“We have a medical emergency. Is there a doctor on board? We need your help.” I hesitated to respond. But when the announcement repeated a few minutes later, this time I felt very uneasy, a nagging anduncomfortable feeling started to spread all over my body and mind. An inner voice was telling and forcing me to help a fellow human being in need.
Why should we make resolutions only for the New Year? And why do they almost always fail?
As we approach the holiday season, some words of wisdom from me to my readers
Critical Thinking (CT) became my unwavering guide in my 40 years of medical practice. What is exactly critical thinking and why is it so important?
Giant tech and social media companies provided, worldwide, free services on the surface, but we paid for them with the loss of our privacy and freedom.
Dietary supplements are a huge industry. It generates billions of dollars in sales every year through deceptive advertisements. Since dietary supplements are not considered drugs, they aren’t strictly regulated by the government. One wonders if commercialism and advertisements have such bad effects on us, why aren’t there strict laws, rules and regulation about them?
Demagogy can be defined as a political activity by some that seek the support of the ordinary masses by appealing to their ethnic, religious and economic prejudices with false claims and promises, rather than rational arguments, in order to get elected to the position of power.
It is normal to feel bloated after eating, which resolves gradually by burping and passing gas through the anal passage. Studies have shown that a person, on average, could pass gas 15 to 20 times a day, even while sleeping without even being aware of it.
Study after study has shown that ALL weight loss diets fail. Why?
The amount of food we consume isn’t always under our willful control. It is in our nature to eat more than we need and as a result, many of us get fat. I believe this is one of the main reasons why the obesity epidemic is engulfing the entire world.
Both hetero and homosexual behaviors are biological and programmed into our brain before birth, regardless of external sexual organs.
How is our sexual orientation determined and how does that relate to the presidency of the United States?
Even though our blood is the same color, we are not the same under the skin. Why?
Why are handshakes so important? Where did this action come from and what does it mean?
There is a lot of brain research that needs to be done before we are able to discover the secrets of entire brain functions and hopefully the secrets of mental disorders.
Half of the biological processes of our body are directly under the control of our brain. No other organ in our body is this complex and creates mind, consciousness and all known psychological functions. The secrets of mental illnesses are hiding behind these complexities.
Despite billions of dollars research funding there is still no major breakthrough in our understanding and better treatment for mental disorders. Why can’t science solve mental health problems?
What is emotional intelligence? To me, emotions have nothing to do with intelligence. How is EQ different than IQ?
It is very important for everybody to have empathy. Even though the empathy capacity is inborn, empathy could be learned. Learning starts in the family and in early childhood. Empathic parents are role models and teachers for their children.
What are the causes of human aggression? Are they the same causes of becoming a mass murderer?
