In Troubled Times…
Never underestimate the power of water. Many aches and pains that people feel are often the result of dehydration. A general rule of thumb is to take the number of pounds that you weigh and divide by two to determine the number of ounces of water to consume per day (e.g. If I weigh 160 lbs., then I should drink 80 ounces of water or TEN 8 oz. glasses. Not really that hard to do). Drink more water!
To those of you who believe that Ensure is a good nutritious drink, think of vitamin-fortified non-dairy coffee creamer. Would you drink that to get healthy?
Here are the ingredients:
WATER, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR (SUCROSE), CORN SYRUP, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SOY OIL, SHORT-CHAIN FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANOLA OIL. LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CORN OIL, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SOY LECITHIN, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE), CARRAGEENAN, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ZINC SULFATE, NIACINAMIDE, FERROUS SULFATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, CUPRIC SULFATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, FD&C RED #3, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, THIAMINE CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, SODIUM SELENATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, PHYLLOQUINONE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, AND VITAMIN D3.CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS; LACTOSE- AND GLUTEN-FREE.
You can’t hide the high-fructose corn syrup.
Lovely, eh?
Stick with real food and real health will stick with you.
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Stay Healthy and Energetic,
Dr. V.
Hi, there!
Well, today was my first trial run of practicing on a couple of paitents while only using one arm. You see, I had left shoulder surgery on September 25th to reattach posterior cartilage that had ripped off the back of that joint. Ouch! Well, the good news is that despite having to wear a sling until October 26th, I am semi-funcitonal. I can drive, feed myself, and even dress myself without any assistance.
Adjusting a patient was the last obstacle to my return to limited work in Rockville and Alexandria.
I just shot and edited two videos yesterday and uploaded them to YouTube on “Nutrition and Surgery.” They are short but you get the added bonus of getting to see me sporting a very fashionable sling.
Looking forward to seeing my many patients in Maryland and Virginia this week. However, please be gentle. I’m not yet fully-recovered.
Yours in ever-increasing health and Energy,
Dr. V.