by Christian | Mar 12, 2021 | blogs
Intermittent Fasting 2018 – it was a wonderful year and the Festive Season was great fun, spent with friends and family, good cheer and delicious food! As is usual with the lead up to Christmas, there were chocolates and biscuits in abundance everywhere I went....
by Christian | Mar 7, 2021 | blogs
Self Care The orientation on my first day of work as a doctor was brief! It was a public holiday on the 1st of January 1999. It was focused on management and treatment – of patients, staff and colleagues, with no mention of wellbeing, either personal or the patient’s....
by Christian | Mar 11, 2020 | blogs
Social Isolation I certainly meet some very interesting people in my work as a doctor. The stories of some people’s lives are tragic, others are inspirational. I often come away from a shift remembering some of the stories and it was quite coincidental that I had 2...
by Christian | Mar 11, 2020 | blogs
My Journey to General Practice I’m not sure why I chose medicine as a career. I cannot recall any burning desire to help people or experiencing a significant calling to the profession. I suppose part of it was because of my Indian heritage. With a few exceptions, many...
by Christian | Feb 17, 2020 | blogs
Mind Full or Mindful? The Bliss Body versus the Pain Body On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I realised that my cousin Vishnu was describing Mindfulness to me without using the term, or even perhaps being aware that he was in fact engaging in activities and experiences...
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