Category Archives: Health Care

How To Appreciate Tai Chi

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Most people learn Tai Chi through the “follow me” method where the instructor just moves without explaining the meaning and logic of each movement. As a result, the lesson becomes dry, hard to learn, and easy to forget. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Can The Market Deliver The Right Price?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

As you know, price is determined by supply and demand. The market is the only place where supply meets demand to yield the right price. The market is never perfect and is never free although we like to think it … Continue reading →

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Hip Replacement: I Salute My Surgeon

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I had been suffering from joint pains at the hip for a long time to the extent that I needed a cane to walk for some 18 months recently. The X-ray showed that the cartilage at both hip joints had … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Prevention

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Prevention is always superior to fixing but is not easy to do. Many people mistakenly think that prevention requires specialized knowledge. As a matter of fact, prevention only requires some common sense and the right attitude. We have all kinds … Continue reading →

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Food: What and How to Eat?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Rather than investing time to study specific food, I ‘d rather use common sense to improve my health. The reason is that the more I research, the more commercial data I tend to get. This casts doubts on whether my … Continue reading →

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Food: Three Influences on Eating Habits

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

To make sense out of food, we must think about health and enjoyment. Our body is not a machine that just injects something to survive. Health and enjoyment should go hand in hand with food. Never force-feed the body with … Continue reading →

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Wrong Incentives

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

Have you ever wondered why so many countries remain poor for so long? It is easy to infer that the people are lazy, or blame another country for the poverty. On the other hand, how can you explain that some … Continue reading →

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Health Insurance in Jeopardy?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

The insurance industry relies on two factors to sustain operation: market size and stable costs. Although market size is important to begin with, fast rising costs will induce many people to drop out, thereby reducing the market size. This essay … Continue reading →

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