SONG AND DANCE FOR A SATURDAY AFTERNOON

La retirada

La distancia entre los dos

es cada día más grande.

De tu amor y de mi amor

no está quedando nada.

 

Sin embargo, el corazón

no quiere resignarse

a escuchar el triste adiós

que sea tu retirada.

 

Cuando te hayas ido ya,

pedazo de mi vida,

si aguanté la soledad,

recuérdame un poquito.

 

Porque yo te supe amar

derecho y sin mentiras

y te voy a recordar

por Dios que muy bonito.

 

Déjame algo de recuerdo,

una lágrima y un beso

y un cachito de tu pelo.

De mí no te lleves nada

porque ya lo tienes todo,

yo soy tuyo, sólo tuyo.

 

La distancia entre los dos

es cada día más grande.

De tu amor y de mi amor

no está quedando nada.

 

Sin embargo, el corazón

no quiere resignarse

a escuchar el triste adiós

que sea tu retirada...

 

This song is associated with the great Mexican singer of Boleros, Javier Solis who died at a very young age (complications of gallbladder surgery). He is very well remembered in Mexico.

The withdrawal

The distance between us two

is larger every day.

Of your love and my love

there's, hardly, anything left.

 

Even though, the heart

doesn't want to submit itself

to hear the sad good-bye

that will be your withdrawal.

 

Once you are gone,

part of my life,

if I bore loneliness,

remember me a little.

 

Because I knew how to love you,

straight and without lies,

and I will remember you,

God bless! in a very nice way.

 

Leave me something to remember,

a tear and a kiss,

and a little bit of your hair.

From me, don't take with you anything

because you already have it all,

I am yours, only yours.

 

The distance between us two

is larger everyday.

Of your love and my love

there's, hardly, anything left.

 

Even though, the heart

doesn't want to submit itself

to hear the sad good-bye

that will be your withdrawal.

 

I was listening to some Tango on this lazy saturday afternoon when the song came on... I wondered whether these two are related.. let us see 

so this is the song and dance for the afternoon 

when the hearts are so full of affections 

and in these estranged times

let us do a tango in our imagination..

and if you want just a piano instrumental of the song here it is

so on this afternoon where the afternoon has cleansed the earth of Miami, my mind is steadily wandering 

Paris  the city of Lights , on and off in love with Paris 

Buenos Aires, the city I was in love with once upon a time 

Miami and Havana my twin homes, I would rather be in Havana 

and Brasil with its sonorous language is creeping into my heart.

JE SUIS UN JUIF MIZRAHI. IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO, I AM HERE ...

 Here we are in Miami where the worst thing is the vitriol of the local and national politicians.

I think 

of the winds hitting the fragile houses and farms of Pinar del Rio in Cuba as I write this and the fear of the people in Louisiana to Texas awaiting the hurricane 

we have been spared here in Miami.

In Cochin, they are afraid to go out .

My favourite hotel is closed and I am dying to board Qatar Airways to go anywhere ..

what is my suffering compared to those whom I love in so many parts of the world 

The lady who squeezes juices and sell them for a dollar by the river in Siem Reap ? I cant even call her to console her ..

The sun is rising over the ruined temples of Angkor and the hundreds of tuk tuk drivers await another day of hunger 

while I sit here sipping my wine

We in the west are heartless 

we mourn the loss of convenience 

they mourn the hunger that has eradicated their appetite 

Come to me, I will hold your hands 

The next time I see you, I would double my warmth for you 

the shopkeepers of Fort Cochin who cant even pronounce my name 

I am with you brothers and sisters, my heart is there for you and my tears accompany yours 

the pregnant woman whose husband is awaiting repatriation in Kuwait 

simple pleasures taken away from simple people , this is injustice, you cruel covid

No Mullah No Priest No Rabbi No Imam can justify or find a sentence in their sacred books 

throw out your starched white clothes and hats and share your food, Halal or not, with the poor people, your people, in Yemen or Indonesia or Sudan or Morocco..

I will be there where I am needed , you can look for my hands and you would find it..

Je suis un juif mizrahi

I am like Enrico Macias 

who had to leave his country 

he was forced out , I left to explore 

pero somos judios, siempre buscando lugares donde nos podemos ayudar otros .. siempre 

como decia nuestra comandante .. 

MANHA DE CARNAVAL MY LOVE FOR BRASIL STARTED WITH THIS SONG

 Sometimes you hear a song that becomes imbedded in your memory, forever.

