Sep 15, 2014
LAUGHTER AS A CURE FOR STRESS
A CURE FOR STRESS: LAUGHTER or having Jewish Sense of Humour helps. I am a Doctor/Anthropologist to some of the poorest people in the USA. Because they live in isolated…
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Sep 15, 2014
STRESS: CAUSES AND HOW TO REDUCE IT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE STRESS IN OLDER MEN A NEW DEFINITION OF OLD This morning after reading an article published from Oregon State University, I conclude:…
Sep 15, 2014
A MORNING IN THE LIFE OF A PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
SPEND A MORNING WITH AN AUSTRALIAN/CUBAN/JEWISH ANTHROPOLOGIST ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The morning was welcomingly fresh; the temperature was a mild 57 F/11 C with no sign of rain. The…
Sep 15, 2014
CUBA {NOT}IN THE NEWS: HUMANITARIAN GESTURE TO SIERRA LEONE AND EBOLA CRISIS
CUBA has an unenviable record of helping countries when natural disasters hit them. Every one knows about their efforts after the Earthquake and during the Cholera epidemic in Haiti. A…
Sep 15, 2014
SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTH CARE: WHAT I LEARNED FROM CANCER PATIENTS
Spirituality in Health Care Healing versus Curing Quality vs. Quantity How many vs. how much In treating Cancer, How long is the survival? Rather than how good is the quality…
Sep 15, 2014
WOULD A BIALY BY ANY OTHER NAME TASTE THE SAME? A BIALY IS NOT A BAGEL!
WOULD BIALY BY ANY OTHER NAME TASTE THE SAME? A BIALY IS NOT A BAGEL I was recently engaged in one of our long conversations with my dear friend Dr…
Sep 15, 2014
COST OF LOOSING WEIGHT: 75 DOLLARS PER POUND WEIGHT LOST WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS TO 200 DOLLARS WITH MEDICATIONS
An interesting study had been published in the journal Obesity by Dr Eric Finkelstein who is with both Duke University and the National University of Singapore combined programme with Duke…
Sep 15, 2014
WHAT DO AMERICANS EAT? QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY
One of the first lessons I learned from the American Indians was that the Europeans think Quantitatively while they themselves thought Qualitatively. This way of thinking is so pervasive that…
Sep 15, 2014
TOO LAZY TO EXERCISE OR WORKING HARD TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE? SCENARIO FROM THE USA
Some astounding factors about Exercise in America Comparing the data from 1988-1994 with 2009-2010, the proportion of adults who reported NO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, increased from 19.1% to 51.7% in women…
Sep 15, 2014
HOW TO BE HAPPY: DECREASE YOUR DESIRES
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE It was a pleasant evening. Good Northern Mexican food, good company of friends involved in Pubic Health. The now defunct El Modelo…
Sep 15, 2014
INTERNET BY CANDLELIGHT
INTERNET BY CANDLELIGHT No, I don't mean to go back in time, by energizing Internet by Candlelight. During the heyday of alternative lifestyle, they used to talk about Steam Guitar…
Aug 15, 2014
SAUDADE, LE MAL DU PAYS, ANORANSA, LONGING: A FULL LIFE OF SENSITIVITY AND JOY
SAUDADE, LE MAL DU PAYS, ANORANSA, LONGING For MM et LBGS Le Mal du Pays Diamond Head menhirs in quiberon sacred hill for the lakota wickiup in sierra madre oriental…