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Brawn, Brain, Brilliance.
Now, it is important to make the point here that what has been written above must be kept the proverbial “million miles” away from the utterly mistaken and indeed, at times absurd belief that whatever the nature of disease being … Continue reading
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“Brawn, Brain, Brilliance”.
Now that (hopefully) we possess a more informed and enlightened perception of body and brain, i.e. of their capacity to contribute and combine and of their inextricable interelatedness, we can move on to one of the truly great questions to … Continue reading
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Our on-board Pharmacy (Continued).
I want briefly to return in this further blog on “our on-board ‘pharmacy’”, to the terms “positive” and “negative”, (to which I made previous specific reference in blog, entitled “Accentuating the positive”, posted on Jan.26 2014). You may recall that … Continue reading
“Man know thyself”. Cont’d from previous blog).
I did, in fact (it now seem an age ago) make reference in my series of blogs on coping with serious and life-threatening illnesses, to a time of just such an illness during my undergraduate days. One day, after some … Continue reading
“Man know thyself” (Intro) Cont’d from previous blog.
Let me emphasize yet again that the contents of these blogs on their current subject matter, must not in any sense to be regarded as anything more than a swift and cursory overview of what is currently known about the … Continue reading
Support from without and within. (Continued from previous blog).
Around and beyond, i.e. strengthening and supporting, every brain event which produces a corresponding and concomitant happening or actual experience, there is, taking place, possibly millions of discreet but connected events, over a time span of mere seconds. As we … Continue reading
The Brain ‘Minds’ the Body. (i) ( Continued from previous blog).
Having made reference to the manner in which the human brain has controlled and contributed to every aspect and facet of human functioning – conscious and otherwise – I want in this presentation to refer to another essential way in … Continue reading
Living and Learning (i). (continued from previous blog)
In the early part of this particular blog, we may well appear to be returning to ground previously covered in my earlier postings on coping with life-threatening illness; and to some extent that would be a valid conclusion to reach. … Continue reading
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Coping with stress – Final thoughts.
Over the past weeks, I have attempted, to chart something of the history of our present-day usage of the word “stress”; especially in the sense of both its applications to, and implications for healthcare and quality of life. We have … Continue reading
Stress Can Be Good For You: (Cont.d further).
Following on from last week’s posting, take an analogy if you will, concerning this profitable input of stress from the activity of the gymnasium and regular roadwork in athletic and sporting pursuit. Exposure to controlled bursts of stressful exercise and … Continue reading