I heard this song, while watching a Brasilian movie to an empty theatre many years ago in Brighton cinema. 

I have listened to this song, thousands of times, in all limes and latitudes.

I can never be sad when I listen to this song ..

Manha De Carnaval

Morning, so beautiful morning
Manhã, tão bonita manhã

In life, a new song
Na vida, uma nova canção

Singing only your eyes
Cantando só teus olhos

Your laughter, your hands
Teu riso, tuas mãos

For there will be a day
Pois há de haver um dia

Where will you come
Em que virás

Of the strings of my guitar
Das cordas do meu violão

That only your love sought
Que só teu amor procurou

A voice comes
Vem uma voz

Talk about lost kisses
Falar dos beijos perdidos

On your lips
Nos lábios teus

Sing my heart
Canta o meu coração

Joy has returned
Alegria voltou

So happy the morning
Tão feliz a manhã

Of this love
Deste amor

REMEMBERING WHAT MY INDIGENOUS TEACHERS TOLD ME ABOUT DIABETES CARE AMONG THE NATIVE PEOPLE

I will never forget the words of the elder, Adeline W.

Here we were sitting at her modest home in the settlement of Indians out of the bling and business of Des Moines (always think of the American humorist, Bill Bryson who published a book called The Fat Girls in Des Moines).

In the short period of time we knew each other, Adeline put me on the right path to taking care of Native Americans and later, Indigenous peoples of other continents.

(with greatest of respects, I remember you )

 

We can see through you, so no point in telling us, you care for us, if you do not really care for us. We feel better when we know that we really care for us.

To which my teacher, (dr) Brown added: respect Indians, do not judge them and if possible love them.

When a health care person, does not matter whether he/she is a doctor at a Los Angeles private clinic or a peer to peer educator in Cambodian capital’s slums, what is important is that he or she conveys to the patient, his/her genuine care. It has to be genuine. No one is interested in how much you may or may not know, but they do care HOW MUCH THEY FEEL YOU CARE..

I am reminded of a poem by Pablo Neruda

Medical men received me
in between consultations,
a scalpel in each hand,
saturated in aureomycin,
busier each day.
As far as I could tell from their talk,
the problem was as follows:
it was not so much the death of a microbe--
they went down by the ton,
but the few which survived
showed signs of perversity.

 

this shows the symbolism of modern-day medical consultation

providers are busy.    Medical men received me in between consultations

they want to show off their expertise.    A scalpel in each hand ; busier each day

they hid behind their knowledge.     As far as I could tell from their talk

offers a scientific explanation          but the few which survived that showed signs of perversity

 

why did the poet seek the consultation. It is in the first paragraph

Lost in this preoccupation,
I set myself to clear things up.

I sought out knowledgeable priests,
I waited for them after their rituals,
I watched them when they went their ways
to visit God and the Devil.

They wearied of my questions.
They on their part knew very little.
They were no more than administrators.

Long before Yuval Noah Harari wrote his book, 21 Questions for the 21^st century in which he very cleverly lays out a position for authoritarian evangelical Christians and priests and blinded by surahs Imams, to learn to interpret signs and weakness of the times and individuals, seeking in this case of Pablo Neruda, intellectuals and scientists of the time, rather than worshipping devils and angels, understand what Dr Anthony Fauci says and then translate his scientific thoughts with their complete knowledge of the texts written hundreds and thousands of years ago.

Doctors have to become good interpreters as well.

Exploring perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of Thai patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as they relate to medication adherence at an out-patient primary care clinic in Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

Medications used in Chiang Mai would not be all that different from the medications available to my friend Maurits and his mopotsyo.org in Cambodian slums, but how come Maurits is so successful, more than the Endocrinologists and Diabetologists in the developed world? With their better “scalpels” and “aureomycin”?

CARING FOR THE PEOPLE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CARING. HEALING RATHER THAN CURING.  THIS IS WHAT ADELINE AND {DR} BROWN OF THE INDIANS OF THE SETTLEMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS COUNTRY, YUMA, EMPIRE OF THE NORTH, THEIR TURTLE ISLAND, TAUGHT ME .

Poor Pablo, he was distraught because of his rejection by Priests and Physicians, that he sought out ..

They left me so startled
that I sought out the grave-diggers.
I went to the rivers where they burn
enormous painted corpses,
tiny bony bodies,
emperors with an aura
of terrible curses,
women snuffed out at a stroke
by a wave of cholera.
There were whole beaches of dead
and ashy specialists.

