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The heart is called Yi [unified power] becuz when intent moves, spirit is agitated; qi is dispersed. Qi is the Mother of spirit; Spirit is the child of qi. The Mother as qi is the horse that guides/conducts the river chariot (yin spirit) in the water (yin jing). Once your mind is away from the lower Elixir Field, your Qi will be led away from it and be consumed. By gathering the Shen into the lower tan tien then the Qi follows it there. Light of eyes descend as Yang fire inner yin qi line
of ‘pythagorean pathways’, which is generated by two letters P and Q representing octave P8 and fifth P5, respectively." Noll, T. (2007). Musical intervals and special linear transformations. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 1(2), 121–137. doi:10.1080/17459730701375026 url to share this paper: sci-hub.tw/10.1080/17459730701375026 "Who says that sublimation by fire cannot be taught, Since only silent circuits can plumb the depth sublime?....This is called freezing spirit."" Taoist Yoga: alchemy and immortality ..."For human beings are nothing but the gathering of ch'i: they live whenever the ch'i concentrates, they die when the ch'i disperses. Nothing is more abominable to Chuang-tzu than "governing the world," since Tao in the form of yin-yang unity is the origin of everything and exercises supreme dominion over the human and cosmic worlds....the unity of yin and yang result in harmony, and that through this unity things are produced. A comparable insight is to be found in Heraclitus: "Harmony consists of opposing tension, like that of the bow and lyre." Thaddesu T'ui-chieh Hang, Taipei, "The Unity of Yin and Yang: A Philosophical Assessment" for Anaximander: the heavenly bodies uttered a flute-like whistle and the circles that carry the stars have "flute-like" pipes with breathing holes through which the fire bursts forth when they are not blocked up. It seems certain that the pressurized fiery vapour escaping from these [ancient Greek] must make sounds or notes that reflect the size and diameter of the pipe, rather like the sound of huge pan pipes played across the dark and misty heavens. The Void of Parmenides as Apeiron is the Siren that creates the energy of the Stars as the Hearth or Air that Feeds off the Light of the Universe To become a Pythagorean he studied your gait and emotions and if you passed then he studied you for three years. Only then could you be accepted to train in five years of silence but you still could not actually see Pythagoras yet. After five years then you were allowed to speak to Pythagoras but still only from behind a veil with him hidden. Xenocrates (4th Century BCE) followed Pythagorean tradition in defining the substance of the soul as 'number moving itself',24 and this on its own suggests that the fragment may be authentic to him.
Zeke Hausfather, October 2023, said: "This month was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.8C warmer than preindustrial levels."
As illustrated by the Eliot Jacobson image below, which uses a 3-year running mean, the temperature has meanwhile crossed the 1.5°C threshold and reached 1.53°C even when using an 1850-1900 base.
a relatively small rise in average temperature can result in a lot more hot and extremely hot weather.
As an example, land-only temperatures are rising faster than ocean temperatures. Since most people live on land, it's crucial to report the full temperature peaks on land, rather than the global average.
Yet another way used to downplay the dangers is by averaging the temperature rise out over long periods of time.
When using an even earlier baseline, i.e. 1750 or preindustrial, it could be 1.53°C warmer, as discussed in an earlier post.
the IPCC appears to have arrived at its temperature rise estimate by using an extrapolation or near term predictions of future warming so that the level of anthropogenic warming is reported for a 30 year period centered on today.
Is the opposite of war vitality? Thanatos - the death impulse - is consuming the earth through our species, generating ever more violent forms of attack and repression. But Thanatos' other face is Eros. Is the antidote for killing seeded at the heart of the urge to exterminate? What can egalitarian hunter-gatherers teach us about moral systems as bodies? Anthropologists have the capacity to reveal our species' ancient predisposition for embodied morality, our will to health: can we be heard?
Sri Aurobindo realized that quantum physics properly explained yoga consciousness - meaning there is an inherent uncertainty between the formless awareness and the spiritual ego as light. This is what Ramana Maharshi referred to as the "three in one" secret of the three gunas in no guna as formless awareness. Ramana Maharshi admitted he used Satvi light to turn the light around to access the formless awareness - that the light becomes so bright that the spiritual ego is dissolved or vaporized, and the Self is NOT the light.
