When I first started thinking about what it means to truly succeed, I realized it’s not just about reaching a goal or ticking off a checklist. Success is more nuanced, especially when we consider the well-being of our pets, ourselves, and the environment. It’s a journey that requires intention, balance, and a deep connection to the world around us. In this post, I want to share some practical strategies for achieving success that align with a holistic and sustainable lifestyl

Change is often seen as a challenge, something to be feared or avoided. Yet, when we look closely, change is the very essence of growth and renewal. Especially for those of us who care deeply about holistic, sustainable health for our pets and the planet, embracing change is not just beneficial - it’s essential. In this post, I want to share my reflections on how navigating life transitions thoughtfully can lead us to a better future, one where wellness is interconnected and

In recent years, medical science has faced numerous criticisms. Some critics claim that fictitious disease categories are being created, and existing ones broadened, for profit. " https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/current-affairs-politics/Selling-Sickness-Ray-Moynihan-argue</a> Others https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-epidemic-of-false-claims/ " argue that the benefits of most new drugs are minimal and often exaggerated by clinical research

Historically the sciences have always progressed faster than our morality. From the churches’ slow adjustment to a Copernican world to the slow acceptance of our diminutive place in the universe, the human condition has always been vulnerable to personal biases and egocentrism. Any truthful (moral) scientific methodology originating from refined methods, as our higher educational institutions nurture us to do, by design has to concentrate both method and perception. I also pr

'A'MORAL HEALTHCARE. Theodorus Holtzhausen 9 minutes ago 6 min read New challenges Healthcare Workers Must Confront. “The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.” - Bertolt Brecht, Life of Galileo (1994) Clear as Bertolt Brecht’s statement is, it could be protracted to include “…in our quest for solidity amidst fleeting  objective values” Defining objectivity and error, has become increasingly complex due to the surge o

n the essay ‘ The Critic as Artist ’ (1891), Oscar Wilde wrote that doing nothing is the most difficult and intellectual thing in the world. Today, we should remember this.

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The human intellect—designed to improve our chances of survival where individual gain is of utmost importance. This rather simplistic...

Don't be a Cynic, be Wise! It has become inarguable that we live in an era of misinformation. Even the diehards now must accept that most...

As conspiracy theories become more threatening than some of the balderdash coming from prominent political and business leaders, how can we find some directive to get to a ‘near truth’? 'Gimme Some Truth' The Beatles' 1968 In a complex world and society where diversity in opinion is a necessity , there simply is no ultimate truth. I say necessity because it is now inarguable in science, especially evolutionary biology, that progressive life resulting in diversity cannot be ex

After almost 2 years in China it is good to be back in New Zealand with this short blog message:

Currently in the scenic Xinjiang province in China. Almost impossible to enter here currently due to the Covid pan-epidemic. Foreigners...

It is important to understand that any attempt to set moral values and ethical rules and then to proceed to enforce them, is as immoral...

We should all ask ourselves, is our survival and progress not dependent on an interlinked and progressive morality (more so than mere...

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Irrevocably, we have left the era where the main drive of natural science was to break down all lifeforms to their smallest biological...

We live in an era where we have mapped the genome of a growing number of species and can now modify the way they behave. We can blow up the

There is so little consensus about so many issues today, and many appear to be so certain of their own concepts about what now appears to...

Letters from China, Nov 8, 2020 These are indeed unusual and confusing times. Roughly this bafflement has divided people into two groups...

Disparity as a ‘Moral Disease’, the cure must come from Science: Presentation Theo D Holtzhausen 26/6/2020 (@Global online conference,...