Medical Facts and Myths Everyone Should Know
By Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, Harvard Medical School I thought Dr. Chopra provided some useful information in this book, hence this set of notes. I did not focus comprehensively on all subjects in the book, only those that were of interest to me. Chopra is a respected MD and medical academic. His goal is to be objective in his comments, based on medical science and current research data rather than succumbing to often misleading or inconclusive marketing hype generated by special interests and/or the media. Miscellaneous interesting facts: 1) In 2010 there were 750,000 doctors in the US and 5,000...
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By Shakti Gawain P. 2-3 “Creative visualization is the technique of using your imagination to create what you want in your life….you are already using it every day, every minute in fact. It is your natural power of imagination…whether or not you are aware of it.” “In creative visualization you use your imagination to create a clear image of something you wish to manifest. Then you continue to focus on the idea or picture regularly, giving it positive energy until it becomes objective reality.” P.4 “…you must be willing to entertain certain concepts as being possible….The...
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By Eckhart Tolle – 1. “This book’s main purpose is to bring about a shift in consciousness, to awaken… If the awakening process has begun in you, this book will accelerate and intensify it.” 2. “This book is about you.” 3. “There is a realization that the ‘normal’ state of mind of most human beings contains a strong element of what we might call dysfunction or even madness… This dysfunction is a form of collective mental madness; Hinduism calls it maya, the veil of delusion.” 4. “Buddhism sees suffering (dukkha) as a characteristic of the human condition.” 5....
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