TACLOBAN “Well, we could get you on a military flight there,” Celeste said. “Getting you back is the problem, as the locals are queuing for days. Even my relatives are trying to get out, as they’re sick of the smell of dead bodies.” Crazy? I’m in a devastated city of a quarter million people, staying […]
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Kidney disease kills More People than Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Combined…
… and has risen tenfold in recent decades in the West. IN THIS ARTICLE WE’LL DISCUSS BOTH THE WESTERN MEDICAL AND INDIGENOUS WISDOM POINT OF VIEW, AS WELL AS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PREVENTION. With life expectancy extending to the eighties, we Hong Kong general practitioners are all increasingly prevention orientated. Regular check-ups at your family […]
Is Botulism or Other Toxins Causing Your Fatigue?
Pollution, Botulism and Avoiding Toxins in Hong Kong The recent health scare regarding botulism toxins in our food has made us all realize the potential for inadvertently ingesting dangerous substances. I find as a family doctor that tiredness, lack of concentration and worsening memory, are recurrent complaints in my patients. I’ve often found the cause […]
Alfalfa For Your Brain and Body
Alfalfa is Brain Food In our mind-intense, fast paced society, we are only as good as our brain function. So, we need to pay attention to feeding the brain with essential nutrients. Cancers and infections, such as urinary or candida, need an acidic environment. Alfalfa is the most potent alkalizing agent. This vegetable’s name came from […]
Fast, Easy Weight Loss With HCG!
Having just got back from the UK, country of chips and sticky toffee pudding, I’ve gained enough weight to make all my clothes uncomfortable. Action needed to be taken fast! Luckily, I Learned About the HCG Diet… ‘I lost 3kg in the first week, 9 in a month’ – Mary H, a European patient. I’ve seen […]
Jet lag tips
After flying all night to Europe, I manage to get a few hours sleep on the plane. Arriving in Paris or London at 6am, I somehow manage through the day. The problem usually comes in the late afternoon, when 5pm feels like 11pm and exhaustion sets in. This can suddenly happen at any time however, […]
Cannes Film Festival
I was invited to the Cannes Film Festival by a good friend who had recently made a film, which was being shown there. I reckoned it would be a good opportunity to meet buyers and distributors for my recently released DVD teaching exercises for emotional and physical well-being. After flying Hong Kong to Paris, In […]
Reasons To Get Relationship Counseling Or Couples Therapy
This article discusses a few key reasons to attend couples therapy, and provides ways therapy can address each type of issue.
Bird Flu; Prevention tips
According to China’s latest statistics, the number of confirmed H7N9 cases in the country had surged to 91, with 17 deaths, as of the evening of Friday 19th April.
What Is Mindfulness, And How Does It Work?
Mindfulness training is increasingly popular among doctors and psychologists as a practical tool to help patients who are anxious, stressed or depressed. It may be a new concept for some people, the root of it is thousands of years old. Also known as Mindfulness Meditation, the benefits are both incredible and far-reaching.
Mindfulness is our natural ability to bring attention to our experience as it unfolds in the present moment, bringing us back to what is happening in the here-and-now. It is a practical grounding in the “present-ness” of human experience.