“We broke up,” I spout. A tense silence. My eyes cling to the lettuce cups. Seconds take an eternity to pass. Anxious for her reply, I peek up. Her eyes twinkle with welling tears. She was my best friend growing up, and though we’ve had it rough since puberty, my aching loneliness craves her support,…
Estranging yourself from family is a profoundly painful experience. Adult children go no contact, or reduce contact, with family members for many reasons, including abuse (emotional, physical, or sexual), conflicting values, or a lack of acceptance regarding their identity. It’s a difficult decision, even when it’s the right one for your well-being. Creating a “chosen…
Our bodies carry us through this world — aren’t you glad you aren’t just a mass of free-floating consciousness? — but they can also hold us back. Often, that’s not because of our bodies, per se, but because of our mindset. I say often, because some people have physical and/or mobility limitations that make doing certain…
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast Episode 306: Strategies to Mitigate Early Allograft Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation with Dr. Beth Wilson Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 10 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share Source link
If you’ve ever jolted awake to the screech of a traditional alarm and stumbled through your morning in a groggy haze, you’re not alone. There’s a growing movement in sleep science and tech innovation that believes the problem isn’t how long but rather how well you sleep. A new company, called TAVO Sleep, takes this…
On paper, I’m doing better than I ever have. Last week I turned 64 and it’s wild for me to think that next year I’ll be eligible for Medicare. I have no plans for retirement, though. In a month, I’ll have been at my job for a year, and this is the best clinic I’ve…
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which the protective covering of nerve cells is damaged due to immune dysfunction. Immune systems attack their body cells and damage them permanently. Multiple sclerosis leads to fatigue, muscle weakness, abnormal sensations, vision problems, speech problems, bowel and bladder issues. More than 2.3 million people worldwide are…
These are without a doubt some of the hidden gems of any boutique conference. At H&R we’ve always had a great time with these, time for instructors to pass on some really actionable, hands-on skills to a small group of really motivated clinicians. BJJ or Self-Defense for Humans & Health Care Workers – we feel…
What if the very hormone designed to help you survive is actually the reason you’re struggling to thrive? My mother relentlessly saved and sacrificed so that she could enjoy her life in retirement. But two years into retirement, she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Here’s what I’ve learned since becoming a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition…
Before the emergence of the Omicron variant, evidence showed the enhanced effectiveness of combining two different COVID-19 vaccines in preventing the disease and protecting us against the Delta variant with the potential to influence the system going forward. The natural experiment of mix-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines began last March because of the extremely rare but serious…