Jul 15, 2018
DEATH IN THE AMAZON
I had made the special effort of going to the Brasilian Amazonian town of Benjamin Constant. It turned out to be a metaphorical death. I still feel it as I…
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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.
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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.
Jul 15, 2018
A SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING ENCOUNTER WITH THE TICUNA OF THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON
I am dedicated to the welfare of the Indigenous peoples. I met Ticuna on one of my earliest trips to the Amazon and our relationship has only strengthened. On this…
Jul 15, 2018
The time of Tolerance in Jew Town in Cochin Kerala
This clipping was sent to me this morning by Elias Babu the Last Jew of Cochin, as I call him. Each time I am in JewTown in Cochin, I go…
Jul 15, 2018
ONE GOES TO THE AMAZON FOR THE ESSENCE OF ITS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
I have just returned from the Colombian Amazon and the best part of the trip was my renewing the spirit of fraternity and solidarity with the Ticuna Indians who inhabit…
Jul 15, 2018
KOOLULAM A GREAT METAPHOR FOR PEACE AND HARMONY AMONG ALL PEOPLE
Israel a very small country (the size of the State of New Jersey in the USA) in the Middle East, which has become a beacon of technological progress and innovation.…
Jul 15, 2018
THE FRENCH PARADOX HAS SOME NEW SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: DIARY MAY NOT BE THE CULPRIT FOR HEART DISEASE
Newer dietary fads appear on a frequent basis and promoted by paid gurus as the latest to burn the fat, decrease weight etc, that one becomes jaded after a while.…
Jul 15, 2018
MEDITERRANEAN DIET MAY SLOW DOWN RATE OF BONE LOSS IN EUROPEAN WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
KEY WORDS EUROPEAN WOMEN WITH ESTABLISHED OSTEOPOROSIS MEDITERRANEAN DIET CAN BE A MODIFIED ONE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. THIS DIET IS A SORT OF NEUTRAL DIET FOR ANY ONE TO FOLLOW…
Jul 15, 2018
AN INTERESTING ARTICLE OF WHAT BOOSTING TESTOSTERONE LEVELS MAY DO TO MENS DESIRE FOR HIGHER STATUS PRODUCTS
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Jul 15, 2018
THE INCREDIBLE COINCIDENCE OF BEING CUBAN
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Jul 15, 2018
FACEBOOK IN AMAZONIA
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Jul 15, 2018
EATING IN MIAMI FIVE DAYS IN JULY 2018
It is a pleasure to get together my Foodie Friends in Miami and spend time and pleasure with them. Since my return from Colombia, these five days have been fecund,…
Jul 15, 2018
TEM SAUDADE POR TUDO… SWEET SENSATION OF DEPARTURE FROM MIAMI
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Jul 15, 2018
HOW THE CHINESE AMERICAN FOOD TURNED ME INTO A PESCO-VEGETARIAN!
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Jul 15, 2018
WHILE COUNTING YOUR CARBS DO NOT FORGET TO COUNT YOUR CHEMICALS AS WELL
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Jul 15, 2018
POBRE MEXICO, TAN CIRCA DE ESTADOS UNIDOS Y TAN LEJOS DE DIOS
Any lover of Mexico and its grand culture would know the above quote attributed to Gen. Porfirio Diaz. First they took the land away, Texas and California among them. Like…
Jul 15, 2018
THE PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST TRAVEL AGENT
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Jul 15, 2018
HOW TO BE A MEANINGFUL FREQUENT FLIER, LEAVING NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS BEHIND
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Jul 15, 2018
SHABBAT SHALOM ON POYA DAY IN SRI LANKA
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