XpatDoctor I am a Doctor and Expat. My passion is to share my knowledge and experience I have acquired around the world to improve people`s quality of life.

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A better health just 6 steps away...

According to a study led by Harvard School of Public Health, eating a healthy diet and keeping a healthy weight, exercising regularly, consuming low amounts of alcohol and no smoking may increase years lived free of chronic diseases such as Cardiac, Diabetes and cancer. Wouldn't it be great

I Had a near miss accident driving Home after a long shift

When I was working as a Registrar (doctor in a training post in England) in Kent, normally we had to follow a rota that was pretty intense. At the time I had to do 3 night shifts one week, and 4 night shifts the following week. So work started at

The aging process. An unfair game. How to play and win it?

SO, the truth is: we all start aging since the day we are born. I know you are probably thinking: how is that even possible? and be aging? As a Physician, with special interest in Lifestyle medicine, I cannot stop studying about how to improve your health, or how to

Reasons to ...Sunblock

A lot of people think sunblock should only be used on sunny days. But sometimes, the UV radiation can be high on cloudy days too. The Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, is the main cause of skin problems such as sunburn, skin blemishes l, Melasma, premature ageing and skin

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