stephen C. Schimpff, MD Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
Ultrasound Can Accelerate Skin Healing in the Elderly
Not all approaches to changing the behavior of cells so as to spur greater regeneration must necessarily involve drugs. Here researchers demonstrate that ultrasound can partially compensate for age-related deficiency in skin healing, and catalog some of the cellular biochemistry involved. This isn't a case of fixing the proximate cause of faltering wound healing, a decline in one specific type of cell signaling, but rather activating another mechanism that can act as a substitute to some degree. As the publicity materials note, deploying this treatment to the clinic should not be too much of a challenge given the present w...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 15, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Shorter Telomeres, Greater Incidence of Age-Related Disease
Researchers have in the past determined that psychological stress is associated with shorter telomere length as measured in immune cells from a blood sample, and greater ill health in general, but there remains considerable uncertainty over the mechanisms involved. There is also a fair degree of research demonstrating associations between personality traits such as conscientiousness and measures of aging. To what degree is this outcome biological versus being based on factors such as failing to take good care of your health? This review of data on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) looks at much the same question:
PTSD ...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 11, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
When examining patients, don’t forget about the feet
When I was a resident, I saw a middle-aged man, “Charles,” who came into the hospital after playing a round and a half of golf. When I looked at his right foot, he had an ulcer in the shape of a golf tee. He had played the entire day with a golf tee in his shoe and only noticed when he found drainage on his sock. The story sticks in my mind because he was the first person I ever had to tell that he might have to have his foot amputated. It turned out that he had been diagnosed with diabetes, but he never complained about his feet so nobody ever checked them. He never complained because he had neuropathy, so he never fe...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lori Weisenfeld, DPM Tags: Conditions Primary care Source Type: blogs
Silencing FL2 Accelerates Wound Healing
A reliable means to safely accelerate natural healing would be a generally useful technology for all stages of life, but it is the elderly who suffer the most due to slower and more dysfunctional healing of even minor injuries:
An experimental therapy cut in half the time it takes to heal wounds compared to no treatment at all. Researchers discovered that an enzyme called fidgetin-like 2 (FL2) puts the brakes on skin cells as they migrate towards wounds to heal them. They reasoned that the healing cells could reach their destination faster if their levels of FL2 could be reduced. So they developed a drug that inactivates ...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 1, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Which is More Uncomfortable: The Colonoscopy or Treatment for Colon Cancer?
Michelle was a healthy, active 47 year old. She tried to eat right and she exercised. It looked like the hard work was paying off: no health issues and lots of energy. Her work in the healthcare field motivated her to see her doctors regularly for checkups, to get mammograms and to have her blood work done annually. She knew she was getting close to the magical age of 50 and that soon she would need to get a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer. Since she had no family history of the disease she wasn’t worried. She felt certain that, just as all her previous testing had come back normal, this one would too.
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Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Cancer Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 74-year-old man with fever and chills
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 74-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for a 3-day history of fever and chills as well as confusion. He has a 5-week history of a nonhealing ulcer on the plantar surface of his left foot. He has diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease for which he takes metformin, glyburide, lisinopril, chlorthalidone, and aspirin. He has no known medication allergies.
On physical examination, temperature is 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), blood pressure is 92/60 mm Hg, pulse rate is 108/min, a...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: mksap Tags: Conditions Diabetes Infectious disease Source Type: blogs
Molecules Known to Damage Cells May Also Have Healing Power
Biology in balance: Molecules called free radicals—like the peroxide molecules illustrated here—have a reputation for being dangerous. Now, they’ve revealed healing powers. In worms, at least. Credit: Stock image
When our health is concerned, some molecules are widely labeled “good,” while others are considered “bad.” Often, the truth is more complicated.
Consider free radical molecules. These highly reactive, oxygen-containing molecules are well known for damaging DNA, proteins and other molecules in our bodies. They are suspected of contributing to premature aging and cancer. But now, new research shows th...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Cell Biology Chemistry and Biochemistry Physical Trauma and Sepsis Source Type: blogs
Providers: Mobile Healthcare Revolution Can Change Your Life. Adopt It.
This article provides an overview of mHealth use in the healthcare setting and addresses the benefits of mHealth for both physicians and patients.
Mobile technology use on the rise
Eighty-four percent of physicians use a smartphone in their practices, according to a 2012 Google physician study that included a total of 506 physicians practicing in the United States. Fifty-four percent use a tablet, according to the study. When making clinical decisions, physicians spent twice as much time using online resources as compared to print.
Other studies echo these findings, stating that physicians are increasingly likely to ...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - November 26, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Alok Prasad Tags: EHR Software EMR System Mobile EHR Source Type: blogs
What are peptides in cosmetics? The Beauty Brains Show episode 55
Have you ever wondered about peptides in anti-aging products? What are they and how do they work? Listen to today’s show to get the scoop on peptides.
Click below to play Episode 55 or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer.
Show notes
Question of the week: What are peptides in cosmetics?
Paulette asks…I was wondering about peptides: what they are, what they do and how long do you have to use them to get results?
What are peptides?
The term “Peptide” is actually common in the world of biochemistry and is the generic name given to a small string of amino acids. Amino acids, remembe...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Best Claims Podcast Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 42-year-old man with severe burning and stabbing pain
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 42-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-day history of severe burning and stabbing pain in both feet that is worse in the toes. The pain is more severe at night, is aggravated when the bed sheets touch his skin, and is partially relieved when he walks or massages his feet. The patient has an 8-year history of poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus and a 2-year history of hypertension. He was hospitalized briefly 2 weeks ago for treatment of pneumonia and diabetic ketoacidosis. His fasting blood glucose levels...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 25, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: mksap Tags: Conditions Diabetes Endocrinology Neurology Source Type: blogs
