Dr. Heather S.'s Posts

San Diego ITU Worlds by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I raced this weekend at San Diego ITU Worlds in the Olympic distance race -- 0.9 mile swim, 24 mile bike, 6.2 mile run. The week leading up to the race was less than idea ... Read on »

What Next? by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Having been a multisport athlete for a few years, I feel like I am still evolving. I used to love treadmill runs. Then I found myself enjoying road running. This past yea ... Read on »

My Epic Vegan Seder Dinner by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I hosted my second annual seder at my home for 25 of my friends. Growing up, Passover was always a holiday to share with my family. Living in Los Angeles, I know that ther ... Read on »

Passover is Coming!!! by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I will be making my second annual vegan Passover seder this Friday. So far, there will be 18 guests at the seder table. I'll post pictures and tell you all about it once i ... Read on »

LA Marathon -- With a Little Help From My Friends by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Today was my twelfth marathon. My athletic bucket list has just about everything checked off. 5K in under 28 minutes -- check. Half Ironman -- check. Olympic tri in un ... Read on »

Red Meat Increases Mortality by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health There's been a lot of buzz lately about a study that came out this week demonstrating increased mortality associated with eating red meat. The more servings of red meat con ... Read on »

Irony and Dog Bites by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Earlier this week I posted about the joys of running with dogs. Which makes today's adventure an odd turn of events. This morning, I went running. When my dogs see me p ... Read on »

Running With Dogs by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I've never loved "recovery runs". They're usually on days when I'm tired out from doing a long run the day before. I've turned them into an opportunity -- to exercise my ... Read on »

Electronic Medical Record by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I have a new friend to carry around with me at work -- my laptop computer. For about the past month, I have been on the electronic medical record. Rather than dictate m ... Read on »

Pasadena Rock N Roll Half Marathon by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I've been suffering from a lack of confidence in my running lately.. Of my last three running events, two were terrible. Long Beach Half Marathon was run as I was recove ... Read on »

Really, Paula Deen? by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health One of the most decadent chefs of the Food Network has recently announced that she's had diabetes for three years. If you go to her web site, she talks about how she'd li ... Read on »

Devil in a Black Can by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health In my daily living, my habits are good. I eat my veggies. I exercise. I don't smoke. I manage my stress. And yet, I was polishing off 4 or more cans of diet soda ever ... Read on »

Boney Mountain Half Marathon by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Today, I ran my first trail race, the Boney Mountain Half Marathon I chose this event at the suggestion of Coach Gerardo. I wouldn't have decided on my own to do a trai ... Read on »

Happy New Year! by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I hang my head in shame.... it's been a month since my last post! I'm on a little break from work, and will be back on January 3. In the meantime, I'm relaxing, spending ... Read on »

Not a Great Day at the Santa Barbara Marathon by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health My first question to the organizers of the Santa Barbara Marathon: Where's my shirt?? You ran out of shirts, and your volunteers asked me for my name, bib number, and t-sh ... Read on »

IronDoc Reporting for Duty! by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I went to another Ironman race. But, this time, unlike in July 2010 , I came as a volunteer, not as a participant . Several members of my Fortius team were racing at I ... Read on »

It's a Messed-Up, Unhealthy World by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Americans are fatter than ever. Nearly a third are obese, and two thirds are overweight. Michelle Obama leads a campaign against obesity. And yet, the same US government ... Read on »

Eating (Sometimes) Healthy in the Holy Land by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I just got back from a weeklong trip to Israel. Beside all the great historical things to see, the food was amazing. One thing to observe in Israel is that the people th ... Read on »

Plan B by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I signed up to run the Santa Clarita Marathon tomorrow. My training was spot-on. I ran 20.5 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes, including a jaunt up Temescal and up and dow ... Read on »

Coney Dogs and Detroit Lions by Dr. Heather S. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health When I heard that Coney Dog , a Detroit-style hot dog joint, was opening up on Sunset Boulevard, I had mixed feelings. It's always good to see my hometown represented in Lo ... Read on »