Spring Garden Street
That ' s actually the name of a street in Philadelphia where my paternal ancestors lived, but it seemed like a good title for this post. If I still had the energy to keep up the Windham County blog I would have put it there, but for now I ' ll just leave it here.Living in the temperate zone we do have to get through the winter, but our reward is spring, which you can ' t have otherwise. I got a load of horseshit from my neighbors last fall and now I ' m starting to spread it around. I planted a Concord grape next to my front porch, with a decent scoop of manure in the hole, and my idea is that it will grow up the column an...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
More on Freeze Peach
This is a topic I address from time to time, but it seems a new post is needed now because of various nonsense that ' s going on. First, let me make one thing perfectly clear, as a man we would all like to forget used to say: free speech and academic freedom are not the same. Legally, the only meaning of Free Speech ™ is the First Amendment, as interpreted by the courts. Originally it applied only to the federal government, but the 14th Amendment extended the protections of the Bill of Rights to the States, so it now applies to all government entities within the United States, and that includes your small tow n Board of ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 4, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Decoding digestive discomfort: the science behind FODMAPs
FODMAPs are Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols.
Digestive discomfort – excessive flatulence, “bloating”, loose stool, or constipation – is a prevalent issue for many, and it often finds its roots in a group of fermentable carbohydrates collectively known as FODMAPs. Understanding the science behind FODMAPs could help in establishing a more comfortable and gratifying relationship with food.
In the realm of our digestive system, envision a system akin to an intricate ecosystem, teeming with activity. Various nutrients act as its constituents, powering this intern...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - February 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Food Health and Medicine Source Type: blogs
Thawing out the peaches
I ' ll conclude my discussion of freedom of speech with this. I don ' t know who first said it, but it ' s oft repeated, that freedom of the press pertains only to people who own one. Yeah, Blogger is free but I suspect I have many fewer readers than there are Fox News viewers. The vast majority of discourse in the metaphorical public square is mediated by for-profit corporations. Their main purpose is to make money, which they mostly do by selling eyeballs to advertisers. (Paid subscriptions are not generally a significant source of revenue for mass media, although they do matter for some special interest magazines.)Now,,...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 3, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Freeze Peach again
As words inevitably have multiple and elastic meanings, a requirement of formal discourse is to define your terms: what doImean by this word in the present context. It is not a valid response to an argument to say " I, or some dictionary or other authority, doesn ' t doesn ' t define the word the same way, so your argument is wrong. " That is simply an inept, and cowardly, failure to engage with what your interlocutor is saying.A very good example of a term that causes immense confusion is " free speech, " or freedom of speech. This term is contested everywhere, but it ' s particularly problematic in the U.S. because...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 2, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
From Coffee Beans to Medical Disease: A Suggestion to Spend Your Gap Years
Through my journey to find a haven for studying as well as easy access to caffeine, staying at coffee shops became my tradition in preparation for all of my classes as both an undergraduate and medical student. To this day, my best work comes amid the backdrop of ambient chatter and the grinding of espresso beans. At one point, I spent so much time at my coffee shop that the baristas knew my order (white tea with peach juice and stevia!), readied my drink before I walked in, and even invited me to after-work outings.
After spending hours studying, I always wondered what it was like working behind the counter to create l...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 31, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Source Type: blogs
Freeze Peach and Lies
We ' ve discussed here more than once the problematic aspects of the concept of free speech in general, and what the First Amendment means specifically.An excellent case in point is California Assembly Bill AB 2098. The link is to a post by physician David Gorski, who is irredeemably long winded, bu the gist of it is:It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19, including false or misleading information regarding the nature and risks of the virus, its prevention and treatment; and the development, safety, and effectiveness o...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 26, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
poem
PeachesCan you please stop Eating that peach so loudI hate the sound of chewingGnashing lips and tongueThe wet succulent tearingOf teeth into flesh I hate the sound of anyone eatingI hate the sound of breathingThe necessary noises of the livingDon ’t cough, don’t sneezeDon ' t fall asleep until I ’m passed outBe silent pleaseLet there be no soundsMake it as if I was all alone I ’ll wait for when the silenceOf ceaseless thinking Becomes a deafening horror And then go out listening For clues of where youMay have gone9/6/22 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - September 6, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
If Outright Repeal Is Off the Table, Reform and Restart the Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Process
Clark PackardAs the House and Senate prepare to reconcile the differences between their two China competition bills (United States Innovation and Competition Act and the America COMPETES Act, respectively), Sen. Pat Toomey (R ‑PA) is attempting to reform and restart the exclusion process from the Section 301 China tariffs, which lapsed at the end of 2020. Perhaps unsurprisingly, certain protectionist organizations are decryingany tariff relief at all.As I arguedrecently, the United States should completely eliminate the China tariffs. Policymakers areincreasingly aware that the Trump administration ’s tariffs have...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Packard Source Type: blogs
poem
Unexpected Full MoonIt ’s March and I didn't expectAn early morning full moonHanging there fat and lowJust above the road A swirl of salmon coralIn the near expired nightAn unripe peach or oneOf Jupiter ’s lesser moons It ’s easy to forget our moonNever turns its back,Steadfast though darkened by day The selfless sentry watching over usLike forgotten Prometheus Eternally pecked by scavengersIts sad pocked face weeping mascaraReflecting whatever light it seesStreaming over our shouldersLike a sad lost parent Who must smile When his child Does something banal Showing ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - April 24, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Let ’s talk about bullying in medicine
Very few are talking about workplace bullying, yet many are benefitting from it. It acts contrary to the principles of care at the heart of medicine — and we need to do something about it. How many physicians have wanted to leave medicine because they were subject to horizontal violence or bullying in the workplace?Read more …Let’s talk about bullying in medicine originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/maria-peach" rel="tag" > Dr. Maria Peach < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
poem
Op Note XVIIShe ’s finally agreed to the operation. The original plan was to remove a tumor, maybe her gallbladder, her spleen. It was never quite clear. She wasn't nervous at all. She smiled and said thank you doctor. Do what you must. Someone would help her at last. She trusted us implicitly. But instead of a tumor we took out an apple, a pear. A glazed ham. A slice of peach cobbler. We were ravenous and incurious. This is what we had come to do. All those years of training. It was delicious. We fed like famished wolves. We ought to have been more ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 16, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Freeze Peach
Michelle Mello, writing in the JAMA Health Forum, is frustrated that the Supreme Court considers vaccine disinformation to be protected under the first amendment. As many as 12 million persons may have forgone COVID-19 vaccination in the US because of misinformation, resulting in anestimated 1200 excess hospitalizations and 300 deaths per day. If 5 fully loaded 747s crashed each week due to wrong information, regulators would be apoplectic. She points out that there are many circumstances in which potentially harmful falsehoods can be policed. This includes advertising -- an ad claiming that Ivermectin...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 11, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Peach Panna Cotta with L. reuteri Yogurt
The post Peach Panna Cotta with L. reuteri Yogurt appeared first on Dr. William Davis. (Source: Wheat Belly Blog)
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes bowel flora oxytocin probiotic wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Freeze Peach, cont.
Okay, we ' ve had an interesting discussion on my previous post on this subject, now I ' d like to finish up my thoughts about this. The man of La Mancha linked to a NYT article in the comments, which I do recommend, but since it ' s paywalledI ' ll give you this discussion by Dan Paterson at CBS Newfor those who need a link. It ' s not as cogent but makes some good points.There have always been people who have been seduced by cults with bizarre beliefs, even with fairly primitive technology. A popular brand in the U.S. has been the End Times, from the Millerites to Harold Camping, who mostly worked through the radio...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 4, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
