Week 4 Biochemistry - Our Biochemistry and Cognition

The age old dilemma of seeking the "fountain of youth".  I am often intrigued by the amount of money people spend for anti-aging products and surgeries, yet invest so little in their daily health practices that would support happy longevity.  I have a painting of an old Asian lady smoking her opium pipe that a family friend painted over 40 years ago.  When I look at her wrinkled face, I see a life lived well.  Her eyes sparkle and her smile speaks of wisdom.  In her culture, she has earned the right to smoke a little opium to ease the pains of a body that has lived a long time.  Gravity eventually wins and we will all have wrinkles and parts sag just a bit.  I think the point should be enjoying the life we live.

Week 3 Biochemistry - Living Diversity

Warnings of human induced rapid global warming, toxic pollution, over reliance on fossil fuels and over population have been issued for nearly a century and yet our species continues devour and destroy our dwindling ecosystems...the human species is living as if it had more than one planet to occupy!  The Earth has been around for about 4.5 billion years and will eventually cleanse itself of the human waste.  I still hold out hope that there are more of us conscientious humans that want to live in harmony with all of the planets' species and that we are smart enough to find a way to do better - fast.

Our class discussions on genome editing and GMO's are just examples of more ways we work to benefit profit margins at the expense of our natural ecosystems and the diverse species on this planet.  The question really is, how do we globally take action against the wealthy minority who probably already have their end days underground "biodomes" or future terraformed planets ready to go?

Week 3 Biophysics - Bionics and our Biophysical Future

When I think of a bionic "person" I think of an AI and honestly, I don't support this technological advancement simply because it is one more step in the direction of humans disconnecting from the world around us.  I don't "talk" to my phone, my computer, my TV or my house and expect that I never will.  However, I know it is life changing for people who have lost, or never had, the use of arms, legs, eyes or ears to gain the use through bionics and I am grateful that technology gives them that choice.

I believe we have only made advancements of bionics for medical purposes because the military has been doing it for decades.  I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if there are already bionic soldiers developed and ready to deploy.

Week 2 - Biophysics - Energy and Energy Fields

I believe acupuncture is a highly effective energy medicine and there are studies to support it.  As TCM become more accepted into western medicine with each passing year, doctors are referring patients for TCM when other options available to them provide only minimal improvements or none at all for their patients.  It is an exciting time to be a TCM practitioner!

Kirlian photography is another form of energy "measurement" that has been around for decades but was dismissed as nonsense.  As we better understand the human body as a bioelectric organism, I think Kirlian photography will have wider applications, especially in the psychology fields.

Human intent has profound effects when directed both internally and externally.  I have seen friends suffer health issues that appeared to me to be partially the result of their own lack of self worth and poor self talk.  I have also felt the positive effects on my clients when I am focused and my good healing intentions are directed toward them.