My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s quite a few years ago.   What makes me sad for her (and hopeful for future generations) is that if it were today, she may have lead a much better quality of life. She was diagnosed shortly before turning the age of 60.  Normally, you wouldn’t think of so…

I loved reading this story by Dakshana Bascaramurty in the Globe and Mail on the 14th June 2010 - I thought you might enjoy it too? It's yet more about the near-miraculous rebuilding that the brain can do - if given a chance...

  What Is Existentialism? Existentialism is a philosophy of contrasts. It assumes that 'most people' are a certain way and prides itself on being different. It's based on contrasts, on opposites, on 'different'. For me then, existentialism poses a very difficult question?  Or does it?  I am very c…

Have you heard of Ibogaine? This is the story of an event that happened just days ago here in Canada to one of my own clients.  The story is written exactly as events unfolded, without any exageration or embellishment.  For privacy my client has chosen to remain anonymous - but if anyone is battling…