How to develop skills to disarm a runaway mind Primary suffering is unescapable and common to all humans. It is the pain of being alive; being sick, hurting over a loss of a dear familymember or friend, fear of dying etc. Secondary suffering is that which we create, often as a result of trying to avoid […]

We all suffer some degree of anxiety as human beings. This is a window into my process with it: My anxiety is real, it is disconcerting, scary and overwhelming. It is inherent in my humanity, a symptom of chaos.  It can not be pushed against or pushed away. However, it is not my enemy either. […]

I don’t have to give up seeking excellence while I EMBRACE human imperfection with conviction, particularly MY imperfection. My human neurosis (and anxiety) is reduced by the degree to which I accept life (or myslelf) as it is (as I am) and not as I want it to be My favorite poem by Mary Oliver, speaking about […]

I was asked by a friend, who was joining a medical mission to Guatemala as a doctor, if I wanted to join. I went and my life was suddenly changed. I performed hundreds of extractions during this trip, and many hundreds more in subsequent missions. I was painfully, a witness and a protagonist of the […]

Audio Title: Day_3_Dr._Vinograd_Holistic_Dental_Health Duration Transcribed: 0:00:01 – 1:16:26 Speakers: Facilitator, Daniel Vinograd, Participants   Transcript   Facilitator: So you heard reference several times this weekend about the importance – excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, we’re starting. If you could come inside please, that would be great.   You heard reference several times this weekend about […]

“80 Times Above Safety Limits The amount of mercury vapor in the average mouth is 80 times above the established safety limits for mercury vapor exposure, according to our U.S. Government standards. Yes, you read that last sentence right — 80 times above safety limits. This means that the average person with silver fillings is […]

“A Dartmouth professor studying the chemical characteristics of an organic form of mercury – dimethyl mercury – spilled two drops of it on her gloved hand. The first sign of mercury poisoning occurred four months later when her speech began to be slurred. This was followed by difficulty walking and loss of vision. She then […]

Of all the toxins we are exposed to on a daily basis, mercury is considered one of the most dangerous. “Mercury is the most toxic and poisonous non-radioactive, heavy metal substance on the planet,” says Tom McGuire, DDS, author of Tooth Fitness, Your Guide to Healthy Teeth (St. Michael’s Press). Mercury is now number three on […]