Dr Foglia grew up and was educated in Punta del Este and in Montevideo where he attended the Deutsche Schule.
He graduated in 1979 as a doctor from the Medical School of Montevideo and specialized in General Surgery and Hemotherapy. He also became interested in acupuncture and other health-related therapies. For 5 years he taught Biology and Pathophysiology at The School of Nursing.
He joined the Theosophical Society in 1978 and became interested in the teaching of Jiddu Krishnamurti who he met on his trips to India. Following these visits he decided to travel to various countries to learn about other cultures and ancient civilizations.
In 1983 he moved to Montpellier in France for 3 years to study General Surgery and related techniques in Hemotherapy. In 1987 he moved to Rome Italy to continue his medical studies at the Catholic University Medical Faculty and subsequently stayed in Europe until 1996.
On returning to Montevideo he dedicated his time to studying the link between the psyche and the body. While at the Faculty of Medicine of Punta del Este he continued his studies graduating in psychoneuroendocrineimmunology in 2012. He published his monograh on 'The Neurophysiology of Meditation'.
From 2002 to 2010 he researched and published a book, 'Homo Lux'. Currently Dr Foglia is working to investigate the human potential and developing a new approach to medicine.

2015 - Neuroplasticity - Epigenetic - Nutrition

Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain: Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) Considered by many to be the father of modern Neuroscience.

We can reinvent our brains and (there by ourselves) through neuroplasticity. Our brain undergoes daily renovations to adapt to our ever changing world. The brain, with its neuroplastericity has the ability to modify its structures and neural mechanisms. Changes in brain function occur as the brain re-wires itself in response to new demands placed on it by the external environment. The brain is also capable of changing its’ structure by its own decision and conscious will.

It has an extraordinary capacity to learn, unlearn and relearn. The Central Executive takes the decisions in our lives and plans strategies to achieve our goals. The mammalian brain introduces the affective tone and the polarity pleasure –pain that conditions the human behaviour with motivation. Consequently ,to escape from the crisis of abstinence we become dependant on the Reward System . This vicious circle provokes a metabolic disorder for example, obesity ,Type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. Awareness in our nutritional habits requires us to be free of the mechanism of dependence. Homo sapiens must transcend motivation and focus their nutritional habits to create a healthy attitude to life.

A person planting a thought , reap an action, sow an action, reap a habit sow a habit, reap a character sow a character reap a destiny Swami Sivananda (1887-1963) One of the great Yoga Masters of India