Dr. Lisa Belisle

Celebrating Wellness and Wonderful Women

By Lisa M. Belisle, MD, MPH
Originally published May 8, 2007, The Maine Switch

Somewhere north of Portsmouth, I had a heart-jarring realization: I had left the passports at home. My daughter and I were on a Concord Trailways bus headed for an international flight out of Boston, and these critical certificates were on top of the file cabinet at my house in Yarmouth. With my heart now dancing the cha-cha in my chest, I turned to my travel companions and shared our passport pickle. Would my memory mishap cost us our Italian adventure?

Fish Tales

By Lisa M. Belisle, MD, MPH
Originally published May 2007, Parent & Family

When I was young, I would sit on the dock near the family camp, threading my father’s fishhooks with freshly dug worms, as he cast out into the waters of Little Sebago. For me, late spring and summer (if we were lucky) meant fish on the grill. Fish-eating is a healthy habit to have: fish is filled with heart and brain-friendly omega-3-fatty acids, as well as zinc, iron, and vitamins A, B and D. It is also a good source of protein for those limiting their red meat intake.