Magnesium is one of the most important mineral elements needed by the body. It’s believed to play the role of a supporting factor in more than 300 biochemical processes that the body undergoes. Magnesium can be obtained naturally from many foods we con…
Training Mistakes Runners Should Avoid
Looking back at my training over the years, I do a lot of cringing. As in, insert forehead slap, “What was I thinking?!â€� Name any single mistake – not practicing fueling during training, running the same paces for every run, wearing the wrong shoes for my gait, skipping on strength training, I’ve done them all. […]
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Training Mistakes Runners Should Avoid
Looking back at my training over the years, I do a lot of cringing. As in, insert forehead slap, “What was I thinking?!â€� Name any single mistake – not practicing fueling during training, running the same paces for every run, wearing the wrong shoes for my gait, skipping on strength training, I’ve done them all. […]
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Elko teen hospitalized in Salt Lake, in coma with brain bleeding after family says he was bullied
“School administrators can’t say it’s up to the parents. Parents can’t say it’s up to the teachers. Teachers can’t say it’s not their job. And kids can’t say, “I was too afraid to tell.â€� Every single one of us has to play our role if we’re serious about putting an end to the madness. We…
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Meet the Cambridge scientist on verge of curing Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, affecting 2.3 million people in our world. MS is as an immune-mediated disease, where the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath which covers nerve fibers, causing communication issues between your brain and the rest of your body. Eventually, the disease can cause…
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Cumin Spiced Lentils and Rice with Everyday Lemon Tahini Dressing
Years ago, a reader mentioned (while I was doing the SNAP challenge for my masters program) that one of her favorite inexpensive meals was a stir fry of rice and lentils with a peanut butter sauce. It sounded simple and delicious, and it became the inspiration for this dish, which is now a weeknight favorite….
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Podcast 169 | Millionaires
By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Joshua & Ryan are joined by Chris Hogan, author of “Everyday Millionaires,” to talk about budgeting, wealth, and retirement, and they answer the following questions…
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Guilt and Determination
Quote of the week:
“Guilt is useless. Determination is important”.
One of my department faculty members is leading a day long seminar of Community Health.
She adds “If you really need guilt, keep it like a cat at home. Pet it every once in awhile, let it know you know it’s there – but when you leave the house, take determination with you.”
I love it. Even before Toddler came into the world, I told myself I would NOT be a guilty mom. I would logically know I was doing the best I could, logically know that I could not be in three places at once. I was going logic myself right out of guilt. Because we all know logic always wins.
I’ve been trying to be mindful when spending time with Toddler – no phones, no distracting screens, just him and me together. It makes me think of this post from Mrs Md PhD which is best characterized by the meme saying I WILL DO ALL THE THINGS WITH MY TODDLER!! (which is definitely due for a revisit if you haven’t seen it in awhile).
However since Toddler currently has the attention span of a small flea and likes to entertain himself a lot, a little too much mindfulness can send me off the deep end. So we’ll play legos together but a little podcast in the background goes a long way. Now that we’ve had a long awaited golden weekend together with minimal leaving-the-house plans, I was able to put that guilt aside for now.
One of my coresidents was feeling guilty lately about working her first week of nights while leaving her baby at home and I told her “you’re a better mom because you’re a doctor, and a better doctor because you’re a mom”. It took me awhile to realize that I really did mean it (at least about myself) and wasn’t just saying it to make her feel better. I appreciate the time I have at home without Toddler, but I also have a small glimspe now into why the nurses I work with who have 4 kids at home come to their busy shifts and sometimes consider it a “break”.
I also think guilt is ingrained into us in medical school. Guilt we didn’t present our patient perfectly. Guilt we missed that lab finding. I was with a second year medical student today, who kept saying “sorry” for things she couldn’t help – like the computer not loading or not having access to charts. It made me remember sitting with a co medical student on our internal medicine rotation watching her beg for an afternoon off for an appointment and constantly apologizing for having to leave. I’ve managed to cut out “I’m sorry” out of my vocabulary if it’s something I can’t help (unless expressing empathy for a patient). My feedback to her was to catch herself when she is going to say “I’m sorry”, see if it’s something she could have actually done anything about, and cut it if she can’t.
I’m sure there are still going to be times I feel guilty, especially if we have another day care drop off melt down tomorrow, but I’m going to do my best to pat Guilt on the head and leave with determination in hand.
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Finally, It Is Legal To Breastfeed In Public In *ALL* 50 States
‘Couldn’t she find somewhere more private to do that?’ or ‘ Is she really going to feed that baby out here in the open?’ are two out of the derogatory questions people murmur under their breaths when a nursing mother feeds her child in a public setting. Breastfeeding laws on federal property varied from state…
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20 Anti-Inflammatory Snacks Your Gut Will Thank You For
Learning how your body responds to inflammatory foods (like carbs and gluten) can play an important role in our health. Although some inflammation can help our bodies ward off infections from bacteria and viruses, excess (or chronic inflammation) can lead to autoimmune diseases like arthritis, lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and more. Thankfully, one way to help decrease inflammation…
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Hydrogen Peroxide Can Help Clear Ear Wax, but what about Ear Infections?
Hydrogen peroxide is a common disinfectant in the household first-aid kits. It’s widely used in homes to clean floors, toilets, sinks, wash-hand basins and door handles. Mild, 3% concentrations of it can be used to clean cuts and wounds. Due to its powerful antimicrobial properties, hydrogen peroxide is used as a bleaching agent. It’s also…
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Last Week’s Workouts
Last week’s workouts were a roller coaster. Not because of the actual workouts but because of the weather. We went from snow, sub zero wind chills to rain and 50 degrees, back to normal winter temps in the 20s. All the snow we got last weekend? Completely gone with only sheer ice left. What gives, […]
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Weekend Reading, 1.27.19
I was so saddened to hear on Friday that Fatima Ali, a former Top Chef contestant, had passed away after a year-long battle with Ewing’s sarcoma. It’s been a long time since I tuned into Top Chef, but I’d learned about Chef Ali when she contributed this essay to Healthyish. She wrote it when her…
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Habitual Complaining
By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Misery encourages others to pull up a chair and stay a while…
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Please Stop Telling My Daughter That Her Sibling Is Her “Half-Sister”
One of the greatest joys of motherhood is to see one’s kids bond in a loving relationship. A lot of people like to believe that kids who have only one parent in common can’t be that close. Fortunately, they’re absolutely wrong. Rachel Sobel went through a stressful divorce and shares custody of her 8-year-old daughter…
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Winter Running Essentials
Every year since I started blogging 7 years ago, I’ve shared my winter running essentials. As someone who lives in a climate that sees winter weather for at least 5-6 months out of the year, I’ve got some experience in what works and what does not. That’s not to say that I have all the […]
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