Chris Mills, RD, MPH, PhD, She/Her πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ in πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Profile picture
Registered Dietitian. MPH UofT, PhD Aging & Health Queens U. Incoming postdoc @ UWaterloo. FirstGen Uni. MΓ©tis. Focus: Older adult nutrition. Tweets my own.
Mar 1, 2021 β€’ 14 tweets β€’ 5 min read
I know some women with #Endometriosis have had bad experiences with male OB-GYNs, but it was a male physician who finally suspected endometriosis when I ended up in the emergency room in so much pain. The several women OB-GYNs I had seen prior did not take my pain seriously. /1 I saw my first female OB-GYN not long after I started menstruating, because I was in enormous amounts of pain every time I had my period, curled up in the fetal position, unable to function, missing school. I was told this was "normal" and given anaprox. /2
Jul 15, 2020 β€’ 13 tweets β€’ 5 min read
#NSLive20 @mackinprof Prof Stuart Phillips - after the age of 50 there are muscle mass losses of 1% per year and muscle strength losses of up to 3% per year Professor Phillips will discuss findings from his lab's review article: Protein Requirements and Optimal Intakes in Aging: Are We Ready to Recommend More Than the Recommended Daily Allowance #NSLive20 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29635313/