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"Similarly with nonhuman beings: the dogs, dolphins, and dragon-flies we meet are also conscious beings. They may not have developed the same mode of consciousness as we have. They have different senses, which give them different experiences of reality; they have different ways of interacting with the world, giving a different color to their consciousness. Dogs hear sounds far beyond the human range, and their sense of smell is a million times more sensitive than ours; dolphins, with their sonar, are aware of altogether different dimensions of experience." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"Physicians and their families watched in amazement as Shamu and the dolphins performed tricks and enjoyed raw fish—without a single digestive complaint," a member of the sales team later joked in an internal newsletter. Propulsid was not even approved for use in children, but many doctors did not hesitate to prescribe it to their young patients. The company made it easier for these doctors by also offering it in the form of a cherry-flavored liquid. Yet the executives' job of polishing Propulsid's public image became increasingly difficult." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"At the time Halberg made his discoveries, geomagnetic storms were known to have a profound effect on the movement and orientation of animals such as pigeons and dolphins, which make use of the Earth's geomagnetic field to navigate. Biologists assumed that the Earth's weak magnetic field had little effect on basic biological processes, particularly as living things have daily exposure to the more powerful electromagnetic and magnetic fields generated by modern technology." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"But human beings are, as far as we know (we have not yet broken the communication barrier with dolphins and whales), the only creatures who are conscious that they are conscious. We can observe our thoughts and reflect upon our inner processes. We know that we know. We have a sense of self. This has opened us up to what may be the most profound questions of all: "Who am I?" "What is consciousness?" Hands - Levers for the Mind All tools and engines on earth are only extensions of man's limbs and senses." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.) "The brains of humans (and of whales and dolphins) are, with no exaggeration, the most complex structures in the known Universe —many times more complex than the largest computers such brains have yet designed. This explosive development of the brain, occurring in just a few hundred thousand years, is one of the most dramatic and rapid changes in the whole of biological evolution. And on it rests the whole future of evolution. For through the human brain have come new creative potentials, new arenas for growth and development, and another leap in the speed of evolution. Language ?" - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.) "Dogs hear sounds far beyond the human range, and their sense of smell is a million times more sensitive than ours; dolphins, with their sonar, are aware of altogether different dimensions of experience. Nevertheless, whatever the creature, the essence of consciousness remains the same: it is the essence of being aware, the light behind all experience. Seeing this, seeing that the consciousness within ourselves is the same consciousness that lies within all sentient beings, is the basis of universal love, a love for all creation. Meditation?" - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"Countries that have in the past used dolphins, porpoises and whales as a food sources, have terminated that practice. This restored ocean includes healthy coral beds and reefs, recovering beautifully from years of pollution and poisons. Newly revitalized kelp beds provide a vibrant habitat for fish. The water is filled with nutrients that feed and support sea life. There's been an increase of previously endangered fish ?tuna, cod, orange roughy, Chilean sea bass, among others ?that had seen their numbers decline." - Jackie Lapin, The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World (Get the book.)

"This epidemic was killing only dolphins. Second, red tides kill smaller animals— their toxin has never been known to kill an animal as large as a dolphin. Instead of a red tide, Lipscomb thought that a virus was killing the dolphins. After examining tissue from hundreds of dying or dead dolphins that had washed ashore, he saw a clear pattern: the animals' brains, lungs, and lymphoid tissues appeared to him to be infected with a morbillivirus, a type of virus that causes measles in people and distemper in dogs." - Gina Kolata, Flu : The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic (Get the book.)

"Dolphins were, and are, quite ordinary but tasty fish that look exactly like fish and bear not even a passing resemblance to the bottle-nosed dolphins that delight us at Sea World and with whom they happen, by some weird taxonomical screwup, to share the same name. In fact, they aren't even the same species (one being, of course, a fish, while the other is a mammal). Plus, the dolphin (fish) does not perform adorable tricks and does not appear to have much rapport with the average human being." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Like other aquatic mammals, such as dolphins and seals, it allows us to flow smoothly through the water using less energy. Human babies are also born with significantly more fat than baby chimps or monkeys. Providing all that fat is an additional burden to the mother, so there's got to be a good reason for it. Most scientists agree it helps to keep the baby warm. (Remember brown fat? The special heat-generating fat that is usually only found in human newborns?) Elaine Morgan thinks that besides keeping babies warm, the extra fat also helps to keep them afloat." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Along the Pacific coast from southern California to Chile, dolphins that swim over tuna are often caught and killed along with tuna in the huge, sometimes mile-long nets used by fishing crews. From 100,000 to 200,000 dolphins are estimated to be killed worldwide each year. In April 1990, three of the United States' largest tuna canners, bowing to consumer pressure, pledged to stop buying tuna that is caught with practices that harm dolphins; make sure the tuna you buy carries a label documenting it as such." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.)