Platonic philosophy argued that time is the "image" of eternity due to the error of defining time as a symmetric spatial external measurement as irrational magnitude, from the wrong music theory of Archytas and Philolaus. The Nicene Creed repeats the error of the Platonic gospels by arguing that Jesus is the "image" of God. This equates Jesus with idolatry.
(creation out of nothing)was developed in the 2nd Century of Christianity whereas the Nicene Creed is in the 4th Century AD...Some alternative interpretations, such as those held by Latter-day Saints, argue that the Greek text allows for creation from pre-existing materials, contrary to the mainstream ex nihilo interpretation...
Yes but also Freemasonry and Platonic philosophy believes that matter is eternal as "materialistic idealism" just as modern classical physics argues the Singularity started outside of time as infinite space. Time requires matter to measure.... but is light matter? It is matter but without mass...
When the universe was 0.00001 seconds old, quarks combined to form protons and neutrons. When the universe was 0.01 seconds old, protons and neutrons began to organize into atoms. Finally, when the universe was the tender age of 380,000 years old, photons broke free, and light streamed across the dark chasms of space. "Particles are properties of the one-and-only, omnipresent and eternal, field." - Viktor Toth
Since all matter is actually made of light therefore the quarks are actually made of virtual photons with negative frequency and time-reversed potential energy that is nonlocal. This is what Roger Penrose teaches as the truth of before the Big Bang and after the acceleration of matter into a singularity Black Hole...
Similarly the Light as Holy Spirit originally came from God and then from Jesus after his resurrection to fill all humans as the Logos....
this metaphysical distinction is given its clearest exposition in his discussion of the different uses of the name God in book two of his commentary on John, which is the second passage on your handout. A very famous passage. Uh here origin asks how is it possible to speak of multiple gods without falling into impiiety. Uh and in answering the question origin distinguishes two different senses of the word god. When used with the definite article how the word god strictly denotes the father the uncreated cause of all things who is very god or self god alto theos. By contrast, the word is used without the definite article to denote those who are deified by participation in the father's divinity.
Several studies have highlighted the health benefits of low‐to‐moderate drinking in reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease (Di Castelnuovo et al., 2017; Fernando, 2017; Minzer et al., 2020; Shah et al., 2018). However, other studies suggest that even low‐to‐moderate alcohol intake might still pose some risk (Charlet & Heinz, 2017; O'Keefe et al., 2018; Wilson & Braillon, 2018).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10494618/
There are two main pathways that enable metabolization of ethanol: alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1). ADH catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde, which is further oxidized to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) (Figure 2). In addition, catalase oxidation in the third pathway especially in the brain and when oxidative stress develops (Jiang et al., 2020; Wilson & Matschinsky, 2020).
In total, we found 43 terpenoids used in the treatment of NAFLD. Over a dozen terpenoid compounds of natural origin were classified into five categories according to their structure: monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids, triterpenoids, and tetraterpenoids. We found that terpenoids play a therapeutic role in NAFLD, mainly by regulating lipid metabolism disorder, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammation. The AMPK, PPARs, Nrf-2, and SIRT 1 pathways are the main targets for terpenoid treatment.
Alcohol produces DNA mutations primarily by breaking down into acetaldehyde, a toxic byproduct that causes direct damage, such as interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) and double-strand breaks.
best natural food source of glutathione...The best natural, direct food sources of glutathione are fresh, uncooked vegetables like asparagus, avocado, spinach, and okra.
Acetaldehyde, a highly reactive and toxic substance generated during alcohol metabolism, primarily causes DNA mutations, chromosomal damage, structural and functional impairments of organ, and the development of tumors by forming various adducts with DNA and proteins
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12031026/
human ADH is classified into five types, with classes I, II, and IV being involved primarily in ethanol metabolism under physiological conditions...Class IV ADH was recently detected in the esophagus and stomach and was found to be responsible primarily for first-pass ethanol clearance. 27 Approximately one-third of Asian individuals do not express it....
Low ALDH1A1 activity is associated with a mild alcohol flush reaction in European individuals but has little impact on drinking behavior.
A genetic variant, ALDH2*2 (rs671), prevalent in East Asian populations, disrupts the ALDH2 tetramer and significantly reduces its ability to metabolize acetaldehyde. 33 34 Carriers experience discomfort (e.g., nausea and headache) after ethanol intake, which reduces their risk of AUD and acute alcohol-related disease development.
