tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57935037132160995522024-03-05T10:40:13.888-08:00beingsenseBiofeedback, biometrics, fitness, yoga, mindfulness, breathing, stress relief, alternatives, qualtified-self, wellness, wholeness, body, mind, spirit, health records, logs, diaries, or recording observations - it is about your awareness, .richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-31012553628669098162016-01-14T10:45:00.002-08:002016-02-10T19:58:21.969-08:00Eat better, Move More, Love Well, Avoid Harm<h2>
Eat Better</h2>
Food is a very basic need. Only air and water rank higher. Shelter is next. Here are some web resources related to food.<br />
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Physician and New York Times bestselling author who scours the world's nutrition research to bring you free daily videos and articles. All proceeds from his books, DVDs, and speaking go to charity, no charge to visit and explore this website which is a valued and respected resource.</div>
<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/">http://nutritionfacts.org/</a><br />
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Food is addictive, The Pleasure Trap is entertaining and possibly transformative for you: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2btaDOBK8">https://www.youtube.com/watch</a><br />
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Mayo Clinic has a Florida franchise and lots of health related reading.<br />
<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dietary-guidelines/art-20045584">http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dietary-guidelines/art-20045584</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/vegetarian-diet/art-20046446">http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/vegetarian-diet/art-20046446</a><br />
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Healthy lifestyle and food advice that actually works.<br />
<a href="http://ornishspectrum.com/proven-program/nutrition/">http://ornishspectrum.com/proven-program/nutrition/</a><br />
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Oprah Winfry and Michael Pollan talk, <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What Our Food Choices Really Say About Our Beliefs</span><br />
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<span class="_mbbb" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQQwe7GCyh8">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cQQwe7GCyh8</a></span></div>
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Michael Pollan, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, speaking to a Google Lunch Group:<br />
<a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lVyo712BBRk">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lVyo712BBRk</a><br />
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That Oprah meat market:<br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law-jan-june98-fooddef_1-20/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law-jan-june98-fooddef_1-20/</a><br />
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/183bt8/el15_why_did_oprah_get_sued_by_the_beef_industry/">https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/183bt8/el15_why_did_oprah_get_sued_by_the_beef_industry/</a><br />
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Government information on those aliens that live with all of us and how diet effects them:<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493718/">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493718/</a><br />
and a little something from WebMD:<br />
<a href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20140820/your-gut-bacteria">http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20140820/your-gut-bacteria</a><br />
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Food local to Florida:<br />
<b><a href="http://www.floridafoodandfarm.com/">http://www.floridafoodandfarm.com</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.netstate.com/economy/fl_economy.htm">http://www.netstate.com/economy/fl_economy.htm</a><br />
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Meetup groups are a great way to find like minded people:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.670588); font-family: "whitney" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px;">As requested here is a website that shows the validation seals to look for to ensure a supplement has the ingredients it professes to. </span><a class="linkified" href="http://www.supplementquality.com/testing/Quality_seals.html" rel="nofollow" style="animation-delay: 0.1s; animation-duration: 0.1s; animation-iteration-count: 1; animation-name: fontfix; animation-timing-function: linear; background-color: white; color: #2a9bc7; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: Whitney, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none; word-break: break-all; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank" title="http://www.supplementquality.com/testing/Quality_seals.html">http://www.supplementquality.com/testing/Quality_seals.html</a><b><br /></b><br />
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History Against the Grain<br />
<a href="http://thenewinquiry.com/essays/history-against-the-grain/">http://thenewinquiry.com/essays/history-against-the-grain/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Resources from </u></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><a href="mailto:Rosieplantstrong@gmail.com">Rosieplantstrong@gmail.com</a> She recently gave several presentations on whole food, plant-based diets for the Martin County Library System and shared her resource list to post here.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Forks
Over Knives” Documentary DVD Public Library or Netflix</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">The
China </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Study</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">”
Book Dr. T. Colin Campbell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">eCornell
Dr. T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Plant
Strong” Rip Esselstyn <a href="http://www.tedtalks.com/">www.tedtalks.com</a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><a href="http://engine2diet.com/">http://engine2diet.com</a>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Pleasure Trap” Dr. Doug Lyle <a href="http://www.tedtalks.com/">www.tedtalks.com</a></span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
food we were meant to eat” Dr. John McDougal <a href="http://www.tedtalks.com/">www.tedtalks.com</a></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/newsletter/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/newsletter/</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/articles-studies/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/articles-studies/</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCambridge-Caldwell-Esselsty"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCambridge-Caldwell-Esselsty</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Jeff
Novick “Calorie Density” U Tube</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5793503713216099552#view=detail&mid=89B58B5A833F40C0D20789B58B5A833F40C0D207"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jeff+novick+youtube&FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=89B58B5A833F40C0D20789B58B5A833F40C0D207</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://ornishspectrum.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://ornishspectrum.com/</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.pcrm.org/kickstartHome"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.pcrm.org/kickstartHome</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Dr.
