I was delighted to be invited to listen to Malila, the youngest Nobel Prize winner for her advocacy of education for girls throughout the world. Education is indeed the best way to solve the problems that bedevil any society, especially the education of the hands that rock the cradle.
Loneliness and obesity are arguably the most common sources of unhappiness. They are related: when we are lonely, we tend to fill the void with comfort food, which will give us momentary relief, only to exacerbate our angst later. More often than not, we need help to overcome these pr
I left it in 2015 for many reasons. Some of them are mentioned in the excellent articles included below Doctors Aren’t Burned Out From Overwork. We’re Demoralized by Our Health System By Eric Reinhart, New York Times, February 5, 2023 Doctors have long diagnosed many of our sickest
If you have had any skin problem, you were very likely prescribed a cream to put on the problem. It may result in enough improvement. BUT it would be better if you worked on the source of the problem: a microbiome (gut bacteria) imbalance. This is most often due to poor diets, antibio
Intermittent fasting—not good now? Intermittent fasting has received a lot of attention from patients and researchers in the last few years. It does seem to work. But, as is usually the case, we are now seeing studies that may dampen our initial enthusiasm. But take courage: the main
You must watch SPIRITED, a silly, but very creative and insightful Christmas musical. It is a magnificent reflection of our society and young people. If you came of age watching CAMELOT, SINGING IN THE RAIN, OKLAHOMA, etc., you may have a view of the world completely different from th
We have known for a while that over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen (NSAIDs) increase the risk of gastrointestinal, renal and cardiac problems. Now we have evidence that they compromise the painful joints we are trying to calm down. What are we to do when we are in
