Musings of a Distractible Mind
Thoughts of an odd, but not harmful primary care physician.
I was happy when I looked at today’s schedule. Two husband and wife pairs were on my schedule, both of whom have been seeing me for over ten years. Their visits are comfortable for me; we talk about life and they are genuinely interested in how my family is doing. They remember that I have [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I was recently listening to an audiobook about diet, written and read by a “famous” doctor who gets people healthy through dietary changes. Since my podcast pushes me a little into the mainstream (more than this blog does), I thought it would be good to hear what the “average” person is reading about health. Plus, [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I was in a local coffee shop and noticed a display for a new kind of coffee: I was most intrigued. Drug of Choice Coffee is the baby of a fellow Augustan, who actually publishes a medical periodical (which has even included posts by your’s truly!). Given the fact that I worship at the java [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Things have been busy in my absence. A recent post on Kevin MD by Joseph Biundo, a rheumatologist, challenged my assertion that primary care doctors can save money: (In reference to my claim) That may be true in theory, but I see patients in my rheumatology office every day who have been “worked up” by primary [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.“I’m tired,” I recently told a friend. He looked at me with a hint of a smile and gave the obvious answer: “Then you need to rest.” This simple, yet elusive answer hit me squarely. I spend a large portion of my life being tired, yet I don’t know how to rest. Sure, I waste [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Taking a break (or at least a slow-down) from writing has its risks. One of the things that has helped me over the past four years (yes, I am soon upon my 4th blog-o-versary) is that I kept writing. Writing begets writing. The more you write, the more you write. Once you start to slow [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.April is embarrassing subject month for my podcast. I am covering the following problems: Hemorrhoids Digestive problems (constipation/diarrhea) Urinary incontinence “Male problems” It should be fun, and it will be promoted on iTunes, so it should drum up more subscribers and downloads. But it begs the question: why are certain conditions embarrassing to people? Why [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I have to confess, I really get into lists of the “Top X blogs.” X doesn’t have to equal “Medical;” I just like seeing what people find worthwhile. OK, I will also confess a mild obsession about where my blog stacks up. That obsession starts when you begin to blog and continues regardless of your [...]
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