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"They identified every facial expression of emotion that occurred during the interview that coincided with the heart imaging procedure. There was a lot to code. These men expressed about one emotion every two to three seconds. Of all these facial expressions, only two types distinguished those who showed myocardial ischemia. The scientists conducted the study because they'd predicted that facial expressions of anger would forecast ischemia. They did. What they didn't expect was that smiles would, too. But not just any smiles—only those that scientists call "non-enjoyment smiles." - Barbara Fredrickson, Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

"Having said that, Prior's example does indeed demonstrate that we cannot translate sentences containing temporal token-reflexive expressions, such as tensed verbs and adverbs such as 'now' or 'tomorrow', into sentences lacking expressions of this kind, just as our parade example shows that we cannot translate sentences containing personal token-reflexive expressions such as T or 'you' into sentences lacking this kind of expression." - Michael Lockwood, The Labyrinth of Time: Introducing the Universe (Get the book.)

"After twelve weeks, fat biopsies were taken and changes in gene expression were measured. There was no change in weight, but the difference in gene expression was extraordinary. In the wheat, oat, and potato group, sixty-two genes that promote inflammation, produce stress molecules and hormones, and promote in- sulin resistance and obesity were "turned on." In the rye group, seventy-one genes that improve insulin function and prevent cell death were "turned on." It appears that obesity is not the only thing controlled by the information in our food." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Thus, a way to increase IgA expression may help reduce the risk of developing an allergy. A study of infants with atopic dermatitis was conducted to see what effect probiotics have on IgA expression in the gastrointestinal tract. The study involved 230 infants who were given a placebo or a Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG milk mixture for four weeks. They found that the group consuming the probiotics had greater IgA secretion, suggesting that probiotics promote (upregulate) the defenses of the intestines." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"At the beginning of the six-month period, researchers found significant differences between older and younger participants in the expression of six hundred genes, indicating that these genes become either more or less active with age. By the end of the six months, exercise had changed the expression of a third of them—namely those that are involved in the functioning of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells that process nutrients into energy. This further underscores how exercise can help the detoxification process." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Universal patterns of fear may be so subtle in their expression yet so painful to recall that we skillfully create the masks that make them bearable. Similar to the way a difficult family memory is always there yet seldom discussed, we have unconsciously agreed to disguise the hurt of our collective past in ways that are socially acceptable. We're so successful in concealing our greatest fears that for all intents and purposes, the original reasons for our hurts are forgotten, and all that remains is their expression—that is, to act them out." - Gregg Braden, The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief (Get the book.)

"Every term, every theoretical expression, every experiential fact had to be translated from Chinese (the language of medical scholarship in much of Asia) into Latin (its European analogue)—and the linguistic route of transmission was anything but direct: I gathered and translated these [annotated body-maps] into Latin with the assistance of Iwanaga Zoko, a Japanese physician who knows Chinese, and with the assistance of Monttongi Sodaio, our interpreter, who speaks faltering Dutch in half words and fragmentary expressions...." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"One can "diagnose" a child as "sick" with a new expression, a chic expression. But let us be a bit more "scientific," despite the fact there hardly exists any term that is more misused than the word "science." Over 134,000,000 prescriptions of psychotropic drugs in the USA were dispensed in 2004 alone. "Six million kids are on Ritalin daily." Currently in the USA, over 4000 kids are put onto Prozac for the first time. PER DAY. Twelve thousand seven hundred and thirty-one gallons of liquid Prozac have been handed out in the public school system in Los Angeles within 3 months in 2004." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Cancer is thought to arise from excess expression of certain genes within DNA. Methylation quiets RNA replication and can help the cells regulate excess growth. Folate may be helpful in preventing breast cancer in women who drink alcohol. Sufficient folate intake has also been associated with lower colorectal cancer risk. FOLATE AND VITAMIN B12 High levels of folic acid supplementation, especially above 1000 meg daily, can mask symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) "Not only that, but retinoic acid is used to regulate the expression of the gene for growth hormone. Without sufficient retinoic acid, growth hormone may be limited in the developing fetus. Millions of red blood cells are made in the body every second. Red blood cells are derived from precursor cells called stem cells. These stem cells are dependent on vitamin A for normal differentiation into red blood cells. In addition, vitamin A facilitates the mobilization of iron from storage areas to the developing red blood cell for integration into hemoglobin." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"You owe it to yourself and to me and to everyone else around you to be the fullest expression of who you are. That means a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Don't settle for less. Enjoy the journey. PURE CURES Theanine for Anxiety EVER WONDER WHY green-tea drinkers never seem to get the "hypers" that coffee drinkers get, even when the green tea is fully caffeinated? The answer in all likelihood is a nonprotein amino acid found in tea called theanine. Theanine is helpful in improving mood and increasing a sense of relaxation. In fact, it's used in Japan for just that purpose." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"The RDA is based on the amount needed to ensure adequate stores of vitamin A in the body to support pregnancy, gene expression, immune function, and vision. Different dietary and supplemental sources of vitamin A have different potencies. For many years vitamin A activity was measured in International Units (IU) The current international standard of measure for vitamin A activity, however, is retinol activity equivalency (RAE). The RAE uses a microgram (meg) of retinol as a standard to measure the potency of the forms of vitamin A. Three meg of RAE is equivalent to ten International Units." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The Inquisition and the Renaissance, the Napoleonic Code and the Holocaust are all, in their ways, an outgrowth of the lex regia, the idea that found its final and fullest expression in Tribonian's master-work: Quodprincipiplacuit, legis habet vigorem: "The will of the prince has the force of law. " - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.) "To his contemporaries, however, the missionary's willingness to describe suffering on its own terms, rather than as a way to salvation, is a pure expression of Monophysitism. To John—to many Monophysites—the argument that no distinction could be made between the human and divine attributes of Jesus was more than just a bit of empty theologizing. It also demanded a respect for a pragmatic understanding of disease. The demon killed and disfigured, not as evidence of God's displeasure, but because all of reality is embraced in rhe Monophysite world." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.) "No one can know whethet the riots began as a genuine expression of popular resentment against corruption. By its second day, however, there is little doubt that the rioters had been coopted by forces that wanted not to reform Justinian's government, but to replace it. So, on Thursday, a group of senators saw the unusual comity between Blues and Greens as the tool to rid themselves of Justinian and place a more deferential ruler on the throne. Over the next three days, Constantinople was witness to almost constant street fights and atson." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"This was another expression of addictive behavior but the psychiatrist continued prescribing Ritalin "for ADHD," often along with Prozac. ADDICTION WARNINGS Willow's doctor should have shown more appreciation for Ritalin's addictive potential. The Ritalin label contains the following black box: DRUG DEPENDENCE Ritalin should be given cautiously to patients with a history of drug dependence or alcoholism. Chronic abusive use can lead to marked tolerance and psychological dependence with varying degrees of abnormal behavior." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "While Regina sat passively in my office with a dull expression on her face, her grief-stricken parents explained to me that a few months earlier during summer recess their daughter had been full of life, playing tennis, joking around, and generally being herself. Previously meticulous about her appearance, Regina showed no concern about her huge weight gain and puffy face. Her parents pleaded with me to believe that this was not their daughter—not the sparkling and even brilliant Regina that they knew and loved. "This is not my daughter," Regina's father protested." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "You cannot solve your problems by taking psychoactive substances that impair your mind and the expression of your spirit. From illegal drugs to psychiatric medications, all drugs suppress and distort our real emotions and should be avoided, especially in time of suffering and fear when we need to know what we are feeling and to control our actions. 16. Reject being labeled with a psychiatric diagnosis. Don't allow the sum total of your life to be reduced to phrases like clinical depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety disorder. There are no "psychiatric disorders," only life disorders." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Fat burning" is actually a vernacular expression, shorthand for what exercise professionals refer to as "the beta oxidation of fatty acids." Here's where part of the confusion arises. When we regular people talk about "fat burning," we have in our minds some vague concept of cellulite literally melting in a furnace of exercise-induced body heat. In fact, what happens is a little different. At any given moment in time, you are "burning" (or technically, "oxidizing") fuel (food), breaking it down for energy." