Dec 15, 2013
SPIRITUALITY: LETTER TO A JEWISH FRIEND IN MIAMI
Thoughts on Spirituality I have thought about it for long. One thing I can tell you what it is not: Rituals and Dogma like you mentioned in your email of…
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Dec 15, 2013
SPEND A MORNING WITH AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST AND READ WITH HIM
Eleven articles arrived on a peer reviewed Diabetes and Metabolism Journal this morning. What was very interesting to note was that the authors were not from the usual developed countries…
Nov 15, 2013
METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY AND THE DEADLY
METABOLIC SYNDROME A DISEASE IS BORN WHEN YOU CONVERT SOCIAL INEQUALITIES INTO MEDICAL MEASUREMENTS It is interesting to observe the metabolic changes among the Native Americans over a short period…
Nov 15, 2013
VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN: CULTURE AND MODERN MEDICINE
CULTURE, GENETICS, MODERN MEDICINE AND NON COMPLIANT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Why is this Social Anthropologist writing an article about the scientific aspects of recently popularized Vitamin D? Epidemiologists, those troubadours…
Nov 15, 2013
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY TRANSLATED INTO REALITY: THE TRADITIONAL KICKAPOO TRIBE IN ACTION
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY TRANSLATED INTO REALITY: THE CASE OF MEXICAN KIKAPU/KICKAPOO: KICKAPOO TRADITIONAL TRIBE OF TEXAS KTTT Philosophy as a guide to living- an essence of ones contentment, the feeling of…
Nov 15, 2013
HOLOCAUST, HUBERMAN, ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. AM ISRAEL CHAI
AM ISRAEL CHAI: HOLOCAUST, HUBERMAN AND ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA The clock was turned back one hour. My sleeping pattern had been disrupted by crisscrossing of continents. I woke up at…
Nov 15, 2013
TRAVELLING IN AMERICA: ENJOY THE VAGARIES OF CAPITALISM
TRAVELLING IN AMERICA: ENJOY THE VAGARIES OF CAPITALISM Almost always, my friend the Sage of Sioux City would say, Capitalism rewards the wrong type of person. I am assuming, hopefully…
Nov 15, 2013
Thinking of Buenos Aires…
Mi Buenos Aires Querido Poverty and Elegance in the South The signs are everywhere. Even upscale neighborhood’s are covered with graffiti. And there are no constructions going on.. And lots…
Nov 15, 2013
THE JEWISH IDENTITY IN DIASPORA
The Jewish Identity in Diaspora The Economist, published weekly, has to be one of the best brain foods that is published that frequently in the English Language. I have great…
Nov 15, 2013
YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ: ASK YOUR DOCTOR WHETHER HE PAYS FOR WHAT HE READS!
YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ Be careful not to become Ignorant! My teacher at University of Miami, Dr Howard Lessner (olav ha shalom) once told me, noting my desire to…
Nov 15, 2013
THRIFTY GENE TO METABOLIC SYNDROME : HOW THE HUNTER GATHERERS BECAME OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS, HYPERCHOLESTROLEMIA IN JAMAICA AND A CUBAN/AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST In the Medical Literature, there has been a lot of hullabaloo made about the importance of…
Nov 15, 2013
JEWS OF MALABAR, CHANUKKIA AMONG THE AMERICAN INDIANS
JEWS OF MALABAR, A MAKE DO MENORAH AND THE CHANUKKIAH LAMP AMONG THE INDIANS This invitation arrived from Cochin, India today: As the Jewish community is dwindling in Malabar, more…