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Weird Fitness

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I confess I’ve had a lifelong obsession with weird weight control/fitness gear. Maybe that’s because when I was 10 years old, I rode my bike to the little strip mall […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

The End of the Pandemic?

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While I “pondered weak and weary” by the flickering light of … a Bic disposable I was using to light a postprandial cheroot – Relax: I was alone and outdoors […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

Pranks In The Age of Telehealth

Cartoon of a man and an Xray

Way back in the 1930s, a guy named Chester Gould created a hard-boiled comic strip detective named Dick Tracy. It was a big hit. In 1946, Gould gave Tracy a […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

Are you SAD or GLAD as Seasons Change?

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When Antonio Vivaldi wrote his classic concerti, “The Four Seasons,” back in the early 1700s, he broke new ground musically to represent the unique aspects of winter, spring, summer and […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

Advice on Pain …. Straight from the Shoulder

Graphic: Doctor helping a patient with shoulder pain

Sometimes we suffer more than we need to, all in the name of managing our aches and pains. About 100 years ago, I knew a guy who had a whole […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, Pain Management

Stretching Beyond the Imagination

Graphic - Man sitting on lounge chair

Took a walk around my neighborhood the other day, the sun just starting to massage my shoulders with its warmth, dispelling the morning chill. What a treat to be able […]

Filed Under: General Health, The Lighter Side

Don’t Judge a Doctor By Their Cover

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Ever wonder whether you got better medical care if your doctor wore a traditional white coat or more casual attire? The editors at the Journal of the American Medical Association […]

Filed Under: General Health, The Lighter Side

Would You Like A Salad With That?

Graphic - Salad

When Shakespeare coined the expression “salad days,” he meant youthful ardor and zeal, not the time for us to eat chopped lettuce on a dainty plate. At “casa Duke,” “salad […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

Assume: It Makes a ‘You know What’ Out of You and Me

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I’m not a huge fan of “big box” stores. Too many things to see that you don’t need; too few that you do. Plus there’s that one lone remaining shopping […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

The Age-Old Primary Care Doctor

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Today, we know a lot about primary care doctors, and just about all of us have one. But once upon a time, boys and girls, there wasn’t any such thing […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health, Primary Care

Spring Cleaning

Man spring cleaning

We’ve celebrated Easter and Passover. The vernal equinox is behind us. It’s spring once again! For me, that means spring cleaning, a task I attack with as much gusto as […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, Primary Care

Peeps

Easter Eggs and Peeps Candy

I just let my mind wander sometimes, I willingly admit. It’s at least a brief break from all the bad news constantly bombarding my senses. This time, my mind wandered […]

Filed Under: The Lighter Side, General Health

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