One of the things that was terribly shocking to me when I returned to the US from Asia, were all the advertisements for pharmaceuticals.
They were everywhere!
Buses, TV, magazines, radio, billboards.
It was a constant bombardment of better living through chemistry. Well, maybe better living, I generally find the side-effects to be either entertaining, or terrifying.
I was [...]
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One of my teachers likes to say:
There is what the patient thinks is going on
There is what the doctor thinks is going on
Then there is what is actually going on
This is not to say that patients are enmeshed in a world of subterfuge , or that doctors don’t know what they are doing.
It’s more to [...]
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Posted in Curiosity, Health on Jan 1st, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve had two Asian friends who live Asia, and one who lives in America, ask me …
What is your new year’s wish?
They did not say resolution.
They said 希望.
Wish.
At first I tried to correct to them,
then realized it was me that needed correction.
It is not about instant transformation.
It’s about being mindful of your choices.
What is [...]
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