Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates’ World

March 8, 2010

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

If walking upright first set early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins, it may have been their eventual ability to run long distances with a springing step over the African savanna that influenced the transition to today’s human body form, two researchers are reporting today.

The evolution of physiques for distance running made humans look the way we do now, whether winning a marathon, nursing a strained Achilles tendon or sitting on an ample gluteus maximus in front of the TV.

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Born to Run…But Have We Forgotten How?

March 8, 2010

Written by Danny Dreyer

According to Harvard research scientist Dr. Daniel Lieberman, et al, we are born to run. He’s right. Somewhere in our long line of ancestors there was most likely a carnivorous humanoid hunter/gatherer type who got his dinner by persistence hunting, which to this day is still done by certain Kalahari tribesmen (as seen on this amazing video). If you wanted to eat, that’s how it was done. My ancestors must have been reasonably successful because I’m sitting here at my computer today as an indirect result of someone three million years ago who was a runner.

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Qigong – Breath Empowerment – Food-based Healing

February 23, 2010

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5 Steps to a Healthy Heart with Acupuncture

February 14, 2010

February is the American Heart Association’s Heart Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the dangers of heart disease and the importance of heart health.

Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart, such as coronary heart disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Despite dramatic medical advances over the past fifty years, heart disease remains a leading cause of death globally and the number one cause of death in the United States. By integrating acupuncture and Oriental medicine into your heart healthy lifestyle, you can dramatically reduce your risk of heart disease.

Taking small steps to improve your health can reduce your risk for heart disease by as much as eighty percent. Steps to prevention include managing high blood pressure, quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, reducing stress and improved sleep – all of which can be helped with acupuncture.

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Study Shows Those With Anxiety Disorder Less Able To Regulate Response To Negative Emotions

February 12, 2010

People with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, have abnormalities in the way their brain unconsciously controls emotions. That’s the conclusion of a new Stanford University School of Medicine study, and the study authors say the findings could open up new avenues for treatments and change our understanding of how emotion is regulated in everyday life…

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Two Studies Explore The Consequences Of Not Reporting Sexual Abuse

January 21, 2010

Half of sexual abuse survivors wait up to five years before disclosing they were victimized, according to a collaborative study from the Université de Montréal, the Universite du Quebec a Montreal and the Universite de Sherbrooke published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry…

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Using The Web To Treat Panic Disorder

January 20, 2010

An online treatment system for patients suffering with panic disorder and anxiety problems combine biofeedback therapy with web technologies and allows patients and medical professionals to communicate effectively, according to research published in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining…

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Top 10 Sleep Mistakes And Their Solutions

January 17, 2010

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Dr. Frank Lipman, Integrative Physician

Although we may not like to admit it, many of the sleep problems we experience are the result of bad habits and behaviors. We stay up late or sleep in late. We eat foods that disagree with us or enjoy a drink late at night, oblivious to their disruptive impact on our sleep rhythms. Over time, we teach our body not to sleep and for relief we often turn to sleeping pills, which mask rather than solve the problem, and can lead to addiction. Ultimately for real success, with insomnia as with any chronic problem, one must look for the underlying imbalances and root causes and address those.

Here are the common sleep “mistakes” I see in my practice and their solutions.

Dr. Lippman is the author of REVIVE: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again and Total Renewal; 7 key steps to Resilience, Vitality and Long-Term Health both available at Amazon.
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A Gentle Critique of Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight

January 17, 2010

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An interesting critique of “My Stroke of Insight” by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor from the Buddhist  perspective.
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Tags: brain, dzogchen, mahamudra, natural state, neuroscience, no-mind, zen

There is an amazing presentation of the brain researcher, Dr Jill Taylor (1959-), about her own stroke in her left brain. You can watch her My Stroke of Insight presentation here. Her delivery is very passionate and professional, and she knows how to connect with the audience. She has also published My Stroke of Insight book but it contains mainly expanded explanation of all concepts she already covered in her 18 minutes talk above, so you may benefit from reading her book but do not expect too much…

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