Neil Barnard “Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Fat
Sick and Nearly Dead” Documentary Netflix</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.drfuhrman.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://www.drfuhrman.com/</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://plantpurenation.com/the-film/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">http://plantpurenation.com/the-film/</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.cowspiracy.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">www.cowspiracy.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">Facebook
“Whole Plant Food”</span></span></div>
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Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much. Michael Pollan<br />
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Some films recommended: Cowspiracy, Forks Over Knives, King Corn and there is a new one coming:<br />
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We just announced our new film and want you to be the first to know!</h1>
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<a href="http://cowspiracy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=773de69b0ae89f48a7271e5e0&id=327840ff6a&e=59961dea7d" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank"><em>What the Health</em></a> is a ground breaking feature length documentary that follows the exciting journey of an intrepid filmmaker, Kip Andersen, as he uncovers the impacts of highly processed industrial animal foods has on our personal health and greater community, and explores why leading health organizations continue to promote the industry despite countless medical studies and research.<br />
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<strong>"This film is a combination of Cowspiracy meets Forks Over Knives on steroids."</strong><br />
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What separates this film from others on this topic, is that it explores not only the relation of this industry to personal health, but then also how this industry is connected to everything from the pharmaceutical industry, the medical industry, health organizations, and even the government, and how it effects those communities that live next to the production of their products.</div>
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Move More</h2>
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My touch up work: <a href="http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/05/19/hunched-back-exercises/">http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/05/19/hunched-back-exercises/</a></div>
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and maintenance: <a href="http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/01/17/wwii-workout-week-posture-training/">http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/01/17/wwii-workout-week-posture-training/</a></div>
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Minimum exercise for adults: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/">http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/</a></div>
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Eliminate the "sitting is the new smoking" from your life</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SitandBeFitTVSHOW">https://www.youtube.com/user/SitandBeFitTVSHOW</a></div>
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Recommendation for exercise from reliable resources:</div>
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<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercise/faq-20057916">http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercise</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/PhysicalActivity/FitnessBasics/American-Heart-Association-Recommendations-for-Physical-Activity-in-Adults_UCM_307976_Article.jsp#.Vpz0bfkrKM8">http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/PhysicalActivity/FitnessBasics/American-Heart-Association-Recommendations-for-Physical-Activity-in-Adult</a>s</div>
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<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/">http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_adults/en/">http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_adults/en/</a></div>
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Love Well</h2>
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A promotional video for the book of the same title, haven't read it but watched this and felt comfortable listening to people's beliefs about living and loving in less than the 2 minutes of the video.</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DMiv4YU6VI">https://www.youtube.com/watch</a></div>
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Meet your own needs and those of others:</div>
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http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/aboutnvc/feelings_needs.htm</div>
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https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/feelings_inventory_0.pdf</div>
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https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/needs_inventory_0.pdf</div>
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Avoid Harm</h2>
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“Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”: FDR’s First Inaugural Address</h2>
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Posture anyone?</div>
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<a href="http://physioworks.com.au/treatments-1/avoid-the-harm-factors">http://physioworks.com.au/treatments-1/avoid-the-harm-factors</a><br />
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Older Adults and vegans have common ground:<br />
<a href="http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/4-16-15-vitamin-b-12-deficiency/">http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/4-16-15-vitamin-b-12-deficiency/</a><br />
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Effects of living in paradise (all good!):<br />
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872309/">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872309/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youaretheplacebo.com/">http://www.youaretheplacebo.com</a>/<br />
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richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-72559789458392522772015-12-17T14:58:00.000-08:002016-01-18T07:45:40.211-08:00Have Your Fun ! ! !Something is going around, spreading like a virus, the good kind.<br />
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Intentionality expanded to include HRV, stress reduction, and the power of nature:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872309/">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872309/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youaretheplacebo.com/">http://www.youaretheplacebo.com</a>/<br />
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<img alt="Mood Manipulator" src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/3/1404402601640/0b0f08e3-b7bc-42bb-acea-f52b6b463e95-bestSizeAvailable.jpeg?w=300&q=85&auto=format&sharp=10&s=937db18c8604d3a9e3e5c22a2f19217f" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-users-can-manipulate-own-emotions-new-google-chrome-extension-1619152">http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-users-can-manipulate-own-emotions</a><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">.</span><br />
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Apparently my favorite cartoonist caught the bug too: <a href="http://xkcd.com/1620/">http://xkcd.com/1620/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">But wait, there is more...</span></h2>
<span style="background-color: white; color: red;">..</span><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_2097408284"><br /></a>
<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11021339">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11021339</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2015/03/23/the-feel-good-switch-the-radical-future-of-emotion/">http://www.forbes.com/the-feel-good-switch-the-radical-future-of-emotion/</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_2097408289"><br /></a>
<a href="http://www.chipdesignmag.com/blyler/2010/11/18/human-intentions-affect-electronics/">http://www.chipdesignmag.com/human-intentions-affect-electronics/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Further reading for the curious:</span></h2>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_at_a_distance">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_at_a_distance</a><br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_2097408295"><br /></a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement</a><br />
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I have some playfulness entries on my personal mood manipulator:</h4>
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Credit for the text dense needs and feelings card/cards was lost at the printer.<br />
Hope you found the introduction helpful, learn more from the source:<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_991750277"><br /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/aboutnvc/feelings_needs.htm">http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/aboutnvc/feelings_needs.htm</a><br />
<a href="https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/feelings_inventory_0.pdf">https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/feelings_inventory_0.pdf</a><br />
<a href="https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/needs_inventory_0.pdf">https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/needs_inventory_0.pdf</a><br />
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richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-77689046489693313872014-04-28T13:40:00.003-07:002014-04-29T05:31:20.653-07:00EntanglementsLiving with aging people sensitive to non-verbal memories increased my awareness of what <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Einstein called "Spooky action at a distance".</span><br />
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<a href="http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/physics-our-entanglements/">http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/physics-our-entanglements/</a><br />
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Natural selection integrated into life.<br />
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<a href="http://www.scienceofthelostsymbol.com/Entanglement-and-Nonlocality.html">http://www.scienceofthelostsymbol.com/Entanglement-and-Nonlocality.html</a><br />
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Stuff is all over the place:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/d5d3dc850933">https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/d5d3dc850933</a><br />
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Not the Wikipedia entry (seems like a reasonable place to start):<br />
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<a href="http://phys.org/news/2012-12-physicists-entanglement-einstein.html">http://phys.org/news/2012-12-physicists-entanglement-einstein.html</a><br />
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If you need a video primer:<br />
<a href="http://new-universe.org/TerryLectures.html">http://new-universe.org/TerryLectures.html</a><br />
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<br />richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-47118554016098275372011-12-23T08:02:00.000-08:002011-12-23T08:02:19.439-08:00Heart Rate Data LoggingUniversal Wireless Heart Rate Data Logger with PC Download by Oregon Scientific<br />
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The device works reliably after replacement of battery although the instructions are easy to ignore. They didn't survive translation for me. It will log up to 30 hours with a variable interval for data collection making even longer tracking possible. Others have noted that the data can be exported to a CVS file for other uses. Kubios accepts such files but whether the data granularity would be acceptable is the issue.<br />
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The 150 BPM is my exercise period followed by a cool down and three separate trips up and down 10 flights of stairs to deal with keys and locking myself out.of my apartment.richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-42635943150053258722011-12-23T07:48:00.001-08:002011-12-23T07:48:44.298-08:00richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-34345267792493350882011-11-16T16:02:00.001-08:002011-11-16T16:02:48.751-08:00Piezo Film Pulse Sensor and Non-Invasive BP<h2>
<center><span style="color: #009900;">Phoenix Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Monitor Project<br />
<u>Sub-project: Piezo Film Pulse Sensor</u></span></center></h2>
<center>By Wade D. Peterson, David A. Skramsted and Daniel
E. Glumac</center>
<h3>
Project Description</h3>
The purpose of the piezo film pulse sensor project is to identify
and build a reliable, low power, low cost blood flow sensor.
