Mini-Med #1 2019- Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Medical Care Systems-How to Access Care Pre-Medicare: What the insurance policy covers-specifics are in the contract and are not negotiable.  Medications, radiology and procedures are often covered but may need special permissions before coverage is activated. Medications: Cost depends on the FORMULARY TIER. Tier 1 is the least […]

Mini-Med #6- Genetic Genealogy #2 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Dec 1, 2018 “The problems before you are not as great as the ancestors behind you” Introduction Although an apparently civilized society, we often know remarkably little about our family history. The availability of affordable genetic testing has opened a new area of personal discovery. This […]

The Wheat of our Ancestors Mini-Medical School #3, June 2, 2018 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD The Science Wheat-related Medical Problems: Celiac disease Celiac disease is an absolute gluten intolerance. It is cause by an immune reaction to wheat proteins, specifically gliadin and glutenins.  These proteins are found in bread wheat, spelt, durum, barley, Kamut, barley […]

Simples-home herbal remedies Mini-Medical School 2018 #2 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD “Simples” are defined as the use of a single herb or plant in a medicinal way. The use of simples pre-dates the written record and continues in wide use today. The 2016 US sales of simples are greater than $7.5 billion annually. That does […]

The Precision Medicine Initiative Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Mini-Medical School #1 2018 The Precision Medicine Initiative is a National US research program that is different than anything we have seen before.  The Initiative applies massive computing power to analyze complex genetic relationships, aggregate massive amounts of data and discover new approaches to healthcare.  Precision Medicine […]

Mini-Medical School #6 December 2, 2017 Fitness 2018 by Stephanie Taylor M.D., PhD. Fitness historically referred to the ability to complete a task. What we now mean by “fitness” has no formal definition and it is highly context dependent.  A concrete fitness goal could be to achieve a specific percent body fat (26-31% body fat […]

Cognitive Health: food, fitness and community Stephanie Taylor MD PhD Knitting, crochet and quilting: “Our mission is to use knitting and other therapeutic creative activities to improve wellbeing generally, but also to complement medical treatments in the self-management of long-term health conditions. We are working closely with academics and clinicians, and as a direct result, […]

Mini-Medical School #4 Food as Medicine August 12, 2017 Stephanie Taylor MD PhD The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his (her) patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” Thomas Edison   What is Food? Protein, fats and carbohydrates=calories. […]

Mini-Med 20176 Whole Foods: the Re-discovery of Nature-Beef/Pork/Lamb Stephanie Taylor MD PhD June 3, 2017 “Rather than focusing on more product for less price, we must focus on replenishing the soil. The weakening of our nation’s soil contributes to an unavoidable chain reaction leading to the destruction of energy and Life as we know it. […]

Mindfulness: Practical Applications Mini-Medical School #2, April 8, 2017 Stephanie Taylor MD, PhD Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E. Frankl Mindfulness is attending to the present. There is nothing foreign, difficult or […]