Weight Gain Mystery Revealed

All of us know for a fact that our body determines how it digests the food we eat. But this is only one side of the coin. The other side is more interesting: What we eat tells our bodies how to digest. When you eat a cheese cake on your birthday, how you digest and...

Happiness Illusion

In the book titled, “How Much is Enough?” by economist Robert Skidelsky and his son Edward proposed seven alternatives to the pursuit of money as a means to happiness. They are: health, security, respect, personality, harmony with nature, friendship and leisure. But...

Meditation – What It Is And What It’s Not

A student went to his Zen master and said, “My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, my legs ache, I’m constantly falling asleep. It’s just horrible!” “It will pass,” the teacher said matter-of-factly. A week later, the student came back to his teacher. “My...
Why I Pray for My Patients

Why I Pray for My Patients

We have come a long way in medicine, treating many illnesses and preventing many diseases. As a hospital-based physician, I treat various life-threatening diseases every day throughout the ICU, medical, and surgical floors. On a normal day, I roll at a fast pace – so,...