The sensor is intended for two proposed designs for the ambulatory
blood pressure monitor (ABPM). They are: (a) an oscillometric
cuff design (as a Korotkoff sound sensor) and (b) the blood flow
velocity design. The project includes the following deliverables:<br />
<ul>
<li>Selection of the piezo film sensing element(s).
</li>
<li>Design of a sensing circuit, including filtering and amplification
stages.
</li>
<li>Layout and fabrication of a small, low noise circuit board.
</li>
<li>Bill of material
</li>
<li>Evaluation of the completed sensor system.
</li>
<li>Public invention disclosure and release.
</li>
<li>A written report.
</li>
</ul>
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<h3>
Piezo Film Sensor Element</h3>
The piezo film sensor element selected for this test was the
SDT1-028K made by <a href="http://www.msiusa.com/">Measurement
Specialties, Inc.</a> It was selected because (a) it is very
sensitive to low level mechanical movements, (b) it has an electrostatic
shield located on both sides of the element (to minimize 50/60
Hz AC line interference), (c) it is responsive to low frequency
movements in the 0.7 - 12 Hz range of interest, (d) the foil
size was about right (1 inch / 2.54 cm long) and (e) it has an
integral connector and cable for simple connections. The sensor
is shown in Figure 1. An RG-174 BNC connector was attached to
the opposite end of the cable (not shown).<br />
<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="279" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/PiezoFilm_SDT1-028K.jpg" width="400" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 1. The SDT1-028K piezo film sensor.<br />
</u></center>
<h3>
Filter/Amplifier Circuit</h3>
The filter/amplifier circuit shown in Figure 2 was created
for the piezo film sensor. It was specifically designed for battery
powered operation from three <a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/003_Batteries/Phoenix_Batteries.htm">AA
or AAA cells</a> (3.6 - 4.5 VDC), and consumes just 100 uA of
current. The BNC connector located on the left side of the board
connects to the piezo film sensor. The output is monitored with
oscilloscope probe(s) via test points located on the board. The
board dimensions are 2.5 inch (6.4 cm) x 3.8 inch (9.7 cm).<br />
<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="246" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/Amplifier.jpg" width="400" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 2. Filter/amplifier circuit.</u></center>
The circuit has a three-pole low pass filter with a lower
(-3 dB) cutoff frequency at about 12-13 Hz. The main purpose
of the low-pass filter is to prevent unwanted 50/60 Hz AC line
interference from entering the sensor. However, the piezo film
element has a wide band frequency response so the filter also
attenuates any extraneous sound waves or vibrations that get
into the piezo element. The DC gain is about +30 dB. <a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/PiezoAmpBodePlot.pdf">Click
here to see the Bode plot</a> of the circuit (i.e. the frequency
response).<br />
The circuit has a very high input impedance. Applications
notes from Measurement Specialties, Inc. report that the low-end
frequency response of the piezo film can be lowered from 5-6
Hz to 0.7 Hz by using a 10 Megohm or higher input impedance.
The front end of the filter/amplifier circuit uses an op-amp
follower in parallel with a 10 Megohm parallel resistor.<br />
Complete documentation for the circuit is given here, including
a <a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/PiezoAmpSchematic.pdf">schematic diagram</a>,
<a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/PiezoAmpBOM.pdf">bill of material (BOM)</a>
and PCB artwork. All parts (except for the PCB artwork) can be
ordered on-line from Digi-key Corporation at <a href="http://www.digi-key.com/">www.digi-key.com</a>.
The PCB artwork can be modified and ordered on-line from ExpressPCB
at <a href="http://www.expresspcb.com/">www.expresspcb.com</a>.
Just download their free CAD software and the board artwork file
named <a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/PiezoAmp.pcb">PiezoAmp.pcb</a>. The
board conforms to the specifications for their low cost 'miniboard'
service. The board assembly uses surface mounted components and
can be hand assembled with the aide of a small soldering iron
and a microscope.<br />
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<h3>
Wrist Pulse Response</h3>
The piezo film was attached to the wrist with cloth athletic
tape. The sensor was placed over the pulse point as shown in
Figure 3. The adhesive on this tape is designed to be attached
to the skin, and is breathable. It's a fairly weak adhesive which
also allows the tape to be removed without damage to the piezo
element.<br />
<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="265" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/WristTest.jpg" width="400" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 3. Piezo film attached to the wrist with
athletic tape.</u></center>
Figures 4 and 5 signal response from the filter/amplifier
circuit when the sensor is placed over the wrist. Figure 4 is
a single sweep waveform as obtained from an HP 54615B storage
oscilloscope. Figure 5 uses the same configuration, except that
the output signal is averaged over 64 waveform samples. The vertical
and horizontal scales for the two waveforms are identical, with
a horizontal sweep of 200 mS/div, and a voltage gain of 100 mV/div.
All measurements were obtain at test point TP3 shown on the PCB
schematic diagram.<br />
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<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="318" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/Image2.gif" width="581" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 4. Wrist pulse single sweep waveform.</u></center>
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<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="318" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/Image1.gif" width="581" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 5. The wrist pulse waveform averaged over
64 samples.</u></center>
Waveform averaging is a well known noise reduction technique.
It reinforces the waveform of interest by minimizing the effect
of any random noise. These pulses were obtained when the arm
was motionless. If the arm was moved while capturing the data
the waveform did not look nearly as clean. That's because motion
of the arm causes the sonic vibrations to enter the piezo film
through the arm or by way of the cable.<br />
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<h3>
Mid-arm Response</h3>
The piezo sensor was moved from the wrist to the mid forearm
area. The response there was less dramatic as shown in Figure
6. In this case the piezo film is probably picking up the acoustic
sound wave rather than any physical motion of the skin surface.
This is an area that needs improvement because the acoustic sound
waves are probably more valuable in the measurement system, because
they permit simplified attachment to the skin.<br />
<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="318" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/Image3.gif" width="581" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 6. Mid forearm Response.</u></center>
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<h3>
Blood Velocity Response Between Elbow and Wrist</h3>
Two identical piezo film sensors and filter/amplifier circuits
were configured as a non-invasive velocity type blood pressure
monitor. The first sensor was located on the inner left elbow
at the same location where Korotkoff sounds are monitored during
traditional blood pressure measurements with a spygmometer. The
second sensor was located on the left wrist as described above
(about 12 inch / 30cm from each other). Figure 7 shows the results.<br />
<br />
<center><img align="BOTTOM" border="0" height="318" src="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/004_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor/Resources/Image4.gif" width="581" /></center>
<center><u>Figure 7. Blood velocity response.</u></center>
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<h3>
<a href="" name="anchor7380"></a>Correlation Between Pulse Delay
& Blood Pressure</h3>
The correlation between pulse delay and blood pressure is
well known in the art of non-invasive blood pressure monitors.
