In this sampling of Zazari Project's unique blog, we explore perplexing health and disease issues using a relaxed, coffee-shop tone. Topics and stylistic presentations are broad and may include observations, experiences, philosophy, exploration of...
Why the Hepatitis C Cure Didn’t Cure Hepatitis C
“Yellow jaundice”, a redundant phrase that literally means “yellow yellow,” is a sign of a very sick liver. One day when I was in private practice, a quiet woman with chronic hepatitis C infection came to see me because she was the color of a...
The Hills of My Village
Sometimes, there are hills around the village, where I live. On certain days, there they are, surrounding us – sheltering, like a giant cradle; on other days they’re not there at all. As long as I can remember, I have wondered how this...
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Junket…or Junk it?
In 2015, I was struggling to escape my education to find new ways of thinking about the chronic disease problem. At the time, my colleague Steve Best and I were meeting regularly to free-associate and follow our trains of thought as they wandered...
What Happened to Healing?
Today’s Perspective When a patient comes to me with a health complaint, I listen. When it’s my turn to impart advice on what to do about the patient’s problem, what are the tools in my proverbial doctor’s bag? When it comes to chronic diseases like...