1. Don’t ever ghost, at work or at play. It is the silent treatment of the digital landscape. 2. Spend time with people you can be vulnerable with. Authenticity is sexy. 3. Watch your posture, everyday. Nothing shows age like bad posture. 4. Take...
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About Last Night
As a doctor, I spend my time giving advice to people. Before I write another blog post, I need to come clean. Let me tell you about last night. I had a panic attack. Whether it was an acute stress reaction or panic attack is just semantics. I was getting ready to...
Happy New Year!
As this year comes to an end I want to thank my Love and Medicine readers. With so much out there to read, I’m happy you choose me. You never know what you’re going to get when you read my blog. That will continue in 2018. Here’s a look at what we've been talking...
Ask Dr. Annie K: Cannabis Oil
I looked up cannabis oils on Amazon and I'm not sure which one to get. I’m hoping you could give me some recommendations. - Anonymous Dear Reader, CBD, medicinal cannabidiol, may be the biggest revolution in medicine in years. This topic definitely will be discussed...
Gogi Berries Galore!
My best crop this year? Gogi berries! They contain the third highest amount of antioxidants of all the foods in the world. Gogi berries have five-hundred times more vitamin C than oranges, more iron than spinach and more beta-carotene than carrots. Rare in fruits,...
5 Tricks An Old Dog Can Teach You
Lovability as an evolutionary adaptation Dogs manage to maintain their loveabilty, even as they age. Human beings respond to their cuteness by nurturing. We relate to pets much in the way we treat our own children. We see the combination of cuteness and dependence,...
Got Passion?
Part of our journey as humans is discovering what our passions truly are. Not what is in style, not pretending, not copying from others - really...
ARE YOUR EARS RINGING?
There is a common superstition that ringing in your ear means someone is talking about you. Unfortunately for many people, the ringing is due to a condition called tinnitus (TIN-ih-tus), from the Latin tinnire “to ring or tinkle”. It is the experience of noise or...
Don’t Give Up on Sex
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was first published in 1943. He based his research on observations of rhesus monkeys at the University of Wisconsin. He established that the most basic physiological needs are the solid platform from which one can reach higher goals....
Don’t Just Do Something…
“Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you, Everywhere you go, always take the weather…” - Crowded House Have you noticed that as soon as the weather changes, humans try to shield themselves from it? Initially everyone is out, car windows are wide open. A...
Ask Dr. Annie K.
A new feature on Love+Medicine! Here is where I take questions from you, my wonderful readers. Any subject is fair game. Questions may be sent anonymously. Today I...
1217 Miles
As part of my work as a psychiatrist, I did a stint in Telepsychiatry. This is providing psychiatric care via Skype, to those in need, to individuals who do not have physicians that are easily accessible. Montana, called 'Big Skype Country' in jest, is one of those...