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April 21, 2018
Breathing through the nose…
There are more Posts on this Blog about breathing than I can count, but here is new research with interesting linkages to our tai chi practices (basic breathing to relax instructions take place in the first session). In particular, breathing through the nose. This study may add more to the emotional connection. Whatever the scientific details and revelations, nothing could be more basic, more simple, or more profound than correct breathing (and using correct breathing to manage stressful situations).
One way to get a sense of the significance is to look at the Post on mouth breathing. Learning the implications of the extremes in one direction will help impress you of the importance of proper practice.
Summary: Olfactory system neurons appear to play a role in the connection between rhythmic breathing and emotional regulation, researchers report.
April 20, 2018
The Juice Lady: Not Just a Pretty Face
Here is a great example of one of her Posts. It is timely, well done and for almost every one, safe. (Some people are just too sick for the cure – and a juice fast would be too extreme… so talk with your doc if you think that might be you!)
I have Blogged before on juicing (which I do not favor) verses blending (which I do favor) and all of the reasons why. Use the search box to find all related Posts. Start with ‘green drinks’:-)
DrD
Stronger People Have Healthier Brains
Source: University of Manchester.
A study of nearly half a million people has revealed that muscular strength, measured by handgrip, is an indication of how healthy our brains are.
(I love it when the title says it all and you don’t have to actually read the article!)
April 19, 2018
April 18, 2018
Seth Godin: So Simple Yet So Profound
His writing I mean…
The words that work
We’re bad at empathy. As a result, when we’re arguing a point with someone, we tend to use words and images that work on us, not necessarily that help the other person.
So, if you want to understand how to persuade someone, listen to how they try to persuade you.
For example, one partner in a conversation might use concepts like power and tradition and authority to make a case, while the other might rely on science, statistics or fairness. One person might argue with tons of emotional insight, while someone else might bring up studies and peer reviews.
What they’re actually doing is talking about things in the way they like to hear them.
April 17, 2018
April 16, 2018
Finally, the media is saying it, and it is true…
Some would say that if the national, mainstream, media say it, it must be true.
Others would say that if the mainstream media said it, it can’t be true.
Well, there is a middle ground. Sometimes, some of what the mainstream media says is somewhat true. This article highlights the media, finally, giving some coverage of a national disgrace, a crime actually. But all of that is old news if you have been reading this Blog (search the main topics, or words from the article, here by using the Search box, and you will find many, many Posts covering these very same issues – going back 13 years).
April 14, 2018
Rocking Chairs
It used to be the ill effects of sitting so much in older age was offset (a little at least) by the stimulation of rocking in a chair. Not so much any more.
Too bad. Sitting is not good for your brain! Here is the latest science to show what nowadays should go without saying (and usually does because we do not want to hear it:-).
Conversations about sitting on a gym ball come to mind. So does this Post entitled “The Spry Guy.”
April 11, 2018
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & Dementia: Not Good News
This is not good news for those of us who played Rugby in college, or participated in boxing, or basketball, or any other violent sports.
But, like every other toxic exposure from our past, we can take measures. The body naturally heals: it is self-healing – given the opportunity and a healing environment.
The brain, of all things, is ‘plastic’ and can be molded. There are a dozen or more posts in this Blog regarding that. Physical, chemical, and mental. Keep it simple.
Get adjusted. Eat well. Exercise appropriately.
Nowadays life is more complex than in the past. Dealing with all of our exposures is an active exercise in the pursuit of health (detox is not just a buzz word).
Search this Blog and you will find much that can support you whether you are in Relief, Rehab, or Recovery mode. It is all about promoting health – getting on the path of health from where ever you are. Use it to your  benefit.
April 10, 2018
Strategy vs Tactics
This is the best explanation I have seen. (No surprise it comes from Seth Godin!)
Why even bother to think about strategy?
There’s confusion between tactics and strategy. It’s easy to get tied up in semantic knots as you work to figure out the distinction. It’s worth it, though, because strategy can save you when tactics fail.
If a tactic fails, you should consider abandoning it.
But that doesn’t mean that there’s something wrong with your strategy. Your strategy is what you keep doing even after you walk away from a tactic.
A real estate broker could decide that her goal is to get more listings.
And her strategy is to achieve that by becoming the most trusted person in town.
There are then 100 tactics she can use to earn that trust. She can coordinate events, sponsor teams, host community meetings in her office, sponsor the local baseball team, be transparent about her earnings, hire countless summer interns at a fair wage, run seminars at the local library, etc. …
It doesn’t matter if one or two or five of the tactics aren’t home runs. They add up.
But if once, just once, she violates someone’s trust and expectations, the entire strategy goes out the window.
Tactics are disposable.
Strategy is for the long haul.
