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Robin Ortiz, MD

Medicine.Yoga.Science.Diet.Equity

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In "Health, Medicine, Science" I share reflective inquiry into important topics that effect the health of my patients and readers. In "Lifestyle, Storytelling" I share personal inquiries that I hope will allow my patients and readers to share in my own reflection, and possibly relate, with the realization that we all learn, grow and aspire to be healthier, together.

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Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 26, 20186 min read

Question: Do you know your ACE score?

Childhood adversity has a profound impact on health, even into adulthood. Though this has been known since it was initially established...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20185 min read

Question: Does the definition of disease depend on the definition of health?

For my first post directly related to the scientific process, I decided to start with the most official scholarly search engine, Google....

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20188 min read

Question: How will your inquisitive nature propel the evolution of humanity to a healthier place?

The act of asking for information, or the process of inquiry, is not restricted to those pursuing higher education. It is basic human...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20185 min read

Question: Is hindsight 20/20?

I started as an undergraduate student in a PharmD program. Yes, I was studying to become a pharmacist. Hindsight is 20/20 and so I...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20184 min read

Question: What do you have to be healthy... I mean, grateful... for?

Today, I’m counting some of my blessings with an attitude of gratitude… 1) I’m grateful for this snow day so I can write. 2) I am...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20189 min read

Question: Where is the fine line between a dedicated employee and a workaholic?

Thought to written word and thought to spoken word are different processes, tapping into different regions in our brains (parietal lobe...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20187 min read

Question: Others see it, but we don't; what's wrong with this picture?

A commentary on the ability for healthcare to reconnect with the big picture of healing and how it starts with reconnecting to yourself....

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20182 min read

Question: How do we live by example?

In order to lead by example, we must live as examples. It’s also not a bad idea to have gratitude toward those who have served as...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20183 min read

Question: How can we catch a flight to destination health?

Running through the terminal only to hear “courtesy call for passengers…” I wanted to yell out, “I’m coming!” But figured beyond the...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20184 min read

Question: Does the journey of self-wellness start with a journey into the traditions of others?

______________________________ I am, and my journey is, OF INDIA**. ______________________________ Family and friends reading this may...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20184 min read

Question: Might the zeroth wonder of the world be love?

Perhaps prematurely, halfway through our journey through northern India this month, I’m going to breech the topic you’ve all been waiting...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20187 min read

Question: Is poverty, or wealth, in the eye of the beholder?

As I near the end of my month in India… And now will have regular access to Internet in the coming week… I’ll take a retrospective...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Mar 21, 20187 min read

Question: Is there an algorithm for the next step of your life or is your match already out there?

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 26, 201850 min read

A "whole" lot of questions about "macrobiotics" and diet research

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 20183 min read

Question: What significance to labels carry?

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 20181 min read

INITIAL INQUIRY: Behind the blog title… is there really a “right” answer to every question?

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 20183 min read

Question: What is the importance of the positivity that exists in the present moment?

The allopathic medical student that I am was taught to follow evidence-based algorithms for unveiling clinical mysteries. Considering...

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 20184 min read

Question: Is the tire had flat or half full?

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 20188 min read

Question: What is normal and how does it define us?

Robin Ortiz, MD

Feb 25, 201811 min read

Question: Nursing, nurturing, or negotiating?

Sandwiched between Nurse’s Day (this past Tuesday, May 6th) and Mother’s Day (this coming Sunday, May 11th) resides my writer’s block…...

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