It's SteeTime!

HIV has claimed the lives of millions of people. I will not bog you down with statistics, because just like the last time you read something about HIV you won't remember. You are probably thinking, 'Not another article about AIDS. Yes its a killer disease, whats new?' I am currently in an HIV/AIDS training organized by African Missions Health funded by AIDS Relief (thanks to Bill Clinton that exists). It is a tenuous two week training that brings health workers from all over Kenya together to be updated and re-educated about what this disease really means now to sub-Saharan Africa. HIV throws orphans at the mercy of communities In these two weeks we have learned a lot of science and pharmacology about things surrounding this virus. Where it came from, how it progresses, government policies..etc. But I knew all that already. The problem with HIV is that it is not just a disease that you die from. It is a disease so misunderstood and stigmatized that people feel lik...

I am the queen of yo-yo diets. You name it, I have tried it. Atkins, Caveman, Vegetarian, 6 hours of the Beyonce Diet...and the list goes on. In school most of my weight was kept off because I played a lot of sport but this waned in university. Now my physical activity is limited to one or two evening hikes during the week. Thus we are back to some fad diet. Currently I am on the low-carbohydrate Atkin's diet which has made me quite irritable and moody in the last 3 days. (Its a wonder I'm even blogging.) But I thought it important to let ladies out there know that some of these extreme diets can have adverse effects that you may not expect. Fad diets may produce short-term gains but long-term consequences Let's take a look at some of these problems: 1. Reduced Metabolism and Weight Gain Severe calorie restriction can cause reduction in a person's metabolism, or the rate at which calories from food convert into energy. The body may go into "s...

I am tired. It has all been building up I guess. I have been experiencing chronic fatigue of late. And I am not surprised. I take up extra work during my free time. And work over weekends. Someone said 'I will sleep when I'm dead.' Whoever he was, it sounds like that's what my body believes. Its a train wreck. Sometimes you forget that your doctor is human too. Sadly, many doctors often forget this too. All the advice and counsel they give their patients, they feel, doesn't apply to them. How many times have you heard of alcoholic doctors or doctors who cannot kick the habit of smoking? Even though they know all the harms and can name in alphabetical order every disease they could get. I know not making time to rest is detrimental to my health, and yet sometimes feel powerless to stop the bad habits. Sick doctors find it hard to admit they are sick                       ...