The 10 Aspects of Health

The 10 Aspects of Health

Everybody's talking about "health". How to stay healthy.How to improve your health.How to be more health-conscious. But the problem is, all too often the topic of "health" only focuses on a couple of areas, mainly physical and nutritional. But when you think about the concept of overall health, you have to consider all the different [...]

Endo-what?

Endo-what?

My name is Sarah Brown and I have endometriosis. In the past, I've shared my struggles with receiving this diagnosis. However, this post is a follow-up to shed light on this often misunderstood disorder. There's been a lot more publicity over the past couple months promoting awareness of the disorder, which I can honestly say [...]

When the Roles are Reversed

When the Roles are Reversed

For the past several months, I have been learning, studying, and striving for how to be the best, most knowledgeable medical provider I can be. I've taken hundreds of hours of courses, learned important skills, performed hands-on training, jumped through metaphorical hoops, and with one diagnosis everything has changed... Now I'm the patient. Over the [...]

Give Blood

Give Blood

January is National Blood Donor Month so I'm sharing some facts and figures regarding blood donation in our country. Did you know...? The average number of whole blood and red blood cell units collected in the U.S. each year: 13.6 millionThe average number of blood donors in the U.S. each year: 6.8 millionAlthough an estimated [...]