Some of the best descriptions of this phenominon can be found
in several US Patents, including those listed in the <a href="http://www.phoenix.tc-ieee.org/Phoenix_Patents.htm">Phoenix
patent references</a> under the heading of <i>Non-invasive Blood
Pressure Monitors Using Pulse Velocity Methods.</i> These can
be found via the hotlinks located at the top of the same page.
Several techniques are described in those patents including relative
pulse delay, EKG to pressure pulse delay and pulse width.<br />
One of the best patent references is Chen et. al, US Patent
No. 6,599,251. Besides being an excellent summary of prior art
in the field of non-invasive blood pressure measurement, Chen
descripbes how blood pressure measurements are obtained using
the pulse delay technique, as well as his data correlating pulse
delay and pressure. However, Chen uses optoelectric sensors rather
than the piezo film elements that are shown in this page. It
is believed by the author that good, non-invasive blood pressure
sensors using the techniques described on this page can be designed
around Chen's claims. <br />
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<h3>
Conclusions</h3>
The data show that piezo film can simultaneously monitor two
pulse signals located at a fixed distance from each other. This
forms a two-point blood velocity monitor that can be adapted
for the measurement of blood pressure. The data show that a 12
inch (30 cm) span results in a time lag of about 32 milliseconds.<br />
The technique worked quite well, but does need improvement.
Additional experimentation is needed. The following ideas have
been generated by the Phoenix group:<br />
<ul>
<li>Use a smaller piezo element for improved signal-to-noise
ratio.<br />
</li>
<li>Use a piezo cable. It is hoped that this will improve the
sonic sensitivity (over the current sensitivity to mechanical
movement).<br />
</li>
<li>Attenuate extraneous acoustic vibrations that are transmitted
up the cable. Layers of 'Silly-putty', 'fun-tak' and Sorbathane(tm)
are good candidates for sonic absorbing materials that could
be attached to the cable.<br />
</li>
<li>Use an acoustic coupling compound (such as K-Y jelly) between
the skin and the piezo film element.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Addendum</h3>
<ul>
<li>A commercial varient of this product has been found at <a href="http://www.tensysmedical.com/">Tensys Medical</a> (SanDiego,
CA). Also see US Patents 6,514,211; 6,228,034; 6,176,831.<br />
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
About This Page</h3>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This page is maintained by </span><a href="mailto:dskrampublic@comcast.net?subject=Phoenix_Piezo_Film_Blood_Flow_Sensor">David
A. Skramsted</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">. It was last updated
on 19 September 2005.<br />
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The author(s) provide this information as a public service, and
agree to place any novel and useful inventions disclosed herein
into the public domain. They are not aware that this material
infringes on the patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret
rights of others. However, there is a possibility that such infringement
may exist without their knowledge. The user assumes all responsibility
for determining if this information infringes on the intellectual
property rights of others before applying it to products or services.<br />
<br />
(C) 2004-2005 Wade D. Peterson, David A. Skramsted and Daniel
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_287065681"><span style="font-size: medium;">Review of the Book: </span><i>Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists</i></a></div>
Near the conclusion of the review, just before the worthwhile comment section, comes this pointer:<br />
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[For those interested, <a href="http://www.anatomytrains.com/uploads/rich_media/AnatomyTrainsOverview.pdf">here is a link to a 20-page read-only PDF</a> that provides an overview of much of what is included in the book.--OH]<br />
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From that PDF overview:<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Larger Considerations
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<span style="font-size: medium;">One of the sequelae from
the recent industrial and electronic revolutions is a society
increasingly alienated
from its body. While a few hone their
kinesthetic skills through sport and dance (while others hone their
reflexes with sophisticated computer games), many more are losing
muscle mass, losing an accurate body
image, and generally losing
‘touch’.
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Physical education and
manual therapy, in both their traditional and holistic forms, seek to
restore balance,
awareness, proper functioning, and a healthy
relationship with the physical self. New models, such as the
concepts outlined above and other systems-oriented views, open new
avenues for a populace weakened by
constant sitting, fixed focal
lengths, improper footwear treading relentlessly flat surfaces,
cheapened
sexuality, reduced contact with the natural world, lack of
activity, and poor education concerning their
physical selves from
infancy on up. One major challenge for the 21st century is to adapt
body systems
forged in a Neolithic world to the socially crowded and
almost entirely man-made environment we are
rapidly constructing
worldwide.
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We are accustomed to the
idea of IQ – measuring the intelligence of the brain. We are
becoming more
accustomed to EQ – the idea of emotional
intelligence. What is needed is a map to the territory of KQ –
kinesthetic intelligence, the intelligence of the body in motion.
From the skill and awareness that makes
an awkward body graceful to
the inherent sense that warns us of impending danger; from the
precise
coordination required in a basketball lay-up to the body
memory involved in plucking just the right
strings on a harp; from
the wisdom of rest and activity cycles to the cellular letting go
required to forgive
– there is great intelligence in the body that
is not yet well understood. Therefore it is not being taught,
and
therefore it is being progressively lost, except for small pockets
within Eastern and Western
medicine where what the great
physiologist Walter Cannon called the 'wisdom of the body' is being
honored and developed. The most reasonable part in us is the part
that does not reason.
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<span style="font-size: medium;">These various lines of
inquiry into KQ could be gathered under the banner of ‘Spatial
Medicine’ (as
opposed to the medicine of Matter [allopathic or
nutritional], or the medicine of Time [psychotherapy
or shamanism]).
What can we learn from how humans are arranged in space, and how they
perceive
and work with their spatial arrangement? Osteopathy,
chiropractic, orthopedics and physiotherapy
would qualify as Spatial
Medicine. So do the entire alphabet of new (and old) therapies from
Alexander,
Bioenergetics and Continuum, through Feldenkrais and
Gyrotonics, to Rolfing, Somatics, and Tai Chi,
all the way to Yoga
and Zero Balancing. All these (and the many more not named) are
inquiries into our
spatial relationships and their meaning, and all
seem to contribute to the whole picture. Shifting the
positions of
bones, altering the length of fascial and myofascial tissues, and
training the neuro-muscular
system all aim for the same goal –
easy, generous, poised movement, structural stability, and the
extension of healthy movement into later life.
