Mar 15, 2020
IBURPROFEN IN THE TIME OF CORONA
France along with Spain and Italy has larger share of Coronavirus in Europe. In France, as of this writing, there are over 5000 cases, with more than 125 deaths and…
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Mar 15, 2020
BEDLAM IN USA BUT CALM MINDFUL NIGHT IN MIAMI
People worry that they would be bored if they have to stay home for more than a few days, as most people in this world are forced to do now…
Mar 15, 2020
ULTRAPROCESSED FOOD AND THE BRASIL PARADOX..THE CAUSE OF RISING OBESITY AROUND THE WORLD
The concept of UPFs was born in the early years of this millennium when a Brazilian scientist called Carlos Monteiro noticed a paradox. People appeared to be buying less sugar,…
Mar 15, 2020
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THIS EUPHORIA?
What is the origin of this EUPHORIA? It originated somewhere else, but came seeking me .. And I was listening to Alex Fox from Argentina playing his Spanish Guitar I…
Feb 15, 2020
SIMPLE THINGS TO PREVENT ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS TO DISRUPT YOUR HORMONES
I am an Endocrinologist, a physician who studies the function and dysfunction of various hormones in our body. Most people would have heard of Oestrogen, Testosterone, Thyroid hormones at least,…
Feb 15, 2020
THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF SPIRITUAL HEALING AND IN JAPAN FOREST HEALING IS POPULAR
The first ever indigenous group that I worked with was a traditional group of American Indians who lived in their own little territory deep inside the USA. I was completely…
Feb 15, 2020
HEALTH CARE USING CERTAIN BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE HOW TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN THE USA USING BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES. A NOTE TO THE DOCTORS The Four Noble Truths Buddha was…
Feb 15, 2020
OH MIGHTY AMERICA .. YOUR BLOCKADE DOES NOT AFFECT THE MIGHTY, BUT AFFECT THE HUMBLE POOR MARGINALIZED MIDDLE CLASS AND POOR PEOPLE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I am writing this from my flat in Vedado, Havana, Cuba while listening to Iranian music. I have been thinking a lot…
Feb 15, 2020
DISEASE. ILLNESS SICKNESS. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE, ASKED A FRIEND
The normally Mediterranean-style climate of La Habana took a turn with the arrival of a cold front, a frente frio, from the North, The temperature dropped to 21C, the change…
Feb 15, 2020
NOT DWELLING ON THE NONCONDITIONED. BUDDHA IN REAL LIFE
NOT DWELLING ON THE NONCONDITIONED I am writing this from my flat in Vedado in La Habana, Cuba. The life here seems almost ideal. I woke up from a blissful…
Jan 15, 2020
EXCITING TIMES FOR AN ENDOCRINE PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I am a Physician specializing in Endocrinology, which is a specialty which has always been micro-molecular in its outlook and depth. As…
Jan 15, 2020
CUBAN STYLE WHOLISTIC MEDICINE: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL
In this past week, I have witnessed at close quarters, the wonderful wholistic approach to HEALTH in CUBA. Health is not the absence of disease, it is obvious from the…