Tag: wellness
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Dilute Bleach Baths
See below the “recipe” for dilute bleach baths. Dilute bleach baths are a type of therapeutic bath used primarily in dermatology for treating certain skin conditions, most notably eczema (atopic dermatitis). But in my experience, I’ve found them helpful for general skin health. Bleach baths can be drying, so they shouldn’t be done more than…
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The 3-Minute Moisturizing Miracle: Unlocking the Secret to Hydrated Skin
Around maybe my or fourth year residency training, I started to notice something: Damn, I know a lot about skincare. As in, I talk about it all the time. During any given day, you’ll see me spouting the same information over and over again. “Use a gentle soap, make sure your water isn’t too hot,…
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Strong Force
There’s strong force, and then there’s the force by which cheap stickers adhere to inappropriate surfaces, like the inner edge of the toilet seat in the guest bathroom. Or the granite island and linoleum floor of our rental unit. I’m sitting here with a bottle of Goo Gone and a butter knife slowly peeling away…
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My Contribution
My son rests his head in tthe hollow where my arm meets my chest, as if it were made for him. As I kiss his forehead I feel the head radiating from his skull; he’s too warm. 103.2. My guess was off, only 101.4. No better than yesterday, I’m afraid. Worse, even. What will we…
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To parent, to sleep, to dream
I can do more make my daughter take a nap that I can yell at the rain and stop it from pouring. I could do it some parents do, which is throw their kid in a sparsely furnished dark room, turn off the lights, and close the door. I can’t do that for several reasons,…
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The Friday Before V-Day
It’s the Friday before Valentine’s Day. I’m practicing my morning ritual of getting up at an obscene hour (4:30) and using the time to scroll through my phone in the blissful darkness of a quiet bedroom, with our sound machine droning in the background. My baby stirs next to me and makes little grunting sounds…
Med-Derm, MD 