Category: Health & Wellness
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Establishing Balance in Medical School
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Second-year medical school student Percy Takyi discusses the importance of finding balance, from making time to working out to maintaining his friendships, all while being a medical school student. While medical school is comprised of many difficult topics, perhaps its most difficult aspect is learning how to deal with the…
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5 Ways to Get Your Health Back on Track
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Osmosis Health Coach, Ishan Dahal, shares some insights on maintaining your health and well being with 5 simple tips that you can implement today. Ishan Dahal is our Osmosis Health Coach and founder of Himalayan Health, a company dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and companies. Ishan believes…
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Our Sedentary Situation
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For many of us, the pandemic forced us into making our homes our work/study space as well, resulting in having far fewer options for exercise and movement. Medical student Daniel reminds us that it’s up to us to set time to exercise throughout the day for our health’s sake! If…
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Breathing Practices to Calm the Mind Before a Test
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Osmosis team member, Hillary Acer, and Yoga Instructor shares breathing techniques to help relieve stress. At some point in medical school, you might have found yourself feeling a little bit stressed out. Maybe that stress even presented itself in a physiological sensation in the body—like tightness in the chest, sweaty palms, or…
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How I’m Managing Medical School with OCD
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Medical school is hard, but I’m sure you know this already. What they don’t tell you though, is that many medical students experience high amounts of stress – and this stress carries well into residency and beyond. As a result, mental health conditions can be exacerbated by the stress. A…
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How to Manage Relationships While in Med School
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As if medical school wasn’t difficult enough on its own, maintaining a stable, healthy relationship during medical school sometimes seems impossible. But if you can work through the obstacles and learn how to manage a relationship, it can actually become a huge advantage, and a source of much-needed support through all…