Disgust is one of my superpowers. What is your superpower?

superpowerOne of the questions you can ask yourself frequently is this: what is my superpower?

I could have said: what am I good at?… but that is not what I want to know.

A superpower is that little thing that I add to life that is not expected, and may not be obvious to people, maybe even not to yourself. And that is the reason to ask the question, and ask it often.

I have some students who definitely can’t see their superpower. Continue reading “Disgust is one of my superpowers. What is your superpower?”

Reads like a detective novel, or a conspiracy theory.

The history of medical science reads like a detective novel, or a conspiracy theory.

Each century has its own favorite scapegoat-like cause of disease, a thing they blame everything, and each turns out to be not a comprehensive reason, or not a reason at all.

Humors — blood letting, spirits, bacteria, viruses, genetics… never lifestyle, nutrition, no… they don’t make money for the “in” crowd, the doctors, the specialists, etc. And in our day and age, the alternative doctors crowd is doing it as well… lying, cheating, defrauding. Ugly story. Continue reading “Reads like a detective novel, or a conspiracy theory.”