It is said one day we will manufacture new tissues by 3D printing, yet what I currently see in the clinics is another story – q waves from old heart attacks on my patients’ ECGs and muscle hypotonia from previous strokes. So I was long looking for an introductory and practical book on 3D printers…… Continue reading 3D printing as a hobby
Category: Comparative gerontology
Therapeutical fasting
Medical school teaches pathology in a very analytical fashion – it starts with the normal anatomy and physiology, continues with basic clinical diagnostic practices and then with its several medical and surgical rotations. Everything seems to have its own little shelf. Every disease has risk factors; very few have causes – although they may well…… Continue reading Therapeutical fasting
How the workplace short-changes mothers and how we can fix this
The declining birth rate in Europe tells us something important – that women are voting with their wombs because two full-time jobs are just too much – the Collapsing Careers book written for the British public argues that motherhood destroys careers in the current workplace and change needs to be made. Society may be to…… Continue reading How the workplace short-changes mothers and how we can fix this
The secrets of raw veganism
Although I have my suspicion towards any form of nutritional research because of the inherent complexity of it, I try to understand as many nutrition movements as possible – because food is at the center of many of my patients’ lives. There are many myths about diet, each claiming that it can prevent and cure…… Continue reading The secrets of raw veganism