10 Surprising Things That Benefit Our Brain That You Can Do Everyday Our brains are by far one of our most important organs. Here are 10 of the most surprising things our brains do and what we can learn from them: 1. Here’s how it breaks down: If you’re a morning lark, say, you’ll want to favor those morning hours when you’re feeling fresher to get your most demanding, analytic work done. On the other hand, if you’re trying to do creative work, you’ll actually have more luck when you’re more tired and your brain isn’t functioning as efficiently. If you’re tired, your brain is not as good at filtering out distractions and focusing on a particular task. This Scientific American article explains how distractions can actually be a good thing for creative thinking: Insight problems involve thinking outside the box. 2. I bet you didn’t know that stress is actually the most common cause of changes in brain function. I also found some research that showed signs of brain size decreasing due to stress. 3. 4. Improved Memory What Happens in the Brain During a Nap 5. 6.
Cartilage, made to order: Living human cartilage grown on lab chip In a significant step toward reducing the heavy toll of osteoarthritis around the world, scientists have created the first example of living human cartilage grown on a laboratory chip. The researchers ultimately aim to use their innovative 3-D printing approach to create replacement cartilage for patients with osteoarthritis or soldiers with battlefield injuries. "Osteoarthritis has a severe impact on quality of life, and there is an urgent need to understand the origin of the disease and develop effective treatments" said Rocky Tuan, Ph.D., director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, member of the American Association of Anatomists and the study's senior investigator. Osteoarthritis is marked by a gradual disintegration of cartilage, a flexible tissue that provides padding where bones come together in a joint. Although some treatments can help relieve arthritis symptoms, there is no cure.
7 Ways to Better Listen to Your Intuition Elizabeth Renter, naturalsociety.com | Have you ever been in a situation where your “gut feeling” told you one thing, but your rational mind said another? If you went with your brain rather than your intuition, there’s a good chance you ended up regretting your decision. Your intuition is the subconscious leader that many people fail to give proper respect to. But learning to listen to this internal compass could help you make better decisions and live a more fulfilling life. “I define intuition as the subtle knowing without ever having any idea why you know it,” explains Sophy Burnham, bestselling author of The Art of Intuition, to The Huffington Post. It’s unconscious reasoning, the guidance that compels you to turn left when all signs may be pointing right. Intuition is commonly associated with New Age mysticism or a metaphysical way of thinking, but it doesn’t have to be so. The good news is that your intuition is still there, you merely have to learn to hear it again. 1. 2. 3. 4.
DNA: Past to the Present In honor of "DNA Day" on April 25, GEN created this timeline to illustrate how our knowledge of the hereditary molecule is based on the work of intellectual giants, specifically an Austrian monk and a long line of curious and insightful scientists. Their experiments, coupled to an amazing sense of intuition, revolutionized life science research forever and and served as the template for the founding of the biotechnology industry. (If you're having trouble viewing the video below, click here.) Want more on DNA? Check our these GEN articles on the topic: DNA @ 60: Where Are We Headed from Here? If I’m Waking Up, Why Don’t I Feel…Better? Last updated on April 28, 2014 Posted on November 17, 2012 at 12:00 am EDT by in5d Alternative News * Visit in5D Connection where you can find your soul mate or join one of our amazing groups. EVERYONE is welcome! by Max and Lana Countless times now, very talented, intelligent, and wonderful people have asked us if they are doing something wrong because they have been 'waking up' for a while, but still feel so lost, confused, and frustrated in many areas of their lives. The truth is that waking up to consciousness-- while still living in this 3D world-- inevitably involves feelings of sadness, anger, disappointment, and/or being overwhelmed. Being a light worker today means being a pioneer—one who can envision the beautiful possibilities for the human species and for our world, but who has the daunting, uncharted task of paving the way. Listed below are just some of the more common observations, complaints, and frustrations that are often felt by those who are awakening to consciousness.
Children with strange gene mutation found to possess 'super' immunity to viruses (NaturalNews) Some interesting discoveries in the area of gene encoding are generating fresh buzz within the scientific community. A new study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine has identified a rare type of gene mutation in some humans that appears to confer "super" immunity to viruses, a finding that some scientists hope will lead to breakthroughs in the fight against infectious diseases. Two children with a rare defect in the gene MOGS, which encodes mannosyl-oligosaccharide glucosidase, were the subjects behind this new discovery. The two individuals, both of whom were born with an array of other health problems ranging from cerebral atrophy and dysmorphic facial features to hypoplastic genitalia, were carefully evaluated for frequency of fevers, suspected and confirmed number of infections, and history of antibiotic use. This extraordinary resistance against viral infections comes with a price, though. Sources for this article include:
10 Powerful Phrases of Wisdom From Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was a man that left man powerful messages to humanity before his time here was complete. Here is a list of 10 powerful phrases of wisdom he left to us all. One thing I wanted to add to this to help make it very practical is that for each one, try to see how it may relate to a certain instance or aspect of your life so you can truly begin incorporating this into your life. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Some powerful words Gandhi left for us in his time. Much Love
Water Powered Car Unveiled: Yes It’s Real Everyday the world becomes aware of technologies that have the potential to halt the unnecessary damage we continue to create using fossil fuels. We’ve been talking about it for years, transitioning our way of life to be more harmonious with the planet and its natural systems. I’m not talking about solar or wind power (although great), I’m talking about clean and green technology that render fossil fuel burning technologies inferior and obsolete. One of these “new” technologies is a water fuelled car, and it has been unveiled on a number of occasions. It’s an automobile that derives its energy directly from water, and water alone. It is not hard to see why it’s not available to the masses. A Japanese company called Genepax unveiled their water powered car in 2008 in Osaka, Japan(1). This isn’t a conspiracy! Click HERE to view the water energy system patent. So what happened to Genepax? Here is another brief clip of Stan as he demonstrates his technology. Sources
How To Practice Mindfulness (No Matter How Busy You Are) At one time or another, we’ve all experienced rushing mindlessly through our daily routines, missing how there are many opportunities to turn routine activities into moments for mindfulness, presence, and self-care. “Hurrying up” is a feeling with which most of us are all too familiar. With extensive emphasis on doing, producing, and achieving, the TO-DO list can feel like a never-ending task. Whether you write your lists on paper, in your phone or tablet, or if they go fleeting through your mind before you can get them on paper, we often cross one task off only to add three more. With such an emphasis on “getting things done,” it’s easy for our to-do lists to become a source of stress, anxiety, and frustration. Below are some routine activities that will become more meaningful through mindfulness. 1. Notice the feeling of the water running over your body. 2. Close the newspaper, put down your phone or tablet. 3. We’ve all heard our mom or dad say, “You should eat more slowly!” 4.
