Many of my patients are asking me if they should get a flu shot. Even those who typically have not sought the vaccine every year are now curious as to what to do. This influenza season is unprecedented in that it will coincide with the continued, or recirculating SARS-CoV-2 (which causes the disease COVID -19). …
Our first annual Anti-inflammatory Holiday Dinner was a success! Chef Raul Lomas joined Dr. KeriLyn Bollmann as we hosted an intimate evening dinner replete with exciting substitutions for the usual inflammatory Holiday fare. We started out with a short educational session on inflammation, then moved to creating a special menu filled with superfoods bursting with …
When I was a medical student, I did not have health insurance. I was in need of a doctor, and a kind soul had the mercy to see me. I offered what I had, which was $30 and some change, and he just told me to “pay it forward”. That really stuck with me. I …
A friend of mine was telling me about her son and his baseball team today. She said they had won their championship game, and that her son had pitched beautifully. However, he had some difficulty hitting. As the team was celebrating their victory, her son was off in the distance, upset with his performance. He …
Last week I had the opportunity to visit with Barry Kerzin, MD, physician to the Dalai Lama. He spoke on compassion and self-care, part of Buddhist philosophy. In Buddhism, there are 4 noble truths: suffering, cause of suffering, cessation of suffering, and the path to liberation. PAIN is accepted as a reality, SUFFERING is how …
I lost one of my dear friends yesterday. He was 86 and deemed it was “his time’, but it still hurts nonetheless. He and his wife lived across the street from me. He was in the hospital for almost two months before he died. When we’d visit, he’d exclaim that he really liked the hospital’s …
