Jun 15, 2013
PITY OR COMPASSION IS NOT LOVE
Walking around this latin american city, watching the empty shops, sad faces in the streets, I felt a sadness which can be due to a combination of emotions and as…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
May 15, 2013
STEVE AVERY THE LITERATE MAN OF SIOUX CITY, AMIDST THE ILLITERATE DESERT WITHOUT OASES
the literate man of sioux city surviving in a non literate city the weekend was upon us, the Americans were celebrating the Mexican equivalent of the Day of the Dead,…
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…
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
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…
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…
Mar 15, 2013
CULTURE, NUTRITION, METHANE GAS AND OBESITY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I have been fortunate to work with American Indians in the USA. Because of their uniqueness, I tried to learn as much…
Mar 15, 2013
SEARCHING FOR SEDER IN BRUSSELS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Searching for Seder in Brussels I used to be very active in Jewish Student affairs when I was at school as well…
Mar 15, 2013
A WANDERING JEW’S PESACH: SO HAPPY TO CELEBRATE, SO HAPPY TO REMEMBER
This evening, all over the world, Jewish People of all hues, nationalities, religious beliefs will celebrate PESACH.. Over the course of years, I have been lucky to celebrate Passover Seder…
Mar 15, 2013
AMERICA IS THE FUTURE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE AMERICA IS THE FUTURE* *APPLICABLE TO AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND NZ TO A LESSER DEGREE Why do I think so? After many years…
Mar 15, 2013
HOW TO AVOID HEART DISEASE,DIABETES AND CANCER IN INDONESIA OR AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS
Whereas Emirati or Pakistani general population have less knowledge about what constitutes Health and how to avoid being Sick, Americans are inundated with information about health and are cognizant of…
Mar 15, 2013
THAI AIRWAYS VERSUS UNITED AIRLINES: NO COMPARISON
Recently I had the chance to experience on board services on both United, flying a one hour 15 minute flight from Omaha to Chicago ; and a few hours later…
Feb 15, 2013
THE SUPERVITAMIN D OR IS IT A HORMONE?
VITAMIN D THE NEW SUPERVITAMIN BUT IS IT A HORMONE? Should Vitamin D be renamed Sunshine Hormone? Vitamin D3 is synthesized in the skin during summer under the influence of…
Jan 15, 2013
SYMBOLIC TALK AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN PATIENTS: THE NEED TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE SYMBOLIC TALK AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN PATIENTS: A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER NEEDS TO BECOME CULTURALLY COMPETENT. A Group of young girl athletes from…
Jan 15, 2013
LIFESTYLE AND CANCER: TO GAIN RESPECT, YOU GIVE RESPECT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE LIFESTYLE AND CANCER While the MORTALITY (death) from cancer has declined in the USA (Treatment and Early diagnosis), the incidence (new cases,…
Dec 15, 2012
INDONESIANS IN PARIS
I am used to meeting visitors in various parts of the world, but today was an unique experience for me in that I was waiting for a group of Indonesians…