Some thoughts on why Doctors run late and how patients can help

Thanks to Jack Forbush, D.O., for sharing this.

by Jill of All Trades, MD

A friend recently asked me in great frustration after her visit to her doctor why doctors “always run late.”

Why do doctors make their patients “dance around” the office, getting moved around to different spots in the clinic, but still having to wait and wait at each location? Instead of explaining what really goes on at the doctor’s office, I ended up emailing her a couple of links to some of my favorite blogs that have quite eloquently addressed this issue already (click below to read):

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10 Things Snack Food Companies Won't Say

Do you ever wonder if what you are eating is really as healthy as you thought that it might be?  Is the food industry really being honest in their labeling?  Does the labeling really make any sense?  Hopefully the linked article will make you think, and then reconsider what you are choosing to eat. 

Someone recently told me "Don't eat it if your greatgrandmother wouldn't recognize the ingredients."  Sounds like some sound advice to me.  Below are listed the ten points, with a "tease" to get you started on #1.  Here's the article:  10 Things Snack Food Companies Won't Say

1. This is illegal in Canada
...Olestra isn’t the only banned substance that Americans are noshing on. Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, or rBGH (commonly sold under the name Posilac), a synthetic hormone injected into cows to stimulate milk production, pops up in many dairy-based snacks like ice cream. Not in the European Union or Canada, where it has been banned amid health concerns for both cows and humans, including fears that a hormone associated with cancer might be higher in people who drink milk treated with rBGH.

2. We added pulverized insects to your snack

3. Expiration date? There’s no expiration date

4. That energy bar may exhaust you

5. There are pig bones in your pudding

6. “Natural” is naturally meaningless

7. We’re spending billions to make kids fat

8. Our factories are filthy

9. Your candy bar habit is making us rich—and infuriating retailers

10. When we say “enriched,” we mean processed

Website Updates

Ok, so, I've spent my afternoon working on the site.  I finally was able to add the updated "Lifestyle Basics" handout on the Files for Download page.  I've also played around with the twitter feeds on the left and added a Follow Us link for our new Twitter feed.