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Table of Health
After finishing the formal traditional western medical training, I was convinced the health care system was broken. It was a heartbreaking experience to witness tremendous financial, intellectual and emotional resources allocated towards patients that had drifted too far down the chronic disease river of death- human suffering is impossible to measure but our system is encouraging it. The world is crying out for a better way.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness or Thought Observation is derived from the Buddhist practice of meditation to enhance awareness in the present moment. Although there is debate regarding details of the Buddha’s life, the popular story is that 2500 years ago in the Nepalese Himalayan foothills a young prince, Siddhartha Gautama, was born into wealth and all the privileges that accompanied it. Protected from the outside world he lived a sheltered life.
Asteroids, Monkeys and Our Dietary Journey
Sometimes you need a little luck. Sixty six million years ago it came in the form of an asteroid 10-14 km in diameter slamming into the present day Yucatan peninsula. It brought the 180 million year reign of the dinosaurs to an abrupt end. Until that moment reptiles were alpha. Dominating almost every aspect of animal life on earth. They were so efficient at predation that mammals could barely eek out a living as small nocturnal rodents.
A Bigger and Better Brain
You know it’s good for you, but when you’re done with this read you’ll want more of it. Whhat’s the dose? Perhaps the most empowering way to relate to exercise is to dose it daily like medication. A medicine that makes you smarter, makes you look and feel younger, reduces the risk of the most common killers such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer and neuro-degenerative diseases. It also makes you more productive and yes even increases income.
Change to Thrive!