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In short, a systems view
(as opposed to the symptoms view) of our structural and movement
selves is
required to counter the destructive effects of the world
we have created for ourselves. The anatomical
details so vividly and
economically set forth in this book can help with the task of
finding, restoring,
appreciating, and properly using our amazing
locomotor system. So can new overall organizing
schemes like the
Anatomy Trains – the ever-smaller can be put into service of the
ever-larger, and vice
versa. True human intelligence – what
Norbert Weiner called ‘the human use of human beings’ – will
be attained not by transcending the physical self, but only through
our full participation with our
marvelous physicality.
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Sometimes you hear your heartbeat. you can almost always take a pulse reading and the chest strap with wrist display wireless fitness equipment does an excellent job of collecting data and displaying an array of information. For about $20 in parts this receiver (exploded view) allows headphone, earbud, or other audio connection monitoring of each heartbeat.<br />
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This is the most powerful feedback tool I have experienced. It is a surprizing advance in a pursuit. The following text was posted earlier at QuantifiedSelf:<br />
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RE: suggestions for simple data vizualization tools?<br />
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Keep it simple and real time, except for long term trends on more complex questions or issues. Sonification of HRV is my target. Got interested before cardiac ablation resolved atrial fibrillation and continue exploring with a simple Polar monitor and attachments based upon the Polar Heart Rate Module - RMCM01.<br />
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SuperCollider programming is still developing, but my real-time heart beat in my ears turned out to be a terrific feedback instrument. Never much for exercise groups or formal equipment, going with the flow of the tick of my heartbeat lets me explore movement in new ways. Walking down the street now has dance elements woven into the internal visualization of body and mind state. Bliss is remarkably easy to recognize and propagate - shifts in attention are markers for a drifting state that is absorbing on many levels. Having this tool allows for lots of tiny experiments with interesing results.<br />
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This is a much smaller second version. The first had two AAA batteries. With 6 hours on the battery I'm considering slimming down the other unit. The other end of the plastic plumbing fitting can take a larger battery.<br />
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Update 9/20/11<br />
Wore a Polar Chest Transmitter and display watch to a dental appointment. Encouraged by a <a href="http://nucalm.com/">NuCalm System</a> experience, noise isolating earbuds were used with the audio pulse unit. No science here, but I've had pain, panic, and problematic dentistry and relaxing was never this easy. I neared sleep twice. There was a mouth block disabling jaw movement witb a dam and local numbing for a root canal. Not bliss, but focused calm with a reminder pace.richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-81310920383967988072011-07-04T19:25:00.000-07:002011-07-07T05:44:39.387-07:00Mindfulness RulesWith mindfulness there is greater awareness. With practice, the need for gear to monitor being or doing becomes superficial. You have the best possible sensors, processing power, and limitless memory capacity for storage and reflection. Why bother with biofeedback?<br />
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OK, you need a few hints. Download the free .pdf, study the text and prosper.<br />
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<a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/w931n733l4575424/">http://www.springerlink.com/content/w931n733l4575424/</a><br />
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So is guidance inb the exploration of the benefits of of mindfulness available for curious individuals? Yes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/mindfulness_in_plain_english.pdf">www.urbandharma.org/pdf/mindfulness_in_plain_english.pdf</a><br />
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But wait, there's more, a whole page of links to ebooks such as<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">:</span></span></span><br />
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</span> </div><div align="left"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Loving-kindness Meditation</b></span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><b>Meditation on a Coke Can</b><br />
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<span class="style11"></span><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/monksmedstudy.pdf">Long-Term Meditators Self-Induce high-Amplitude Gamma Synchrony</a></span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/ebooks.html">http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/ebooks.html</a> </b>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-3961697338061881842011-06-23T19:50:00.000-07:002011-06-24T09:26:20.736-07:00Brief Guides to Better Being<b>Brief Guide to BetterBeing:</b><br />
less TV, more reading<br />
less shopping, more outdoors<br />
less clutter, more space<br />
less rush, more slowness<br />
less consuming, more creating<br />
less junk, more real food<br />
less busywork, more impact<br />
less driving, more walking<br />
less noise, more solitude<br />
less focus on the future, more on the present<br />
less work, more play<br />
less worry, more smiles<br />
breathe<br />
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<b>Briefer Guide to Better Being:</b><br />
Eat better, move more, avoid unhealthy substances and connect with others in healthy ways.<br />
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<b>Briefest Guide to Better Being:</b><br />
Smile, Breathe, Go Slowly, enjoy.<br />
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<a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" data-ft="{"type":34}" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002551110452" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/211669_100002551110452_3260480_q.jpg" /></a><label class="deleteAction stat_elem UIImageBlock_Ext uiCloseButton" for="u362741_4"></label><b>Briefer from</b> <span data-jsid="text"><a href="http://5healthytowns.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://5healthytowns.org/</a> , <b>brief</b> and <b>briefest</b> from <a href="http://zenhabits.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://zenhabits.net/</a></span>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-372524791931075302011-06-19T06:04:00.000-07:002011-06-19T06:04:00.829-07:00Financial Times Takes a Look at Self-MonitoringMaybe it is narcissism but preparing for the increasingly rapid rate of change especially with the Senior Bubble and Health Care Bubbles make strategic choices for self-management possible. Lots of examples of current uses, devices, and pipeline development make it a worthwhile read.