7th Quarter

I've started a new quarter (7th quarter of 16). Board exams are in August and 9th quarter is the beginning of my clinical education, so it's nervous times right now. I'm starting to feel like a doctor, which is an interesting transition. My professors are starting to see us as equals, as colleagues, which is even stranger. Addressing a physician by his/her first name is still a novelty.

Beyond that, I'm coming to a new understanding of Naturopathic Medicine. I'm sure this understanding will evolve and change for the rest of my life.

Health is not a magic bullet or a cutting edge pill. It's a process. There's a time and a place for all of those cutting edge surgeries and theraphies, but for most of us health is as simple as being present in our body, paying attention to what it tells us. Drink eight glasses of water a day. Get 15 minutes of sun a day. Take a half hour walk four times a week. Sleep eight hours a night. Take a half hour every day for yourself to reflect on the wonders of this life (shit, if you do one thing, do this one) .

Do all those things, and do them right. That's medicine.