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STUDENTS (and Teachers...) returning to school from break:Better have your story straight before you face these two in c...
01/06/2026

STUDENTS (and Teachers...) returning to school from break:
Better have your story straight before you face these two in clinic. Their "Playing Hooky Radar" is SHARP today. 😁😁😁

With help from local deer processor, Wilbur Copeland, I once cleaned, prepped and fried 32 deer HEARTS for the sportsman...
01/05/2026

With help from local deer processor, Wilbur Copeland, I once cleaned, prepped and fried 32 deer HEARTS for the sportsman’s event at Southside Baptist. This apparently became a big conversation piece on this odd food source and how ā€œI guess it must be healthy…a doctor is making it for us!ā€
I’m happy to shed some light on this topic. First and foremost, I eat wildlife. I participate in hunting, trapping and fishing as a direct command from God to Adam for man to hold dominion over the creatures of the Earth. I understand some hold different beliefs, and I wish you peace with that and understand if you read no further.
The biggest misconception is the phrase ā€œI don’t eat organ meat.ā€ The Heart is only an organ by functional definition. It does a job, sure. Kind of an important one. However, structurally, you may recall from science class, the heart is a MUSCLE. Meat is what? That’s right, MUSCLE. The most active and hardest working muscle in the body (besides the tongue of a smart tail teenager, of course).
With a little knowledge of anatomy (or a look on YouTube), once a heart is dissected of valves and vasculature correctly, you are left with some of the purest meat you can obtain. A Filet Mignon that most throw haphazardly to the hunting camp dog – just look how stinking happy that dog gets for you to know you’ve just tossed a treasure his way.
Some eat cow hearts, but I highly recommend deer heart much like I highly recommend venison in general. Sure, the studies are mixed on red meat consumption and health, but if you are a carnivore like me, and would literally, not figuratively, fist fight a doctor if he told me to stop eating meat, VENISON is the healthier choice. A 4 ounce piece of beef has 9 grams of fat, compared to 3 grams in venison. Venison also has 2/3 less cholesterol as well as calories. Really, the only risk of venison over beef is the chance of lead poisoning (that’s a joke, y’all. Get it?).
Of this lean meat choice, the heart is as pure as the prized tenderloin or backstrap when prepared right. The fried medallions, like I made for church, I’ve mixed with backstrap medallions and fed them to folks, who could NOT tell the difference. And I didn’t have the HEART to tell them. (insert dad-joke gringe face here)
Yours in Health and Christ, Dr. Kirk

12/30/2025

Episode 14 - Starve a Fever, Feed a Cold?

I once asked a 4 year old, ā€œWhat vegetables do you eat?ā€  And predictably, they started with ā€œMashed potatoes, mac and c...
12/29/2025

I once asked a 4 year old, ā€œWhat vegetables do you eat?ā€ And predictably, they started with ā€œMashed potatoes, mac and cheeseā€¦ā€ to which I turned as I rolled my eyes. Out of curiosity, I asked the PARENT (early 30s) the same question. ā€œWell…mashed potatoes, cornā€¦ā€
Y’all. Where did our education go wrong? Well, a couple of ways. First, the good old southern diner with the ā€œmeat and 3ā€ led us to believe that the options for the 3 sides must all be vegetable. So, fries, dumplings and corn are vegetables, right? Wrong. Also, the old rule of thumb ā€œIf it grows in the ground, it’s a vegetable. On a tree/vine it’s a fruit.ā€ Well, tomatoes and peanuts have something to say about that, don’t they? How about ā€œIf it’s green, it’s a veggie?ā€ This granny smith I’m munching on begs to differ.
While this topic can go on for hours, let’s focus on the most common confusing one: the potato. There’s a LONG battle amongst gardeners on WHAT exactly it is. While botanically it IS a vegetable, it’s nutritionally a starch. It belongs to the nightshade family, along with tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. *It’s also common, yet INCORRECT, to call them ā€œroot vegetablesā€ as the potato is actually the swollen part of the stem of the solanum tuberosum, not the root.
A Botany professor once told us if he had to design the nutritionally and calorically WORST food he could come up with in a lab, he’d come out with a potato! While not a dastardly villain in a kung fu movie, he’s right. The potato is just hard for the body to turn into anything great. It’s a complex starch/carbohydrate that mostly gets converted into sugars in the body. So, unless you are a high level athlete burning lots of calories for fuel, they mostly just turn to fat.
Now, don’t get me wrong. God gave potatoes redeeming qualities. They are a great source of Vitamin C and potassium. Their skin is a great source of fiber. And when sitting next to a warm, but bloody, piece of carnivore delight, I’m not turning it down. I just don’t try and act like I’m part vegan after consuming one. The truth of the matter is, while the potato is TECHNICALLY a vegetable, we need to be honest with ourselves on how much false credit we’re patting ourselves on the back with. Are you running around this world like a 4 year old, drowning French fries in ketchup, claiming you ate your veggies?
Yours in Health and Christ, Dr. Kirk