"Fish has to be rich in nutrients otherwise we wouldn't have whales, dolphins and bears, or any life at all on this planet. This doesn't mean, though, that everything nutritious that exists in nature should also appear on our dinner plate. As previously explained, once a fish or an animal has been killed, the oxygen supply to the cells is cut off. This immediately starts the process of cell-destruction through intracellular enzymes. Unless you eat the fish or chicken right away after it dies, and yes, raw, most of what you will get is degenerated and putrefied protein." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"In 2004, the mass media covered Miami dolphins star running back Ricky Williams's announcement that he had found marijuana to be "ten times more helpful than Paxil." What made Williams's declaration difficult to ignore was that he had been a celebrity spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of Paxil. I have worked with many people who believed their alcohol and illegal psychotropic drugs helped them function. They often used them as sleep aids and to divert them from the unpleasantness of their jobs." - Bruce E. Levine, Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Get the book.)

"More than 650 gray whales have washed up sick or dead on the West Coast of the United States in the first five years of the decade; 75% of the kelp forests of Southern California have disappeared; 97% of the staghorn and elkhorn coral have died off the Florida coast since 1975; 14,000 seals, sea lions and dolphins arrived on the California shoreline sick or dead between 1995 and 2005; 200,000 of the 500,000 albatross born each year die within days, mostly from eating human trash; 150 oxygen depleted dead-zones have been identified in the oceans around the world." - Jackie Lapin, The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World (Get the book.)

"As we motored north, black freshwater dolphins leapt beside us, and periodically we saw large, bright pink dolphins, which breached the river's surface and slipped with easy dives below and out of sight. The banks of the river displayed a riot of emerald rain forest plant Ufe, with trees small and large crowding each other for a place in the sun. For many hours we rode up river. At one point, the sky filled with clouds, and a heavy rainstorm pelted us so hard Pedro had to steer his boat into a huge floating clump of grasses several acres in size and stay put until the storm broke." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.)

"His reply: "The many crises that we see around us—global warming, desertification, holes in the ozone layer, disappearing rainforests, polluted rivers, acid rain, dying dolphins, large-scale famine, a widening gap between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots,' nuclear proliferation, overexploita-tion, and a host of other dangers—all stem in one way or another from human self-centeredness. "Time and again we find decisions being made not accotding to the merits of the situation at hand, but according to the needs of individuals or special-interest groups." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"Riding horses can help improve the balance, coordination and strength of physically challenged individuals. dolphins can help autistic or disturbed children. Probably the most common type of animal therapy is done with trained therapy dogs visiting seniors in nursing homes and children in hospitals. Dog owners and their pets go through special training to become qualified for this volunteer effort. The first benefit of a visit from a therapy dog is physical since the petting, reaching and stretching involved is exercise seniors might not experience otherwise." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"As we motored north, black freshwater dolphins leapt beside us, and periodically we saw large, bright pink dolphins, which breached the river's surface and slipped with easy dives below and out of sight. The banks of the river displayed a riot of emerald rain forest plant Ufe, with trees small and large crowding each other for a place in the sun. For many hours we rode up river. At one point, the sky filled with clouds, and a heavy rainstorm pelted us so hard Pedro had to steer his boat into a huge floating clump of grasses several acres in size and stay put until the storm broke." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.)

"There are some reports of dolphins helping to heal health problems, possibly by using their sonar in some way we don't understand yet. Research in this area is at the earliest stage. If you'd like to learn more about this type of therapy the Animal-Assisted Therapy and Activities, 9th Ed. by Phil Arkow is one of the best publications available. The Delta Foundation was created in 1977 to focus on research in this field." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"And the dolphins were having a wonderful time. They seemed to enjoy showing off. There are two varieties of freshwater dolphins peculiar to the Amazon and its larger tributaries, the white and the larger red ones. These were red, though they looked black in the harsh glare of the sun. I suppose that the legends which have grown up about the dolphins in the Amazon region are due to the fact that they are mammals with secondary sex characteristics not unlike those of humans. Their playfulness probably has something to do with it, too, and their size is impressive." - Nicole Maxwell, Witch-Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon (Get the book.) "Don Onemio! The dolphins!" There ahead we saw two great dark bodies arching and wheeling in and out of the water. All the sandbanks, the wide beaches were hidden by many feet of muddy water. And the dolphins were having a wonderful time. They seemed to enjoy showing off. There are two varieties of freshwater dolphins peculiar to the Amazon and its larger tributaries, the white and the larger red ones. These were red, though they looked black in the harsh glare of the sun." - Nicole Maxwell, Witch-Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon (Get the book.)

