I admit that I did not eat breakfast in high school or college. Often, I skipped lunch. It was not until medical school as I mentioned in my earlier post that I truly realized how important it was to eat breakfast. In fact, I finally started making an effort to eat all 3 major meals …
‘Tis the season to get together with friends, family, and co-workers and celebrate the holidays. For me, this is also a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. What does this have to do with gratitude you may ask? It can be so easy to get caught up in the …
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead” was my motto all through high school, college, and even through the beginning of medical school. Other favorite things I liked to say were “go hard or go home” or even “work hard, play hard.” Oh, how I regret all of the above! I should have slept when I had …
If you have talked to me at all in the last year, you most likely heard me rave about my Peloton bike. I want to be clear: Peloton did not ask me to write this post and I am not getting anything from them. Buying this bike was life changing for me. You may not …
Today I woke up and felt nauseous. I figured maybe it was some indigestion from the night before, took some medication, and got in my car to go to work. Doctors almost never take off from work when they don’t feel well. I knew the nausea I had was unusual, which prompted me to take …
You may be asking yourself… what is a bullet journal? Glad you asked! If you love paper calendars, it is one of the best ways to stay organized! I have always had a physical calendar. As the Internet, Google, Apple, and iPhones became a bigger part of everyone’s lives, I also added digital calendars but …
Can anyone guess what that is? You got it! Breakfast! As I tell all my teenage patients with migraines who skip breakfast, how can you expect your brain to function without fuel for 12 hours or more? I like to eat healthy but I am a bit of a picky eater and I am also …
If you are reading this post, you are most likely a doctor, a mom, a wife, or all three. Or maybe you are my family member or friend trying to support me (thank you for that). After spending so many years in school and then medical training, it was a bit of a shock to …