My Health Adventure
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Too many books…
I admit it… I am a book nerd. I’ve at least become one in the last few years. Prior to that, I wanted to be a well read gentleman, but never got around to it. I read what I had to when I was young, but I always wanted to read more. I didn’t because of this bizarre notion…
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FUN!
Part of the process of developing your list of fun things to do is thinking through the things that bring you fulfillment and joy. Fun could be a pretty shallow concept: think of all that alcohol related fun so many brag about on Monday morning at work or the worlds conquered on the new Xbox game. What would…
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High fructose corn syrup
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? As a health care provider, my first item to delete from the arsenal of recent invention is high fructose corn syrup. Invented in the 60’s and then mass marketed into the US food chain in the mid-70’s and especialliy the 80’s, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has…
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To Banff and back again…
Think back on your most memorable road trip. My favorite road trip of all time was back in the summer of 2016 when I decided to take my two teenagers on a significant adventure. During the spring, we reviewed lots of options. We came up with Banff National Park in Canada as our midpoint destination.…
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I don’t care about your weight…
Life sucks. I’m overweight. I’m going to go binge watch Netflix… I have heard a phrase much like this many times over the last decade. I don’t mean to pick on Netflix: there are multiple issues at stake in our overall health and some down time with the TV is not a bad thing. Same thing with multiple…
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New Year issues…
What are your biggest challenges? Jan 1 – It’s the first morning of the new year. It’s a cold morning and the clouds are low. They have an almost fog like presence that pushes the coldness right to your core. I feel motivated to start the year right, make some goals, and do some writing. Winter is…
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Snacks… a dilemma
I find this question so frustrating most of the time. Just thinking about it makes me crave a donut. An apple fritter in particular. When I have to drive, this is a literal cage fight of wants and desires. It plays out like a movie in my mind… The actor playing me is Jack Black, with some bad tight…
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Living a long life
As a nurse practitioner, I’ve had many conversations with people about how long they want to live. In fact, part of my routine as a primary care provider has been to have a conversation about end of life issues, fill out a POLST form (portable/physician orders for life sustaining treatment), and talk about advanced directives and…
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Curiosity
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? One of the most unhealthy sayings of all time is “curiosity killed the cat”. I remember as a child hearing this in various contexts, usually when I was asking questions about something that an adult wanted to squash and leave behind. The meaning left behind was…
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They are everywhere…
Do you ever see wild animals? Yes. Here’s a fast and furious picture slide show of some of my favorites that I captured with my camera… And a video of my favorite bird… And a video of my favorite scary North American mammal… I hope to see more and more… I’ll update this as I find more…
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