Here is the thing: aging is a natural disease, but a disease nevertheless. This has become the motto of my site. I wish it wasn’t though. I wish aging was formally recognized as a disease, because pharma companies would join forces and deliver medication that could cure it or at least postpone it. But it…… Continue reading Do You Use any Anti-aging Dietary Supplements?
Author: Anca Ioviţă
Between Greed and Fear
There is nothing better in life than constant learning, hence I always refused to label myself as an expert in such and such, even if I could never stop other people from labeling me this way. I not only openly changed fields from music, painting, ballet, foreign languages, engineering and finally medicine, but even…… Continue reading Between Greed and Fear
Which part of the human body wears out first?
A minority of people age like wine. Most of us won’t (although I do hope that you, the readers of my blog will count among the chosen few!). Yet despite the different aging rates, people mostly age the same. Here is the basic order in which organs fail (according to my limited clinical experience…… Continue reading Which part of the human body wears out first?
Art as Memento Mori – An Interview with Mia-Jane Harris
I stumbled upon Mia-Jane Harris’ art while surfing Pinterest. She takes disposed corpses and turns them into beautiful art. To me that’s the ultimate art: turning something naturally associated with quench and turning it into a museum-deserving piece. As a physician dealing with life and death, I was naturally drawn towards her perspective and…… Continue reading Art as Memento Mori – An Interview with Mia-Jane Harris