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I support an integrative approach to healing. I practiced as a medical doctor for almost two decades, then became a psychotherapist and a reiki master/teacher and offer integrative counseling to my clients.
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Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Should parents raise their children without television?: 20 of 122
As a teenager, I grew up frustrated by the space the TV had taken in my home. It tyrannized my parents and siblings. Oh, I so much hated the shhhhhhs when I arrived with good or bad news that could not be listened to until the TV program broke for commercials. And even during the commercial, they would not give me their undiv... More..
Sciences > Biology (Other) Ethical problems of biological engineering: 1 of 6
Because the technological advances characteristic of these times have made our lives easier in many ways, we have encumbered science. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are a tremendous reminder that the imprudent use of the power granted by scientific innovation can become the most destructive of human forces. However, human beings cont... More..
Health & Fitness > Autism Autism: Is it really an epidemic?: 3 of 17
Does a connection between autism and mercury explain the autism epidemics? Jeff Bradstreet, a specialist in autism-related disorders, had documented a genetic defect in children that makes them vulnerable to thimerosal, a preservative found in some vaccines (flu among them). Thimerosal is 50 percent mercury, a known neurotoxi... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Should trans fats be banned?: 2 of 11
Articles on the negative effects that trans-fats have on cholesterol levels in the body have been published since 1987, estimating that these fats have been responsible for as many as 30,000 deaths annually in the United States (20 years times 30,000 per year equals... you tell me). Should trans-fats be banned? Yes, knowing w... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Risks Stress: A major health concern facing millions: 3 of 16
No need to prove that in the United States both stress and obesity are mounting. More than 60 percent of Americans are overweight or obese. This nation's workers put in more hours on the job than the labor force of any other industrial nation, where the trend has been just the opposite.If you wonder why you have gained weight... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Abstract poems: 110 of 576
We will not cease exploringThis dissimilar geographyEven if saddened with an insularityFeatured by an ever-contending humanity.Sterile efforts colonize science with qualms.The highest the number of truths unveiledThe broadest the breach splitting us apart.The verbs are: I discriminate, I fear.Their power is seating on my igno... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Breathing deeply and its benefits to health: 3 of 11
Stop the suffering, breathe!In a transformational breathing seminar led by Peter Murray, he was the first raising his hand when he asked, "Who likes to suffer?" Seemingly, we are all in search of joy, but actually, we are bound to toxic thoughts that give us constant sorrow.Take a deep breath.If you're like me, maybe you love... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Is there a satisfactory alternative to sugar?: 5 of 16

While being refined, sugar loses enzymes, vitamins and minerals and becomes almost pure sucrose. In the metabolic process, sucrose steals these lost micronutrients from the body and therefore, it causes health problems. But is fructose the alternative?There seems to be an agreement between nutrition specialists, that among th... More..
Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods Is organic produce really worth more money?: 24 of 69
Statistics show that decade by decade people spend less money on food while they spend more money on health. Frank Oakes, who has been a militant for organic food for almost two decades thinks there is a direct correlation: cheap food equals bad health. "Industrialization has made food less expensive, and less nutritious," he... More..
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Avoiding the holiday binge: 7 of 17
If we worry about gaining a few pounds during the holidays, we should also be concerned about what we do to our hearts. If we're not wise enough to keep healthy habits, we might not be able to enjoy the new year at all. And I don't mean to scare anybody, but winter holidays are the deadliest period of the year for Americans. ... More..