Happy Halloween!

What's this? What's this?

Jack Skellington looks cachexic and probably has COPD... or CHF... or cancer?

Aspergillus

Or is it ASSpergillus?

Small Cell Carcinoma

What a great show.

Small cell carcinoma: known for it's high N:C ratio and salt and pepper chromatin coloration!

DASH Diet

I actually HATE celery. Wait, that's broccoli. Fail. 

You're probably wondering why I'm acting as a public service announcement this week. Well, the answer is: without classes, I have no idea what to draw! I also like drawing pictures of fruits with smiley faces.

The DASH diet is recommended as one of the main components in the treatment for hypertension (BP >140/90). 

It pretty much consists of eating healthful foods: the whole nine yards of fruit/vegetables. I probably am not the best person to talk about healthful diets (if alcoholics use a drink as an "eye-opener" in the morning, I used to use ice cream as mine), but eating stuff other than only oil drenched cheese (which tastes good) really does wonders for the body. It's also much better to eat well than remember to take a pill everyday.

CAGE Assessment

It'd be kind of cool to get into a bar fight.

This is a picture of a liver. Livers do a lot for your body. Sometimes excessive alcohol consumption makes the liver cry.

Because of my genetics, even the slightest drop of alcohol makes my face turn a bright red color. Actually, it's not only my face that looks like it's terribly sunburned: I get red on my chest too, which is really embarrassing.

I share this story not because I'm trying to say that alcohol is terrible for you; I kind of need drunks around to laugh at on occasion. The purpose of this post is a reminder that binging a couple times of week isn't a good idea. 

So anyway... if you're assessing for an alcohol problem, use the CAGE questions:

C: Have you ever felt like you have to cut down on your drinking?

A: Have people told you that they are annoyed with your drinking?

G: Have you ever felt guilty for your drinking?

E: Do you drink right away in the morning as an "eye-opener"?