Category: Lifestyle
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Is it the blue or red pill? Adventures in medication adherence
Living a healthy lifestyle of good nutrition, regular exercise, reducing stress and sleep are all important to manage conditions like diabetes, heart disease and cancers. However, sometimes that isn’t enough and medications are needed. For the past year I’ve been taking two medications (a beta blocker- bisoprolol, and a statin- rosouvastatin) religiously. Working in a…
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The Importance of Sleep to a Healthy Life
I find few things in the world more satisfying than waking up and feeling refreshed following a good night’s sleep. I feel like I can take on the world and meet any task head-on. In contrast, when I wake up feeling tired, eyes aching, I wonder if I’ll even make it through the day. Little…
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What I Learned After Spending a Year Working at Home
For all of 2017 I was on sabbatical. Since I didn’t go away like many of my colleagues do, I spent a lot of time at home in front of the computer. It was quite liberating, being able to work from home, get to snack or go for a walk whenever I wanted, and put…