Modern Slavery He was a 33-year old very decent and hard working slightly overweight man, a minimal smoker with an important family history for heart attack, who ate "sandwiches" for lunch. A sandwich to him was a ham and cheese, and he was now complaining of a "lump" on his right wrist. Chinese or Alternative medicine states what I believe to be the fact: the fat in his diet … [Read more...]

Parklands I mean to offend no one and so my apologies are first. Forgive me for everything I say. But, I have this memory/dream that in Europe the forests are wonderfully orderly. I don't recall what's true and what I am imagining about those forests. The image I have is that, over time, it is as if a gigantic comb was raked over/through these European forests such that downed … [Read more...]

WellNotes November 1992 Hi! Let's start with the good news. "Thank God things aren't worse than they are!" This letter is an encouragement of patience and patients, meditation-prayer, religious reference and my care-encouragement for you. The world, our nation, this state, each town and city, and most families are troubled! Fear, anxiety, tension, anger, depression, and all … [Read more...]

Protecting Health With the Power of the Market Much of this is a paraphrase of the "Environment and the Economy-A Special Report" Science 260:1883-1896, 6/25/93. To paraphrase then President-elect Clinton in a December '92 speech regarding the environment "our future depends on maintaining sustainable health and in doing that we can create economic opportunity." Looking at … [Read more...]

A Note of Optimism on the Forces of Gravity and the Effort to Stand Up Against Disease It is more than just a metaphor that "the force of gravity" is to pull us down to the ground. That is, it is much easier to lie down than to stand up. We have to exert some "effort" or determination to stand. That is, it requires muscles to fight the forces of gravity to remain standing. … [Read more...]