I was recently asked by my Teladoc social media team to comment about a big social media diet trend, called the carnivore diet.
That’s when people eat only meats, especially red meat, plus eggs and some dairy. They also cut out all carbs, vegetables and fruits.
I’ve been practicing family medicine for almost 25 years, in wildly different settings and cities (and countries). Now, I am excited to start my latest journey, with Teladoc’s P360 Virtual Primary Care service. Yes, that’s right: virtual primary care. I’ll be helping patients just like I’ve always done — except this time via virtual visits on video or phone, across the USA.… Read the rest
Here in the Seattle area, ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still at the beginning of the outbreak, and everyone has lots of questions and concerns. My biggest priority: how can we not get it in the first place, or if we do, how can we fight it off?… Read the rest
As I write this, we in the Seattle area are suddenly the epicenter of the largest coronavirus outbreak in the USA, and apparently it’s been in our community for at least six weeks! My clinic (Swedish Bainbridge Island) has been swamped with calls, so here’s my first in a series of tips on how to avoid coronavirus.… Read the rest
“Maximum Results With Minimal Investment”. It sounds like a shady late night infomercial, but it’s actually the subtitle of a recentreview article from the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal. Titled High Intensity Circuit Training Using Body Weight, it made worldwide headlines, especially after the New York Times picked up on it.… Read the rest
I’m usually quite proud of my Irish ancestry, but one unfortunate vestige of that heritage is pasty white skin that sunburns quite easily. When my mother was pregnant with me and my twin brother, the doctors discovered a large melanoma on her leg which required immediate surgery.… Read the rest
