Peter Beck Kim
I’ve seen this time and again in my practice, as well as myself. Folks are doing great, steady state cooking with gas. Then after a few months, something is off. They’ve gained major weight, or …
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It’s midsummer, yet I gained 10 pounds. Pretty sure I know what happened. The obvious: I gave myself permission to have more carbs and sweets, like an oatmeal cookie here, a scoop of ice cream with …
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Or the time of the year, or the loony phase of the moon. But I’ve had days this month when just breathing was a relief, a coffee break counted as a major victory, and an oatmeal raisin cookie felt …
So, here’s another secret. Most people think, well, actually FEEL, in binary terms. They like to believe they are discriminating and careful in choosing among options, and that naturally they …
It’s not a steak sauce. God, I miss A1. That stuff makes plain white rice taste good. But A1c is a blood test: hemoglobin A1c. And although it may not be the best test to tell if you’re insulin …
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I had a spry older gent as a patient, with a singular focus: “Doc, just do whatever you gotta do to get me back on the golf course.” That was his yardstick for whether a medical intervention had …
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