This week I did the unthinkable: I got married. A very short and spontaneous trip to the seaside followed. So here I was on the shore of the Black Sea on a casual Friday with plenty of research material for the book on comparative gerontology. Yes, I always have good intentions when going on holiday.…… Continue reading Rings of Growth
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Do You Use any Anti-aging Dietary Supplements?
Here is the thing: aging is a natural disease, but a disease nevertheless. This has become the motto of my site. I wish it wasn’t though. I wish aging was formally recognized as a disease, because pharma companies would join forces and deliver medication that could cure it or at least postpone it. But it…… Continue reading Do You Use any Anti-aging Dietary Supplements?
Between Greed and Fear
There is nothing better in life than constant learning, hence I always refused to label myself as an expert in such and such, even if I could never stop other people from labeling me this way. I not only openly changed fields from music, painting, ballet, foreign languages, engineering and finally medicine, but even…… Continue reading Between Greed and Fear
Art as Memento Mori – An Interview with Mia-Jane Harris
I stumbled upon Mia-Jane Harris’ art while surfing Pinterest. She takes disposed corpses and turns them into beautiful art. To me that’s the ultimate art: turning something naturally associated with quench and turning it into a museum-deserving piece. As a physician dealing with life and death, I was naturally drawn towards her perspective and…… Continue reading Art as Memento Mori – An Interview with Mia-Jane Harris