We cheating tonight!  I went Krabby Patty!  Better than the Chum Bucket.
12/24/2025

We cheating tonight! I went Krabby Patty!
Better than the Chum Bucket.

CONGRATULATIONS to our friend Frances Ewing of Hazlehurst for winning the Christmas prize raffle of one free Get Up And ...
12/23/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to our friend Frances Ewing of Hazlehurst for winning the Christmas prize raffle of one free Get Up And Go IV Infusion! Look out, y'all. She's gonna be zipping and zooming about now!
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Come see us this next year for your IV pick me up's!
Merry Christmas! Our Savior is born!!!

After my article on wrinkling from being in water too long, I naturally was hit with ā€œWell, what causes age wrinkles?ā€  ...
12/22/2025

After my article on wrinkling from being in water too long, I naturally was hit with ā€œWell, what causes age wrinkles?ā€ Simple. Having as many kids as I did does that. Boom. Short article this week, huh?
I jest, of course. (although stress DOES factor in) Wrinkles are largely part of our natural aging process, some of us genetically better or worse than others. But there are daily factors that contribute to wrinkle formation that we can avoid.
First, understand that we have a deeper layer of skin called the dermis that contains collagen fibers. Think of these tiny fibers as ropes or pulleys that are holding our skin under tension and pull it taut, similar to the ropes of a tent. Like any human cells, these fibers die and reform daily throughout life in God’s beautiful design. Over time, the process of reformation slows with age (and with what we do to ourselves – more on that later). So, when you don’t have as many fibers (or fibers not as strong) pulling things taut, your tent will droop, right? That’s wrinkles.
So, what can we do? Besides filling them in with artificial fillers, or paralyzing your muscles with Botulinum Toxin (yes, that’s what ā€œBoToxā€ is short for – a paralyzing toxin), there’s not a lot we can do. But, we can absolutely eliminate factors that contribute to this process.
Ultraviolet light contributes to the breakdown of collagen. Using a sunscreen of ample SPF or minimizing UV exposure with proper use of hats, etc. is smart wrinkle prevention. *But NOT sun avoidance, as I need your Vitamin D levels higher! Article for later.
Proper hydration is also helpful. Collagen is an elastic fiber needing hydration to form properly. Without water, the fibers formed are brittle and not as strong. This leads me to my next tip, anything that causes vasoconstriction also prevents the tissues from getting adequate hydration. Yes, I’m talking excessive caffeine intake and SMOKING. It’s no secret that long time smoker’s skin at advanced age has a notably ā€œmore weatheredā€ appearance to put it lightly. Combine that with a life full of Mountain Dew and your face may look like a really worn baseball glove.
Nutritionally, a lack of Vitamins A, C, D, and E contribute to wrinkles, further strengthening Dr. Kirk’s persistent plea for you to be on a daily multivitamin. Omega 3 fatty acids (think fish, eggs, and walnuts, to name a few) are also helpful for healthy collagen.
Otherwise, wrinkles are just part of the path God has us on. But fret not, my fresh-faced faithful followers: Age is a just a number, mindset, and whatever inspirational meme you like. Now, if you’ll excuse me, some of y’alls faces just reminded me my kid needs a new baseball glove.
Yours in Health and Christ, Dr. Kirk

12/20/2025

HUNTING EPISODE - "Well, It Ain't My Biggest Deer But...."

GOOD patients know, if you play your cards right, you get to visit the Treasure Box after the visit!  My best friend, KK...
12/18/2025

GOOD patients know, if you play your cards right, you get to visit the Treasure Box after the visit! My best friend, KK, works the system well!

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