Thanks for stopping by at Health Glimpses. I hope you find the ever-growing
amount of health information useful. The information presented here is the result of a lifetime pursuit to unravel
some of the mysteries of the many aspects that contribute to health and wellbeing, as well as to the causes of disease.
This research has bridged many disciplines, and as such I believe has permitted me to gain some very interesting
insights which are revealed in the pages of Health Glimpses. I hope you will find this to be the case, as well.
I'm including a few pictures of some of the interesting people and places
that I have been fortunate to know. In these travels and through working abroad I have had an opportunity to learn
from people and study many aspects of their cultures. Of particular interest to me have always been issues related
to health.
Jaipur, India
The Red Fort
Sitar lesson in Jaipur, India
India
Petra, Jordan
Petra, Jordan
Petra,
Jordan
The two pictures above were taken in the city of Petra, in Jordan, in 1999.
It is an amazing city built into the side of the mountain. It is now abandoned, but was once the home of the Nabatean
people who inhabited it many centuries ago. It is believed that they built their houses inside the mountain as a
better defense against invaders.
English Language Center
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz University
1991 to 1994 were my first years in the Kingdom. By
and large the students were a pleasure to work with, and were eager to learn English. Saudi Arabia presently
has a number of well-known universities, among them, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, in Dhahran.
(There was a bit of construction going on at the language center at the time of this picture, in case
you were wondering.)
The Camel Market
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The
Camel, aka Dromedary
The camel is one amazing animal. Its body temperature actually rises
almost 10 degrees during the day so that it can withstand the soaring desert temperatures of more than 50 degrees centigrade
(around 120 degrees Fahrenheit)! It loses very little water, as it doesn't sweat, and contrary to popular belief, it
carries fat in the hump, as food, not water.
The Thames River
London, England
Baker Street Underground
London, England
Big Ben
London, England
Bahrain Museum. Exhibit-Egyptian Mummies
Bahrain
Where
it All Started
My interest in alternative medicine began at about
the age of 16. My sister was the greatest influence in this area, as she passed books to me that she had read.
The interest has continued over the years to include reading from diverse subject areas such as toxicology, ecology,
chemistry, nutritional biochemistry, biology, and a number of other areas. I believe that having pursued my own
interests in the study of health has afforded me a much greater latitude than that which a traditional program
of study in health science offers.
A Canopy Road
St. Augustine, Florida
They say that the road of life has many twists and turns, and I'm
certain that we have all experienced this. My own case is no different. Over the years I have worked
in a number of universities and colleges, both private and public, in The U.S., Mexico, and the Middle East, teaching English, Spanish,
and a bit of French. This road of life has also taken me to a number of other stops, as a translator, medical writer/editor,
newspaper proofreader, and other areas. I have enjoyed studying a number of other languages, including
Portuguese and Arabic, and have just recently embarked on the study of Tagalog, the language of The Philippines. I
have come to a simple conclusion in this ongoing experiment of life in which we live, that this planet is
one amazing place, with an incredible diversity of people, places, foods, languages, cultures, and many other things,
all of which definitely require further investigation. See you there.................................................
