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What a physiology teacher now knows about sleep, growth, and the summer afternoons I spent outside My mother had one warning she repeated every summer. If I did not sleep in the afternoon, I would not grow tall. I did not sleep in the afternoon. Summer afternoons were for playing, and playing then meant being out of the house. Hide and seek.
Continue reading →October 14, 2026 · Food
Why I buy Dagupan bangus fresh, and marinate it myself I do not buy daing na bangus already marinated. I know where to get it.
Super DokOctober 12, 2026 · Health
Microplastics, baby bottles, and the small habits that keep a child's exposure down When my children were still on the bottle, nobody was talking about microplastics.
October 10, 2026 · Family
How we stayed close to our children through college, and how they took the driving over from us Every Saturday morning, for years, I cooked before the sun was fully up.
October 8, 2026 · Family
Tantrums in toddlers: why they happen, why they work, and why they stop The child is on the floor of the candy aisle or a toy store, and the whole store has gone quiet to see what the mother will do.
October 6, 2026 · Life
Not every honor student wants to be a doctor, and not every one should become one "Doc, can I talk to you?" She stopped me right after my lecture.
Super DokOctober 4, 2026 · Health
Why older adults need weights, not just zumba Walk past any covered court early in the morning and you will hear the music before you see the dancers.
2007
Super Dok · October 18, 2007
I scheduled review sessions with my preschooler every afternoon this week as they are having series of quizzes everyday until their second quarter exams before the Halloween celebrations.
2007
Super Dok · October 20, 2007
A few weeks ago I had a new patient - a cute little baby boy who was brought by her mother to the clinic because of colds.
2008
Super Dok · October 18, 2008
Not all people are averse to exercise. In fact most try to start but fail to continue, even if they try different kinds. They are overly zealous at the start, only to drop out after a few days.