Author Archives: Rebecca "Femdoc" Knight

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About Rebecca "Femdoc" Knight

I'm a physician, mother, wife, triathlete and survivor. I've been described as resilient, strong, great diagnostician, and compassionate. But at the end of the day I really love looking at pictures of home and garden and planning the garden ahead.

Magnesium, Chances are that if you aren’t taking this daily you should be

Magnesium is another vital nutrient but is difficult to measure. It’s 99% inside the cells and tissues and only 1% in the bloodstream. Therefore, blood tests are very poor reflections of our true magnesium levels. In 2009, the World Health … Continue reading

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Gluten-free comment from Dr. Oz website I have to correct

I try to remain open-minded about Dr. Oz but wow sometimes I see things on his website that make me think “uh-oh”. So today I saw this under the heading “The Gluten-Free Diet Plan”: “It’s a surprising statistic, but a … Continue reading

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The Engaged Patient

Monday in the Wall Street Journal Health section was an article titled “How Patients Really Can Help Heal Themselves.” That obviously grabbed my attention and the article surprised me by saying something my husband and I have discussed for a … Continue reading

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On hold

I’m on hold for our new webpage that is going to contain this blog. However, it is hopefully going to move over next week and I am ready to start reviewing and researching topics. So send me comments about your … Continue reading

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Femdoc: My perspective on daily health news, common concerns, Dr. Oz’s latest and other sources of info out there!

A new blog about health issues for today’s woman. I’ll discuss men’s issues as well since women often are concerned for their whole family including their men. But it’ll always be from my perspective. Remember this is my perspective based on … Continue reading

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