Medicine has always been part of who I am
I am Dr. Gemma Morera, although in the clinic I like to be called Gemma. I am a pediatrician, holder of a Master's in child allergy and pulmonology, a Master's in regenerative medicine and healthy aging, and the medical director of the Gemma Morera Medical Specialties Center in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Childhood has always moved me deeply: seeing a child suffer affected me since I was small, and over the years I understood that this sensitivity could become my way of helping. For a long time, my vocation focused on pediatrics, accompanying children and families with closeness and listening.
But in recent years, my focus has also expanded to another vital stage: aging, especially for women who begin to notice changes in their body, energy, rest, or well-being. Having experienced the symptoms of perimenopause first-hand, I decided to study it thoroughly. Today, my practice unites these two extremes of life.
"It is not about changing who you are. It is about helping you feel better."
Lifestyle: taking care of myself is also part of my way of understanding medicine
Taking care of the inside shows on the outside.
Sports, nutrition, and rest are the paths of daily prevention to live with full vitality.
Begin the journeyI deeply believe in daily care. Not from perfection, but from consistency.
In my personal life, I try to apply many of the things I also convey in my practice: moving, resting, eating well, listening to the body, and understanding that health does not depend on a single decision, but on many small habits repeated over time.
I play sports regularly and, whenever I can, I start the day training. I like to wake up early, dedicating that space to myself before the family and professional routine begins, and feeling that I have done something for myself. I also like to set challenges. I have participated in Hyrox competitions because for me sport is not just a physical issue: it is also discipline, energy, self-improvement, and a way of proving to myself that age does not have to be a limitation.
Diet also occupies an important place in my daily life. I try to follow a varied, Mediterranean, and balanced diet, prioritizing local, seasonal products and real foods: fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, fish, dairy, and simple meals that can be sustained in daily life.
As a mother of three, I also try to pass this way of living onto my children. Not out of obligation, but by example. I want them to see that taking care of yourself is not a one-time thing, nor something we do only when there is a problem, but a way to respect the body and have more energy to live better.
That doesn't mean it's always easy. Real life is full of work, schedules, stress, family logistics, fatigue, and days when you don't reach everything. But that's precisely why I believe that self-care is not about doing it perfectly, but about trying every day with common sense.
My personal experience with sports, nutrition, rest, and the physical changes of perimenopause has helped me understand even better how important it is to support the body at every stage. Taking care of yourself on the inside shows on the outside, but most of all it shows in how you feel, in your energy, your rest, your mood, and your way of living day by day.
