Sep 15, 2012
MINDFULNESS AND THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR: PAK JOE
Today is September 28 th , 2012 I have just finished reading an interesting book by Murakami Haruki: What do I think when I am Running. It has very little…
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Sep 15, 2012
ATTIRE FOR WORK.. NOTES FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Attire for Work, notes from the Indian Country I am at work. I am a Consultant Physician, specializing in Endocrinology, and work…
Sep 15, 2012
EAT TO PLEASE YOUR MICROBES: THEY KNOW YOUR GENETIC ORIGINS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A good friend of mine from Kuala Lumpur sent me two articles from our mutual favourite magazine, The Economist. Both are on…
Sep 15, 2012
SOUTH EAST ASIA FEELS NATURALLY HOME
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ASEAN…a friendly and welcoming environment Ever since I became aware of travel, I have always tried to cover regions. The Pacific was…
Aug 15, 2012
ARROGANCE, A STRUCTURAL DEFECT OF THE MIND
Arrogance, a Structural Defect of the Mind KLEISHA Arrogance arises out of ignorance, and also from attachment, thus connected to other structural defects of our minds, and in addition to…
Jun 15, 2012
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE NOTHING BEATS LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO PREVENT AND TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN USA/EUROPE/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND…etc. I have just attended a fabulous professional meeting of…
Jun 15, 2012
Normally I Do Not Participate In
Normally I do not participate in internet Forums or discussions unless something is that close to my heart. When someone had posted in a scientific forum that Sugar is the…
Jun 15, 2012
LIMINALITY: AN ANTHROPOLOGIST BETWEEN CUBA AND LOS INDIOS
THE MIRAGE OF YOUR FOOTPRINT In the course of one week I have gone through several geographical and emotional changes: my intense life in La Habana to the affections of…
May 15, 2012
Breakfast in Indonesia; Lunch in Malaysia and Dinner in Cambodia: Thank you Tony Fernandes, an Indian from Kuala Lumpur
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE BREAKFAST AT YOGYA LUNCH AT KUALA LUMPUR DINNER AT PHNOM PENH YOU CAN, THANKS TO TONY FERNANDES AND AIR ASIA The breakfast…
May 15, 2012
WHEN IS SUGAR NOT SUGAR…IN INDONESIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE CORN SUGAR, I was told, when presented with an attractive little package, in Bogor, Indonesia. Sugar brings to our mind the waving…
May 15, 2012
OBESITY AS A SOCIAL ILLNESS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE OBESITY AND DIABETES AS SOCIAL ILLNESSES In 2004, at a conference, I chose to call my presentation: Obesity as a Social Illness.…
Apr 15, 2012
THE SLUMS OF PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA AND WHAT IS A JEWISH ENDOCRINOLOGIST DOING THERE?
I am very lucky to be associated with Maurits and his tireless efforts through Mo Po Tsyo (mopotsyo.org) to control diabetes among the less served and very poor in the…