Coastal Direct Primary Care

09/29/2025

RECALL: “State Fair Corn Dogs on a Stick” and “Jimmy Dean Pancakes & Sausage on a Stick”

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because pieces of wood may be embedded in the batter, with several consumers reporting injuries to date.

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

09/28/2025

🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 An apple a day.....

8 Bite-Sized Facts About Apples:
Modern Apples Are Descended From a Single Wild Ancestor

The U.S. Ranks Third in Apple Production

Galas Are the Top-Selling Apples in the United States

It Takes at Least Four Years for a Tree To Produce Apples

Apples Are Very Healthy

Apple Pie Originated in England

The Heaviest Apple Ever Weighed More Than 4 Pounds

Apples Are Best Stored Separately From Other Produce in the Refrigerator

Apples are great for a snack, fun to pick, and perfect for giving to a teacher. Here are eight bite-sized tidbits to chew on regarding this wondrous fruit.

09/26/2025

Friday Funny. Have a great weekend.

09/25/2025

I'm asked often what patients can do to prevent dementia. Treat your body (and thus your brain) well by feeding it nutritious *real* food, exercise regularly, sleep well, and limit toxic substances--including alcohol.

Key Takeaways:
1) New data suggested that any level of alcohol consumption raised the risk of dementia.
2) A Mendelian randomization analysis found no evidence that moderate drinking protected against dementia.
3) Findings could mean that even small alcohol amounts may increase population-level dementia risk.

No safe level of alcohol, largest analysis to date suggests

09/24/2025

Just 0.17% of the global population — around 1 in 600 people — has red hair and blue eyes, making this pairing the rarest natural combination of hair and eye color. Each trait on its own is already unusual: Only 2% of the population has red hair and around 8% to 10% has blue eyes. Both traits are recessive, meaning a person must inherit the relevant gene variant from each parent for the trait to appear.

Just .17% of the global population — around 1 in 600 people — has red hair and blue eyes, making this pairing the rarest natural combination of hair and eye color. Each trait on its own is already unusual: Only 2% of the population has red hair and around 8% to 10% has blue eyes. […]

09/23/2025

After yesterday’s acetaminophen/autism announcement, I want to acknowledge the guilt some mothers of children with autism have been experiencing. And I want to absolve you of any such guilt.

YOU DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG!!!

The terrible misinformation out of the President's mouth yesterday has caused a lot of fear, guilt, confusion, and frustration. I again encourage everyone to get their healthcare from qualified physicians who provide evidence-based care, not politicians.

09/22/2025

The nonsense coming out of this administration is exhausting. And dangerous. Please, believe the science. It's real.

ACOG reaffirms the safety and benefits of acetaminophen use during pregnancy.
More than two decades of research have found no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. Acetaminophen continues to be an important and safe option for managing pain and fever in pregnancy—conditions that can pose serious risks to pregnant patients and their fetuses if left untreated. Learn more about acetaminophen use during pregnancy: https://bit.ly/4mqIzWr

09/22/2025

To all who celebrate: Shanah Tovah U’Metukah … Happy Rosh Hashanah.

09/22/2025

Book Club 10/22/25 4:00pm - 5:30pm

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Join us for a conversation about this great book!

Summary:
A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary...

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.

Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary's in a stunning twist of fate--and not everyone will survive.

09/20/2025

Our next book club selection. Date tbd.

One of my friends at Browseabout Books recommended this book, and I LOVED IT!!! I couldn't put it down, and then I was sad when I finished it because I wanted more! I can't remember whose selection it was, but I'm pretty sure it's in the Staff Favorites section of the bookstore.

09/19/2025

😄 🤣 😂

09/19/2025

Friday Funny. Have a great weekend!