In my view the short answer is fear. Our mind is a bundle of desires (for pleasure) and fear (of pain). For some of us, under certain circumstances like Covid, our habits breaks away, and with them our confidence. For example, along with human lives losses, Covid changed our habits, as we suddenly found ourselves to live almost entirely at hom...

Thanks to modern communication systems, and internet in particular, we consume more information than we used to in all the past centuries combined. But there are some side effects on doing that, for example: 1. Social media tend to amplify fake news because that is the downside of those platforms. People's desires and fears (frustrations) are refle...

In case of a pandemic, the R-number refers to the 'effective reproduction number' of the virus, and simply put, it's a way of measuring an infectious disease's ability to spread. So for Covid [4] the R number quantify the average number of people that one infected person will pass the virus to. [1] An R value of 1 is a crucial threshold, because th...

Depression is a signal our mind send out seeking for help. At some point we realize that something in our life is not working, and we feel alone and helpless. There are different levels of depression ranging from minor ones when we wake up in a bad mood, to major and self-destructive ones. Major depression is like a black hole where our energy seem...

​ The medicines in the market follow the law of demand in that market. [1] When people (consumers) demand more medicines, suppliers see an opportunity to increase their profit, and produce more medicines to meet the demand (at any price level). While this describe how a competitive market work, it doesn't answer your question. In general people ask...

​ There are many ways people perceive nutrition. From eating for pleasure because is cool, to eating too much , or eating junk food because is cheap, or eating whatever because I'm telling nobody. Regardless of the mood , habit, religion and faith, our body-mind complex needs certain nutrients to work properly, and the physiology of nutrition stay ...

​  The manifesto of Natural Medicine [1] highlight the values that a Natural Doctor should practice, in order to promote a Natural Medicine based on scientific evidence [2] , and closer to the people. Natural Medicine, or Naturopathy is a body of practices aimed to help the body heal itself. Natural Medicine suggest the use of herbs, massage, ...

​ When our mind goes out of balance, we may call it a Mental health disorder.  It is a signal, calling to re establish the lost balance, and most of the time we can restore the original balance (homeostasis) with just a little effort. The holistic approach is to look at the world , and ourselves, as one entity, where everything is connected. T...

​ There are schools that allows you to qualify as a Natural Doctor. Eventually, I suppose it depends on your expectations. For example, these are some criteria that may help while selecting your school: 1. Security and Privacy: Data encryption is important since our personal data is the main target of hackers trying to use social engineering [1] to...

​ Let's assume that we're discussing about scientific evidence. According to Cambridge Dictionary, this is the definition of ​ science ​ : (knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behavior of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these ...

​ Research suggests that acupuncture can help manage certain pain conditions, but evidence about its value for other health issues is uncertain. The effects of acupuncture on the brain and body and how best to measure them, are only beginning to be understood. [1] I fully agree that Acupuncture, and Natural Medicine in general, should be based on s...

​ Hair loss is a disorder with significant adverse psychological effects, including low confidence, and negative influence on social interactions; 52% of women and 28% of men report being affected by their alopecia [3]. As a result, patients who do not see significant improvements in hair growth with conventional therapy often turn to CAM. Hair los...

​ According to Cambridge dictionary, this is the definition of science : ( knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world , especially by watching , measuring , and doing experiments , and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities  [1] When it comes to Natural Medicine [2] &...

​ Every condition may have different causes, and what works for you, may not work for others. The short answer is that you probably need to understand first what is Natural Medicine [8], and then you can possibly try to find a good Natural Doctor ( ND ) with a little help from Google. In general, a MD treat the disease, whereas a ND 'treat' the ind...

​ The Soul, or Atma [1] is the real nature of Man and anything else in the universe. We can think of it as a beam of light , that although without qualities, makes the world visible to the eye. In common language we often refer to the Heart as the emotional part of the mind, but it's just another name for the mind itself, which is a bundle of desir...

What if we could adopt an Agile and Lean approach to grow our children, and to support teens and adults to live a better life in harmony with others? RAD (Resolve, Amplify, and Deploy) is a model of individual growth, that can be used with individuals from 6 and above. RAD helps to do more with less, and to develop a positive attitude with life, by...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is the name for a set of symptoms that includes memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Dementia develops when the brain is damaged by diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a physical disease that affects the brain. It is na...

​ Psychology is the science of behavior and mind. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, and used in many different fields including marketing, sales, and agile development. Psychology origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500...

At the same time that suicides are rising, so are prescriptions for anti-depressants, on its own not necessarily a bad thing, but a barometer of our collective mental health. Perhaps the greatest achievement of our time is the gains made in life expectancy. We are living much longer than our Victorian counterparts who were lucky to see their fortie...

​ Since Marvel movies took over the industry, and Greta mentioned her advantage over their critics, superpowers have become cooler than ever. In this article I'd like to focus more on those powers that everyone has inside and that will deliver great value if we could use them. What uncle Ben once told Peter, has become famous: "with great powers, c...