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DoctorEndocrine’s Guide to Diet and Exercise (Week 1)
As promised I’m going to post regular articles on the planned Lifestyle Classes. Week 1 Introduction to the Diet Introduction to the concept of macronutrients: Many people understand that when we eat or drink anything but water it contains calories. Some people...
Lifestyle Classes Announcement!
Starting in September, we will launch “Doctor Endocrine’s Guide to Diet and Exercise” classes!!! It seems that everywhere we turn these days there are more and more “diet this way”…“exercise that way…” directives...
New Patient Education
Welcome back! I apologize for my tardiness. I know that it has been a while since I’ve posted an update but I assure you we have not been idle at Endocrinology Associates, Inc. I and my staff have been hard at work to bring some new features to our practice and...
An Open Letter to the State Medical Board
Dear Mr Haslam, The obesity public health crisis is both widespread and well documented. This past June, the American Medical Association deemed obesity as a disease state of its own. Obesity and chronic disease are the most common causes of death and disability in...
The Science behind my sports drink
“A tastier, healthier, all natural sports drink” is the way most riders described Elena’s Elixir. That was exactly my intentions. Water as a rehydration liquid is always best and you should drink until your thirst is quenched. The dangers of over-hydrating though...
Bike The Cbus (follow up post)
I was honored this year to have participated in Bike The Cbus as a sponsor rather than a participant. To celebrate the 6th year of this nearly marathon length bike tour of the city, I created my own sports drink. Nearly 300 riders stopped by, re-hydrated and grabbed...
The Roads We Travel
It was clear in my last post that I was embarking on a pretty long vacation. Doctors in general are not known for taking things slowly. In fact, most never take a vacation and few take one longer than a couple of weeks. You can see the toll this takes on them as they...
Travel Smart
Travelling for leisure should be a fun and exciting time. It was with great anticipation that I started my vacation this week. Unfortunately for one of my fellow travelers, tragedy kept him from reaching his destination on time. Shortly after boarding my Amsterdam...
How Medicine is Failing the Dieting Patient
While reading http://sett.com/dicktalens I found myself saying “But these are the same reasons doctors are the last person a patient should ask for help when they need nutrition or exercise advice.” Medical school is designed not for optimizing health but...
What is Endocrinology and where does it fit in the History of Medicine
The most common questions asked are “What is an Endocrinologist?” and “Why do I need a specialist?” In the earliest days of medicine, doctors functioned as healer, surgeon, dentist and therapist. The healing arts were as much about relationships as they were about...
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