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No more trans fats in NYC As of July 1, 2008, all restaurants in New York City are required, by law, to remove all trans fats in their foods. I find this very interesting to watch as the food laws in NYC unfold. A recent law was also passed to require chain restaurants to post nutrition information on their menus. More... Michael Phelps Diet The news is out-Michael Phelps eats 12000 calories per day. The question is: how much of what the media is telling us is actually true? According to WebMd, he reportedly eats 8000-10000 calories per day. According to the Wall Street Journal, it's up to 12000 calories per day. Yes, he is a competitive swimmer and he is Michael Phelps, however, 12000 really does seem like a lot. More... Sugar Last week, I attended the annual American Association of Diabetes Educators conference in Washington DC. There are hundreds of exhibitors at these conferences, and can range from food companies to insulin pump companies and anything in between. More... Making a difference- one doctor's way Becoming a physician requires commitment. Commitment to hard work, study , becoming a lifelong learner. Commitment to do no harm, to place the needs of others as the highest priority. The opportunities to use a medical degree are as limitless as ones imagination. There are the obvious choices of office or hospital practice. There are small towns, big cities, academic opportunities to teach or do research. There are executive opportunities such as I have pursued, to make changes in the system to improve care for larger groups of patients than can be affected one at a time. More...
Posted on: Aug 12 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| international volunteer work; using a medical degree| Categories:| personal| health| Strength Training and Fitness for Older Adults Some new information out of Australia regarding fitness for older people. A study has shown that strength training may be more beneficial than a walking program for improving daily function in older adults. More...
Posted on: Aug 12 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| weights| elderly| older| adults| fitness| walking| strength| Categories:| strength and conditioning| Health| fitness| Who's Responsible for Healthcare Costs? In the current world of spiraling energy and food costs, health care costs seem to have temporarily fallen off the dashboard of important societal concerns. While that may make those of us in health care less visible for a moment, it doesn’t mean we should stop worrying about it. I do think we’ll all need to help our neighbors more this winter with the doubling of home heating costs for oil, but health care costs are still out of hand. With the demographics of our society, health care costs will suck the economic resilience out of our economy faster than energy costs. Health care costs are just too big a piece of the pie, and growing too fast. More...
Posted on: Aug 04 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| cost| hospitals| health| care| energy| money| society| Categories:| policy| Weight loss Weight loss and healthy eating is such a hot topic. Unfortunately, there are so many diets out there that it can make your head spin. What’s healthy, what’s not healthy, what’s going to make me lose weight really quickly, what’s going to help me keep the weight off in the long run, what can I afford? These are all questions that the overweight person has to think about before embarking on a change in lifestyle and diet. More...
Posted on: Aug 04 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| weight loss| diets| healthy eating| afford| Categories:| Health| |