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3ccb11a0-923b-11e0-9e00-00144feab49a.html">Financial Times Article: Invasion of the Body Hackers</a>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-11539270555132647252011-05-23T15:01:00.001-07:002011-05-23T15:01:17.213-07:00Radical Change or New Age?<span>If you think it they will come:<br><br><a href="http://www.heartmath.org/research/research-publications/electricity-of-touch.html" target="_blank">The Electricity of Touch: Detection and Measurement of Cardiac Energy Exchange Between People</a><img src="http://www.heartmath.org/images/stories/main/icons/document_checked.png" alt="Study examined in Peer Reviewed Journal" title="Peer Reviewed Journal" style="vertical-align:top;margin-top:2px;margin-left:6px"></span> <span>R. McCraty, M. Atkinson, D. Tomasino, W.A. Tiller</span> <span>In: K. H. Pribram, ed. Brain and Values: Is a Biological Science of Values Possible. Proceedings of the Fifth Appalachian Conference on Behavioral Neurodynamics. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1998: 359-379.</span> <p><a href="http://www.heartmath.org/templates/ihm/downloads/pdf/research/publications/electricity-of-touch.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.heartmath.org/images/stories/main/icons/pdf_sm.png" alt="Download the complete paper" title="PDF Version" style="vertical-align:middle"></a><a href="http://www.heartmath.org/templates/ihm/downloads/pdf/research/publications/electricity-of-touch.pdf" target="_blank">Download the complete paper</a>.</p> richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-16119355958233146452011-05-13T19:29:00.001-07:002011-05-13T20:01:42.808-07:00Mindfulness and Subjectivity<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyH9smOdtm4QMvLrR9upAbmbabEyYMD1sNOBH9JBPlwVCKiByS6atYlZCQZlv8csC9bCmkYsLgeNcdd2C7csBlvTUfAIFvNOQxiP01dsZPjDxR8YxsHdXcf4TuyzXxI9Wqoc6hJMwl2iQ/s1600/davinci-798012.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyH9smOdtm4QMvLrR9upAbmbabEyYMD1sNOBH9JBPlwVCKiByS6atYlZCQZlv8csC9bCmkYsLgeNcdd2C7csBlvTUfAIFvNOQxiP01dsZPjDxR8YxsHdXcf4TuyzXxI9Wqoc6hJMwl2iQ/s320/davinci-798012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606393460650497746" border="0" /></a></p>Mindfulness and awareness develop and change and are deeply connected to learning and development. The .pdf appears to be the Practice and Theory from a book named Mindfulness and Subjectivity. Scanned once the content caught my attention both because it was on my mind and in the text and the stated feminist connection helps with a continuing conversation with my daughter who completed a college course introduction to meditation.<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Freligion.ua.edu%2Fpdf%2Frel324klein3.pdf&rct=j&q=rel324klein3.pdf&ei=H-vNTbXtMoPQsAO8wNWvCw&usg=AFQjCNG13nmIUpCLRpILvLL88vivr_5M6A&sig2=K3qitkY1v8vid1P0fjArNQ&cad=rja"><br />Mindfulness and Subjectivity.pdf</a><br /><br /><br />This never made it as a post but seems to fit perfectly:<br /><div id=":56" class="ii gt"><div id=":3d"><h1>Self-Determination and the Neurology of Mindfulness</h1> <div> <ol><li><span><a href="http://jhp.sagepub.com/search?author1=David+Ryback&sortspec=date&submit=Submit" target="_blank">David Ryback</a></span></li></ol> </div> <div> <h2>Abstract</h2> <p>Self-actualization is one of the keystones of humanistic psychology which, as a reaction to the reductionist values of behaviorism and psychoanalysis, also silently ignored brain research, subsuming it under the same rubric. Now comes mindfulness, a fairly new movement, with its openness to brain research and such cutting-edge notions as the adaptive unconscious—“thin slicing” unconscious perceptions for immediate decision making. The integration of mindfulness with emerging brain research leads to the possibility of modifying brain structure through conscious awareness, thereby restoring self-determination to its proper role. Another incipient movement in humanistic psychotherapy, deep empathy, is explained in terms of mindful human connection and limbic brain function. Just as emotion, thought, and brain structure mutually affect one another, so do therapist and client. Mindfulness, emotional connection, and deep empathy all contribute to mental well-being and a physiologically nurtured brain and help us transcend the numbing “consensus trance” that blinds us to the deeper aspects of life. Mindfulness and the new awareness of mind-brain interaction bring us back to the self-actualization values of the beginnings of humanistic psychology. </p> </div> </div></div>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-9718785816656219592011-05-12T15:50:00.000-07:002011-05-13T10:20:56.186-07:00Self-Determination and the Neurology of Mindfulness<h1 id="article-title-1">Self-Determination and the Neurology of Mindfulness</h1> <div class="contributors"> <ol class="contributor-list" id="contrib-group-1"><li class="last" id="contrib-1"><span class="name"><a class="name-search" href="http://jhp.sagepub.com/search?author1=David+Ryback&sortspec=date&submit=Submit">David Ryback</a></span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="section abstract" id="abstract-1"> <h2>Abstract</h2> <p id="p-1">Self-actualization is one of the keystones of humanistic psychology which, as a reaction to the reductionist values of behaviorism and psychoanalysis, also silently ignored brain research, subsuming it under the same rubric. Now comes mindfulness, a fairly new movement, with its openness to brain research and such cutting-edge notions as the adaptive unconscious—"thin slicing" unconscious perceptions for immediate decision making. The integration of mindfulness with emerging brain research leads to the possibility of modifying brain structure through conscious awareness, thereby restoring self-determination to its proper role. Another incipient movement in humanistic psychotherapy, deep empathy, is explained in terms of mindful human connection and limbic brain function. Just as emotion, thought, and brain structure mutually affect one another, so do therapist and client. Mindfulness, emotional connection, and deep empathy all contribute to mental well-being and a physiologically nurtured brain and help us transcend the numbing "consensus trance" that blinds us to the deeper aspects of life. Mindfulness and the new awareness of mind-brain interaction bring us back to the self-actualization values of the beginnings of humanistic psychology. </p> </div> richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-66637012331234200522011-05-11T06:38:00.001-07:002011-05-11T06:38:25.720-07:00What's the Frequency, Kenneth?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgOOik5Eyg1TNhtTpFJq4PIqWXK0PevjtAdh3eTX2NTIuaoSKQ18QQbiBJYYNFbpwAj-k_g9icY85knhtS-14I0hDK8w3HuoIesFj30KQZGsUKTs9VBUksxg0QfKd-8l91JRMHcjuzP7Q/s1600/FrequencyShifts-705722.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgOOik5Eyg1TNhtTpFJq4PIqWXK0PevjtAdh3eTX2NTIuaoSKQ18QQbiBJYYNFbpwAj-k_g9icY85knhtS-14I0hDK8w3HuoIesFj30KQZGsUKTs9VBUksxg0QfKd-8l91JRMHcjuzP7Q/s320/FrequencyShifts-705722.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605452467728748210" /></a></p><a href="http://quantifiedself.com/2010/10/discuss-the-dark-side-of-self/">Quantified Self discussions</a> aside, we seem to have the absolute best possible equipment, sensors, processors, support systems "on-board". A coronary ablation successfully cleared up static on my body network enabling astonishing awareness of feelings, sensations, emotions, and moods. With intention, mindful habits assist productive reflection.