Sandwiched among the family, the friends, the events, the gifts, and the meals (oh, so many meals!), I like to find a moment or two for reflection at this time of year. To frame things, I dug up my very first health and fitness column for The Oklahoman, which appeared in early 2007. My column […]
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Bodywork: Dealing with low iron levels
Adam’s Journal ‘Tis the season – for another question from an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation coworker: The blood work following my recent annual exam showed low iron levels. My primary-care physician says he wants to see me again to rule out anemia. I’d rather avoid taking time out from work for another trip to the […]
Bodywork: Winter’s Dry Skin – and What to Do About It
Adam’s Journal Here’s a question from a fellow Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation employee: Why does dry skin get worse in the winter? And what can I do about it? Dr. James Prescribes The skin serves like the walls of a building, protecting it from outside forces while also keeping everything that belongs on the inside […]
Bodywork: Can you change your lactose tolerance?
Adam’s Journal Over Thanksgiving, my son mentioned to me that he’d been having some issues with lactose intolerance. However, he said he’d overcome them through something I will call a dairy boot camp, where he consumed a lot of milk products to train his gut to tolerate them. This was the first I’d heard that […]
Bodywork: The increased risk of concussions for girls who play soccer
Adam’s Journal In addition to your day job as a physician-researcher at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, I know you spend a good deal of time and energy as a referee for youth soccer. With the fall season recently having come to an end, I wondered whether there were any issues that stood out to […]
Bodywork: What’s up with February the cat?
Adam’s Journal This week, I had a question about an important member of the Cohen household for Dr. Jennie Criley, the attending veterinarian at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: We moved to a new home this fall, and since that time, our cat, February, has been meowing a lot. And loudly. She’s 15 years old. […]
