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For more than two decades, a deliberate muddying of the diagnosis of a serious chronic neuro-immune disease has misdirected much research. The disease Myalgic Encephalomyelitis was renamed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by the Centre for Disease Control in the USA, in the late 80's.
Because the...
Well, where do I start with that? There are more things on heaven and earth than are dreamed of in James Randi's philosophy. Is this part of a larger presentation advertising his foundation?
First of all, I will give my background. I have been using homeopathy since my teens. As I have...
All paths lead nowhere. At the end for all is death, whatever that may mean. The only thing that counts is that the path has heart.
If the way has a heart, the way is a good way. It will make you joyful and strong.
Without heart, the path will make you curse your life, and make you...
A thousand years ago, sick people were thought to be bearing the results of their sins, invaded by evil spirits, and other such gobbledegook. Sound familiar?
Until recently lepers were shunned, feared and driven out of society.
Two hundred years ago most diseases were treated by bleeding...
When I posted my introduction, someone asked to hear more about my sailing exploits, preME. So here's a stab at that idea. A bit of purple prose, way off-topic!
North by east we fly, two days out of Gibralter, with the High Sierras silhouetted in the sunset far off the port beam. Seas wide...