# @nickpappasmd on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-09-20T12:54:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nick Pappas, MD (@nickpappasmd) — https://gondola.cc/nickpappasmd

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👉 Things you won’t change my mind about as an orthopedic surgeon 🦴👇

🥗 A low-inflammation diet can help with joint pain. Nutrition matters in orthopedics. I favor a Mediterranean-style approach built around whole foods—wild-caught salmon 🐟, blueberries 🫐, vegetables, nuts, olive oil, and other minimally processed foods. A healthier dietary pattern can help reduce systemic inflammation, which can mean less joint inflammation and less joint pain.

🦴 Collagen peptides may help support bone health. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of postmenopausal women with reduced bone mineral density found that 5 g of specific collagen peptides daily for 12 months significantly increased bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and femoral neck compared with placebo. This could be particularly relevant for postmenopausal women with osteopenia or osteoporosis (PMID: 29337906).

👨‍⚕️ Healthcare would be better with more independent physicians. There are significantly fewer physicians in private practice today than there were 20 years ago. As physicians have become less independent, I believe we’ve also started to lose some of our voice in healthcare. Independence allows us to focus more on decisions that improve patient care, while also giving physicians more control over our schedules, businesses, and lives.

I started my own practice four years ago, and it was the best professional decision I ever made.

😂 And finally…I’m an orthopedic surgeon. At this point, the thought of doing long medicine rounds while calculating delta anion gaps makes my head explode. 🤯 Give me a long, complex revision surgery instead. 🔨🦴

What’s something YOU won’t change your mind about? 👇

#orthopedics #bonehealth #nutrition #privatepractice #healthylifestyle

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