The scan your gastroenterologist probably did not mention
Most pancreatitis patients have never heard of a DXA scan. Long-term care falls on you. Here is what to ask for before it becomes a problem.
Chinese medicine has no pancreas. Here’s what it says anyway
What Traditional Chinese Medicine says about the pancreas, next to what Western guidelines say: the 24 hour organ clock, what I kept and what I dropped.
Why they feed you sooner than they used to
Hospitals used to starve the pancreas for days. New pooled trial evidence backs feeding people early. What that means when a nurse hands you soup and you feel terrified.
The mocktail-hour survival kit
Keep a small kit stocked and you will always have something nice in hand at a party. The sober-curious crowd made this easy, here is your setup.
Chamomile and honey iced tea
A jug of chamomile iced tea with honey and lemon. No caffeine, no fat, no sugar crash, and it keeps three days in the fridge.
The illustrated edition of Living with Pancreatitis is out
The illustrated edition of Living with Pancreatitis is on sale: 75 recipes with a photo and their fat in grams, diagrams, a new 54-term appendix. $49 until 31 October.
How to eat at a restaurant when your pancreas runs the show
For a while I just stopped going out. That is a bad long-term plan. Restaurants are manageable with a plan instead of hope.
Build your own dried-vegetable pantry
Drying your own vegetables and herbs gives you free bouillon, free seasoning, and zero waste. Oven, air-fryer or a cheap dehydrator, here is how.
Why I eat at 10:30 PM and never at 3 AM
What you eat matters. So does when. The small pre-bed habit that steadied my mornings more than almost anything else.