Despite being an anesthesiologist at a tertiary academic center, my faculty appointment only requires that I spend less than 10% of my time teaching. While this provides the benefit of not having to work overnight or weekend shifts, I do miss out on teaching our anesthesiology residents. Thus, the …
November Gratitude: Friendships Of All Kinds
Do you have a best friend? Of all your "Facebook Friends", neighbors, colleagues, acquaintances and even family members, how many of them are you truly close with? How about yourself - do you treat yourself the way a true friend would? I think about these things from time to time, especially around …
Building My Emotional Bank Account
On a recent busy morning, I was packing lunches and gear to spend a half-day at the climbing gym on the other side of town, all while getting myself dressed, scrolling through my email, eating an avocado and drinking coffee. Suddenly she became fussy and restless, signaling that we need to get …
The Case For Functional Fitness
Working in an operating room and following my patients postoperatively give me a great appreciation for the role of proper body functioning before and after surgery. I distinctly remember my own postoperative experience after major brain surgery, six years ago this month. I spent days lying in a …
Easy Immune System Boosters: Staying Healthy in a Germ Factory
Despite my continuing dependence on adrenal steroids to stay alive, I normally fancy myself as being pretty healthy. I mean, my work involves literally sticking my face in other people's faces (once they're under anesthesia, in order to secure their airways). People like me who work in a hospital …
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I Need A Detox
Pregnancy and breastfeeding are not times to run self-improvement experiments. Any very stressful period in your life, whether that stress is psychological or physiological, is better handled by getting back to the basics of self-care as opposed to engaging in 30-day challenges. That said, at almost …
