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Posts Tagged ‘healthy choices’

A Little Advice Goes a Long Way

Heidi Zook, MD • November 1st, 2011

Categories: Clinical Implications of Research, Journal Club

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In an effort to get in shape, I decided to start working out with a personal trainer. Before the training sessions started, we met to talk about my general health. When it comes to health, I feel like I know what I’m doing — I’m a physician! Of course I know how to eat healthy [...]

A Change of Heart

Greg Bratton, MD • May 13th, 2011

Categories: About Residency

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I joined a gym today. It has been 18 months since I last lifted a dumbbell, ran on a treadmill, or attempted anything else to tune my body. In my own defense, I didn’t stop working out because I was lazy; in fact, quite the contrary. Truth is, 18 months ago, my son was born, [...]

Practice-Changing (or at Least Interesting!) Articles

Greg Bratton, MD • February 14th, 2011

Categories: Clinical Implications of Research

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Recent advances and discussions in medicine are the cornerstone of Journal Watch. To provide some insight into what I believe is potentially the most practice-changing current medical information for busy clinicians, I will be highlighting three articles every other week that I think are interesting, relevant, and, in some cases, just plain fascinating. I hope [...]

Help Me Help You

Greg Bratton, MD • January 13th, 2011

Categories: About Residency, Cases and Rounds

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Although this clip is from a movie about a sports agent trying to negotiate a new contract for an entitled egotistical football player, every time I see it, it reminds me of work. Put a white coat on Tom Cruise, and transplant them from a shower room to an exam room, and it becomes a [...]

Healthy Is Not Always Convenient

Greg Bratton, MD • December 13th, 2010

Categories: Clinical Implications of Research

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7-11s and McDonalds are everywhere. They are successful because they are convenient, and we embrace convenience. We don’t want to go out of our way for anything. We have evolved into a society of drive-throughs, Internet shoppers, and Garmin users. If a short cut exists, we take it. Probably two or three times every day, patients [...]