Chronic alcohol consumption can induce the expression of CYP2E1, which may be associated with faster alcohol clearance in heavy drinkers. CYP2E1 is also involved in the oxidation of compounds such as benzene and acetone, and it exacerbates oxidative stress in hepatocytes by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). 39
CAT [catalase] plays an important role in alcohol metabolism in the brain, and its metabolite acetaldehyde is considered to be a key factor in alcohol reinforcing effects, tolerance, and voluntary ethanol intake. These effects are likely related closely to the interaction of acetaldehyde with catecholamines to produce various condensation products
Natural food sources of catalase includeraw fruits, vegetables, and organ meats, with particularly high concentrations found in broccoli, spinach, kale, onions, potatoes, and root vegetables. Fruits like bananas, pineapples, and cherries, along with raw dairy and liver, are excellent sources to help reduce oxidative stress
Mechanistically, alcohol-induced CYP2E1 overexpression enhances HBV replication by upregulating hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α, the key transcription factor for the HBV core promoter, 117 and increases HCV-related mitochondrial ROS, reducing antioxidant capacity and depleting mitochondrial glutathione, which heightens oxidative damage and cell death. 118 However, both ethanol (via CYP2E1) and HBV can induce oxidative stress, complicating differentiation of their roles in liver damage.
MASLD (formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD]) has become the most common cause of CLD worldwide....According to a recent meta-analysis, the global prevalence of MASLD has surpassed 30% and continues to increase
Alcohol causes fatty liver (hepatic steatosis) by overwhelming the liver's ability to process toxins, leading to fat buildup from increased production and decreased breakdown of fatty acids, plus reduced fat export, disrupting normal lipid metabolism through various molecular pathways that promote fat synthesis and hinder oxidation, often starting with shifts in the NADH/NAD+ balance and involving inflammatory signals like TNF-α
The metabolism of alcohol creates a large amount of NADH, which inhibits the liver's ability to burn fat (fatty acid oxidation).
increases the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),
Your liver breaks down alcohol, but heavy drinking produces harmful byproducts (like acetaldehyde) and puts stress on liver cells, interfering with its normal functions, including fat processing.
Alcohol metabolism shifts the liver's balance (increasing NADH), promoting the creation of glycerol-3-phosphate, which combines with fatty acids to form triglycerides (fat). It also activates SREBP-1c, boosting enzymes for fatty acid synthesis.
Chronic alcohol consumption not only reduces the NAD +/NADH ratio....NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) isa coenzyme used in therapy to assist alcohol recovery by replenishing levels depleted by chronic alcohol abuse. It is administered via IV to potentially reduce withdrawal symptoms, curb cravings, and aid in cellular energy production, though it is not a cure and studies are limited....
NAD+ and glutathione (GSH) are complementary, synergistic molecules that drive a "circular economy" for cellular health, acting as a powerful duo for energy, detoxification, and anti-aging.NAD+ acts as cellular fuel and helps regenerate glutathione, while glutathione reduces oxidative stress to protect NAD+
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) cannot be consumed directly through food, but you can boost its levels by eating foods rich in precursors like tryptophan, vitamin(niacin), and Nicotinamide Riboside (NR). Key dietary sources include fatty fish (salmon, tuna), poultry (turkey, chicken), dairy, eggs, peanuts, mushrooms, and green vegetables
From ages 20 to 60, NAD+ drops by 50%, while glutathione synthesis decreases by 45%
Alcohol, once consumed, suppresses the appetite in the alcoholics by elevating the secretion of tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and leptin (the satiety hormone secreted by adipose tissues). This is followed by upregulation of the secondary inflammatory factors including interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β), interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), and interleukin‐8 (IL‐8) by TNF‐α, which further suppresses appetite (Kamran et al., 2020). Followed by diarrhea induced by ethanol, the lower sodium concertation leads to reduced activity of sodium–potassium ATPase and glutathione/glucose cotransporters on the intestinal cell surface (Butts et al., 2019). Moreover, excessive alcohol prevents protein synthesis in the small intestine: Contractile proteins are less likely to be synthesized in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of alcohol drinkers in which peristaltic movements and transition time of food are adversely affected (Thomson et al., 2017). These malnutrition and malabsorption are exacerbated in the drinkers when metabolism of essential nutrients is affected. For example, folate is an important vitamin for the development of fetal nervous system and its absorption is largely affected by alcohol consumption....
