Stay Fit for Life: • Written in the 80s, the book Fit for Life is full of accurate information about diet. Authors Harvey and Marilyn Diamond were far ahead of their time in describing many concepts. They emphasize eating whole, non-processed foods. They recommend avoiding most food prior to noon (“[only] fruit before noon”). They focus on circadian nutrition, highlighting…
The Best Medicine: • Hopefully you have all seen the movie Patch Adams. This was an accurate account of the physician Patch Adams, who continues to practice medicine.• My amazing wife was able to get us tickets to see him at the Omni last week. What a fearless healer Patch continues to be. Now in his…
Epidemic: • Several heroin overdoses this week. One kid who has been injecting for 5 years and has no complications. No infections. Good family that hasn’t given up on him yet. Chance for a truly clean slate, a new start.• It is such a reward to see the look on these patients’ faces when you treat…
Stress: • Interesting article from School of Life on finding something(s) to worry about daily as a proxy for unresolved past stresses. Freudian. Likely true in many cases, especially for our patients. Very brief read. Debt: • Think your student loan debt (or general debt) is bad, check out this orthodontist. He certainly took part in the accumulation, and he’s a…