<br> <br>Discrete real-time sonification of heart rate variability is still intriguing especially as it might inform the interaction between individuals. This <a href="http://www.michaelfalkner.de/herzmusik/heartmusicexamples.html">symphonic interplay of mother and fetal heartbeats</a> crystalized that, but creating a meaningful shared information "display" - not there yet.<br> <br>Steve, possessing significant audio knowledge and sharing content for life's little lessons contributed:<br><br><div><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sound, sight, heartbeat, GSR, touch, motion all related? Very low frequency? (trance music genre now a fad) I do get quite a kick from loud music, loud drums and bass, and violent dancing.<br> Auditory processing capability of brain, I believe, is more significant than documented to date.<br> <br> In the link below, click on "animated display" of amount of brain mapped to vision, sound, and<br> integration of both together. Visual listening for humans, Audio vision for dolphins.<br> <a href="http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2003/february/021903brain-sound.html" target="_blank">http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2003/february/021903brain-sound.html</a><br> </font></font></div> <div> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> My fraternity brother was studying this at MIT early 1960's.<br> </font></font> <div> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_hearing" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_hearing</a></font></font><br> </div> <br> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He demonstrated that we could hear up to 100 Khz by biting a stick and inserting it into a glass of water with a hydrophone emitting high frequency sound. It is now well known that nonlinearity of air propagation renders ultrasound frequencies beating together with sidebands separated by frequency differences of audible frequencies is easily audible.<br><br> That latter phenomenon is unrelated to the former. The former implies that our own hearing may have first developed early on when our ancestors lived in water. (and part of it is now "vestigial")</font></font></div><br> richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-12000197222751152772011-05-10T06:40:00.001-07:002011-05-10T06:40:45.504-07:00Heart Rate Variability Signal Sources<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI50PwT9QS7oeuXToUHfHnzSr4wSX1Gio3o0sdp6p7KNrH9iK_NjJtofNldtMNoxxgfd7phouQPZgR_LADPG9h9qcUHpcBSEkKbz5aAiQfw-os40AD-uijpS41YL6AC3ccOvHi-GXQAZA/s1600/ValidHRVinput-745505.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI50PwT9QS7oeuXToUHfHnzSr4wSX1Gio3o0sdp6p7KNrH9iK_NjJtofNldtMNoxxgfd7phouQPZgR_LADPG9h9qcUHpcBSEkKbz5aAiQfw-os40AD-uijpS41YL6AC3ccOvHi-GXQAZA/s320/ValidHRVinput-745505.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605081980871223618" /></a></p>Confidence in pursuit of an affordable way to play with Heart Rate Variability zoomed when this study appeared. HeartMath's eMWave uses infrared technology in an ear clip and/or finger 'glove'. Do the math!<br> richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-26750061198949780542011-05-09T16:27:00.001-07:002011-05-09T16:27:10.497-07:00Heart Rate Variability as a Consumer<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M-T-ccVcgEPCH7R7hn-LCpIZCTtYbq5nouw4Jbd1CtvliYEeMgIvyFDfORCbzcmHblQ8L9pwzCVWW7m6Sva91W2G0F0cKNoE3HqBnU55SdRPjOLbbujZV-y0ouOQKgGt0iY0ulmuoshr/s1600/HRVpost-730498.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M-T-ccVcgEPCH7R7hn-LCpIZCTtYbq5nouw4Jbd1CtvliYEeMgIvyFDfORCbzcmHblQ8L9pwzCVWW7m6Sva91W2G0F0cKNoE3HqBnU55SdRPjOLbbujZV-y0ouOQKgGt0iY0ulmuoshr/s320/HRVpost-730498.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604862016992590466" /></a></p>More on HRV explorations will certainly follow. It was good work finding parts, making connections, searching the massive amount of information and knowledge in what seemed an obscure yet available indicator of internal state. While there seem to be thousands of people working, playing, and studying HRV, several companies are providing services and equipment. I chose <a href="http://www.heartmath.com/">HeartMath's</a> <a href="http://www.heartmath.com/technology-products/emwave-technology.html">emWave</a> and am very happy with my time vs. money decision, progress, learning, understanding and appreciation were efficiently served.<br> <br>The screen shot shows one session's results. Real time feedback comes in a number of display choices,<br> richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-90450716372544985292010-06-02T07:09:00.000-07:002010-06-04T20:36:50.995-07:00Heart Rate Variability - Data Handling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPqsVJdXNvW4lfz_G8U2rPgWjarxP3HIWMhnXf2_1rR_lMpY0suwVVivhzDH12QHtMg6dR7LufmILbPGr3PDAqIRc0zodJHoEA-rSXCBswmeIddobKS6ywu8kMBMz2r6xUBqi3v8DVUHR/s1600/Screenshot-1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPqsVJdXNvW4lfz_G8U2rPgWjarxP3HIWMhnXf2_1rR_lMpY0suwVVivhzDH12QHtMg6dR7LufmILbPGr3PDAqIRc0zodJHoEA-rSXCBswmeIddobKS6ywu8kMBMz2r6xUBqi3v8DVUHR/s320/Screenshot-1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478300009499532498" /></a><br />One heartbeat signal from Polar Chest Strap displayed in Audacity with Beat Finder marking.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGgOM6sW6nlJZaPcj9MKJB0Dv7tF92IMtx5lieYP_FiPHOS2b1H_HXmunWVtx11UwR27KlgS2PO4fTGkqScJ3hcHdk_GqIWv2qqQ0Oa-VCPbBX1uKoezpwj28eqBQmaJEmmoN6UWsMyor/s1600/Screenshot.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGgOM6sW6nlJZaPcj9MKJB0Dv7tF92IMtx5lieYP_FiPHOS2b1H_HXmunWVtx11UwR27KlgS2PO4fTGkqScJ3hcHdk_GqIWv2qqQ0Oa-VCPbBX1uKoezpwj28eqBQmaJEmmoN6UWsMyor/s320/Screenshot.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478298710897421890" /></a><br /><br />Four heartbeats captured from a Polar Chest Strap displayed in Audacity using Beat Finder<br /><br /><br /><br />Recording the signal from a heart rate monitor like Polar or Pro-Form using the <a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8660">Polar Heart Rate Module - RMCM01 from Sparkfun</a> proved less complex than other techniques. Here is one of the best:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.swharden.com/blog/2009-08-14-diy-ecg-machine-on-the-cheap/"><br />diy-ecg-machine-on-the-cheap</a><br /><br />Audacity Beat Finder converted the audio signal into a text file of with every R-R interval time, and that signal is as accurate as an EKG.<br /><br />The breakthrough came from <a href="http://www.kk.org/quantifiedself/2010/04/numbers-from-the-heart.php">this article</a>. The Kubios software installed efficiently on both Windows and Ubuntu.<br /><br />The details and pictures will follow. Budget Biofeedback has a table at the <a href="http://www.a2makerfaire.com/2010/media/">Ann Arbor Maker Faire on June 6, 2010</a>. See you there.richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-63910725445329845462010-01-31T05:59:00.000-08:002010-01-31T06:02:47.547-08:00OMHE - Being Monitoring in Open SourceThis is the future. Read more:<br /><br /><a href="http://code.google.com/p/omhe/"></a><br /><br />OMHE (Open Mobile Health Exchange): A Microsyntax for Devices, Machines, & Humans:<br /><br />OMHE (Open Mobile Health Exchange), pronounced "ooommm" is an open-source microsyntax for text messaging (mobile SMS), Twitter®, medical devices, and other "short text capable" systems. It is a community work product of microsyntax.org. Its called OMHE because its the nirvana of health informatics..open, free, and simple.