Soul Searching

There are two things that should be noted: the “Food & Wine” posts don’t show on the Main Page, and the same is true for the “Health News.” You need to go to the Headers that run across the top of the main page to access them.

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“The man who, being really on the Way, falls upon hard times in the world will not, as a consequences, turn to that friend who offers him refuge and comfort and encourages his old self to survive. Rather, he will seek out someone who will faithfully and inexorably help him to risk himself, so that […]

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Well, it’s been a while since i posted anything and I thought it would be good to explain some of what’s been going on. Right now, due to an inexplicable turn of the planets, I have had way too many jobs for one person. The list is like this; Author (my new book just came […]

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Like apples? Now you have something to be happy about! That is assuming you like your life of course…
Technorati Tags: apples, memory

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This isn’t about the very tiny brains in scorpions. It’s about the treatment of a very aggressive form of brain cancer which has very few options in terms of treatment. The success of cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) is variable depending on the type of cancer, its origin, location, etc. The treatment of brain cancer […]

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Two aspects of this research are particularly interesting from a Chinese medicine point of view. First, the preliminary research data showing that slow breathing practiced for 15 minutes a day resulted in a 10 - 15 point drop in blood pressure. Second, the researcher postulates that the prolonged effect of the drop in blood pressure […]

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In this article that appeared in wired magazine new research shows that the AIDS virus reeks havoc in the gut, resulting in inflammation. For those of us in Chinese medicine that means we need to “support the center.” For my colleagues out there, anyone thinking “Ministerial Fire”…?

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Okay, it’s been awhile since I have written anything. I apologize, but since I got back in the states — which was in the end of February — things have been a little bit crazy. The first week after I got back I had to go to Seattle to teach a seminar. […]

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since i’ve been posting so sporadically, i’ve decided to try and make it easier to follow what’s going on with my trip and blog. i’m going to create a mailing list for people that want to be automatically notified of updates to the blog. just email me at franksroadtrip@yahoo.com and i’ll put you on the […]

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A very good friend of mine named Ronald is afflicted with the terrible German expat disease of self-loathing and national pride (which manifests much more like a supreme defensiveness…). Whenever someone points out the word “schadenfreude,” which means “to take pleasure in the misfortune of others.” The reference is usually trying to establish an example […]

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