At the end of the year I often find myself looking back and musing about the events/happenings that occurred that year. In any given year there will be “good” things and “bad” things to reflect upon. Some of these events are not necessarily impactful for me or my loved ones personally but many are very […]
Monthly Archives: December 2022
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Okay, let’s play a little game today based on a hypothetical scenario. Here goes: You find yourself having dinner with a group of people at a buffet restaurant. The buffet contains lots of protein, fruit and carbohydrate choices. There is also a dessert section at the buffet that offers an array of cakes, pies, ice […]
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I guess the older we get, the more apt we are to use old adages. Actually, my bet: If you asked a person under the age of 30 what an “adage” is, probably there is a good chance that you will not receive a correct answer. Here is a definition of “adage”: a proverb or […]
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Looking at the title of this entry, I bet you are thinking that Posner is going to start a serious discussion about alcohol use/abuse. Nope, the first “A” I am referring to before “Anonymous” is “AMAZON”. It is a rare day indeed at my household when I come home and do NOT see an […]
I read last week that the very popular singer, Celine Dion cancelled her concerts for the foreseeable future due to a condition she developed called “Stiff Person Syndrome”. I have practiced medicine for over 40 years and I have never seen a patient with this condition. Apparently this is a rare neurological disease the […]
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We have always heard that the approach to weight loss is “diet and exercise”. This makes it sound like an equal equation sort of thing where both components carry equal importance. This is not the case as the dietary aspect is much more important than the exercise component. If a person exercises like crazy but […]
