Jennifer Claro

Registered Dietitian🍏; Wife❤️; Mother💙 💙 💜; NY SPORTS fan: Yankees/Rangers/Giants/Knicks; sports; more sports

[Jennifer Claro @westcottjm7]

Ready to witness #AROD3K tonight with @tclaro! @BleednYankeeBlu @Yankees @AROD #NYY #Mr3000 #FORG1V3 #LetsGoYankees

[Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM, CCMS @DrPlantel]

You know what wrecks women’s health just as much as poor nutrition and lack of exercise?

The fact that even their “free time” isn’t actually free. Picture this: The toddler’s finally napping. Mom gets one precious hour. And what does she do?

She runs through a mental checklist like a project manager on a deadline:
-Finally organize that closet that looks like a disaster
-Schedule the doctor’s appointments
-Fold the laundry
-Clean up the kitchen
-Respond to that email
-Maybe get in a 20 minute walk

And the list goes on. And on. And on.
Spoiler: She’s probably not picking the walk.

Because even in those quiet moments, women especially moms are conditioned to prioritize everyone else first. That’s not a quirk of personality. It’s a result of deeply ingrained expectations. And it’s one of the silent drivers of chronic stress, burnout, and declining metabolic health in women. This isn’t a time management problem. It’s the cost of a culture that glorifies sacrifice and ignores the consequences.

Until we stop expecting women to be the 24/7 caregivers, schedulers, safety nets, and silent labor force, and somehow maintain perfect health, we’ll keep watching their health deteriorate in real time.

This is why women’s metabolic health needs to be a systemic conversation, not a self discipline one.

Because right now? “Free time” is anything but free. It’s just another way women are paying with their health.

[Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM, CCMS @DrPlantel]

Big Wellness won’t tell you this, but I will:

Many doctors actually LOVE de-prescribing medications. You think I want you on six meds forever? Absolutely not. Few things bring me more joy than reducing a dose or stopping a med because your health actually improved.

I’ve taken patients off diabetes meds. Blood pressure meds.
Boom. Boom. Gone. And that’s not rare, it happens when we treat the real “root” causes, not when we blame everything on carbs or so called “adrenal fatigue.”

But here’s the part that doesn’t fit into Big Wellness’s picture perfect narrative: You don’t get there with celery juice and conspiracy theories. You get there with consistent care, real progress, and evidence based support.

I’m not here to keep you “hooked.”
I’m here to get you well, safely, sustainably, and without the BS.

Sorry if that’s less sexy than a detox tea. 🙂

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

I don’t think the richest guy in the world should be cutting funding for cancer research.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

I’m a scientist.
Every time I hit "post," I hesitate.
Not because I doubt the science.

But because I know what’s coming.
Outrage, accusations, and bad-faith attacks.

People who don’t care about evidence will twist my words to fit their narrative.

And sometimes, I think:
Maybe I should just stay quiet.

But silence is the enemy of progress.

Fear is a powerful tool.
It keeps people from speaking up.
It allows misinformation to spread unchecked.

But if we:

→ Stop explaining.
→ Stop correcting.
→ Stop pushing back.
↳ Who will fill that void?

Not facts.
Not reason.
Not science.

Right now, the loudest voices shape public perception. Not the best data.

Not the most rigorous evidence.
And that has real-world consequences.

→ It affects public policy.
→ It influences funding.
→ It determines what technologies we embrace or reject.

The solution is clear:-

1. Scientists must step forward—even when it’s uncomfortable.
2. We need to challenge false narratives with facts, not fear.
3. Public discourse should be driven by evidence, not outrage.

The world we want won’t be shaped by silence.

It will be shaped by those willing to stand up for the evidence, no matter how loud the opposition gets.

[Andrea C. Love, PhD @dr_andrealove]

A chemical is not the sum of its parts.

Sodium: a metal at room temperature & explodes in water.
Chlorine: a gas at room temperature, toxic if inhaled at 400 ppm for 30 min.

Together? Sodium chloride, a crystal chemical that dissolves in water & is essential for human life.

