Sep 15, 2020
BUDDHA SAID. WHEN I AM EATING I KNOW I AM EATING…
In memory of October 5th 2019 when a Tibetan monk walked into the area where I was having breakfast, Bristows Lighthouse Bungalow in Fort Cochin in Kerala. We talked and…
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Sep 15, 2020
BEAUTY OF MIAMI IS NOT THE GLITTER AND GLAMOUR AND THE LATIN BLING.. BUT WHAT NATURE CAN PROVIDE .. HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT
I realized this sojourn in Miami compels to appreciate the beauty of Miami a friend of mine, whom I call the Optimistic Optometrist or I and I, sent me photos…
Sep 15, 2020
MICHELE GUREVICH THE QUEEN OF LOW FI POP AND THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MELANCHOLIA
If you are listening to the music from just one country or one continent, you can be lulled into thinking you are listening to the best of the music there…
Sep 15, 2020
MAY THE COMING YEAR 5781 BE ESPECIAL FOR ALL OF US : ISRAEL ARAB COUNTRIES IRAN . INDIA AND CHINA AND ESPECIALLY THE USA AND BRASIL . as always mi ISLA RICA. CUBA
In just a few hours, the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins. I have been feeling good thinking about my mischpochah: family scattered around the world, including USA Israel…
Sep 15, 2020
TODAY IS 5 TISHREI 5781. REMEMBERING SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG WHO DIED ON 1 TISHREI 5781
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a Brooklyn born Jew that all young women, jews and non jews, could look up to . She was a staunch openminded Justice not swayed by…
Sep 15, 2020
MY DREAM OF FLYING TO TEL AVIV VIA DOHA ON QATAR AIRWAYS MAY BE A REALITY IN THE JEWISH YEAR 5781
Today is the third day of the New Year 5781.. A bit of good news from Qatar, a country that I am fond of. Home of my favourite airlines, Qatar…
Sep 15, 2020
HAPPY JEWISH NEW YEAR. SHANAH TOVAH 5781
Since we all are concerned about the havocs to the bodies of humans caused by this virus, I wanted to start the new year healthy enough,, as you can see…
Sep 15, 2020
IF MAPS CAN TELL A STORY, HERE IT IS. POVERTY. OBESITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONSERVATIVE POLITICS
OBESITY RATE 2018 Obese states tend to be less educated, poorer, less healthy and governed by conservative politicians.. IN GENERAL.. If there is a correlation between all these .. it…
Aug 15, 2020
IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, GOOD NEWS FROM ISRAEL
In these difficult and challenging times, it is always nice to hear good news from any part of the world but lately good news especially in the field of science…
Aug 15, 2020
THE PERMANENT EPIDEMIC IN USA. OBESITY WELCOME FOREIGNERS, COME AND GET FAT
WHERE ARE THOU HEADED ..OBESITY AMONG AMERICANS According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42 percent of people in the country were obese in 2017/2018-a rise from…
Aug 15, 2020
I WILL NOT MISS YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE, SAID LA PETITE POETE DE COTE SAUVAGE
The book was given as a gift. I was about to go to Malaysia for a visit. I was a freshly minted graduate doctor in the halls of a hospital…
Aug 15, 2020
IN MANY WAYS CUBAN MEDICINE UNSELFISHLY REACHES OUT TO THE WORLD … IT HELPS ME HELP OTHERS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES INCLUDING OUR ARCHENEMY
I am a Doctor without Borders, in the sense that I help with the little talent I have as a Pubic Health physician based on Endocrinology and Anthropology, in many…