MODERATION Endurance exercise is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation. I have observed this effect since I started practice in Boulder 15 y ago. I have spent hours with my patients, discussing the role of moderation in exercise. Here is data to support this recommendation. Meden Agan The temple of Apollo at Delphi bore the inscription Meden Agan (μηδὲν…
Lancet study re. alcohol use. These data support limits for alcohol consumption that are lower than those recommended in most current guidelines.
Of course, this blog post is about the magical health properties and not the poem, but here goes: Beans, beans, the magical fruit The more you eat, the more you tootThe more you toot, the better you feelSo we have beans at every meal! Both beans and lentils are part of the legume family. Difference between…
BBC states that the most common funeral song is “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. I think this song should be considered as a close runner up when choosing funeral songs:
Social prescribing, sometimes referred to as community referral, is a means of enabling physicians, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Social prescribing is taking off in the UK as this article from the Guardian suggests. Ways to Wellness is one such program in Newcastle, UK. Social…
…what it reveals is interesting, what it conceals is vital. For decades, physician scientists have been slaves to a p value of 0.05 or less (there is a less than 5% chance that the findings of the study happened due to chance) or if the confidence interval includes zero. An article in Nature argues that…
San Francisco is one of my favorite cities for photography. I was there for the Heart Rhythm Society meeting and took every opportunity I could to go for walks.
Yale is doing a survey on athletes with AFIB Yale survey Watch this space for more data on AFIB in endurance athletes
If one is seeking to achieve weight loss with diet and exercise, a good strategy might be to not eat until after exercise. NY Times article on this: Summary of the article : working out on an empty stomach in the morning may not prompt us to overeat later and might, instead, lead to calorie…
Michelle L. O’Donoghue interview on Medscape with Caldwell Esselstyn and Kim Williams. https://wb.md/2YHcteE I love Esselstyn’s phrase – “nothing with a mother or a face”. How does he respond to “can I do plant based diet halfway?” – “Yes, you can have a small heart attack or stroke or a modest amount of erectile dysfunction…