When is the last time you really thought about Earth Day? It’s one of those days that we all support in theory, but have practically forgotten about by the end of the day. We need to think about it MORE, NOW, because it’s next Monday. Reading about the history of Earth Day made me think… read more
One of our customers is a lovely, wonderful, smart, thoughtful college student who is contemplating going to medical school. She emails me every now and then with some questions and musings about whether to go into medicine, and what that life would entail. I think she values the perspective I can offer, as a physician… read more
Okay. It’s time to share some secrets. We will try to make this a regular feature on our blog, as we all have lots of excellent secrets to share. We will post a small, secret something, and you reply with a secret of your own. (You need to reply, because we will stop sharing ours… read more
Judy. To me, Mom. She’s been dead for over 5 years, and, like most women who have lost their moms, I still think of her every day, many times a day – especially as I watch my own girls grow. For a long time, I was just too sad to write about her in a… read more
New Year’s Resolutions. How I dislike this term. There is so much pressure behind it. Such a mountain of expectations, and, let’s be honest – one of the expectations is that you are not going to follow them. So, let’s make some promises we can keep this year. Why not pick some more realistic goals,… read more
Do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of getting fit? Unsure how to begin? Tired of hearing advice from everyone you know about how to get started? Sick of watching P90X infomercials and feeling frumpy? Here are five steps (I know, this is just ME giving you advice, but I’m a fitness zealot and a… read more
When you are in the mood for a bath, nothing else will do! Sometimes it is the need to unwind that makes you crave a bath. Sometimes it’s a wet, chilly day that seeps into your bones and makes you cold right to your core. Sometimes it’s your kids, saying “Mama!” just one too many… read more
This topic was a little bit like understanding football for me. Someone could explain it fully, I would get it (mostly) in that moment, and then it would become really blurry and confusing in my memory afterwards. I have been working with these materials for a few years now, and I finally understand them. So,… read more
I have a lot of medical words in my brain, but few have been on my mind as consistently over the last several years as perioral dermatitis. Having suffered with it myself, I have done extensive research, both didactic and practical, often with myself as the guinea pig, and I am happy to share what… read more
It’s time. Time to stop throwing the words “natural” and “organic” at consumers, especially when they are not accurate adjectives to describe the products being sold. Time to stop using phrases like “No Synthetics!”, when anything that has been altered from its raw, natural state is, in some sense, “synthetic”. Time to start telling consumers… read more
