Oct 15, 2011
DONT LISTEN TO PROFESSIONAL NUTRITIONAL ADVICE; IMITATE THE FRENCH
Dont listen to the nutritional advice you see on the Internet or from a person to whom you pay to hear it.. just watch the french eat.. why is that…
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.
Sep 15, 2011
Harvest Festival of the HoCank and the Jewish New Year
I stepped out of the gymnasium into the pleasantly chilled air of this waning days of the Northern Summer; I could still hear the drums and jingle of the dresses.…
Sep 15, 2011
From ONE home in ASIA to another in EUROPE
10 am at Heathrow terminal 4 11 am at Paris CDG 1700 in KL Singapour 5 am in La Habana, Miami The flight from Paris to London was delayed because…
Sep 15, 2011
Philosophy of the man in seat 4 D LH 747-400
Philosophy of the man in Seat 4 D This year, for unknown reasons, I had been assigned to seat 4 D on Lufthansa long haul flights, usually to Asia. It…
Aug 15, 2011
Welcome to America.. So Good to be in Seattle
Arrived late last night at the Seattle Airport and within the next few hours I realized I have landed in USA.. the driver who took me to the hotel was…
Aug 15, 2011
WHEN YOU ARE FREQUENT FLIER, A SENSE OF DETACHMENT IS NECESSARY
I boarded the flight to Omaha from Detroit Airport. When they announced that volunteers were needed to give up their seats on this flight, I did a quick turn around…
Aug 15, 2011
YOGA AND THE FREQUENT FLIER
Yoga Sutra 1.21 For the keenly intense seekers progress is steady YOGA AND THE FREQUENT FLIER This was my first flight aboard the new aircraft Airbus 380-800 belonging to Air…
Jul 15, 2011
How Does One Become an Avid Reader
How does one become an avid reader? When does it start? For most of us, it starts early in life, when you see your parents or grandparents reading or even…
Jul 15, 2011
FREQUENT FLIERS, OBESITY AND HEART DISEASE
Frequent Fliers, Obesity and Heart Disease Gone are the days when flying around the world was a glamorous affair, when flying to distant locale itself had an exciting connotation. Nowadays…
Jul 15, 2011
MALAYSIA FRIENDS FOOD AND CLASSICAL YOGA
MALAYSIA TO MALAYSIA MY LIFE IN BETWEEN VISITS TO MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Singapore to Tokyo. Tokyo to London. London to Paris. Paris to Miami. Miami to The Indians,…
Jun 15, 2011
7000 MILES TO SEE YOUR BEST FRIEND
The Flight, an Air France Boeing 777 left Paris Airport at 12 midnight. After a good flight of 12 hours, we reached Singapour Airport. The only turbulence was over the…
Jun 15, 2011
SYMBOLISM AND SPIRITUALITY
SYMBOLISM AND SPIRITUALITY Today my sister wanted me to go with her, to witness the end of the year ceremonies for her granddaughter who is graduating from Grade III. As…
May 15, 2011
GRATEFUL LIST ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY AMONG THE AMERICAN INDIANS
It has been a long time since I have had such a sense of balance in my heart and in my life. As my Hocank Sister would say, “without sacrifice,…
May 15, 2011
Where are People More Equal and Healthier
when talking about standards of living, GDP, Gross Domestic Product is often mentioned and most travelers realize that it is not a good indicator of the quality of life. Most…
Mar 15, 2011
Endocrinologist/Medical Anthropologist, an insight into the life of one
Wandering Medical Anthropologist and Endocrinologist: A prescription for a Stress Free Life Day 1 March 4 th , 2011 EuroStar. Paris Gare du Nord to St Pancras, London. 2h 32…
Mar 15, 2011
Cuban Doctors, Cholera in Haiti and their valiant Assistance
I am so proud of what the Cuban doctors are doing, to help the sister nation of Haiti . This is the little known aspect of Cuba's aid to 69…
Feb 15, 2011
Native Americans and Yoga: Symbolism East and West
Symbolism East and the West Native Americans and Yoga I have with me a book, since 2004, which I have not begun to read: Veda and Torah: Transcending the Textually…
Feb 15, 2011
Homeopathy/Natural Care for Chronic Rhinitis
Natural Remedies for Chronic Rhinitis, Sinusitis and Oro-pharyngitis If you are one of the multitudes of sufferers, the Chinese are especially burdened with this, of Chronic Rhinitis, you can be…