April in Paris: Voyager Avec Enfants (Day Five)
" A touts les glories de la France. "Coming into this trip, I scheduled two guided tours, and deliberately put them at the end of the trip. I wanted to leave things a little open-ended and less time-pressured at the start of the week, just to allow for jet lag and child recalcitrance and the general unpredictability of kid life. However, Idid have two organized excursions I wanted for us to do, the first of which was a bike tour of the grounds at the Palace of Versailles.Generally speaking, there ' s enough in the city of Paris to do with kids, particularly if you ' re only planning to be here for less than a week, as we a...
Source: the underwear drawer - April 7, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
How Strawberries and The Clash Helped Save Separation of Powers
Yesterday the Supreme Courtruled in the case ofNational Labor Relations Board v. SW General that an “acting” officer cannot simultaneously stand as a nominee to hold that office permanently, regardless of how the acting officer was appointed. The ruling is a double victory, both for the separation of powers between the president and Senate and for textualism.Though technical, the statutory interpretation issue in this case was not overly complicated. TheFederal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) lays out three methods by which someone can become an acting officer in three separate clauses, subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 22, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Berry Source Type: blogs
Top 10 Spices for a Healthy Brain
Your diet plays a crucial role in your mental well being and physical health, as they are intricately connected. Have you ever thought about everyday spices that could give your brain an internal boost and reset from within to function at an optimal level?
Consider adding these 10 spices below to your current diet, or better yet cook with them to improve overall brain health, and help prevent, or at the very least stave off future cognitive decline. These top spices have been studied extensively by world renowned psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen, and is widely discussed in many of his journal publications and books, including ...
Source: World of Psychology - February 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emily Waters Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Books Health-related Mental Health and Wellness herbs rosemary Spices Turmeric Source Type: blogs
Super-Duper High-Fat Wheat Belly Yogurt
We celebrate fat on the Wheat Belly lifestyle.
With yogurt, it means we never eat the thin, insipid non-fat or low-fat stuff. We laugh at the anemic 2% yogurt that you can practically drink rather than eat–and they’re filled with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, anyway.
You could go for the full-fat (3-6%, though typically 4% milk fat). Or you could go for the Super-Duper High-Fat Wheat Belly Yogurt made with heavy cream that is about 33-36% fat–really fatty. Almost like melted cream cheese, thick and rich.
Fat, including that in dairy, has been demonized. Ironically, it is clear that the fat is the bes...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle full-fat gluten grains low-carb yogurt Source Type: blogs
7 Simple Smoothies to Boost Your Mood
I have mentioned in some of my posts that drinking a green smoothie is one of my more effective sanity tools. For fear of sounding like an infomercial, I must say that I realize there is no simple cure for depression. But I do think chugging down two or three of these leafy-green concoctions a day has significantly impacted my health and begun the healing process for some of my conditions.
The Benefits of Green Smoothies
Why green smoothies?
“Greens are the primary found group that matches human nutritional needs most completely,” explains Victoria Boutenko in her book Green for Life. They are nutrition powerhouses, pa...
Source: World of Psychology - January 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Diet Digestion green smoothie juicing Source Type: blogs
The 3 biggest feeding mistakes you can make with your preschooler
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As parents, we sometimes forget that habits learned early can stick with us for a lifetime. We cut corners and just figure that we’ll fix things later. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work out. This is particularly true with preschoolers, both because they are at a point when they are learning all sorts of habits — and because they can be opinionated and very stubborn. This can be particularly true when it comes to eating!
That’s why you need to be patient and persistent — and just as stubborn — when it comes to feeding your preschooler. Here are the three biggest mistakes to a...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Healthy Eating Parenting Source Type: blogs
Fat Blasters: Ketosis ’ best friend
After elimination of virtually all dietary carbohydrates/sugars, the key to achieving physiologic ketosis is to maintain high fat intake. Not increased protein intake that can, in fact, “turn off” ketosis, since liberal protein intake modestly increases blood insulin and sugar levels, thereby undoing the process that generates ketosis. The key is to increase fat intake and thereby feel satiated and turn off all desire for carbs while not provoking insulin release. If accelerated weight loss or breaking a weight loss plateau is among your goals, increased fat intake—counterintuitively—encourages mobi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle carbs fat blasters gluten grains ketosis low-carb Source Type: blogs
MIND Diet Reduces Risk of Alzheimer ’s Disease
A new diet, calledMIND, could significantlylower a person ’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, even if the diet is not meticulously followed.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and DementiaThe study shows that the MIND diet lowered the risk of AD by as much as53 percent in participants who adhered to the diet rigorously, and by about35 percentin those who followed it moderately well.The MIND diet is a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, both of which have been found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular conditions, likehypertension, heart attack and strok...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's diet Alzheimer's disease alzheimer's prevention brain health lifestyle memory. lower risk of alzheimer's Source Type: blogs
5 Fun Ways to Get Kids Drinking More Water
As an SLP specializing in pediatric feeding, I often get parents and physicians asking me how to encourage toddlers and preschoolers to drink more water.