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[Jennifer Claro @westcottjm7]

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[Jennifer Claro @westcottjm7]

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[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

Had an echocardiogram this morning. I was masked, as was the echo tech. She had the sniffles/ was clearing her throat throat.
Several points:
1) She ideally should’ve stayed home from work - but in the real world, that’s not always a choice for people. This further underscores the need for masking in healthcare settings when respiratory diseases are circulating.
2) I was all the more appreciative for the double masking in close quarters. It isn’t just about the vulnerable protecting themselves. It takes two to make a thing go right.
3) Did she have Covid? It actually doesn’t matter. Regardless it was likely some sort of virus that I especially don’t want to get before Christmas. And remember – I was there for an echocardiogram. The consequences of an infection transmitted in a healthcare setting are MUCH higher.
4) This isn’t just about protecting me. I could’ve been asymptomatic and transmitted something to her and/ or the other patients she was caring for today.

Moral of the story? Whether you believe in “mandates” or not masking up in healthcare facilities when respiratory viruses are circulating is just plain good sense and good care. 😷👍🏽

[Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd]

Respectfully, we have more “common sense” strategies than hand washing & it would be helpful if @CDCDirector would mention these. Didn’t it take until May of 2021 before @CDCgov recognized that SARS-CoV-2 was an airborne virus? Masking & proper ventilation/filtration help stave off airborne viruses. Why are you not discussing this in 2023?

Our “tool box” is pretty empty, right now. While the @CDCgov continues to emphasize HAND WASHING 3.5 years later, the virus keeps mutating, hospitalizing folks and giving over 65 million the gift of LongCovid. 

We desperately need a national cohesive strategy to combat both Covid & long Covid. Key priorities must be to update #ventilation systems & expedite nasal/universal vaccine development. BA2.86 may well render the new Sept mRNA booster ineffective/less effective. Please CDC, do a better job at protecting & informing the public about a crippling virus that is leaving 1 in 10 (per CDC nos.) with long Covid. Thank you. #Covid #CDC #LongCovid https://t.co/jQVfNAPxU0

[Virginia Buysse, PhD 💙 @VirginiaBuysse]

Let’s check the most recent #COVID metrics to see what’s happening with the current uptick/surge in the U.S. 🧵 1/:

✅ wastewater data
✅ hospitalizations and death
✅ emergency room visits
✅ genomic surveillance

[Steve Keating @LeadToday]

There is no greater fool than the person who tries to fool themselves into believing wrong is right.

[Dr Rae Duncan @Sunny_Rae1]

From the British Heart Foundation published yesterday - everything we’ve been warning about since 2021. Covid is NOT & never had been just a cold. It is damaging our blood vessels & ⬆️our risk of heart attacks, strokes &other CV disease. Please take care x https://t.co/jYj77itC5A

[Nancy Delagrave @RougeMatisse]

"The removal of masks in healthcare settings is mind-boggling. It’s kind of in the same vein as if people were like, “Yeah, well, HIV is not new anymore, so people handling blood or contaminated material don’t need to wear gloves in a healthcare setting.” https://t.co/rLvluSfyMU

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Excellent article. Informative, clear, direct. One of the best of the pandemic.

Great job @jvipondmd @sameo416 @Mark_Ungrin -- thank you!! A few highlights below in thread (there are /many/ more in the article which is well worth a read)! (1/)

https://t.co/k05W1ATDEv

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

9 Signs you were raised by emotionally mature parents:

[Katelyn Jetelina @dr_kkjetelina]

The remnants of COVID testing toddlers. Lollipops, babies, toys everywhere. Worth the tears to celebrate safely with great-grandpa.

Don’t forget to test this morning! At home antigen tests aren’t perfect (~50% false negative rate if asymptomatic), but it’s something.

[Dr. Theresa Chapple has moved to bluesky @Theresa_Chapple]

We dont have to watch COVID cases & hospitalization climb.
We dont have to just standby as pediatric hospitals are overwhelmed by RSV, Flu, and COVID.
We dont have to ignore the suffering of our neighbor's kids.
We could employ mitigations to stop the spread. We all know how.

[Katrine Wallace, PhD, MS, CPH @DrKatEpi]

Hi. Wear a mask. If you’re feeling sick don’t do the thing. Respiratory viruses are surging. Current flu and covid levels are represented in the maps attached:

[Sara Anne Willette ♿️🌈👩🏻‍💻𓅆 @amethystarlight]

The NIH finally got their SARS2 self-reporting tool off the ground. The data will be passed off to public health systems, which means case rates will likely reflect results reported through their system.

BOOST. SHARE. REPORT RESULTS.

https://t.co/exCQz4F0RQ