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How do I know if I have diabetes? I was driving in to work the other day and I was listening to Sirius satellite radio. They have a station called 'Doctor Radio' which is run by the doctors at NYU medical center. Generally, they have great topics and help teach people what to do to get the best healthcare. More...
Posted on: Nov 06 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| health| diabetes| diagnosis| blood tests| Categories:| Hospital| Health| conditions| Eating healthy costs too much I hear this so much in my practice. "It's just too costly to eat healthy." In many cases, yes, it's true, fresh fruits and vegetables can cost more. However, this doesn't mean that eating healthy has to cost more than an extremely unhealthy diet. More...
Posted on: Nov 04 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| food| nutrition| health| diet| Categories:| economics| Health| financial| Room Service in the Hospital SVMC is embarking on a new food delivery system for patients in this hospital. Many hospitals are trying to improve care in multiple ways. One of these ways to improve care is by improving the quality of the food that we serve to patients. More...
Posted on: Nov 03 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| nutrition| room service| hospital| Categories:| Hospital| Health| Healthcare, Leadership, and Economics It’s getting to be hard to sustain confidence. And specifically confidence in leadership. I get up every day and think about how to allocate scarce resources to the best use for improving the health of the communities we serve. It’s now harder than ever to sustain confidence that the interconnectedness of organizations, government, and individuals will work well. Have our elected officials, corporate executives, the SEC, all been paying attention and thinking about the security and welfare of average families? More...
Posted on: Oct 27 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| care| economics| hard times| globalization| policy| Categories:| economics| policy| financial| management| health| Halloween Candy The holiday 'season' starts with Halloween. I think of it as the start of the feeding frenzy. If we don't pay close attention to what we are eating, this season can get out of hand, as can our weight. More... Tell Me What to Eat Everyday I am told by patients: 'tell me what to eat and what not to eat'. If only eating healthy were that easy. I'd love to tell all of my patients what to eat. However, this honestly isn't in the best interest of my patients or me. (plus, most people wouldn't love the foods that I tell them to eat). More...
Posted on: Oct 23 2008 12:00AM
Tags:| food| nutrition| diet| recipes| Categories:| personal| fitness| health| Food labels Everyday someone asks me to help them read food labels. One almost needs a PhD in nutrition to read a food label. One of the first questions that I ask is 'what are you looking for?' Are you trying to cut back on sodium, fat, calories, saturated fat, trans fat, etc? Or, do you just want a general overview of the food label. More... |