When I got the chance
I asked them a slew of questions.
They offered to burn me.
It was all they knew.

Now what did the doctors in Chiang Mai find? What influenced the patients with Type 2 DM want to take their advice along with their medications?

 

Medication adherence in Thai patients with diabetes requires support from both the health care providers and the family. The patient’s perception of the doctor’s concern creates greater patient trust in the health care team. This trust, along with family support, helps deepen patients’ understanding of the disease, accept the chronic nature of their disease, and engenders a positive attitude towards taking medication that can improve medication adherence.

 

Please pay attention to : Patient’s perception of the doctor’s concern creates a greater patient trust in the health care team..

 

Feigning an interest in the patient without your heart being in it, is like those big billboard signs one sees all across USA of hospitals and Doctors advertising how much they care for their patients!  A big lie and in big letters! They back it up with some list in which they were figured, there are so many lists in USA it is impossible not to be included in one of them!

 

 

 

 

 

YET ONE OTHER REASON TO AVOID DRINKING COCA-COLA AND ITS FIZZY DRINKS COUSINS ..

If you are politically correct, you must avoid drinking Coca-Cola..

 

Confederate Colonel John Pemberton, wounded in the American Civil War and addicted to morphine, also had a medical degree and began a quest to find a substitute for the problematic drug. In 1885 at Pemberton's Eagle Drug and Chemical House, his drugstore in Columbus, Georgia, he registered Pemberton's French Wine Coca nerve tonic. Pemberton's tonic may have been inspired by the formidable success of Vin Mariani, a French-Corsican coca wine,  but his recipe additionally included the African kola nut, the beverage's source of caffeine.

It is also worth noting that a Spanish drink called "Kola Coca" was presented at a contest in Philadelphia in 1885, a year before the official birth of Coca-Cola. The rights for this Spanish drink were bought by Coca-Cola in 1953.

In 1886, when Atlanta and Fulton County passed prohibition legislation, Pemberton responded by developing Coca-Cola, a nonalcoholic version of Pemberton's French Wine Coca. It was marketed as "Coca-Cola: The temperance drink", which appealed to many people as the temperance movement enjoyed wide support during this time. The first sales were at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886, where it initially sold for five cents a glass. Drugstore soda fountains were popular in the United States at the time due to the belief that carbonated water was good for the health, and Pemberton's new drink was marketed and sold as a patent medicine, Pemberton claiming it a cure for many diseases, including morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve disorders, headaches, and impotence. Pemberton ran the first advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal. From Wikipedia

 

There is no doubt in scientific circles that Coca Cola and other fizzy sugary drinks are partially responsible for the obesity, Type 2 Diabetes around the world, now knowing this bit of history of its origin by a CONFEDERATE GENERAL would help those people, especially those have near or distant connection with slavery and also any of the marginalized, to quit drinking Coca Cola. This would be a good advice to Mexicans who gulp gallons of that stuff per day..

 

• There is a church known as the "Coca-Cola Church" in Chiapas, Mexico.
• At the church, which is really called St. John the Baptist, Coke is used as decoration, for healing, and for religious services.

WHAT DOES NEW ZEALAND HAVE THAT THE USA YANKS DO NOT HAVE ?

There are several lessons from New Zealand’s pandemic response. Rapid, science-based risk assessment linked to early, decisive government action was critical. Implementing interventions at various levels (border-control measures, community-transmission control measures, and case-based control measures) was effective. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided empathic leadership and effectively communicated key messages to the public — framing combating the pandemic as the work of a unified “team of 5 million” — which resulted in high public confidence and adherence to a suite of relatively burdensome pandemic-control measures. Future lessons for New Zealand include the need for stronger public health agencies that can better assess and manage potential threats and for greater support for international health organizations, notably the World Health Organization.

Michael G. Baker, M.B., Ch.B.
Nick Wilson, M.B., Ch.B., M.P.H.
University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

Andrew Anglemyer, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

New Zealand Mortality. 4 per Million.  total of 22 

USA mortality 500 per million , total of 175000 as of today and expect to reach 300000 by the end of year.

WHAT DID NZ AETEAROA HAVE ? that Yanks failed to have ?

I have highlighted them in red above..

the failure of leadership, lack of respect for scientific opinion, lack of regard for testing and contact tracing ..but what is impressive is NZ  the entire population took upon the Social Responsibility., a team of 5 million.

