May 15, 2013
RASTA AND DIABETES…AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE RASTAFARIANS AND DIABETES CAN A TRUE RASTA GET DIABETES? The beautiful island of Jamaica in the West Indies is visited by millions…
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May 15, 2013
SHORT INTENSE EXERCISE WITH REST AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS: LESSONS FROM THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE We look at Doctors as guardians of our health, and expect them to follow what they preach: Eat Well and Exercise. A…
May 15, 2013
PEER TO PEER HEALTH PROMOTION AT WORK PLACE : ZHENG HE’S METHOD OF COLLABORATION
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Peer to peer health promotion at work place The humble boss of Bogor An old Indian story talks about a group of…
May 15, 2013
REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS UNIVERSE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE REMARKABLE MEN and WOMEN WHO BLESS YOUR LIFE During the month of April, 2013 I was fortunate to travel to the Indian…
May 15, 2013
THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU For those who hide behind their identities and the exteriors of themselves and their skin as…
May 15, 2013
CHOLERA AND TYPE 2 DIABETES: A METAPHORIC CONNECTION?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST THINKS ABOUT CHOLERA CHOLERA AND DIABETES IS THERE A METAPHORIC CONNECTION? When we talk about a CURE for Cholera, what…
May 15, 2013
NON COMPLIANT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: DONT GIVE UP ON YOUR PATIENTS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE NEVER GIVE UP ON A PATIENT OF YOURS AND IN FACT ON ANOTHER HUMAN BEING FOR THAT MATTER. About ten years ago,…
Apr 15, 2013
HUMILITY OF A LAKOTA MEDICINE MAN
AMONG THE LAKOTA OF CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA I had just arrived at the home of my colleague, when he announced that a Medicine Man from…
Apr 15, 2013
OZONE THERAPY IN NORTHERN MEXICO: PIEDRAS NEGRAS and memories of CUBA
The breakfast was being prepared as I came back from my brisk morning walk. Machacada, which is sliced meat; and specially prepared Refried Beans for me (without pork portion, but…
Apr 15, 2013
A DAY IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY: A PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AMONG THE OMAHA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST Starting the day off with readings from Yoga Sutra, commentary by Yogendra from Yoga…
Apr 15, 2013
AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN SOUTH TEXAS: FROM INDIANS TO INDIANS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The alarm went off at 0600 AM, I had already packed my bags, so it was easy to be ready to leave…
Apr 15, 2013
Among the American Indians, You are surrounded by wisdom
When you enter the Indian country, you are in a totally different world. Each time I feel I am entering a ring surrounded by wise men and women and if…