Many young kids in feeding treatment get “stuck” on one type of liquid, typically breast milk, formula or a supplemental high-calorie drink. Introducing water ensures that kids don’t fill their bellies with their favorite milk-like drinks and reduce their appetite for trying new foods. Plus, water is essential for gut health, regular bowel movements, and dental and vocal hygiene.
Here are five fun ways to help young clients enjoy drinking water:
Tiny bears: The tr...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 13, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Early Intervention Feeding Disorders private practice Swallowing Disorders Voice Disorders Source Type: blogs
Water Fasting Summary
I completed my water fast yesterday. I fasted for 17 days and 3 hours, which is longer than I’ve ever fasted before. This post is a summary of the experience, building upon what I shared on Day 6 of the fast.
Motivation
This isn’t the same world people lived in 100 years ago. The unfortunate truth is that we now live in an environment filled with toxins that our bodies weren’t evolved to efficiently eliminate. These toxins include pesticides, herbicides, pollution, heavy metals, plastics, animal hormones, pharmaceuticals, radiation, and more. We’re exposed to such toxins merely by drinking water, br...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
Unity Farm Journal - Third Week of August 2016
I ’m on “vacation” this week, working remotely from the farm, so no Wednesday blog post, but here’s the Unity Farm update.I always tell my staff that management is balancing scope, time and resources. To much scope and not enough makes resources very grouchy unless they are augmented.The same thing is true about managing a farm. Unless you set a scope that is achievable with the resources you have, the time (defined as the seasons in the farming year), living things, including your own well being, will suffer.As we plan for 2017, something we ’re doing during my slack time this week, we’e set a...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - August 18, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Unity Farm Journal - Third Week of June 2016
The baby geese are now old enough to free range with their parents, so they are wandering through the forest and barnyard from 7am to 7pm, occassionally stopping for a pool party in the pond. We believe we have two male and one female young geese, bringing our total to 3 males and 4 females. Will be interesting to watch their dynamics and relationships as they age. Every week on the farm has some unique learning experience. What should you do when you find a baby blue jay on the ground, either fallen from the nest or having failed its initial flight? The general rule of thumb is to do...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - June 16, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Neutrophils 3700
I was guessing 1700 / uL, with a little false bravado, actually just hoping they would be over 1000, so I was shocked to see the smiling nurse with the printout showing 3700, nine times as many as yesterday ' s count of 400. Yesterday the doctor and nurses were concerned about neutropenia, asking me how I felt. Based on prior experience, however, I believed that the neutrophils were there all along, just not measurable for some reason. After a good night ' s sleep they have to be teased out of hiding, or out of some other phase, or whatever neutrophils do.
Note: I am not a doctor - what happens to neutrophil...
Source: Myeloma Hope - April 26, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: neutropenia neutrophils Source Type: blogs
Neutrophils 3700
I was guessing 1700 / uL, with a little false bravado, actually just hoping they would be over 1000, so I was shocked to see the smiling nurse with the printout showing 3700, nine times as many as yesterday's count of 400. Yesterday the doctor and nurses were concerned about neutropenia, asking me how I felt. Based on prior experience, however, I believed that the neutrophils were there all along, just not measurable for some reason. After a good night's sleep they have to be teased out of hiding, or out of some other phase, or whatever neutrophils do.
Note: I am not a doctor - what happens to neutrophi...
Source: Myeloma Hope - April 26, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: neutropenia neutrophils Source Type: blogs
Almond-Lemon Torte w/ Strawberries
The never ending search for the perfect Seder dessert continues. This one’s coming close.
Of course, my family would probably say the prefect Passover dessert has already been found in my mother in law Irene’s hazelnut strawberry shortcake. Problem is, delicious as it is, I can’t bring the shortcake to my kosher friends’ seder tomorrow, since it is served with whipped cream and the Seder is a meat meal. (My husband’s family is, as Jerry Seinfeld says, “Jew-ish”…) Hence my search.
The fallen middle in this torte is a given. It’s what happens when you depend on eggs alone...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - April 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Desserts Almond Lemon torte Kosher Passover Seder Strawberries Source Type: blogs
