Today I am in San Diego at the 17th International Symposium on Functional Medicine, on Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease.  I want to encourage you to watch a lecture on line on a revolutionary approach to cancer by one of the greatest medical thinkers of the 21st century, my mentor, Jeffrey Bland tomorrow morning at 8:30 am pacific time.

You can log on at www.functionmedicine.org to register for the webinar.

I've always had trouble picturing the decline of Rome. Why would the Roman people get distracted by a mean-spirited and meaningless circus? At what stage of a civilization do cheap thrills become the best option?

Unfortunately, nowadays, I don't have to crack a history book to get that lesson.If media outlets, pundits, and commentators were seriously concerned about the health of Americans, they'd do more than to fixate on a sound byte which is a poor substitute for addressing a complex reality. Too bad for us and our health.

Fortunately, last month, Andrew Weil offered a voice of sanity on Larry King show. King joked about the title of Weil's just published book, Why Our Health Matters asking: Isn't it obvious why our health matters?

Is it? Do we act as if health is primary?