Outdoor Scenes Can Calm Prisoners 

Researchers in Oregon experimented in a prison to see if they could positively affect the mental health, suicide attempts and violence of inmates confined to solitary for 23 hours a day. The researchers began by letting some of the prisoners spend their one hour of free time in an exercise space that they called the “blue room”. In the room, they had a projector playing videos of open deserts, streaming waterfalls and other outdoor scenes. The room was designed by Nalini Nadkami, who studies how nature affects behavior with the intention of calming inmates. The inmates responded so well that the guards now use blue-room time as a way to pre-empt bad behavior. So…the blue-room seems to be way more effective than putting someone into solitary confinement. Also, it might be interesting to experiment putting this kind of space in  schools to see if it can positively affect children in a learning atmosphere.

(Reported Time Dec 1-8, 2014)

Chemical Giant Facing Lawsuits Over GMO Seeds

Agrochemical's giant, Syngenta, is facing a growing number of lawsuits challenging its release of genetically modified corn seeds that China had not approved for import. These lawsuits are being filed in major corn growing states in the US. It seems that industry practice is for biotech seed developers to wait until major trade partners have approved a new GMO product before selling it. It turns out that China had not approved this product and has therefore rejected delivery of millions of bushels of corn.

Damages have been estimated at over $1 billion and it has caused US corn exports to drop 85% from last year. It has also driven down the price of corn that the farmers had already grown.  So…stay tuned to find out if companies like Syngenta have to wait for approval or if they can just release their GMO products with absolutely no regard for farmers losing millions of dollars in sales.
(Reported Cornucopia Institute Nov 2014)

Using A Blood Filter to Stop The Ebola Virus

A company called Aethlon Medical has developed a filter called Hemopurifier to fight the Ebola Virus. The filter is a specially designed cartridge that attaches to a dialysis machine. The filter contains lectin that attracts the Ebola virus  in the blood capturing it in the filter. While it has worked successfully on one Ebola patient, it could potentially open a range of possibilities of filtering other viruses out of the body as well.

(Reported Time Dec 1-8, 2014)       

 
The Power Of Integrated Medicine     

Dr. Sunil Pai,  is a medical doctor and is Board Certified in Holistic Integrative Medicine.  Below is a link to a powerful twenty eight minute video of him being interviewed that really demonstrates the power of integrated medicine to even stop brain tumors.

Dr. Pai became a Fellow of the Program in Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona (Class 2002) directed by Dr. Andrew Weil. He is certified by Dr. Deepak Chopra as a Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor and a Creating Health (Ayurveda Lifestyle) Instructor. He is also certified in Functional Medicine, Physiological Regulating Medicine, Medical Acupuncture and Scalp Acupuncture through Stanford University School of Medicine, which is focused for pain conditions and neurological dysfunction such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and traumatic brain injury. Click HERE To watch the video.  You can also visit Dr. Pal’s website at:  www.sanjevani.net

Stopping The Pain From Shingles

Shingles is a painful, itchy condition that is caused by the reactivation of the chicken pox virus when it moves into your sensory nerves. The symptoms go from tingling or burning pain to a rash and itchy blisters. Shingles can clear up on its own or you can take antiviral drugs. If it continues, it can lead to post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) that is a chronic, painful condition with few effective treatments.

According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, Chinese researchers have reported that a group of patients that added hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to their treatment had significantly better outcomes in pain relief, speed of blister and rash healing. Also, fewer of these patients went on to develop PHN.

Another option to heal shingles is using intravenous Vitamin C therapy. This approach has been shown to facilitate healing of shingles while also reducing pain and preventing PHN. So…if shingles strikes you, you’ve got some options to explore to get rid the the pain especially before it develops into PHN.

(Reported Health & Healing Vol 24, No.11)

 

Undo Coronary Heart Disease By Developing Healthy Habits

Researchers at Northwestern University found that young adults in their 30s and 40s who drop their unhealthy habits and start heart healthy ones can control and even reverse coronary artery disease. You’ve probably heard these recommendation before: keep a healthy weight, don’t smoke, do moderate to vigorous exercise at least 5 times a week for 30 minutes, limit your alcoholic drinks to one a day for women and two a day for men and eat a high fiber diet that contains lots of fruits and veggies.

(Reported Northwestern, Fall 2014)

 

Some More Research Comparing Optimists Verse Pessimists

There were two recent studies published that compared optimists verses pessimists. The first one found that optimistic older adults had a heart failure rate that was 25% lower when compared to the people who were the most pessimistic (Published in Circulation: Heart Failure).

The second study, which was published in the journal Neurology, found that people who were highly cynical were more likely to develop dementia. The researchers asked participants to say the level that they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements. An example of one of the statements was “I think most people would lie to get ahead.” The participants that strongly agreed with these kinds of negative statements were three times more likely to develop dementia than those who were more positive. So…think again how you want to look at the world as it is affecting your life!

(Reported aarp.org, July-August 2014)

The Benefits Of Doing Yoga Just Went Up Again

A study was published that looked at the benefit of doing hatha yoga for 50 minutes, 3 times a week for 7 weeks. The researchers found that doing yoga reduced symptoms of fatigue and depression. With some participants, they reduced their levels by more than 50%. The deep breathing exercises also raised the participant's level of oxygen in their blood making them feel more alert. Doing yoga also calmed the sympathetic nervous system, reduced stress levels as well as feelings of irritability. So…you get powerful results for just adding hatha yoga to your weekly exercise program. This year was my 43rd year of doing yoga about 20 minutes a day and it's really helped me maintain my flexibility

Your Body’s Posture Affects Your Emotions

Research published in Health Psychology found that when you slouch when you are sitting and then if you sit straight up, you can give yourself an instant mood lift. The researchers looked at 74 participants who either sat upright or slumped in a chair. The upright sitters actually had higher self esteem, were in a better mood, had a lower level of fear and a stronger pulse response.

They also found that slouchers used more negative emotion words and fewer positive emotion words when talking. So…get that bod sitting upright!

(Reported fitness.mercola.com, October 3, 2014)

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THANKS, THAT'S IT FOR THIS MONTH!