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Category Archives: Health
‘The Spirit Of The Marathon’
I haven’t read any books or watched any movies about the marathon in the 29 years since Osgood Schlatters disease forced me to stop running them in eighth grade. In the year previous, I finished five. This new documentary directed by … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged athletic pursuits, dallas cowboys, deena kastor, female racers, new england patriots, weekend warriors
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I’m Thinking Of Trying Yoga
A friend suggests: Yoga – My suggestion would be to: try Yogaworks – they have a two week special for new students, unlimited yoga for $30. www.yogaworks.com Take their level 1-2 classes, and don’t get discouraged after one lesson. Try … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged level 1, loose clothing, new students, rsquo, stretchy
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The Klinik
Here’s a new documentary from Burt Kearns and his business partner Brett Hudson: “I don’t want to make a film that says the American way is bad or doesn’t work. Doctors here do great things. They do save lives. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Tabloid Baby
Tagged brett hudson, medical marijuana, nonfiction film, pop music star, radiation treatments, taste buds
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What Happened To Cedars-Sinai?
I blame the Mexicans. Cedars is a good hospital system, but it is overtaxed. The average national rate of hospital beds/patient population is 4 beds/1000 people. In LA, as a result of the closures of so many hospitals, its more … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged hospital beds, hospital infections, illegal aliens, kiss of death, mersa, staph infections
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I’m Gonna Get Rid Of My Love Handles
…by following Russian Dragon’s advice: * Eat healthy and balanced: A. Eat lots of vegetables and fruit so you get your daily dose of vitamins and fibers. Fibres are indispensable for the proper functioning of the intestines! B. Avoid fatty … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged biological reactions, bloated stomach, body cells, fizzy drinks, fruits and vegetables, milk intake
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Forget the Apple a Day — Go See Dr. Saddler!
A reminder: Dr. Paulette Saddler (www.saddlermd.com) will transform your appearance. As I previously mentioned, she is a talented internist with a devoted group of staff and patients. She helps people look their very best, offering customized treatments that meet each … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged appearance, apple a day, appointment, health care, internist, patience, paulette, reminder, specific health, tv show
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Sinkers Or Floaters?
From oralchelation.com: Most people in the US, if you looked into their toilets, would have "sinkers rather than floaters!" In other words, if your food and digestion are proper, the stool will float in the toilet water, will be light … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged autobiography, college glacier, desmond, diet, digestion, fda, floaters, ford fan, foul smell, freshman year, gillian ford, glacier view, hemorrhoids, human nature, luke ford, nbsp, population, preacher, processed foods, seventh day adventist, sinkers, stepmother, stools, toilet water, toilets
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Girl
I met Molly Dodge about five years ago through this website. We used to chat on the phone. Here’s an article about her and her daughter: Abbie and Molly Dodge One look at Abbie Dodge’s smiling face, framed with ringlets … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged abbie, arthritis foundation, carley, childhood illness, emergency clinic, florida chapter, growing pains, jra, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, leg pains, mayo clinic, mollie, north naples, rheumatoid arthritis, ringlets, rsquo, s hospital, smiling face, volunteer program director, wavy brown hair
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Need A Doctor?
From LaGriffedulion: Medical school admission is uncommonly competitive, there being many more applicants than slots. The competition is so intense that if black applicants were held to the same admission standards as whites and Asians, we would turn out almost … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Race
Tagged academic credentials, admission standards, affirmative action, american medicine, american physicians, beth dawson, black physicians, board of medical examiners, gap, law school graduates, law students, medical competence, medical school admission, medical student, medical students, national board of medical examiners, nbme, performance gap, physician students, several ways
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Nice Jewish Girls’ Solution To IBS
She writes: I am an overeater. I have Binge Eating Disorder. I am a Stress Eater. And I think I have found a way, finally to help myself. That is to eat carrots. Mind you this hasn’t gone on too … Continue reading
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