Considering the high prevalence of malnutrition and malabsorption in heavy drinkers of alcohol, their bodies often suffer from the depletion of carnitine and other micronutrients such as lysine and methionine (precursors of carnitine). Given the crucial role of carnitine in facilitating fatty acid metabolism, its reduced levels can significantly affect hepatic fatty acid beta‐oxidation in alcoholics.
alcohol is consumed along with the food, it contributes to the formation of free radicals and the activation of pro‐carcinogens by induction of CYP2E1. Ethanol can serve as a solvent to dissolve the carcinogens that are considered a contributing risk factor in promoting esophageal cancer and facilitating their penetration into the aerodigestive mucosa (Alzeer & Abou Hadeed, 2016; Husain et al., 2011). Acetaldehyde and other generated aldehydes during oxidative stress can cross‐react to form hybrid adducts composed of different combinations of acetaldehyde‐protein or acetaldehyde‐DNA in the tissues. The clinical significance of this phenomenon is accelerated when alcohol is consumed with high levels of fat (which is susceptible to oxidative conditions) or iron‐enriched food (which acts as a pro‐oxidant) (Hyun et al., 2021; Niemela, 2001). However, one potential treatment can be the use of dietary bioactive agents to eliminate or minimize the development of next‐day hangover symptoms
A liquid‐based formula named Oh!K, composed of ginger, green tea, turmeric, and pepper, could successfully diminish post‐alcohol disorders in intoxicated drinkers (Sreeraj Gopi et al., 2014).
this translates to about 13 mg of glutathione per 100 grams of fresh spinach.
Dandelion juice could increase the concentrations of plasma ALDH and expression of catalase and glutathione reductase in males aged 24–28 years
As a result of the fermentation process, fruit meads lost from 3.5% of total polyphenols with Cornelian cherry juice from the fruit of the ‘Podolski’ (PF) cultivar to 10% with juice from the fruit of the ‘Koralovyi’ cultivar (KF). Aging reduced polyphenols in the final products from 22% in the mead with juice from the fruit of the ‘Podolski’ cultivar (PA) to 53% in the mead with juice from fruit of the ‘Jantarnyi’ cultivar (JA). The entire technological process decreased the content of polyphenols in fruit meads from 25% in the PA sample to 56% in the JA sample.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8394733/
Fermented beverages based on raw materials with a high content of polyphenols can be a very good source of natural antioxidants, because the drinks are directly absorbed into intestinal fluids, thanks to which their digestibility by the body is higher than that of food products [21].
a result of the alcoholic fermentation of honey Cornelian cherry wort, decreased from 2% in variants with yellow fruit juice (JF) to 14.5% in variants with red fruit juice (PA). The aging stage also reduced the content of identified iridoids in the final products, from 4% in JA mead to 12% in KA mead. Iridoids are a distinct class of secondary metabolites (specifically, oxygenated monoterpenoids).
In this context, NADH acts as a reducing agent (electron donor), becoming oxidized to
In this context, NADH acts as a reducing agent (electron donor), becoming oxidized to
In this context, NADH acts as a reducing agent (electron donor), becoming oxidized towhile reducing the iridoid substrate
Cornelian cherry juice comes from Cornus mas (a dogwood tree fruit),
the Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas)
Saffron Sentinel® Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas 'JFS PN4Legacy') is a columnar, deciduous tree, approximately 22 feet tall and 12 feet wide,
Cranberries are also a good source of iridoid
The earliest record of mead was discovered in pottery from Henan province in northern China, dating back to around 9000 BCE. This pottery contained a fermented mixture of honey and wild grapes. Mead was also known as ‘drinkable honey’, ‘wedding wine’ or ‘love drink’. The term ‘honeymoon’ was coined due to the tradition of newlyweds drinking mead for a month after the ceremony to pray for their unborn children (Gangl et al., 2018; A. P. Pereira et al., 2017). In literature, mead was mentioned as a superior drink, such as in the Sag and Beowulf. In African markets, mead was even used as a medium of exchange (Katoh et al., 2011). In Asia, mead was considered the drink of the nobility and the gods. People believed that drinking mead could improve their spirit, wisdom and life (Balogu & Towobola, 2017).
multiples of body weight are required to trigger bone growth, and most individuals aren't capable of lifting that heavy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf1OpWEgZyE