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    • Skin ScienceEvidence based writing on skin health, dermatology, and everyday skin care and skin products that helped me, all organically written.
    • Hormones & MetabolismExplainers on hormones, blood sugar, weight regulation, blood sugar, appetite, mood, and metabolic health.
    • Women’s Health
    • Sleep, Gut & EnergySleep, digestion, daily energy, practical physiology and restoring everyday well-being is explored in this category.
  • Mind & MeaningEssays on mental health, identity, and the quieter work of living, caring, and becoming human within medical and social worlds.
    • Lived Experience in MedicineReflections from within the system — where clinical knowledge meets uncertainty, emotion, and the human cost of care. Writing that holds space for quart medicine feels like, not just how it functions.
    • The Social DiagnosisExamining how law, power, gender, and culture shape health and lived experience.
    • Mental HealthEvidence based writing on mental Heath, covering anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, and emotional well-being. Exploring symptoms, and practical care through a doctor’s lens.
    • Notes On Becoming
    • The Unprescribed
  • Is Drinking Water Enough in Summer? Signs of Hidden Dehydration + How to Stay Hydrated

    Is water enough in summer? Learn signs of hidden dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and how to stay hydrated and prevent fatigue and headaches. Read the piece

    Is Drinking Water Enough in Summer? Signs of Hidden Dehydration + How to Stay Hydrated
  • Parkinson’s Disease: What If We’ve Been Looking at It All Wrong?

    Parkinson’s disease is changing. New research on symptoms, causes, brain networks, and treatment is transforming how we understand and manage this complex neurological disorder. Read the piece

    Parkinson’s Disease: What If We’ve Been Looking at It All Wrong?
  • The Truth About Detox Drinks and Your Kidneys

    Do detox drinks really work — or are they part of a growing kidney detox scam? This World Kidney Day, uncover the science behind kidney function, the gut reset myth,… Read the piece

    The Truth About Detox Drinks and Your Kidneys
  • Broken Heart Syndrome: When Stress Triggers a Real Heart Condition

    Broken Heart Syndrome is a real stress-induced heart condition that looks like a heart attack. Here’s what Takotsubo cardiomyopathy really is. Read the piece

    Broken Heart Syndrome: When Stress Triggers a Real Heart Condition
  • The B Team: Why B-Complex Vitamins Matter For Energy, Mood & Nerves

    B-complex vitamins power energy, brain health, mood, and nerves. Learn signs of deficiency, benefits, food sources, and when supplements help. Read the piece

    The B Team: Why B-Complex Vitamins Matter For Energy, Mood & Nerves

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