Carbs are the new punching bag. It is so right and so wrong at the same time. Only crap carbs are bad. Fruits and grains in moderate amounts and in the right form as well as veggies, are all healthy carbs. They supply energy, lots of fiber, and micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Refined [...]
One of my favorite patients is in his mid 70’s and is a very funny man. Our last conversation started with him saying, “I had a realization the other day, that getting old is quite easy- staying young is really hard!” I laughed because I have patients who talk about how hard getting old is. [...]
I had a pregnant mom in a few months ago and asked her if she intended on breast feeding her newborn child when she gave birth. Her response was “ugh that is so unnatural.” I audibly laughed and replied, “Actually that is like the definition of natural!” It is actually one of the most incredible parts of [...]
Askhole (Noun) - a person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them A patient gave me a card with this definition on it the other day and I thought it was hilarious. We get this a lot in our clinic and it is actually funny because we [...]
Many of you may have noticed mid-2022 that your billing statements looked a little different. In an effort to become more efficient and more environmentally friendly we did a ‘soft launch’ of offering online-bill-pay; and many of you started to take advantage of that! Now that it’s been 6 months since starting this process and [...]
In celebrating Easter last weekend it made me think of you! I pray that you had a wonderful Easter season with your loved ones. Easter Sunday is the ultimate expression of rebirth. No wonder we celebrate Easter in the spring when nature bursts forth with newness and everything dormant comes alive. Jesus hung out with the [...]
In December, I went home to Ohio to watch my high school win its 2nd football state championship in a row and 6th in 11 years! I went to an all boy Catholic High School of 1200 boys. Lots of testosterone floating around that building. We were quite good at football in fact, in my four years, we [...]
A few years ago I was doing a house call on an elderly gentleman who was homebound with COPD (a lung condition from years of smoking and working in a factory). The poor guy was miserable because COPD is like a slow suffocation so he had to be on oxygen constantly to breathe easier. Any [...]
There has been all the rage about electric cars and trucks the last few years. I watched a documentary that was trying to figure out which type of automobile was the greenest impact on the Earth. Now if you are measuring from the tailpipe, the EV is much better than the Hybrid or combustion engine [...]
Overfed and under nourished. How can it be that this is 2/3 of our population? We are overfed on the macronutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrates) but underfed on the micronutrients including all the vitamins/minerals. Our bodies have no problem absorbing calories and the macronutrients. Protein and fat are critical for all functions in the body [...]
