I started making better decisions about my diet and physical activity because I wanted to be more health conscious. Cooking, meal-prepping, and daily exercise became a part of my life because they not only benefit my health but also served as a way for me to practice #selfcare. These practices were easy to do during […]
The Supple Leopard
I’ve been thinking lately of the different ways medical school has influenced my lifestyle. Besides causing most of us to become hypochondriacs, I learned something from my preceptor that I have become very hyperaware of–the importance of posture. One day during clinic, he was talking to me about a book he read called Becoming a […]
Be Aware of Self-Care
Lately, I have been thinking a lot more about self-care in medical school. This is something they used to emphasize to us in the beginning of the first-year, but entering second-year, I notice a lot less people are mindful of self-care or discuss the importance of it. Luckily, this is not an area of wellness […]