The only thing worse than giving “The Big Diagnosis”, is getting “The Big Diagnosis”.
Let’s just stop for a moment and think about what it might feel like to be diagnosed with terminal cancer. How would you feel if you were told that “You have cancer and only six months left to live”?
How would that […]

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I would like to make the official announcement that starting tomorrow I am going to fine anyone that says “I can’t” twenty dollars.
As much as this might be an elaborate scheme to support the “Dr. Nicole Early Retirement Plan” I will absolutely need to retire early if I am forced to continuously battle all the […]

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by Dr. Nicole Sundene
Welcome to Kitchen Table Medicine! First I would like to officially welcome you to my blog and say thanks for stopping by my “kitchen table” to chat with me about your health care goals. Second, in the spirit of “Motivational Monday”, I would like to give you a starting point of […]

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A while back in med school I was totally broke and stuck at the grocery store deliberating over buying the small box of kitchen trash bags or the large box. There was a significant savings in money from buying the larger box. Unfortunately, I was so poor at the time that the three bucks made […]

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A simple tip I recommend to many of my patients that struggle with remembering to take their various supplements, is to simply let their work pay them to take their vitamins!
A smart employer knows that a healthy and happy employee is ultimately more productive and contributory to the work environment.
Most employers will be happy to […]

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Moving on in many ways means saying goodbye. The problem is, goodbyes are often hard, even when the place we are headed may be a good place to be. I don’t know why it is so hard to let go of the past, but it is. We prefer the “known” over the unknown I guess. […]

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