This post is continuing with theme of Failure of US healthcare to treat older adults. Isolation for all older Adults strongly associated with increased mortality but in patients with Alzheimer’s disease it appears to be even bigger problem! Imagine that your loved one is in nursing home and you can’t visit her! She is all […]
Cilantro, swordfish and Alzheimer
Cilantro’s Latin name is Coriandrum. Coriander of course is dried seeds of Cilantro and both forms have been said to have chelation and hepatoprotective properties. If one searches at PubMed database for Coriandrum and toxicity over 500 articles come back and even though most of these studies are in-vitro or animal studies the main conclusions […]
New data on Vitamin D
Long awaited large study!!! Now our practice of targeting Vitamin D level at 40-60 that we have been advocating for over a decade is supported by good evidence!!!! Must read! Higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations are non-linearly associated with a lower risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality. Vitamin D and Risk of […]
My first week in GW Hospital in two years
Day 3 covering our geriatric consult service. If not for masks and better sense of comradeship and kindness I can’t say things are very different. #gwmed #gwuh #gwgeriatrics
Mind-Body Wellness Group for Chronic Pain
Join us for a comprehensive program which provides holistic tools for you to identify and address the root causes of your pain in a supportive group setting. Group Begins Thursday, May 16. https://mailchi.mp/healthaim/chronic-pain-theres-a-mind-body-wellness-group-for-that
Does having a certain blood type put you at higher risk of developing a severe case of Covid-19?
Does having a certain blood type put you at higher risk of developing a severe case of Covid-19? A recent report doesn’t have all the answers, but it does offer some clues. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2020/06/10/the-role-of-blood-type-in-covid-19-infection-and-respiratory-failure/#61c5d1a4307e