<br /><br />OMHE follows the basic syntax:<br /><br />[command]<value><tags><br /><br />...or...<br /><br />[command]=<value><tags><br /><br />So the '=' sign is optional to make it easy to work on a telephone keypad when needed. For example, to report weight (either automatically reported by a scale or by human, you could say things like.<br /><br />wt155<br /><br />...or...<br /><br />weight=100.0k#afteryoga<br /><br />The examples above illustrate two ways of communicating the same piece of information, 'weight'.<br /><br />Use OMHE as format for sending blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, pedometer readings, pain levels, and other common information exchanged between people, health care providers and medical devices.<br /><br />OMHE is designed to be easily typed on a mobile phone, while at the same time, easy for computers to read, write, and understand (i.e. machine readable/writeable).richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-2799652627969500592010-01-29T05:55:00.000-08:002010-01-29T05:59:17.909-08:00Latest in Medical MonitoringThe following clips are from this Slashdot item:<br /><br />http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/01/29/0051203/Monitor-Your-Health-24x7-With-the-WIN-Human-Recorder?from=rss<br /><br />This is the lead information:<br />"Japanese venture firm WIN Human Recorder Ltd is set to bring a health monitor patch to market that is capable of keeping tabs on all your vitals. The HRS-I is a small (30mm x 30mm x 5mm) lightweight (7g) device that adheres to your chest and relays the data it collects to a computer or mobile phone via wireless connection. While the HRS-I only directly monitors electrocardiograph information, body surface temperature, and movement (via accelerometers), it can connect to sensors for heart rate, brain waves, respiration and many other important health indicators. WIN is selling the HRS-I for around ¥30,000 (~$330) and providing monitoring software for around ¥10,000 (~$110)."<br /><br />This is an information rich comment:<br />This is old news, and just a variation on a theme -<br /><br />As somebody who does this sort of stuff for a living - now they need to get around the IEC-60601 compliance and the FDA before they could introduce it in the USA.<br /><br />http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/03/09/015.html [devicelink.com] [devicelink.com]<br /><br />Something similar is in the works for hospital use:<br /><br />http://www.soterawireless.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=18 [soterawireless.com] [soterawireless.com]<br /><br />That goes out over WiFi inside a hospital.<br /><br />Also - Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) is designed for this application and there are a bunch of "health monitors either int the works, or already out there for this:<br /><br /> http://mobihealthnews.com/2577/continua-picks-zigbee-bluetooth-le-for-health-devices-sensors/ [mobihealthnews.com] [mobihealthnews.com]<br /><br />Blood Glucose monitors using this technology have been around for a while:<br /><br />http://www.dexcom.com/default.aspx [dexcom.com] [dexcom.com]<br /><br />Now if you want exciting - research into electronic eyes, electronic ears and neural pacemaker for people with epilepsy are kind of interesting. Google them and you will find them.<br /><br />Got your Borg Implants? :-)richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-25162595218413492592009-11-18T06:29:00.000-08:002009-11-18T06:51:07.289-08:00Tricorder and iPhone ApplicationsTwo articles and a presentation on TED.com contribute to wholesome image of a biofeedback future:<br /><br /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5403126/one-day-this-will-be-remembered-as-the-first-real-tricorder"></a>Tricorder is a reference to Star Trek body scanners used by the doctor. This device comes from NASA.<br /><br /><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5407354/video-istetho-turns-your-iphone-into-a-stethoscope"></a> Featured is a $30 hardware interface for a stethoscope that displays an audiogram of a heartbeat. The image is included in the article.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html#top"></a>The next level of intuitive interfaces are evolving in open source and wearable. Augmented reality projected during soul searching giving another sense of your being?richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-48371025801705083262009-10-20T18:20:00.000-07:002009-10-20T18:33:01.804-07:00Background and History of BiofeedbackChapter 10, The Birth of Biofeedback, taken by permission from Biofeedback, Mind-Body Medicine, and the Higher Limits of Human Nature by Donald Moss, Ph.D. is a very worthwhile and available at <a href="http://nealmiller.org/?p=94">http://nealmiller.org/?p=94</a><br /><br />Neal Miller is termed a "Founding Father of Biofeedback" and the site is packed with articles and information collected by the committee that honored his work with this site: <a href="http://nealmiller.org/">http://nealmiller.org/</a>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-34644692304012117352009-10-10T06:43:00.000-07:002009-10-10T06:47:39.844-07:00Cognitive Behaviors and SADThe video looks at resources and techniques for managing your own SAD. Guess what helps - charting, recording, noting, responses, patterns, triggers, and feedback of all sorts.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zcSg1WMmvZg&color1=0x6699&color2=0x54abd6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zcSg1WMmvZg&color1=0x6699&color2=0x54abd6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793503713216099552.post-12999303851962070182009-09-02T12:41:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:59:24.107-07:00The Field Develops in Leaps and BoundsSorry for the lack of posts lately, I've been busy trying to lick atrial fibrillation. While diet, exercise, monitoring, and drugs have helped, I'm going for the current cure, ablation.<br /><br />Radical, to be sure, but it avoids pitfalls like continuing chemical care, an increasing inability to reset to regular heartbeat using exercise, the risks of stroke, tissue alterations with time and a really poor mental state I experience with the inevitable cardiac insufficiency.<br /><br />Wii calendars now record my daily irregular heartbeat simply by putting the "foot" stamp so that it touches the date. When rhythm is normal the simple twist to indicate positive or negative feelings about Wii Fit Age are to the right of the calendar date.<br /><br />The Wii Fit daily Body Test is my most regular recording tool and looking for ways to indicate a summary of other gathered information is on my mind. The amount of time consummed to post this little piece of information while getting a weight and Wii Fit Age from the Body Test is high. Now that my system has the Homebrew Channel, I hope to find faster ways of collecting data.<br /><br />Browsing biofeedback<a href="http://www.mindmodulations.com/mindmods/"> http://www.mindmodulations.com/mindmods/</a> proved to be a rich resource that I'd like to revisit. You might too!richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713946987929485262noreply@blogger.com0