29 Jun Nutrition Science + Summer Reading for Doctors
Hope you’re having a great summer.
I recently took an in-depth nutrition course through the Stanford Center for Health Education – Nutrition Science.
The eight-week course taught me to:
- Understand the classes of nutrients, including the role of micronutrients and macronutrients in the body.
- Identify the foundational science underlying nutrition and the politics involved in establishing nutritional guidelines.
- Critique the validity of food and nutrition claims.
- Relate diet to health and disease outcomes.
- Develop a nutrition plan.
The course was excellent and informative and highly recommend it to any doctor or practitioner to enhance their knowledge and help their patients beyond their current specialties.
What courses have you taken recently that have been helpful to you?
Please let me know! I’d love to hear from you!
National Men’s Health Month
This month is all about encouraging the men in your life (including you, men out there!) to take care of their bodies by eating right, exercising, working to prevent disease, and getting the proper screenings.
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Food Insecurity Is the Missing Link in Managing Chronic Conditions
Many Americans struggle with chronic conditions. The CDC estimates six in 10 US adults have a chronic disease, and four in 10 have two or more. It is the leading cause of death and disability and a driver of the nation’s more than $3.8 trillion in annual healthcare costs. Four main risk factors have been identified for preventable chronic diseases: tobacco use, lack of physical activity, excessive alcohol use, and poor nutrition.
Proper nutrition is extremely important in maintaining baseline health and reducing one’s risk for chronic disease. A healthful diet can help people diagnosed with chronic conditions manage their diseases and prevent complications.
Physicians Seeking Work-Life Balance
A growing number of new physicians are focused on finding positions in which they can achieve a suitable work-life balance.
Pandemic life has significantly influenced this shift in priorities. The emphasis on work-life balance can also be seen in the 2022 survey’s second most important factor for new physicians, with 83% of respondents prioritizing work schedule or location second.
SUMMER READING
I came across a Summer Reading List for Doctors that would be good summer reads for me and here is one I want to check out:
In The First Cell, Azra Raza offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society mistreat cancer, how we can do better, and why we must. A lyrical journey from hope to despair and back again, The First Cell explores cancer from every angle: medical, scientific, cultural, and personal. Indeed, Raza describes how she bore the terrible burden of being her own husband’s oncologist as he succumbed to leukemia. Like When Breath Becomes Air, The First Cell is no ordinary book of medicine, but a book of wisdom and grace by an author who has devoted her life to making the unbearable easier to bear.
What are you reading this summer? Do you have any books for doctors by doctors that I should check out? Please share!
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