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Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living


Written by Dr. Kara Wada

The Last 90 Days of 2024: How to Finish Strong advocacy & empowerment Oct 01, 2024

We're officially entering the final stretch of 2024! Can you believe it?

Time seems to be flying by, which is why I wanted to take a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate some wins – both big and small.

I'm a big believer in the power of acknowledging our accomplishments, no matter how big or sm...

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Navigating Allergies & Autoimmunity: Finding Your Compass in Support Groups advocacy & empowerment Jun 26, 2024

Let's face it: living with a chronic health condition like allergies or an autoimmune disease can sometimes feel like you're navigating a maze –– alone. The endless doctor's appointments, the confusing symptoms, the constant effort to feel "normal" when your body seems to have other plans. It's a lo...

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Enhancing Patient Care: Strategies for Physicians to Prevent Medical Gaslighting advocacy & empowerment Feb 12, 2024

As physicians, our primary goal is to provide the best possible care to our patients. However, even with the best intentions, medical gaslighting can occur, leading to patient distress and potentially harmful outcomes. Medical gaslighting is not often intentional. It can happen when physicians, unde...

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Navigating Healthcare: How to Avoid Medical Gaslighting advocacy & empowerment Feb 05, 2024

Have you ever left a doctor's office feeling unheard or dismissed? In a world where patient advocacy is increasingly vital, understanding and avoiding medical gaslighting is essential. Medical gaslighting occurs when healthcare professionals invalidate or downplay a patient's symptoms, often leading...

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Lessons Learned: My Journey as a Doctor advocacy & empowerment Jan 29, 2024

As a seasoned physician, I've journeyed through a myriad of experiences, each sculpting my perspective on medicine, patient care, and life itself. In this blog post, I'd like to share some of the most impactful lessons I've learned over the years. These insights aren't just about the science of medi...

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Navigating Life's Challenges: Insights on Anxiety and Self-Care advocacy & empowerment Jun 09, 2023

Learning to unlearn.

 

The bad news is my anxiety has been on the rise again…

My sleep was suffering.

Waking up in a cold sweat of panic that I forgot to do something or laying awake with the constant churn of should’ves and could’ves…

Replaying little conversations over and over like a terribl...

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Celebrating YOU and here to help you re-fill your cup. advocacy & empowerment May 15, 2023

To any and all that fulfill a mothering role in someone’s life…

 

Using our intuition, creativity, empathy, and emotional intelligence to serve as 

Caregivers. Nurturers. Educators. Protectors. 

Today we celebrate you. 

 

It is so hard when we are the nurturers, to remember to take time for ou...

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Aiming to live a #nofilter life advocacy & empowerment Apr 26, 2023

And it isn’t always easy... 

 

One of my key values is transparency. 

You will notice I very rarely use filters on social media. 

I tend to share my good days and the s*** days too. 

I tend to rant about the lack of transparency in our medical system and the supplement and alternative health sp...

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