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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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Health Notes-  A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood

A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood Allison Aubrey on NPR’s Morning Edition, Feb 2025 If you order

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Health Notes- Five tips to get value from a 15-minute doctor visit

I’m a doctor. Here are 5 ways to hack the 15-minute clinic visit.  Trisha Pasricha, MD, in Washington Post, Dec

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Health Notes- Let’s look at ultra-processed foods

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Health Notes- Transplanted pig kidneys offer hope for life without dialysis

A transplanted pig kidney offers a grandmother hope for life without dialysis (Rob Stein on NPR, Dec 2024) NEW YORK

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Health Notes- Is it OK to keep reheating leftovers?

Is it OK to keep reheating leftovers? Honest questions about food safety, illustrated (Andee Tagle and Malaka Gharib on NPR,

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Your arm position skews blood pressure tests

A misplaced arm position can skew blood pressure readings (Will Stone on NPR, Oct 2024) (from NPR) “Think back to

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Health Notes- How old is your body?

How old is your body?  Here’s what your fitness age can tell you. (Michael Easter in Men’s Health, Nov 2018)

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Six easy ways to reduce the sugar and salt in your diet

(Washington Post, Sep 2023) “At your most recent medical appointment, your doctor probably gave you a warning about your blood

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Health Notes- Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media

(Note:  This article is from 2021, but we’re running it now because it’s still painfully relevant and enlightening) Just 12

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Health Notes- What drinking diet soda does to your body and brain

What drinking diet soda does to your body and brain (video) (Business Insider, Jan 2021) (transcript)  “…Scientists think that repeatedly

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Health Notes-  Help for those who can’t sleep… and those who can.

For those who can… It’s okay to hit the snooze button. A new study shows it isn’t bad for you

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