If the mechanisms of a nation had organs, we would all recognize how essential the optimal functioning of its command centers is: the hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal gland. In the human body, these are the managers of metabolism (the constant flow of energy and matter through the network of chemical reactions that sustain and regenerate an organism) and the guardians of internal balance. Listening this week, during the anniversary broadcasts on Radio România Cultural dedi

For more than a century, a conceptual separation has been cultivated between body and mind, between physiology and psychology. In academic settings and clinical practice, this split has become almost structural, even “job description–level”: “bodily” illnesses fall within the domain of medicine, while “mental–psychological” suffering belongs to psychology or psychiatry. This division, likely inherited from Cartesian dualism and from a lack of systemic vision of life, has crea

My daughter and I have reached the stage of university life. I didn’t expect we’d have a deep, expansive conversation just two weeks into the semester. Curious, I asked her what she thought of algebra and “next-level” analysis. Her answer surprised me: — Now I realize what it means to truly learn. It’s a long, staged, complex, difficult process, especially at the beginning. The professor doesn’t pause to ask where you are or how you feel; they just do their job, assuming you’

You may feel it too: we live in an era of informational oversaturation, where news, notifications, posts, and videos pour in through an endless stream, bombarding our attention at every moment. Screens, accounts, and platforms seem to constantly compete for our senses, and the sheer amount of information available exceeds the brain’s processing capacity. We are caught in a whirlwind of data, opinions, images, and messages that overlap and blend together, turning even the simp

As a human species, we’ve reached an evolutionary threshold that calls for a profound recalibration of how we perceive and understand life — urging us to move beyond the fragmented lens through which we’ve viewed existence until now. One of the fundamental aspects of this shift is how we relate to the body and to health. We don’t just need narrower medical specialties or increasingly sophisticated treatment technologies — we need a new way of understanding physiology, pathoph

I look at the calendar and ask myself: Which August 23 struck more deeply at the body and soul of Romania — the one in 1939 or the one in 1944? In 1939, the war had not yet begun, but Hitler and Stalin were smoothing over formal hostilities through a pact signed in Moscow, on August 23. Hitler wanted peace in the East while attacking in the West. Stalin wanted time to prepare, since the Russian army was not ready for war — especially after he had, without remorse, executed a

I’m increasingly receiving requests for help with various periodontal conditions. People are often frightened and worried about gum recession — yet, in fact, this is the least of their problems. When I tell them this, their faces show surprise. The gum doesn’t float in the air or in the wind; it’s firmly attached to the jawbone and the roots of the teeth. Therefore, gum recession means that the underlying bone has receded — the gum simply follows the bone. Here arises an esse

What happens in the oral cavity and what escapes us among consciousness? The mandala constitutes a symbol and at the same time a ritual, originating from Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the Universe. The mandala is a circular diagram that rigorously maintains a certain symmetry concentrating with all its force on a center, typically dividing the surface into four equal segments. The term "mandala" is inherited from the Sanskrit language and currently designates various fo

I had a really great meeting with a client yesterday. We’ve been working together for about two months, and since they had just finished...

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