Knowing the Knock Before the Door Knocks

In the middle of the night, you struggle in an operating room to bring someone back from the edge between life and death. And at the morning visit, when the patient finally opens their eyes, their first question will rarely surprise you: “Doctor, how many stitches?” Perhaps our most critical question is always the same.

To keep the body fit, we exercise, follow diets, and pay attention to what we do. But the real challenge is keeping the future fit. As much as we care for the body—perhaps even more—we must care for the brain. The health of our future depends on the brain’s ability to stay clear and balanced.

One of the most closely monitored parameters in postoperative patients is the balance between the fluids taken in and those released. Water lies at the heart of the body’s chemistry — neither too little nor too much keeps it in harmony.

Nature offers quiet kindness to humanity in every season. Sometimes through a fruit, sometimes through a vegetable, it reminds us: life is cyclical, and human beings are part of that cycle. Every season is an opportunity for renewal, and nature gifts that renewal to us with colors and flavors.