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Retinoic acid influences gene transcription, the expression of genes, and the synthesis of proteins. Retinoic acid regulates the developing cells for specialized uses during growth and embryonic development. All of the forms of vitamin A are called preformed except provitamin A, which is also known as beta-carotene. Beta-carotene can be split into two, and each half can become a molecule of retinal, as seen in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Chemical structures of vitamin A forms. Antioxidant Activity Vitamin A has several forms that are used for vital functions." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Medication madness is an extreme expression of medication spellbinding, leading people to behave in ways that they would otherwise reject as hazardous or wrong. Some feel falsely empowered as they compulsively pursue bizarre, dangerous, and even violent actions. Others feel overwhelmed and inexorably compelled toward despair and suicide. Typically, these victims of spellbinding are acting in ways that would ordinarily terrify and appall them." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Were his fainting episodes an expression of panic disorder? His psychiatrist treated him with psychotherapy, and also with Prozac, which abated his panic attacks but not the depression. She then prescribed lithium, for a "kick start," followed by higher doses of Prozac. His condition worsened; his diagnosis remained unclear. The closest (and perhaps wisest) observer of Tony's condition was his wife, Carmela. In one episode, she offered him a more than skeptical diagnosis: "I can't tell if you're just old-fashioned, paranoid, or a fuckin' asshole." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "It is, after all, a picturesque term that stimulates the imagination; it has a rich history; therefore it is the expression that we use in this paper. According to one historian of science, thought experiments are arguments, not experiments, that "posit hypothetical or counterfactual states of affairs" and "invoke particulars irrelevant to the generality of the conclusion."3 In Einstein's famous examples, there is not and cannot be a train traveling at nearly the speed of light, nor can there be an elevator falling at that rate. These thought experiments began with "counterfac-tuality." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"In explaining his efforts to reconcile Chinese and European models of the pulse, he commented, 'the Asiatic have a gay luxurious imagination, but the Europeans excel in reasoning and judgment, and clearness of expression.'3 Without explicitly ranking those two virtues, Floyer nonetheless made it clear that reason trumped imagination, at least in the sphere of medicine. By 1735. the Jesuit J." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"They inspire self expression, put many people in touch with thoughts and feelings they weren't aware of and release tension and frustration for many. AURA SOMA This combines the healing properties of colours, aromatherapy, plant extracts and crystal energies. It uses a range of 94 dual-coloured 'balance bottles'. Developed by Vicky Wall, an English apothecary and chiropodist, Aura Soma relies on the self-selection of balance bottle colours you are particularly drawn to." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"It plays a role in methylation reactions, including gene expression, maintenance of cell membranes, and neurotransmitter synthesis. Administration of SAMe has been shown to increase levels of serotonin in the brain. A meta-analysis from Italy that pooled data from several small studies concluded that SAMe was better than placebo and equal to tricyclic antidepressants in efficacy with fewer side effects. However, there was considerable variability in the studies conducted." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "It plays a role in methylation reactions, including gene expression, maintenance of cell membranes, and neurotransmitter synthesis. Administration of SAMe has been shown to increase levels of serotonin in the brain. Uncontrolled studies have shown efficacy for SAMe in the treatment of depression, but inadequate controlled studies with long-term follow-up have been performed to recommend usage of this supplement for depression. See Chapter 15. COENZYME Q10 Coenzyme Q10 is an enzyme occurring naturally in the body that is involved in energy transfer in the mitochondria." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"And, in fact, they were based on performance and competition and allowed very little expression of the true me. It was time for a change in priorities. I needed to go back, reevaluate, and find a new spark of passion and drive." As she evaluated her life, she also found herself questioning what she felt were shortcomings in the traditional medical model. Reducing illness into "cellular compartments" meant missing the holism of the person with the disease." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.) "It's a rich understanding and expression of the meaning, quality, and importance of our lives, our bodies, and our own incredible multidimensional selves. This intense recognition leads to feeling worthwhile, valuable, and in control. When we first started interviewing happy people, we were bowled over with the sheer volume of Appreciation we heard. They didn't just tend toward Appreciation, they were completely committed to it. Our discussions were continually interrupted midsentence with, "Oh, it's so wonderful you're here." "I want you to know how much I'm enjoying our discussion." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

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