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I am a medical practitioner, and have worked in South Africa for about 5 years, working with mostly unfortunate souls (with illnesses ranging from the common cold to AIDS and TB) before moving to the UK. At present, I have just finished a book called 'The

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Health & Fitness > Asthma Asthma explained simply: 1 of 8
Asthma is a common, multi-factorial respiratory condition that is associated with episodes of coughing and various degrees of breathing difficulty. It affects about 1 in 4 urban children, and can lead to death in serious cases.Asthma is characterized by chronic 'background' inflammation of the upper to mid airways (bronchi), ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What is deja vu?: 3 of 20
Deja vu is literally French for 'seen again'. In western thought, it is associated with a phenomenon whereby the experiencer of 'it' will have the uncanny feeling of remembering an event that is in fact, experienced for the first time. Sometimes (as experienced by myself), I will even know what is going to happen, millisecond... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Assessing our responsibility to preserve the environment: 5 of 30
What we should do about Climate Change implies more than meets the eye.The human being is an interesting creature: first of it's kind to decide one day to stand up to it's predators and take matters into it's own hands. The first to not only to dream (like all intelligent animals do), but to communicate it's dreams via langua... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Determining who's the hypocrite: 6 of 31
On being asked what he thought of Jesus Christ, Gandhi replied: "I like your Christ. It is the Christians I don't like. They are so unlike their Christ".Gandhi often used Christ's teachings in his own, and his above mentioned attitude came from his personal experiences in apartheid era South Africa where he was refused entran... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Contemplating the purpose of life: 33 of 148
The everlasting question; the everlasting 'Why' , resonates in most of our heads on a daily basis - be it conscious or none: what is the meaning of life?Everyone has a different idea: some say it is to avoid suffering by not 'wanting'; others think it's all about finding happiness, be it through mindless consumerism, the late... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What is chi?: 1 of 3
Chi is the Mandarin word for something very few Westerners understand. In ancient Chinese thought, it was 'breath of life', thus the close association of breathing with the use and manipulation if Chi in Martial Arts. Chi is found in many other ancient cultures by different names: 'Ki' in Japanese and 'Prana' in Indian Tantra... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife What happens when we die?: 74 of 193
A difficult question both emotionally (facing the very real fact of death awaiting us all) and philosophically, as no 'living' human really knows. But there are echoes from the fringes of society that give us a clue - in the form of the Near Death Experience or NDE.According to the Gallup poll in 1992, approximately 5% of Nor... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Causes of chronic fatigue syndrome: 7 of 18
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a poorly understood condition with symptoms ranging from fatigue, myalgia, flitting joint pain, cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbances - at present, has no demonstrable cause/s, and are thus in a 'hypothesis' phase. But it can be approached using the superposition of symptoms in conjunction wi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The future of mankind: 11 of 27
Bleak or rosy? The future is - as always - a choice of pathways. As so many a wise world teacher has mentioned: traveling the narrow and difficult path will lead to salvation; traveling the wide or easy path, will lead to damnation. This is evident even in our own lives. Take a young adult, trapped in poverty and inequality, ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Is peace on Earth realistically attainable?: 16 of 39
By merely asking: Is peace on Earth realistically attainable, shows that the option does exist in some form of space-time. A possible answer of 'yes' exists just by this mere concept, as well as living in a universe of polarity: we currently live in a time where conflict is in abundance; therefore, its polar reverse of peace ... More..