Many Americans have demonstrated that they do not care for their fellow citizens and with the death rate higher than so many other countries and the sheer number of people dying leaving behind families grieving for them does not move many Americans, many of them supporters of the current government from taking socially responsible actions.

Me ? Wear a Mask?  Alfred E Neumann  MAD magazine ..

IN THE UNITED STATES UNFORTUNATELY INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT IS GIVEN PRIORITY OVER THE COLLECTIVE WELFARE OF THE STATE.

A college in the NE USA decided to open with 50% of the students, on conditions of Masks, social distancing and compulsory stay at school dorms to reduce the risk of communal spreading. The incoming students were to sign an honour pledge but unbeknown to the college administration, many students had rented houses so that they can continue their partying. The death of the Greatness of America USA as we know it has begun.  As Yuval Noah Harari points out in his latest book, we have to take responsibility not only our nation states but as the planet as a whole if we are to avoid more pandemics, climate disaster and nuclear proliferation ..

A SOBERING THOUGHT..

TO PROTECT OTHERS WEAR A MASK. TO PROTECT YOURSELF WEAR A FACE SHIELD

Research Letter

August 17, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields

M. Emmanuel Bhaskar, MD¹; Santhanam Arun, MBBS²

Author Affiliations Article Information

• ¹Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India
• ²Community Research Network, Saligramam, Chennai, India
• 
  

The transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is believed to be predominantly through respiratory droplets from infected persons in close proximity to uninfected persons,¹ although airborne transmission may also play a role.^2,3 Face shields have been proposed to prevent transmission in the community,⁴ but data are lacking. We describe transmission in a community setting before and after the use of face shields.

Results

Before face shields, 62 workers (40 women) visited 5880 homes with 31 164 persons. From the 5880 homes visited, 222 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, between May 4 to May 13. Twelve workers (19%) were infected during this period. Eight developed symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, myalgia, and anosmia) and 4 were asymptomatic. The 12 infected workers were moved to care centers. Four developed desaturation and mild breathing difficulty and were treated with oral hydroxychloroquine and oxygen therapy; all 4 recovered. Contact tracing of the workers who tested positive identified 14 van drivers, who were monitored. All were asymptomatic and tested negative between day 7 and 10 after contact with the workers.

After face shields, 50 workers (previously uninfected) continued to provide counseling, visiting 18 228 homes. Among the counseled, 118 428 persons, 2682 subsequently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. No worker developed asymptomatic or symptomatic infection.

so to protect others wear a MASK

to protect yourself wear a FACE SHIELD 

May Chango protect you as well..

I knew an Indian jewish lady who hesitated not to pray at christian or hindu temples and when I asked her why she did that, she answered, I am making sure i have better insurance 

so take care of yourself during this time and may EVERYTHING protect you ..

IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, GOOD NEWS FROM ISRAEL

In these difficult and challenging times, it is always nice to hear good news from any part of the world but lately good news especially in the field of science and technology and health care has been coming from Israel.

A couple of days ago, Israel was about to trial a breath test which has 95% accuracy. and ready in seconds. todays good news number one is about diagnostic advances in Cancer.

The second one is the follow up to the wonderful diplomatic news of the relationship opening between UAE and Israel..

Sudan which harboured anti-Israelis terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas under the now jailed dictator leader, has been preparing to open relationships with Israel.

Warms my heart..Israel can help in so many ways, the struggling democracy of Sudan and also with Medical care and sharing the exciting advancements.. I would love to go Sudah as part of an Israeli team to help Sudanese doctors and clinics..

Thank you, ISRAEL 

 

THE PERMANENT EPIDEMIC IN USA. OBESITY WELCOME FOREIGNERS, COME AND GET FAT

WHERE ARE THOU HEADED ..OBESITY AMONG AMERICANS

 

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42 percent of people in the country were obese in 2017/2018—a rise from 30 percent in 1999/2000.

 

To answer whether losing weight between early adulthood and middle age is linked to a lower risk of dying later in life, the researchers studied 24,205 adults from the U.S. who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1998 through 2015.

 

Only 0.8 percent of the obese participants in the study were able to lose weight and become overweight.

 

Co-author JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said in a statement: "Although this study focused on preventing premature deaths, maintaining a healthy weight will also reduce the burden of many chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer."

 

Two important points

Obesity is INCREASING  now at 42 % of the population.

