Building Unity Farm - Naming the Landscape
I'm a great admirer of Edwin Way Teale's Pulitzer prize winning work about his travels across the United States during the four seasons and about his last 20 years of life on an old farm in northeast Connecticut. I was recently asked to keynote a conference at the Mohegan Sun and took the road less traveled so that I could visit Teale's property, which is now an Audubon preserve.Trail Wood is very similar to Unity Farm - We have woodland, meadow, wetland, streams, and pasture. I've created about a mile of trails thus far and we're busy crafting place names like Forgot-me-not marsh, Bluebird meadow, and ...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - February 21, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Celebrate Heart Month With These Tasty Tips
Earlier this week I was on Let’s Talk Live in DC and WBAL in Baltimore sharing some easy and delicious ways you can eat your way to a healthy heart. No matter what time of day — breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks — I shared foods that will keep your heart and belly happy all day long. You can watch both videos below, but check out below for a few highlights too.
Tip #1: Go for Oats
Research has shown that consuming 3g/day of oat soluble fiber – as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol – may help reduce the risk of heart disease. “Perfect Portions” is a fabulous new inst...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 20, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: eating healthy food nutrition recipes vegetables corn oil heart health kale pasta Mazola oatmeal Perfect Portions pistachios Potassium Quaker vitacoco Source Type: blogs
48 Questions
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?No. My parents were disagreeing over what to name me, and "Heidi" won out over Genevieve and Mary.2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?Two days ago,as I was watching the 2nd-to-last-EVER episode of "Private Practice." I shall miss that show.3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?Yeah. It is uniquely mine...a mix of printing,cursive,and a self-improvement course I had to take in the 90's.4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?Honey Ham..yum! But I'll eat anything.5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?Yes, & he's the world's cutest toddler. (formerly the world's cutest baby) He is smart, opininated, and knows exactly what ...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - January 17, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs
Update and reflections
Lab resultsCreatinineMy latest creatinine tests show no change at 2.1mg/dL. This level has remained constant since about january.
UltrasoundAn ultrasound scan revealed:
Three of my four kidney stones have disappeared (without specific treatment). This is a relief as it's something less to worry about. My first nephrologist had prescribed what I felt was an aggresive course of 3 different drugs to try and clear the stones, and I decided against taking them (I stopped consulting that nephrologist). The remaining stone is 6mm and apparently it's position is favorable for “passing” (although I wasn't a...
Source: All Kidney News - June 19, 2010 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
