Favorite team:LSU 
Location:New Orleans
Biography:LSU alumni 2000-2004, LSU Medical School
Interests:Sailing
Occupation:Pediatrician
Number of Posts:125
Registered on:2/16/2016
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Experimenting on kids? Radical? Love the word choice here. The education system in this country has failed us and this forum is a place for the uneducated to declare themselves.
January 6th. Trump's political rhetoric leading to violence against law enforcement. Short term memory problems.
From Mr. Bone Spur himself. Fake President with sheep followers.
CKM is a basketball coach

re: Stuck losing weight

Posted by Anemone on 8/7/25 at 7:04 am to
As you lose weight your basal metabolic rate decreases. To remain in a calorie deficit you need to get lower than the 1900 kcal limit you are at now. Reduce daily calories to say 1700 kcal per day. This will continue as you lose more weight. You will need to emphasize protein intake amongst your macronutrients to hold onto as much muscle as possible.

re: Psychologist Recommendations

Posted by Anemone on 7/29/25 at 12:47 pm to
Go to your insurance website and search for providers in network within a specified radius from your home. Could try www.psychologytoday.com as a search engine to find a local provider. Good luck with finding one accepting new patients and your insurance. You will have more luck finding one that charges $120-150 cash per hour. If you are unhappy with healthcare in the US don't vote Republican.
Toxin binders are snake oil. Use of sauna and cold plunge change nothing. It's a mindset. Just do it if you enjoy the experience. Eat well, run, lift and sleep.
Accurate BP reading requires sitting for 5 minutes, correct cuff size, using a manual cuff if needed and measurement taken at the level of the heart. BP norms are determined by height and age in pediatrics and based on a population bell curve in adults. Like most things falling outside 2 standard deviations is considered abnormal.

Taking vitals at the beginning of triage and not allowing the patient to sit for 5 minutes is a function of time. Got to keep things moving. If there is an abnormality you circle back and repeat BP or perhaps complete ambulatory measurements at home and then average the data.

If you really need a measurement stick a catheter into the heart and measure there.

OP measurements are normal.
Do we look past the examples of Clarence Thomas profiting from his seat?

re: Running during summer heat?

Posted by Anemone on 6/11/25 at 9:25 am to
1. Choose a route to maximize shade.
2. Run at 6 am if possible.
3. Hydrate with LMNT before and after.
4. Continue with long runs outdoors but do your speed work indoors on a treadmill in lieu of on the track.
5. We don't have the opportunity to run at elevation but clearly we have the opportunity to run in heat and humidity. Convince yourself this will be helpful for eace day. Summer miles equal fall smiles.
Great game. Managed to get the end zone pylon from that game and have it displayed on my shelf!
My lead up to races involves abstaining from alcohol for 7-14 prior to the race, short runs 6&7 days prior to the race, upper body weight training the last few days before the race and no exercise the day before. Go to bed around 9 pm the night before the race. Wake up at 5 - 530 race day for coffee, food and bathroom.
At the gym get you squats and deadlifts done. Use their machines for leg isolation exercises. At home have some free weights, 20-30-40 lbs, and do what you can. For example, do hundreds of lunges while also getting family stuff done. Point being, use the gym for big things such as using their squat racks and at home use small free weights.

re: 1st rd went as good as possible

Posted by Anemone on 4/26/24 at 8:00 am to
It went as well as possible.