This is regardless of the plethora of Functional Medicine Functionaries, Nutritional Nabobs, Gurus of all sorts of plagiarized eastern practices in addition to the increasing number of Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, Doctors devoted to Diabetes…

All related to MONEY, generating money and as a Nigerian paediatrician practicing in a strip mall claimed: specializing in Personal Wealth Transfer.

The second point: less than ONE PERCENT of the obese were able to loose weight and become Overweight.. Tragic indeed.

Who are the fattest people in the United States? They are the same people with very high rate of Diabetes and  Heart disease in the United States.

IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT.

 

An explanation may be contained here

Obesity and Abdominal Obesity among Indian Americans

§  For the same body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat is 4% to 5% lower for blacks and Pacific Islanders but 7-8% higher for Asian Indians compared to Europids.^{1, 2}

§  The prevalence of obesity among Asian Indians depends on the criteria used. A BMI >25 is classified as obese for Asian Indians and all Asians by the Asia Pacific and/or Indian criteria whereas, a BMI > 30 is classified as obese for all Europids regardless of nationality.^3-5

§  Significant underestimation of overweight and obesity occurs when standard criteria is used.^{6, 7} Two cross sectional studies of Asian Indians in the US showed a mean BMI of 25 to 26.^{6, 7} Using the standard criteria (BMI >30) only 11% to 17% were obese, which increased to 50 -70% when Asia pacific and/or Indian criteria (BMI >25) was used.^{6, 7} Thus Asian Indians in the US have the highest prevalence of obesity. Another 25% were overweight (BMI 23-25).^{6, 7}

§  A similar underestimation of abdominal obesity occurs when the standard (Europid) waist circumference criteria is used (>102 cm for men and >88cm for women) instead of Asia pacific and/or Indian criteria (>90 cm for men and >80cm for women).^3-5

§  Using standard criteria, the prevalence of abdominal obesity among Asian Indians in the US was 23% which increased to 60% when using Asia Pacific and/or Indian criteria, compared to 58% in whites, 75% in Hispanics, and 76% in blacks.⁸ This prevalence is slightly higher than the 49% reported from India.⁹

^{Add to this :  Filipino Americans have an overweight plus obesity rate, one of the highest in USA at around 78%}

^{The Cardiovascular disease patterns in South Asians is one of diffuse rather than local disease} 

^{If you ask a group of people showing photographs of the same person with normal weight or overweight, the overweight person is always picked as being "American". Subconsciously many Asian-American may want to look and feel "American"}

 

Just ask around your Functional Medicine Functionaries and other self-proclaimed purveyors of Diseases in the USA.. and see how many of them know this fact?

While at it, ask your Nutritionist to explain to you the difference between High Fructose Corn Syrup and Maltodextrin and Dextrose and corn starch.

You will see.

 

One of the reasons why Americans fail to lose weight, despite all that is available to them in terms of advice and technology is that

Technology, medications, advice with good intentions, any amount of exercise cannot fight the chemicals that are entering the bodies of the Americans

More Processed the food, greater the amount chemicals entering the body.

The last time I looked it up, Americans in USA , regardless of their immigration status, recent arrivals or arrived in the 16^th Century, eat about ONE POUND OF CHEMICALS EVERY THREE DAYS…

 

And now you can wonder why Americans keep on becoming FATTER and FATTER by the day and any immigrant who in their eagerness to become “American”, will begin to look like the 42% who are obese.

 

Michael Pollan the Prophet of Food

Eat Food

 

Each time you eat, or better still prepare food, ask yourself

Is this food or artificial filler of stomach

Learn about distinguishing Ingredients

Go away from Calorie Centrism and concentration of Micro Nutrients.

 

Please eat Organic food whenever you can

Repeated studies in the USA has shown that MEAT eaters fare badly than non-Meat eaters.

Truly you do not need Supplements or Probiotics if you EAT food. 

Food possibly is the greatest instigator of Inflammation in the body of the Americans, closely followed by Mental Health problems including Depression.  Not all people who has queries about their mental health are mentally ill.. but there is hardly anyone to ask… in this system where everything is not easy to access.

 

Jim BB one of my UmonHon Indian teachers once told me about the health care providers:

When the pain is in the body, they immediately jump in and attend to you

(just go anywhere and say that you have severe pain in the chest and see for yourself)

But when the pain is in the heart, no one can help you ..

 

If you are an American of Asian descent whether from Korea or Sri Lanka , please try to maintain a body weight of BMI 22 Kg/M2.. At 25 kg/M2, you are on your way to City of Diseases..