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Krystal Plonski

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Website: http://www.krystalplonski.com
Naturopathic Medicine, Acupuncture, and Oriental Medicine Student at Bastyr University. Candidate for Doctorate in 2014. Originally from the East Coast, writing posts about general health, natural and conventional remedies, wholistic therapies, and life as a medical student :)
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Syringomyelia. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Syringomyelia is a very rare condition that consists of a fluid filled sac, typically filled with cerebrospinal fluid, located within the spinal cord itself. Yo ... Read on »
The Local Strangers. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I went to this concert last night at Columbia City Theater and it was awesome. Check out The Local Strangers , a Midwest root/Seattle Based band. They’ve got amazing v ... Read on »
Diabetes Insipidus. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc In the spirit of studying for the ZRT cup, I was reviewing my notes on diabetes and realized that I understood the pathology of Diabetes Mellitus types I (a&b) ... Read on »
Constipation in Infants by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Did you know… …that normal, healthy, breast-feeding infants can go up to 15 days without having a bowel movement (BM)? Shocking, I know. Both on the fact that ... Read on »
Homeopathy is an Integral Part to Naturopathic Medicine by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Don’t worry, you don’t have to tell me. I already know this is a super attractive still shot of my face. Hahah. So awkward. Read on »
Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Medicine by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc To me, a stressor is anything, mental, physical, or emotional, which pushes your body a certain way, resulting in a physiological response from the body. Stress ... Read on »
Step One: Love Yourself. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha And no, I am not talking in a selfish way, where you p ... Read on »
Lucid Dreams. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Am I dreaming or am I awake? On one of my recent clinic shifts, this is what a patient was wondering. To be honest, this question is quite scary at its cor ... Read on »
Happy 100th Birthday to Dr. John Bastyr! by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Read on »
Practicing Naturopathic Medicine In an Unlicensed State by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Currently, 16.5 states (16 full states, and Washington D.C.) are licensed for Naturopathic Medicine. The rest of the 33.5 states are unlicensed for practicing N ... Read on »
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Bastyr is a fragrance free school environment. Of which I thought was a completely foreign concept coming from the Tri-State Area of New England, where cologne, ... Read on »
Happy Mama’s Day by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I’d like to take the time this beautiful sunny Seattle weekend and dedicate a post to mother’s day. I of course would like to dedicate this post to my own mothe ... Read on »
Vulnerability is the Most Accurate Measure of Courage by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc We all have known shame at some point in our lives. Take a moment to watch Brene Brown’s talk on Vulnerability , if you haven’t already. “Empathy is the ... Read on »
Big Brothers Big Sisters. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc A common theme in my life recently has been “giving back”. Either through random acts of kindness, offering a friend a ride home from SeaTac airport, volunteeri ... Read on »
Reason enough to believe that each and every one of your patients will heal. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Words carry a lot of weight. They can be hurtful, they can be rude, they can break a person down. Or, they could be uplifting, they can be inspiring, and they can cont ... Read on »
#EqualLoveEqualRights by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Equal Love Equal Rights “It Could Happen To You” Stand up for Equal Marriage Opportunity. Stop the hate. Read on »
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc I recently read a Medscape article entitled, “ A Lesson in Empathy ,” which relayed a student’s story about having a toothache, and alternating pain medications ... Read on »
Practicing Forgiveness. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc In my opinion, one of the hardest lessons to learn, and to actively practice, is forgiveness. I have a really hard time remembering to do this myself. I can car ... Read on »
Asthma, a common diagnosis in primary care practice. by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc During my Pathology course at Bastyr, I will never forget my Pathology professor saying, “If asthma does not scare the sh*t out of you, you obviously don’t unde ... Read on »
Hypolipidemia. (not hypERlipidemia!) by Krystal Plonski Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc More often than not, clinicians see patients with hyperlipidemia. The term hyperlipidemia literally means: high amount of lipids in the blood. This condition ca ... Read on »
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