Parklands I mean to offend no one and so my apologies are first. Forgive me for everything I say. But, I have this memory/dream that in Europe the forests are wonderfully orderly. I don't recall what's true and what I am imagining about those forests. The image I have is that, over time, it is as if a gigantic comb was raked over/through these European forests such that downed … [Read more...]

WellNotes November 1992 Hi! Let's start with the good news. "Thank God things aren't worse than they are!" This letter is an encouragement of patience and patients, meditation-prayer, religious reference and my care-encouragement for you. The world, our nation, this state, each town and city, and most families are troubled! Fear, anxiety, tension, anger, depression, and all … [Read more...]

Protecting Health With the Power of the Market Much of this is a paraphrase of the "Environment and the Economy-A Special Report" Science 260:1883-1896, 6/25/93. To paraphrase then President-elect Clinton in a December '92 speech regarding the environment "our future depends on maintaining sustainable health and in doing that we can create economic opportunity." Looking at … [Read more...]

A Note of Optimism on the Forces of Gravity and the Effort to Stand Up Against Disease It is more than just a metaphor that "the force of gravity" is to pull us down to the ground. That is, it is much easier to lie down than to stand up. We have to exert some "effort" or determination to stand. That is, it requires muscles to fight the forces of gravity to remain standing. … [Read more...]

Chinese Medicine Eastern/Oriental/Complementary/Traditional/Chinese medicine is much different from "Western or allopathic" medicine. You and I are more familiar with "Western" medicine but recently we all have been hearing more about herbs, Tai Chi as a form of exercise for health, acupuncture for pain etc. relief, and the role of foods in the development as well as … [Read more...]