Descartes and the Pineal Gland First published Mon Apr 25, 2005; substantive revision Wed Sep 18, 2013 The pineal gland is a tiny organ in the center of the brain that played an important role in Descartes' philosophy. He regarded it as the principal seat of the soul and the place in which all our thoughts are formed. In this entry, we discuss Descartes' views concerning the pineal gland. We also put them into a historical context by describing the main theories about the functions of the pineal gland that were proposed before and after his time. 1. The pineal gland or pineal body is a small gland in the middle of the head. 1.1 Antiquity The first description of the pineal gland and the first speculations about its functions are to be found in the voluminous writings of Galen (ca. 130-ca. 210 CE), the Greek medical doctor and philosopher who spent the greatest part of his life in Rome and whose system dominated medical thinking until the seventeenth century. 1.2 Late Antiquity 1.3 Middle Ages 1.4 Renaissance 2.
Fluoride Deposition in the Aged Human Pineal Gland School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal London Hospital Original Paper Caries Res 2991;35:125-128 Presented by permission of the author. Key Words Calcium, Distribution, Fluoride, Human pineal gland, Hydroxyapatite, Pineal concretions Abstract The purpose was to discover whether fluoride (F) accumulates in the aged human pineal gland. The pineal gland is a small organ situated near the centre of the brain. Fluoride does not accumulate in brain. The purpose of this study was to discover whether fluoride accumulates in the aged pineal gland. Materials and Methods The pineal glands and corresponding bone and muscle samples were dissected from I I aged cadavers (7 females and 4 males) in the Anatomy Department, UCL. Standards: pineal: 1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 nmol F; muscle: 5, 50 and 500 nmol F; bone: 10, 50, 100 and 500 nmol F. Statistical Methods Results were expressed as means ± SD. Fig. 1. Fig. 2. References
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Jeff Green Talks about Toxic Fluoride Sources By Dr. Mercola Jeff Green has been an activist in the movement to eliminate a toxic fluoride from your water supply for the past 15 years.With more than 60 percent of U.S. water supplies currently fluoridated, chances are you're one of the 170 million Americans who drink fluoride on a daily basis. In a previous interview, Green delved into the sordid history that made water fluoridation a reality in the first place.If you missed it, I highly recommend taking the time to watch it now.But fluoridated water is not the sole source of harmful fluoride. Here, the discussion focuses on some of the lesser known sources of fluoride exposure. A Primary Source of Fluoride: Your Food! While toothpaste and drinking water would appear to be the leading sources of fluoride exposure, probably the most common source of exposure is actually non-organic foods! "Cryolite is actually sodium aluminum fluoride... Citrus fruits are allowed to be contaminated with 95 ppm's of sodium aluminum fluoride.
Opening Your Third Eye The Activation, Its Passive Usage Two exercises are given below: Mirror Watching A Single Person Watch your face in a mirror, with dimmed light. Again, watch your face, relax yourself by a calming suggestion such as, "I'm in peace within myself, I simply watch my face to calm and find peace in me". Don't move with your sight or blink your eyes, because it's necessary to allow your attention to move away from your physical eyes toward your inner eye. Choose a point on your face you focus, and don't change it anymore. The warmth is energy, which you attract by refocusing your attention. After some moments you may see a short change in your own face, starting at the point you are looking at. You have to release the attention to watch with your physical eyes. The change of your own face, is an overlapping picture which reaches your consciousness, the one picture served from your physical eyes will be smoothly overlapped like a slide by another face, another presence.
Food Items Contain 180 Times More Fluoride Than Tap Water Fluoridated tap water and toothpaste are oftentimes considered the main sources of fluoride exposure, but it turns out that common food items could actually be largely contributing to your fluoride intake. According to fluoride expert Jeff Green, who has been actively protesting and studying the effects of fluoride on the body for other 15 years, one common food product contains up to 180 times more fluoride than your fluoridated tap water! According to Green, the culprit is non-organic food, but not just one kind. “Cryolite is actually sodium aluminum fluoride… This sodium aluminum fluoride is especially effective at killing bugs,” Green says. While Green states that a large number of non-organic produce items can contain shocking levels of this fluoride-based pesticide, iceberg lettuce may be one of the largest offenders. From around the web:
A Surge of New Plastic Is About to Hit the Planet Top 10 Ways to Reduce Fluoride Exposure The following 10 tips will allow you to significantly reduce your daily exposure to fluoride. 1) Stop Drinking Fluoridated Water: Tap water consumption is, on average, the largest daily source of fluoride exposure for people who live in areas that add fluoride to the water. Water Filters: One way of avoiding the fluoride from tap water is to purchase a water filter. If you don’t know if your area is fluoridated, you can find out by contacting your local water department. 2) Don’t Let Your Child Swallow Fluoride Toothpaste Fluoride toothpaste is often the largest single source of fluoride intake for young children, and is a major risk factor for disfiguring dental fluorosis. If you have a young child, therefore, we recommend that you use a non-fluoride toothpaste. 3) Do NOT Get Fluoride Gel Treatments at the Dentist 4) Eat More Fresh Food, Less Processed Food When water is fluoridated, it is not just the water that is fluoridated, but all beverages and foods that are made with the water.
What happens when a digital writer tries a digital detox? My week of 'intentional' smartphone use If you've clicked on this story and read even just the first line, I've already succeeded in one goal. I'm a writer working in a digital world, so getting you to read stories online is part of my job. But I know attention wanes and within seconds, some of you will jump to something shinier, newer, prettier. You and I, we share this in common — we live in this digital space together. We read, we scroll, we consume. I don't know about you, but I'm tired. Avoiding the cat-video rabbit hole I decide to take a page out of the book of University of Regina professor David Gerhard and his family. "We do spend a lot of time on our phones. Over the course of two weeks, I know for sure [my family has] had conversations that we wouldn't have if we were staring at a phone, instead of staring at each other.- David Gerhard Gerhard pointed out it's a tough task to divorce ourselves completely from smartphones, when we use them for just about everything. 'The algorithm is us' The irony is not lost on me.