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Our brains are our most powerful and also most fragile organ. They automatically govern vital bodily functions such as breathing, but we can also deliberately engage them to create calm by doing breathing exercises.
Neuroscientific advances are showing how simple health choices can help to protect against brain injury. Learn how bringing the science and coaching together allows you to use your brain to optimize your brain performance every day.
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#COVID
Dr Em Wong
- Feb 25
- 3 min
The Future of Medicine
We tend to think of the future of medicine as being driven by amazing technology breakthroughs, like unraveling ways that stem cells will...
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Dr Em Wong
- Feb 19
- 4 min
Blessings from Hotel Quarantine - Part 2 of 2
Whatever preconceived notions I may have had about being in hotel quarantine, I was somewhat surprised to find that the actual experience...
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Dr Em Wong
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Blessings from Quarantine - Part 1 of 2
On Dec 25th, 2020, the Hong Kong SAR government declared that all overseas travelers must prove that they had purchased and confirmed a...
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Dr Em Wong
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
What’s New At Home
The 2020 global pandemic has changed our daily lives in so many ways. Travel restrictions have meant that most of us are spending more...
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Dr Em Wong
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Peace
The holidays can often be a surprisingly stressful time of year. This is unlikely to be news to any mothers among us, but the reasons for...
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Dr Em Wong
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
What Matters Most
There’s a place where we’ve been in our minds. Not just doctors, but most of us. A scene so familiar that it’s almost like a real memory,...
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Brain Health
Dr Em Wong
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
Technology: Boon or Bane? Part 2 of 2
We have learned that one of the key risk factors for dementia is a lower level of education received early on in life. Put another way,...
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Dr Em Wong
- Sep 6
- 4 min
Technology: Boon or Bane? Part 1 of 2
Our everyday lives are so filled with technology now that it seems hard to imagine a world without constant digital input and stimulus....
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Dr Em Wong
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Brain Care = Self Care
Our brains are our most powerful and also our most fragile organs. As a doctor, I am constantly amazed by the self-healing powers of our...
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hEALTHY aGING
Dr Em Wong
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Is My Brain Normal? Part 2 of 2
Coming back to the question of what is normal in terms of brain function and how to identify pathology, the answer is never simple. While...
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Dr Em Wong
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Is My Brain Normal? Part 1 of 2
I was playing mahjong with my dear friend and her daughters earlier this week when one of the girls made a simple mistake in the game and...
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Dr Em Wong
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Emotional Superpower - Part 2 of 2
Prior to learning how to manage my mind through self coaching with the CTFAR model, I had never thought of myself as an emotional eater....
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