Recently, there has been some consternation among clinicians regarding the term “Provider.” I have been referred to as a “Provider” on numerous occasions, and this broad label is often applied to my fellow Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. Apparently,…
As many of you know I’m all about PREVENTION, and given that I want to PREVENT a deluge of congratulatory, but ultimately misplaced text messages, emails, and possibly even postcards, I wanted to clear up a few things. Although there…
Although I’m a Lipid Specialist, I’m always on the lookout for any medical articles that could potentially help people optimize their health. And for those of you whose spouse or significant other ever tells you that you “Look Delicious,” THIS…
In the latest installment of “Shocker! Exercise is Good!” and “Being Aerobically Fit Seems Like a Smart Idea,” THIS STUDY identified proteomic and metabolomic signatures associated with high cardiorespiratory fitness. Basically, they took people with the highest fitness levels and…
This RECENT PUBLICATION has been making headlines, and the not-so-shocking conclusion was that people who perform both regular aerobic exercise AND resistance exercise seem to die less than people who just sit around. And this goes right along with many…
“I went plant-based, and then low-carb But in the end, it didn’t even matter Cuz I ran fast, and also far Cuz in the end, it doesn’t even matter” -The rumored original lyrics to Linkin Park’s hit from the year…
I was recently spotted in THIS VIDEO attempting to outrun Clinical Mediocrity, AI-generated Doggerel, Tribalistic Groupthink, and Old Age. I left the first three in the dust…#4 is a different story! So I’m sprinting in the video, so no matter…
Marijuana has long been considered the oppressed, unjustly maligned, and misunderstood younger brother in the Recreational Drug family. Most of us who were born in the late 20th century had those friends with perpetually bloodshot eyes and a faint skunky…
Recently, an event called the Enhanced Games garnered a bit of publicity. Since the rules for International Competition (such as the Olympic Games) regarding Performance Enhancing Drugs (cheating) are felt to be somewhat restrictive (for those who want to cheat),…
I didn’t wear my Garmin running watch for about a week. During that time, I still ran. I actually even ran pretty fast on a few of those days. And then when I put my watch back on, it told…
