Apr 15, 2016
PESACH CAME A LITTLE EARLY THIS YEAR…. MIAMI FRIENDSHIP AND CONTENTMENT
When I left the Old Lisbon Restaurant in Coral Way in Miami today, I felt such a contentment. I was with my good friends M and W and their good…
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Medical Themes: <span>Jewish Diaspora</span>
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Mar 15, 2016
GENETIC FOOD OF THE ORIENTAL JEWS
Much new information is coming out, the latest research on individualizing your nutrition to suit your microbiome comes from Israel, to confirm what American Indians have always believed in: Food…
Mar 15, 2016
PURIM IN LA HABANA, JOY OF PURIM FROM COCHIN
The Purim greetings I fondly recollect was the one my younger brother Ricardo sent me from Jerusalem in 2009. Two young orthodox Jewish children were dressed in Arab costumes of…
Mar 15, 2016
ALIYAH TO AMERICA.. thoughts after Brussels massacre
From a personal point of view, these past few days have not been the best of days. I had a most wonderful time in the past few weeks: American Indians,…
Mar 15, 2016
A LONELY JEW IN LONDON
A LONELY JEW IN LONDON My first long term visit out of Australia, as a Jew and a teenager was to Sweden. Coming from a traditional Jewish community in Melbourne,…
Mar 15, 2016
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES IN MALACCA: LE YIN AND AMIN
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES IN MALACCA: LE YIN AND AMIN I have been a frequent visitor to Malacca, the historic town in the peninsular Malaysia which has a parallel history to Fort…
Mar 15, 2016
AN EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: CATHAY PACIFIC NEW YORK TO HONG KONG TO KUALA LUMPUR
AN EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: CATHAY PACIFIC NEW YORK TO HONG KONG TO KUALA LUMPUR I am a frequent flier on many airlines so for me to make such a statement,…
Feb 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN A SPIRITUAL HOME
FORT COCHIN, A SPIRITUAL HOME Even though Fort Cochin cannot give me the exhilaration of walking along the streets of my neighbourhood of Vedado, in La Habana, it has given…
Feb 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN A SUMPTUOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND BODY AND THE SOUL
FORT COCHIN A SUMPTUOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND, BODY AND THE SOUL. ONE DAY IN FEBRUARY My choices of places to stay at Fort Cochin are the Old Lighthouse Bristow…
Feb 15, 2016
PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AND THE ARTIST: YOU MEET THOSE YOU NEED TO MEET
DOCTOR AND THE ARTIST YOU MEET THOSE YOU NEED TO MEET Stop looking for them! admonished my Meskwakia teacher, “dr” Brown. You don’t need to search, they will cross your…
Feb 15, 2016
MICROBIOME TELLS YOU WHAT YOU ARE AND EAT ACCORDINGLY
Microbiome as a word had not been coined, when I became aware of something mysterious in the workings of our food and body. Being a student at that time, my…
Jan 15, 2016
CONTENT TO BE WITH AMERICAN INDIANS.. DESPITE THE SNOW AND THE COLD… CUBA IS WAITING
After leaving France and Belgium, it was so good to spend a few days in Miami, my American home. Miami always reminds me of the variety of food and the…