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“Wealth is Health” or the Impact of “Hidden Hunger”
“Do you have enough to eat?” Quite often, the question should really be: “Do you able to get enough vegetables and whole grains to eat?” Yesterday on the radio, I talked about “Hidden Hunger” as one of the problems that this economic crisis will cause. Literally,...
Fantastic Launch for the Irish Society of Lifestyle Medicine last night!
Delighted to take part in the the inaugural event for the new Irish Society of Lifestyle Medicine last night. Great talks from Dr. Noel McCaffrey, Dr Shireen Kassam 🌱, Dr. Robert Kelly MD MBA, Dr. Niamh Moran, Dr. Mark Rowe and Eithne Foley with fantastic moderating...
#OwnYourTone
The HPRA has released an advisory. It raises safety concerns about a tanning supplement “Melanotan” that is being sold to be injected, inhaled, or put in the nose.
June is “Changeover” Change, in this case, is not a good thing.
I was on-call today. At the end of the day, I stopped to talk to Dr. R. Now, I love Dr. R. She is funny, kind, helpful – and above all, an amazing doc with endless compassion for older patients. She tells me she is leaving Ireland in 2 weeks. I hate June. June is...
Health news this week? Let’s round it up (and links to trusted sources for more info!)
Let's round up the health news from this week. Expert studies on social media and #ADHD and new expert recommendations on #supplements were published - and what about the #moneypox, #polio in London, and #cholera in Spain? And WHAT just happened in the US today? Ok,...
The economy – and what it means for nutrition and health
“It’s the Economy, Stupid” That phrase was coined during a political campaign 30 years ago in the US. Everything comes down to the economy. It’s important to note that while we will have to chart our own response here in Ireland, this is not an Irish problem: the...
Recommended Reading from dotMD Conference 2022
Amazing authors at this year’s dotMD conference. Here’s the reading list!
My thoughts on today’s Independent piece
What were your thoughts on this piece from Independent.ie? I had a mixed reaction. I’ll start with the good: o see an Executive Healthcheck incorporating lifestyle medicine aspects into their care. 2. It highlights real – and needed conversations – that doctors have...
Stories and the Art of Medicine
Patient Stories. Doctor Stories. Patient-Doctor Stories. Doctor-as-patient Stories.
How we tell them. How we hear them. How we learn from them. How they heal us.
Though misrepresented as a public health campaign, those promoting vaping are not health experts, physicians, patient-advocacy groups. They are vaping and tobacco companies. A cynic might just see an industry interested in protecting and expanding a market – and not just for short-term customers