day one
of my return to healthy habits
slipped a pan of veggies
into the oven
got involved in a project
over-roasted them a bit
is ‘char’ considered fiber?
—
‘food over flame burns, food over heat cooks.’
-alfred the great
Sep3
Tag Archives: health
Mar12
the bad doctor.
i went to a new doctor
a specialist with the first available appointment in our medical system
with good reviews
i’ve rarely had anything but positive experiences
this one was quite the opposite
while he knew his subject
he had absolutely no understanding of human interaction
let alone skills in working with a patient
he was cocky, a know it all
i had to ask him all the relevant questions and tell him my history
as he never asked or offered suggestions
he was dismissive, scoffed at things i said
seemed doubtful that i would even follow through with recommended therapies
at one point
i came close to asking
“are you A.I.?”
even though he was present in the room with me
finally
i had his order for a physical therapist
the outcome i had hoped for
along with my new massage therapist trainer
no need or plan to see him ever again.
he told me to return after 8 weeks
to see how the treatment was going
as he expected
that i wouldn’t get a p.t. appointment
for at least 2 weeks
what an inspirational guy
why did he ever chose to be a doctor?
as i left
i felt bad for all of the people still in the waiting room
hoping they would see him soon.
—
“the good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”
-sir william osler, canadian physician and one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dec29
boring.
the doctor asked me
the usual litany of questions
general health, lifestyle, habits, history, medical issues
she was excited to find that i was not on any medication
her happiness continued on through the list of ‘red flag’ questions
as i answered no, no, no, rarely, on special occasions, safely, long ago
heard myself reciting my answers
finally blurted out that i must be really boring
she told me that is exactly what doctors want to hear
i made her day, but now i’m left wondering how to kick it up a notch.
—
“everybody’s life can be a movie but most of such movies will be boring!”
-mehmet murat ildan
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image credit: google images
Mar25
be well.
“the first wealth is health.”
-ralph waldo emerson
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image credit: a wellrunlifegear.com
Nov30
form.
olive the cat, not the oil
almost works up a sweat
during her usual workout routine.
at her recent annual vet visit
after weighing her in at 9.6 pounds,
they determined that she was overweight
and assigned her a ‘goal weight’ of 8 pounds.
the first suggestion was to up her physical efforts
(which currently include an all-indoor circuit training routine
of slowly moving from couch to bed to rugs and back
with an occasional look out the window
a saunter up the 8 stairs
or taking a few steps into the kitchen to eat),
other suggestions were to
give her healthier food
take away her bowl
(I’m half Italian, I worry if her bowl gets low)
and put her new healthy food
in something she has to work to get to.
with her round figure
set atop lilliputian legs
that will never get any taller
she does resemble a bit of a child’s-hand-sized furry bowling ball
and luckily she has a year to lose her 1.6 pounds
but timing is everything
and as luck would have it
she recently received the gift of
her very own cat advent calendar
filled with little kitty treats ‘n things
set to kick off tomorrow
and this might be a long year
for the both of us.
—
“i do not oppose form, but only form as a goal.”
-ludwig mies van der rohe
Jul6
strive.
morning yoga at the farmers’ market.
what I passed as I drove by
on my way to get bagels.
it’s all about balance.
some days it’s yoga and organic veggies
in the morning light.
other days it’s drinking a latte
and eating a chocolate chip bagel
with whipped cream cheese
while wearing the yoga pants you woke up in.
—
“extremes are easy. strive for balance.”
-colin wright
Oct21
dirty.
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image credit: natureiscalling
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