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Yesterday marked a huge day on my path to becoming a doctor - step one of the medical licensing exam. I am SO happy to be done! For those of you not in the medical field, the medical boards are 3 steps. Here's an overview: Step One is an 8 hour exam taken after 2nd year... Continue Reading →
Walking after for at least 15 minutes after a meal can help prevent type 2 diabetes. A recent study compared exercising for 15 minutes after each meal to exercising for 45 minutes once per day. They found that the brief walk after a meal was just as effective at preventing high blood sugars. Here is... Continue Reading →
After some thought, I've decided to turn off the auto-send "recipes" from IFFTT - this is the cool tool that would send my pins from Pinterest to this blog automatically. While it is a super cool feature, I pin way too much and any "real" posts I do get lost in the mix. With that,... Continue Reading →
Over the past month we have been working hard to replace all of the doors and trim in the house. Taking the doors out was a little bit of an adventure, but after the first one was out J got the hang of it and the rest were out shortly after. Same thing with installing... Continue Reading →
Last Friday I finished my 2nd year of medical school. After the exam, I was expecting to feel more excited than I've been in a while. What I actually felt - absolutely nothing. It is a strange thing to explain. A few of my friends and I went out for a celebratory beer and while... Continue Reading →
This article is nothing short of amazing. Please take the time to read it - This Trendy "Strong is the New Skinny" Thing (and what it could mean for the next generation of girls).
A recent study in JAMA found that hungry grocery shoppers bought more calories (but not necessarily more food). Here is a LA Times article summary. Take home point: make a grocery list and go shopping after a meal - you'll save money and calories 🙂
When we moved into the house it was clear that the doors and trim were original and would need some updating. The doors were flat, hollow-core doors with an odd shiny glaze. This combination made them unpaintable and unstainable...or at least for the amount of work we wanted to put in - trying to strip them,... Continue Reading →
A recent study showed that parents of overweight/obese kids were more likely to restrict food while parents of normal weight kids were more likely to be in the "clean plate club." While I personally don't agree with either, this is a very useful insight - while the parents of heavy children have good intentions, there... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, April 16th is National Health Care Decision Day. Do you have your advanced directive? If not, now is the time! You never know what will happen and this is the only want to ensure your wishes are carried out if something were to happen to you. Here are a few resources: Newspaper article on... Continue Reading →
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