A wise Chinese medical doctor friend of mine made a fascinating point during a dinner conversation the other day. He said that if medicines and medical interventions were ranked according to their effectiveness, cost, invasiveness and side effects - the most effective, least costly, invasive and disruptive being the best - then placebos which produce …
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Sleep your way to the top!
Arianna Huffington made an excellent case for getting more sleep in her recent TED Talk. We live in a time where sleep deprivation is seen as a symbol of male virility, a badge of leadership and proof that you are a person of worth. According to a 2008 CDC study, 29% of US adults report …
Restoring Balance in a Polarized World
Where there is prolonged imbalance there tends to be polarization. In the physical body an energetic and biochemical imbalances result in organ systems that are either overactive and hot (hyper) or under-active and cold. In airplanes overly weighted aft of the center of gravity, instability results making the airplane unsafe. So it is with our …
Gregory Hake 