In 2019 and early 2020, we established a partnership with Wild Health, another precision medicine clinic, to develop strategies on bringing precision medicine services to the primary care space. The COVID pandemic hit soon after this partnership, which shifted our focus to caring for our patients, community, and clinic. Over the next few years, our…
Today I want to fill you in on one of the best “life hacks” I have come across in recent years: rucking. Rucking is simply the act of walking while carrying weight on your back. The concept is nothing new, as humans have been carrying things on their backs for most of our existence. What…
Stress has seemingly become an unwelcome guest in all of our lives — work stress, family stress, inflation, traffic, politics. You name it, and it probably bugs us. We have and will continue to highlight ways that we can better manage these stressful events, as chronic stress has been well documented as a serious…
It is not every day that a children’s movie can touch and challenge the soul of an adult. This is how I felt during one part of Pixar’s Soul. Whether you’ve seen this movie or not, I want to write about one particular scene that has really affected how I approach life. The setup (no spoilers!): the main…
Hello everyone! Dr. Troy Jackson here. Apart from the medical implications surrounding COVID19, this virus has also brought about a forced reevaluation and restructuring of our priorities and how we spend our downtime. For many of us, spring cleaning came a little early, we got a jump start on our spring gardens, and we discovered…
We don’t know all of your challenges and circumstantial stressors during this time. However, given the situation, we know many, if not most of you, are possibly struggling with the health and economic realities of the Covid-19 pandemic. We share in this struggle as our organization is also wrestling with this sudden change in circumstances. …
