Life Style Breaking Bread May 26, 2022 / May 29, 2022 by Dr. Julie | 3 Comments on Breaking Bread My mom grew up with her three siblings in the house where their mother was born on Castialia Street in Bellevue, Ohio, the same town where her grandfather and great grandfather ran a successful furniture business on Main Street for more than half a century. Briehl roots run deep in Bellevue and a majority of […] Read more »
Life Style Lessons from Atlanta May 14, 2022 / May 15, 2022 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on Lessons from Atlanta It had been two years since I had attended a live medical conference. When I found out the OMA conference was to be held in Atlanta, I was thrilled. I’d get to connect and network with other specialists in Obesity Medicine in person, something that energizes me and keeps me going. And I would be able […] Read more »
Life Style Thoughts are Powerful March 31, 2022 / April 12, 2022 by Dr. Julie I started on a quilting project yesterday that has been on my “to do” list for almost two years. Relieved I was finally getting started, I pondered upon why it took me so long. I remember when I decided to make the quilt in the first place. It was soon after our February 2020 Texas […] Read more »
Life Style Moving On February 16, 2022 / April 12, 2022 by Dr. Julie It finally happened. After two years of waking up and wondering if today was to be the day. Two years of distancing and masking and sanitizing and testing and being so cautious around my patients. It finally happened. I got Covid. My husband fell sick first. It started with a dry cough on a Thursday. […] Read more »
Life Style From the Frying Pan January 17, 2022 / January 17, 2022 by Dr. Julie I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal entitled The Death of the Diet (page R8 Thursday, January 2022). The author describes the frustration of people who are sick of dieting and tired of failing. They are sick of being shamed for carrying excess weight and tired of the culture’s narrow picture of […] Read more »
Life Style A Look Back to Look Forward December 31, 2021 / December 31, 2021 by Dr. Julie Well, I did it! I managed to wait until the last day of the year to write a final post for 2021. I can procrastinate with the best of them. I blame it on our recent snow. It was enchanting, mesmerizing and held me in an end of the year trance. But what a year […] Read more »
Life Style Finish Strong November 30, 2021 / November 30, 2021 by Dr. Julie It’s hard to believe we are on the cusp of the end of 2021. December is here and most of the people I encounter feel exhausted, used, or abused by the events of the last twelve if not twenty-four months. In a word, they are spent. Ready for the virus to be over. Ready for […] Read more »
Life Style Imperfect Progress October 10, 2021 / October 10, 2021 by Dr. Julie I give lots of advice about how to navigate scenarios that present challenges for healthy habits. Travel and caregiving are two. Have a plan. Take a cooler with healthy food for the car or plane. Delay desserts. Indulge in fun ways that don’t involve food. Self-care is not selfish, and on and on. Easy for […] Read more »
Life Style Food Rules August 31, 2021 / August 31, 2021 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on Food Rules Rachelle and I are having fun using Michael Pollan’s book, Food Rules, as a springboard for our 12:30pm Monday live conversations posted on Facebook . The chapters are short, simple, and to the point. The concepts are readily understandable and for the most part, common sensical and non-controversial. Chapter 1. Eat food. Of course, this […] Read more »
Life Style Battle Cry July 23, 2021 / July 26, 2021 by Dr. Julie I am two weeks post op and post op complication and happy to report I am on the mend and back to work! I have been thinking about everything that contributes to one’s recovery after an ordeal like a major surgery, from mindset to medicine to the mutual support of both family and friends. It […] Read more »
