by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health
Reminiscing on our Thanksgiving 1984 family celebration, my mind goes back to all the relatives around our dining room table. Grandfather Joseph Pendleton had come over from Monroe, LA, but this year without Grandmother Velda Pendleton, to participate in our family...
by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health
Many of you know Dr. Jack Ward and I have had a Lifestyle Medicine practice on Line Avenue in our fair city of Shreveport, LA, since 1999. As baby boomers, we were attracted to the anti-aging movement. We organized and wrote a business plan, thus pairO’docs...
by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health
On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing hemp. This bill now amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970 to remove hemp from the definition of marijuana and subsequently open the doors to research and production. It...
by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health
As a review, “Rapunzel” is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children’s and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers’ story is an adaptation of the fairy tale “Rapunzel” by Friedrich Schulz...
by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health
Ketogenic, Paleolithic/Primal Blueprint, Mediterranean, DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), MIND (mix of DASH and the Mediterranean), Gluten-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, The Zone, Vegetarian, Vegan, Raw Food, Flexitarian, Pescetarian, Nutritarian,...
by Karen M. Pendleton, M.D. | Health, Stress
We all have some level of stress, right? It may be temporary (acute), or long-term (chronic). Acute stress won’t mess too much with your health. It is your body’s natural reaction to circumstances and can even be life-saving. Then, when the “threat” (a.k.a....
