A Taste of Freedom The taste of freedom is "lighter." It doesn't have the same heavy-strong sensations as red pepper, cumin, chili, cheese, meat, pizza, grinders, hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, cakes-cookies-pastries, etc. The taste of freedom comes to your mind and your tongue when you "STCC15X." That is, when you Sit, Chew your food, and Count it 15 times (STCC-15X) you … [Read more...]
I am Music (or Medicine)
I Am Music (Or Medicine) I don't mean to be catty, but Barry Manilow has a big nose. It could have happened to you or me, but it happened to him. However, he does sing well and has made a lot of money in the music industry, far more than I have made preaching Preventive Medicine. He wrote a song called "I Am Music" and it is a very pretty and well performed song. While I am … [Read more...]
Keep on Moving, Skinny Children, Super Slow and Exercise Machines – The Exercise Opportunity
Keep on Moving, Skinny Children, Super Slow and Exercise Machines - The Exercise Opportunity While you are in the check-out line of a grocery store, watch any bored-to-death 3 year old child waiting to leave. He/she acts like a jumping bean constantly moving, walking, crouching, doing whatever he/she can to entertain him/herself, just enough not to be a spankable nuisance. Mom … [Read more...]
Salt (Sodium), High Blood Pressure, Less than 12% Rule, and "Walking on Clouds"
She was a very intelligent and straightforward 50-year old African-American legal secretary from California. At 5'7", 207 pounds, her blood pressure was 180/104 when first was seen. I made clear to her how her personal choices were affecting her blood pressure, risk of stroke/dialysis/sudden death/heart attack, etc. horrors. She agreed to change. She returned for follow-up … [Read more...]
Parklands
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...]