Scientists watch high-temperature superconductivity emerge out of magnetism (Phys.org) —Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time how high-temperature superconductivity emerges out of magnetism in an iron pnictide, a class of materials with great potential for making devices that conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency. In experiments at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), the team "doped" the material – one of two known types of high-temperature superconductor – by adding or subtracting electrons to enhance its superconducting abilities. Then they used a beam of ultraviolet light to measure changes in the material's electronic behavior as it was chilled to a temperature where superconductivity becomes possible. The researchers saw the two states battle for dominance: At first the electrons in the material all lined up with their spins pointed in specific directions, a hallmark of magnetism. Complexity Emerges from Simple Ingredients Exploring a Mystery Material
5 Beliefs That Are Messing Up Your Meditation Practice In beginning a meditation practice, common (almost universal) challenges arise. Some of these have to do with myths of meditation. Others relate to negative habits and patterns, or mind traps. If we're not aware of these challenges, we may become easily discouraged and feel like quitting. Here are the top five myths of meditation and how to move through them to deepen your practice: 1. One of the most common myths of meditation is that it’s about “getting rid of thoughts” and experiencing a calm, quiet mind. Meditation is actually about noticing how our mind works, observing the rapid-fire thoughts neutrally and not getting caught up in them. 2. Remember, mindfulness is a kind of meditation — simply being aware of what we are doing in any moment (walking the dog, doing the dishes, talking on the phone). 3. Once we pause and start paying attention to our mind, we begin to see how erratic and addictive it is and how little control we actually have over it. 4. The mind is a mirror. 5.
Natural ozone changes suggest good news for future (Phys.org) —New NASA research on natural ozone cycles suggests ozone levels in the lowest part of Earth's atmosphere probably won't be affected much by projected future strengthening of the circulating winds that transport ozone between Earth's two lowest atmospheric layers. The finding is good news, since human and plant health are harmed by exposure to ozone near the ground. Significant increases in ozone in Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, the troposphere, would also lead to additional climate warming because ozone is a greenhouse gas. The research, which studied the natural ups and downs in ozone in the troposphere and stratosphere, increases our ability to reliably predict future changes in ozone in Earth's troposphere. This information is useful for developing effective air quality and climate policies. The researchers studied changes in the well-established global wind circulation of the stratosphere. Explore further: Asian ozone pollution in Hawaii is tied to climate variability
10 Things Highly Intuitive People Do Differently Article Written by Carolyn Gregoire, The Huffington Post | Intuition is challenging to define, despite the huge role it plays in our everyday lives. Steve Jobs called it, for instance, “more powerful than intellect.” But however we put it into words, we all, well, intuitively know just what it is. Pretty much everyone has experienced a gut feeling — that unconscious reasoning that propels us to do something without telling us why or how. “I define intuition as the subtle knowing without ever having any idea why you know it,” Sophy Burnham, bestselling author of The Art of Intuition, tells The Huffington Post. Our intuition is always there, whether we’re aware of it or not. “Even when we’re not at a fork in the road, wondering what to do and trying to hear that inner voice, our intuition is always there, always reading the situation, always trying to steer us the right way. Here are 10 things that people in touch with their intuition do differently. They listen to that inner voice.
The Science of Ascension - Positrons Have Arrived to Transform Our Reality | In5D Updated April 30, 2014 by in5d Alternative News * Visit in5D Connection where you can find your soul mate or join one of our amazing groups. EVERYONE is welcome! When I discovered at spaceweather.com that scientists are seeing the Sun ejecting POSITRONS now, I started jumping up and down and screaming with joy. This is what the entire world would be doing right now if they knew what this means. This is the first time scientists have ever seen positrons being ejected from the SUN because it is the first time positrons have been ejected from the sun in this reality system. The teachings that were brought to Earth over the past fifteen years by Guardian Races taught us that the universal reality that we have been living in is based on has been the reverse spin technology of locking us into this density. have been INVOLUTING or coming down into density. Related: Do Cosmic Rays Evolve Consciousness & Transform DNA? I learned about the positron from Ramtha in the Legacy Teachings DVD’s. time.