A Meditator Comes Out of the Closet

I’ve discussed a lot of topics on this blog, but one I’ve avoided is meditation.When you meditate, you learn not to talk about it too much with others who don’t meditate, since it seems to make them uncomfortable. A very good friend said to me not...

The Pain of the Rebel Healthcare Worker

Because our healthcare system is so full of holes, it’s tempting to assume that all its participants are jaded by the push for expensive tests, surgery, and pharmaceuticals. Of course, that is a dangerous assumption. The system has many committed...

Low-Cost Health Improvement vs A Hungry System

On Saturday, I dropped by the farm in Lyme, NH, where I buy my raw milk. As the owner handed me a gallon jug, she immediately felt compelled to explain the fact that the container wasn’t cold. “I just milked her this morning,” she said. No...