Mind and Body By Thomas Paul "Health? My dear, that's what money is for!" my busy, corporate ladder ascendent friend would quip. “Why worry about little aches and pains when you have specialist doctors to fix the problem?" He genuinely believed that health was a commodity, something that could be purchased, repaired, or outsourced with enough financial muscle. He represents a large captive clientele for the hospital industry – their reliable revenue stream . We often speak of "my body," a phrase that suggests absolute ownership and control. We believe our bodies are our personal property, to be used and enjoyed as we see fit. Yet, a closer look at biology and genetics reveals a truth far more profound and humbling: we are not the owners of our bodies. We are merely their temporary custodians, entrusted with a vessel built from a genetic blueprint thousands of millennia in the making. This body, a tapestry woven from the DNA of countless ancestors, is a...