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By the MotherMind Doctor regular exercise and stretching as well as weights help to keep things moving When we talk about staying healthy as we age — particularly through and after menopause — the conversation almost always circles back to the same two things: muscle strength and bone density. Protein intake, resistance training, calcium, vitamin D. But there is a critical piece of connective tissue that rarely gets mentioned, even though it is quite literally what holds

By the MotherMind Doctor Burnout is not just a bad week. The World Health Organisation formally recognises burnout as a distinct occupational syndrome — the result of chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. And "workplace" doesn't only mean a desk or a clinic. Homemakers, carers, and anyone who cannot clearly separate work from rest are equally at risk. Burnout does not discriminate by industry, title, or income. As clinicians, we have always grounded

By The MotherMind Doctor When your close friend tells you she has trouble communicating and it turns out to be a brain tumour, this literally turns life on its head. My friend is a practicing GP and somehow we think doctors are above human tragedy but life happens to them, too. This was all the more shocking because she is in her mid 50s and she is a long practicing health proponent, eating a plant-based diet, with exercise built into her routine, and has Buddhist belie