PranaJaya

08/12/2024

11/05/2023

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3240063/scientists-find-traditional-chinese-medicine-based-complex-network-proteins-3000-years-modern?fbclid=IwAR3yV4tSCwAmyXEWxTXJJRX8OZ7PSSXk0lm2pOogIve1TL_06ou2JgyD2Gs_aem_AcCQF0-0a7H63COMFr-UBQCy08X6BC82VdKYzwKexZs_Z5j42grSS8ydYEOHPPgzVKY

Scientists find TCM based on a complex network of proteins – 3,000 years before modern medicine.

09/07/2023

06/21/2023

Happy Solstice Everyone!
〰️✨🌍☀️🌍✨〰️

04/27/2023

Mend it like Beckham

https://www.inquisitr.com/david-beckham-reveals-acupuncture-is-the-one-thing-that-repairs-his-muscles-after-working-out?fbclid=IwAR0A1X3TvsuerlfT3nDFPiBs6Ye33WFSnPtcrZSHmO0fU1EyAlN7uJtx2_I

Beckham shared a photo of his shin and calf covered in 25 copper needles while lying on a white towel-covered bed.

03/16/2023

Greg Bell, LAc.

Let's talk about chewing! It's a lot more consequential than you think.
Aside from the digestive benefits of chewing your food thoroughly, frequently chewing on tough food keeps the muscles of mastication strong and toned. Over time, this will ensure that the bones of the skull are well-developed, which impacts how well you can breath, which profoundly impacts your overall health!
For example, the animation below shows the locations and angles of attachments of the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles. We can see that if these muscles are kept strong throughout one's life, they will have the effect of widening the posterior nasal cavity making nasal breathing easier and more effective.
When the muscles of mastication are weak, the jaw and neck become slacked and tend to hang off of the skull, contributing to the nasty habit of mouth-breathing and almost inevitably leading to snoring and/or sleep apnea. For a full exploration of the benefits of nasal breathing and the detriments of mouth-breathing, consider diving into "Breath" by James Nestor or "The Oxygen Advantage" by Patrick McKeown. The impacts on overall health are vast and immediate!
So how do we strengthen the muscles of mastication? Unfortunately, much of the food we eat in industrialized societies is processed to be more palatable and easier to chew. Lean meats and high fiber foods will give those face and jaw muscles more work to do, but most people will need something more.
Regular chewing gum is pretty useless. It's too soft to provide significant resistance. Consider using a jaw exerciser such as the "Jawsrsize". There are a variety available on Amazon. If you really want a strong, attractive jawline AND healthy muscles of mastication, mastic gum is the time-tested method! However, it may not be suitable for those who have had a lot of dental work, so consult your dentist beforehand. If you get the go-ahead, be sure to look for a high quality product. Here is the brand I like: https://a.co/d/9b2ZcyM
Thanks for chewing this over! 😉

09/11/2022

My mind is blown after spending 2 days at a cadaver dissection workshop with the brilliant Dr.’s Carla Stecco and Gabriel Venne. So many new perspectives to consider in regards to our patients’ fasciae.

09/07/2022

Chinese medicine recognizes that summer has two parts: Summer and late summer. While summer is associated with socialization and creativity, late summer is often associated with sluggishness and procrastination.🌞

During this time, we're undergoing a seasonal shift that requires us to adjust our energy and lifestyle habits to transition gracefully.

How does acupuncture help us with this transition?☯

✔Supports digestion: Enhance digestion and reduce intestinal inflammation that causes symptoms like constipation or diarrhea.😌

✔Expels dampness out of joints: It stimulates spleen qi which helps regulate bodily fluids.💦

✔Reduces brain fog and fatigue: It helps by increasing blood circulation to the brain, which can improve symptoms of confusion and forgetfulness.🧠

✔Lightens negative feelings: It can help boost the production of happy hormones that reduces feelings of lack of support and jealousy, which can be strong during this period

08/22/2022

We’re all made of stars…

06/24/2021

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Many of us live under the medical myth that the heart is only a pump, an idea borne of an industrialised culture that views the body as a machine.

The heart however is so much more beautiful and fascinating than we ever could have imagined!

“Modern analysis of the heart has shown that in spite of the fact that the most powerful ventricle of the heart can shoot water six feet into the air, the amount of pressure actually needed to force the blood through the entire length of the body’s blood vessels would have to be able to lift a one hundred pound weight one mile high” - Stephen Buhner

So how does the blood move around the labyrinth-like vessels of our body?

It moves of its own accord.

You see, blood flow is not a simple stream like we once thought.

It is in fact composed of two streams, spiralling around each other much like the image of a DNA double helix, at the centre of which is a vacuum.

“Blood flow through living vessels is much more like a tornado than anything else: Such a vacuum is necessary for producing a vortex” - Stephen Buhner

How cool is that?

This spiral dance is not only found in the bloodstream, but also in the blood cell itself!

Blood cells in fact spin on their own individual axes of rotation. They are smaller spinning cells in a larger spinning vortex.

If your mind is not blown yet, let’s go back to the heart.

The heart itself has recently been discovered not to be a mass of muscle, but rather a ‘helicoidal myocardial band’ that has spiralled in upon itself, creating its unique shape and its separate chambers.

This is called the Helical Heart, and you can see doctors unravel it by searching ‘Helical Heart’ on Youtube.

Pair this with discoveries that the heart functions as an endocrine gland, has its own nervous system that makes and releases its own neurotransmitters, and emits an electromagnetic field that is far stronger than the brain’s, and we begin to move from the idea that the heart is simply a mechanical pump.

It is a spiralling organ of perception.

If that’s not beautiful, we don’t know what is.

❤️🌿

Incredible Art by Gabriel Keleman

~ Evidence-Based Research:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16373590/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11807730/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24209915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7712215/

~ Watch them un-ravel the Heart here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbOyozg_GTs&ab_channel=somanaut

04/04/2021

You came naked.
You will also leave naked.
You arrived weak.
So weak you will depart.
You came without money and things.
You will leave without money and things.
Your first bath? Someone washed you away.
Your last bath? Someone will wash you away.

This is our fate as humans!

So why so much pride, so much malice, so much envy, so much hate, so much resentment, so much selfishness?

We have limited time in this world and we waste it in uselessness.💙

03/10/2021

It takes time to learn, but Tai Chi is very rewarding for the body and mind!