As a child, I used to think doctors were Superhuman—immortal beings immune to the trials and tribulations of life. I felt they knew everything and never got sick or sad—they never had the same problems the rest of us do.

Then I became a doctor. My calling was to help others in their sufferings, and over the years I have gone through quite a bit myself. In the beginning when I started out, I remember counseling worried parents about their children and not truly understanding what they were going through, until I became a parent myself. When my two-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and my world fell apart, I witnessed pain and suffering to a degree many of my patients tried to explain in the past. 

Like you, I am human. I am not only a doctor, but I am a wife, a mother, a daughter. I am vulnerable to the same ups-and-downs of life, the same medical conditions, the same anguish and sorrow that can show up one day unannounced. Like you I am trying to find the right answer to better myself, my health, my sanity, while finding solutions that can help most people. 

Like you, I am also different. My genetics (or epigenetics), my exposures, my community and where I live, what I put in my body, all play a role in who I am. What works for me might not necessarily work for you, and some will disagree on my thoughts and beliefs. 

I often find in the world of medicine that people take sides. That there is just one right way to do things. In conventional medicine it’s pharmaceutical drugs, surgeries, and procedures. In herbal medicine it is a combination of different plants. In functional medicine it is supplements and lifestyle changes. But why does it have to be separate? Why can’t we use all of it when we need it? There is magic in everything that is out there and finding the right combination is to me the best medicine. 

So welcome to my Reflections! So glad you are here. I hope you find some entertainment, humor, and practical useful tips with the reads. Just to be clear, these are not meant to be any form of medical advice. Rather they are recollections of my life and experience, some of them my adversities and others my “aha” moments, that I felt were helpful to share.