by Petra N. | Jan 28, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
For sure it’s one of the least sexy topics to talk about at the dinner table. But this chronic, non-communicable lifestyle disease (well, that was a mouthful!) is so prominent all over the world that we cannot sweep it under the rug. Almost two-thirds of us in the...
by Petra N. | Jan 15, 2016 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
Take better care of your sense organs. We wash our eyes, apply oil on our skin, clean our ears and brush our teeth. Isn’t that all there is to it? Nope, there’s much more. We use our sense organs to perceive the world. Each of them is unique in how it takes in stimuli...
by Petra N. | Dec 29, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
“I can’t even see where the chart is! I think I’m blind,” said Dr. Denise to the ophthalmologist who was giving her a vision test as she sat in the examination room covering her right eye. Dr. Denise, who was a second-year medical student, started experiencing sudden...
by Petra N. | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
Three words I hope to hear (and say) less often in the future: “I am busy.” It’s good to have plans and be active, but contrary to popular belief, too much of anything is counterproductive. Dr. Janos Hans Selye, an internationally renowned endocrinologist who is known...
by Petra N. | Nov 30, 2015 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
“When I finally opened my eyes, I found myself lying in the intensive care unit. I knew something really bad had happened. I didn’t know the details but I knew things were bad, very bad.” Today marks the one-year anniversary of my first story of inspiration, courage...
