Dementia and cancer have more in common than most people recognize. Two thirds of tumors appear to be the result of random mutations. And two thirds of dementia cases also appears to be basically random, with only about 35% responsive to lifestyle changes (so far.) The implications of this “odd” convergence is wide. First, for diseases with difficult or ineffective treatments, […]
Chancing It (3/31/14)
Chances Are… Does time control life? Or does chance? Items: – A famous calligrapher, you settle into your airplane’s aisle seat and pull out your pen. It’s a poor substitute for the brush, but you have many notes of thanks to write. Chinese calligraphy is one of the world’s great art forms. Actively collected and […]
15 “Rules” for a Less Stressed Life (5/31/13)
The Challenge Recently I was asked to write a guest post on “15 Rules For A Stress Free Life.” My first question was – what is stress? Here’s one definition – stress is how your body reacts to challenge. From that definition follow a few potential “rules”: 1. There is no such entity as a […]
