Harvard health talks about how to get started on the path to a plant based diet. 21 day kickstart Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Here is a good link to motivate you to start your whole food plant based diet.
red meat = tmao = AFIB
Is this statement inflammatory? 🙂 Red meat, cheese, eggs increase TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) blood levels : Another study from Nature Medicine. TMAO has also been related to increased risk of AFIB in animal models. A new class of drugs has been developed to help reduce TMAO levels. What a novel concept! Another novel concept –…
weight loss tips
(According to my grandma) Think of the stomach as made of 4 parts. Fill 1/2 with food, 1/4 with water, leave 1/4 empty for air. So…..drink a glass of water before any meal. Do not eat anything within 2 hours of bedtime. Dinner should be the smallest meal. “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like…
low carb diet and AFIB
Low carb diets are associated with an increased incidence of AFIB according to an ARIC substudy. Low carb diets may include high intake of animal protein and low intake of fruits, vegetables and grains which together may promote inflammation – an evolving risk factor for atrial fibrillation.
best “vegan milk”
There are several reasons to switch to a plant based milk: Dairy milk is not good for you. Dairy milk is not good for the environment – see video below. Dairy milk is not good for the calf – see video below Plant based milks are more accessible and healthier. BBC Video I have tried…
CAAP-AF score
This score attempts to predict patient outcomes for catheter ablation with AFIB. This is not a perfect science, however it may help us better choose patients for AFIB ablation.
hybrid AFIB ablation procedure
Who is this procedure for: Longstanding persistent AFIB (constant AFIB >1 year in duration) Or has failed multiple catheter ablation procedures Or has a very large left atrium Who performs this procedure – We offer this procedure at BCH in collaboration with our cardio-thoracic surgeons Cardiothoracic surgery team – Dr. Mahan and Dr. O’Hair. Electrophysiology…
cloudy day in boulder
Not quite Ansel Adams but it is fun taking pictures in Boulder!
ansel adams – early photos
An excellent Ansel Adams retrospective at the Longmont museum. So inspiring! Many viewers are familiar with the Adams’ heroic, high-contrast prints from the 1970s. Much less well known are the intimate prints that the artist crafted earlier in his career. Ansel Adams: Early Works focuses on these masterful small prints from the 1920s into the…
a thousand crossings – sally mann
Sally Mann is one of the pre-eminent photographers of the 20th century. This book is based on a Sally Mann exhibition that explores her photographs of family, landscapes, race relations and death/decay. The book starts with John Glenday’s poem “Landscape with Flying Man” I read about him that was given wings.His father fixed those wings…