Apr 15, 2018
THE TOUCH: THE SCIENCE, THE PHILOSOPHY AND THE MYSTIC
HUMAN TOUCH as a mystic, therapeutic and culturally relevant symbol, is receiving some scientific attention as well. I have just left Cuba and one of the first things I note…
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.
Apr 15, 2018
CUBANS WANT CAPITALISM AND THE AMERICANS WANT DEMOCRACY: NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET
The pundits on this side of the Gulf pontificate about democracy in the island of Cuba, make grandiose pronouncements (remember, The Final Hour of Castro, a book published in the…
Apr 15, 2018
MIND SPIRIT AND THE BODY SADHGURU ON THE SCIENCE OF FOOD FREQUENCY
Between UmonHon Indians and an anticipated Asian meal at the KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, I wanted to feed my Spirits and who better to listen to than SADHGURU? If you…
Apr 15, 2018
DO I TAKE VITAMIN OR NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS? NO
I am an Endocrinologist, a physician specializing in the Metabolism of the body, about the balance of various hormones is of interest to me. Very early on in my training,…
Apr 15, 2018
KRISFLYER BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE IN SINGAPORE CHANGI WHAT A LOVELY AIRPORT
SINGAPORE CHANGI airport consistently wins all awards for being the best Airport in the world, a distinction it holds on to, even after these many years. USA is far behind…
Apr 15, 2018
58 HOURS FROM MIAMI FOR A JOURNEY TO THE EAST ENDING UP IN KUALA LUMPUR
only dedicated travel fans would understand why it took me 52 hours to go from Miami to Kuala Lumpur. There are multiple one stop journeys to KL from Miami: British…
Apr 15, 2018
Tourist Advice: Thank you for not coming
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Mar 15, 2018
THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP THAT KEEPS ON GIVING: MUNCHING OF KUALA LUMPUR AND SADHGURU
Mun Ching Yong has been a friend of mine for over a decade when we met on an Air Asia Flight to Siem Reap from Kuala Lumpur in February 2008.…
Mar 15, 2018
Tumultuous arrival in La Habana
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Mar 15, 2018
First Meal in La Habana Shabbat Shalom
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Mar 15, 2018
LAMENTO SOCIALISTA OF THE CUBANS IN CUBA
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Mar 15, 2018
WHY IS ISRAEL SO MUCH MORE INNOVATIVE THAN ITS NEIGHBOURS? ONE EXPLANATION
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Mar 15, 2018
OBESITY IN MALAYSIA AND WHAT IS THIS PARLIAMENTARIAN DOING ABOUT IT
I received this newspaper clip from Malaysia this morning. A legislator was in fact praising the Obesity epidemic in the country saying it shows that the country is prosperous compared…
Mar 15, 2018
INVOLVEMENT AT WORK : THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY
INVOLVEMENT AT WORK: WHERE THE BORDERS BETWEEN WORK, SOCIETY AND JOY MELT AWAY, TOUCHING ON THE SPIRITUAL WORLD I am at a purpose built office building in a small town…
Mar 15, 2018
SOCIETAL TRAUMA AND HEALTH: RECESSION OF 2008 IN USA , SPECIAL PERIOD OF CUBA AND KHMER ROUGE AND DIABETES IN CAMBODIA
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Mar 15, 2018
CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE UND A BEEZL MITZVAH
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Mar 15, 2018
JOAN WILLIAMS A WELL KNOWN JAMAICAN PERSONALITY REFLECTS ON RELAY FOR LIFE: A CANCER AWARENESS RAISING EVENT IN WHICH MY SISTER JACKIE AND HER HUSBAND JOSPEH ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED
Cancer is no longer a death sentence Dr. Grace Wang (L) poses with six-time survivor Jackie On Saturday 10th March, I got a great opportunity to see close up the…
Mar 15, 2018
MICROBIOME AND TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES
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