Dec 15, 2020
A FULL MOON AND A WELCOME WITH RELIEF OF A NEW YEAR 31.12.2021
on 29th december 2020, the last full moon of the decade appears and as the Indians call it the winter moon or the moon that brings the winter.. I received…
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Dec 15, 2020
THE PUZZLE OF VITAMIN D
THE PUZZLE OF VITAMIN D It was very exciting to study about Vitamin D metabolism while we were medical students. Called Sunshine Vitamin it was manufactured in the skin from…
Dec 15, 2020
WHO WAS WALDEMAR HUFFKINE? BACTERIOLOGISTS, INDIANS INTERESTED IN MEDICAL HISTORY AND JEWS AND SOME PHILATELISTS REMEMBER HIM
The very first time I heard the name WALDEMAR HUFFKINE was when I was offered a STAMP which showed his face and his proper role (but largely forgotten) in the…
Dec 15, 2020
MOROCCO-ISRAELI FRIENDSHIP IS CENTURIES OLD.. A NICE HANUKKAH GIFT OF INCREASED MUTUAL COOPERATION
Jews must have lived in Morocco ever since 70 CE but the definite change came after they were expelled from Spain 1492. Even before the expulsion, there was migration of…
Nov 15, 2020
WHEN WOULD BRAZILIANS BEGIN TO TREAT THEIR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AS EQUALS? WHOSE LAND IT IS ANYWAY?
The Video is Silent Killer Coronavirus in the Amazon I heard from my Ticuna friends that they were also relying upon the remedies from the Forest to fight this disease.…
Nov 15, 2020
WHAT BROUGHT THE MAGIC OF TRAVEL TO ME ?
En Akaba dejó la huella de su mano en la pared de los abrevaderos. En Gdynia se lamentó por haber perdido sus papeles en una riña de taberna, pero no…
Nov 15, 2020
AS WE BEGIN TO TRAVEL, IT IS GOOD TO AVOID PLACES WHICH ARE POLLUTED AND GO TO PLACES WHICH ARE LESS POLLUTED
The majority of the polluted CITIES in this world are either in INDIA, CHINA or PAKISTAN . That does not mean all of CHINA and INDIA are polluted. Of the…
Nov 15, 2020
NOVEMBER 2, 2020 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. TOUSSAINT EN FRANCE. REMEMBERING DEAR DEPARTED ONES IN CUBA BRASIL
From the BBC: Three ideas for how to live a fuller life By Roman Krznaric 28th October 2020 By reimagining our relationship with time – and coming to terms with…
Nov 15, 2020
AN EXPERIMENT ON MYSELF: HOW MUCH DOES MY BLOOD SUGAR RISE ? RICE BAD FOR YOU? DOES IT MATTER WHO COOKS FOR YOU ? QUALITY OF FOOD?
Australia which gave us some excellent Nutritional leaders and pioneering research in Nutrition, lately has ben sending cut and paste articles on Nutrition on various websites. As Harari would say…
Nov 15, 2020
PLEASE DO NOT COME TO CAMBODIA AND TELL PEOPLE NOT TO EAT RICE… WITHOUT CONTEXT WORDS HAVE NO MEANING (MERLEAU-PONTY)
NUTRITIONAL EXPERTS AND LACK OF CONTEXT I am an Endocrinologist, educated in London, Melbourne and Miami and that doe not mean I would be very successful in Siem Reap, Cambodia…
Oct 15, 2020
OCTOBER 5 2019. TO OCTOBER 5 2020. GIVE ME THE EIGHTY DAYS OF LOVE
On the morning of October 5, 2019, I knew my. life was going to change, but did not expect so many changes. I am used to unexpected pleasures but this…
Oct 15, 2020
THE HARVEST MOON. THE AUTUMN MOON. NATIONAL DAY CHINA AND PHOTOS OF THE MOON FROM DIFFERENT PLACES
We are in the middle of celebrations.. for various cultures, various sentiments and various symbolisms. Harvest Moon for the Indians Autumn Moon and memories of Cakes eaten at this time.…