What are you? A human being, of course, but what is a human being? Let's leave out the debate over the invisible, intangible aspect of you for the moment, that is, the "being" and look simply at the "human" part of the equation, your physical body. What are you, physically speaking? Biology textbooks tell us …
Tag: immune system
The Elegant Solution
Having been moving through one of the most layered and complex "cold/flu" bugs I've ever come across over the course of the last week, I cannot help but give thought and credit to one of the greatest marvels of creation: the immune system. The immune system is one of the most complex and interesting systems …
Non-Suppressive Pediatrics
The practice of medicine took an interesting turn in the United States roughly a century ago. The net result of that turn is that the majority of interventions are suppressive in nature. This is particularly true in the field of pediatric care. Symptoms and illness are not always a bad thing. In fact, more often …
Gregory Hake 