Health

Blog #2: The Protein Myth

So. Let’s Talk about protein!

As a vegan, the most frequent question I get asked is Where Do I Get My Protein? But I could asked the same question right back to any omnivore. Asking a vegan where they get their protein is about as arbitrary as asking a…

Blog #1: Hello World

Three Possible Blog Names:

Plant Happy

Cut Carbs Cut Life

Eating For Peace

Act FAST (from Moodle)

In order to take the best measures to eliminate as much damage as possible, it is completely essential to understand the warning signs of a stroke and to be prepared for what to do if you witness someone stroking. The faster treatment can be induced, the better chance a stroke victim will…

FAST: Let’s Stop Stroke (from Moodle)

Speech is lost. Vision is stripped. Walking becomes impossible. Picking up a pencil is no longer viable. You certainly can’t read the concerned “Get well” texts from your friends. Eating is a burdensome chore. Your mother says she loves you, and you wonder who…

Some Good (And Bad) Arguments Against Assisted Suicide (Blog Post #2, 9–8–16)

As I was looking up some arguments for and against physician assisted suicide, which, as a reminder, is the act of a physician prescribing drugs that would allow a person to end their own life, I…

Seriously Unserious: Informal Bioethics (Hello World Blog Post, 8–25–16)

June 9, 2016.

As of this date, terminally ill patients in the state of California could legally end their lives with medication prescribed by their doctor.

Every beat counts

This week, instead of spewing out about another breakthrough in cardiac research, I’d like to take a more personal twist. But first, a little background.

Ehlers Danlos syndrome is a very rare group of genetic disorders, only seen in about 1 in every 250,000 people. This…

How my community service experience relates future PAs.

Thursday morning I was up by seven am to beat traffic and arrive at St. Vincents Hospital by nine am. When I arrived to the warehouse I was unaware of where to go, who to meet, or what to do- th eonly thing I was aware of was that I…

Why Reversing ABR Isn’t Impossible

After weeks and weeks of antibiotic discussions, I am sure you think you have heard it all. I have researched and blogged about everything from plant-based alternative drugs to government regulation on antibiotics to the true effects of alcohol when mixed with…

Autism: trumped

In light of the recent presidential election, I’ve decided to focus this blog post on our new President-Elect, Donald Trump. After the news broke on November 8th, I decided to do a little more research on the man that I will soon be force to call“Mr. President.” During my research (aka google…