"Therapy dogs are familiar to many people but many other types of animals have found helping humans a rewarding pastime including cats, fish, horses and dolphins. Animal therapy programs are becoming popular in a range of situations including retirement and nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation and psychiatric centers, even correctional facilities. Research shows that animals can be beneficial for people in many ways. For example, tanks of tropical fish have helped Alzheimer's patients improve eating habits and reduce disruptive behavior." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"In October of 1991 and then in May of 1994, the United States requested an embargo on the importation of Mexican tuna because Mexican fishermen were killing large numbers of dolphins. The request was denied because the embargo conflicted with the rules of GATT, the General Accord on Tariffs and Trade. Furthermore, the Mexican fishermen alleged that the embargo only served to maintain the high price charged by U.S. fisherman and not to save dolphins. And so, we continue to fight conservation regulations because they affect us economically." - Francisco, M.D. Contreras, Health in the 21st Century: Will Doctors Survive? (Get the book.) "For example, in the United States, a pact for the preservation of sea mammals was ratified which imposed severe sanctions on fisherman who kill dolphins. In October of 1991 and then in May of 1994, the United States requested an embargo on the importation of Mexican tuna because Mexican fishermen were killing large numbers of dolphins. The request was denied because the embargo conflicted with the rules of GATT, the General Accord on Tariffs and Trade. Furthermore, the Mexican fishermen alleged that the embargo only served to maintain the high price charged by U.S." - Francisco, M.D. Contreras, Health in the 21st Century: Will Doctors Survive? (Get the book.)

"We were thus able to live in close contact with spectacular wildlife, watching the play of sea otters, sea lions, and dolphins. We could see seagulls, cormorants, pelicans, and other sea birds flying through the air and floating in the ocean in the fields of giant kelp. Twice a year, for several weeks, gray whales were passing by on their way between Alaska and Baja California, and, on rare occasions, the appearance of killer whales further enriched this already extraordinary zoological display." - Stanislav Grof, When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality (Get the book.)

"From 100,000 to 200,000 dolphins are estimated to be killed worldwide each year. In April 1990, three of the United States' largest tuna canners, bowing to consumer pressure, pledged to stop buying tuna that is caught with practices that harm dolphins; make sure the tuna you buy carries a label documenting it as such. Even so, these particular brands still contain additives, so you might want to check your natural-food store for additive-free brands. Fish and seafood also contain contaminants (including DDT and other pesticides) that are present in the waters from which they were taken." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.)

"However, we should temper our enthusiasm for the big brain theory by considering that cetaceans (porpoises and dolphins) have a greater cerebral surface area packed into their craniums than we do. And the findings of British neurologist Dr. John Lorber, highlighted in a 1980 article in Science, "Is your Brain Really Necessary?" also call into question the notion that the size of the brain is the most important consideration for human intelligence." - Bruce H. Lipton, The Biology Of Belief: Unleashing The Power Of Consciousness, Matter And Miracles (Get the book.)

"Electromagnetic waves also have adverse affects on dolphins and whales and their ability to navigate. Certainly then, electromagnetic energy is having a profound negative effect on our physiology and health, as well as our emotional well-being. The June 2003 issue of the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients discussed energy-based frequencies used at clinics throughout the world and how effective they are at curing the incurable diseases. According to researchers, electromagnetic frequencies underlie all chemical and mechanical reactions in the body." - Kevin Trudeau, Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About (Get the book.)

"When watching trainers work with dolphins and seals, I wondered how much of the learning resulted from the trainer's intent and his thoughts, and how much from his gestures and verbal commands. Marine research shows that dolphins and sharks respond to frequencies up to 200,000 cycles per second, the same range we recorded from human fields. Once on an African safari, I watched lion prides, gorged from food, lying on their backs as if asleep, oblivious to the zebra, their chosen food, literally grazing all around them. Each knew of the others' presence. Suddenly, the zebra became alerted." - Valerie V. Hunt, Infinite Mind: Science of the Human Vibrations of Consciousness (Get the book.)

"There are two varieties of freshwater dolphins peculiar to the Amazon and its larger tributaries, the white and the larger red ones. These were red, though they looked black in the harsh glare of the sun. I suppose that the legends which have grown up about the dolphins in the Amazon region are due to the fact that they are mammals with secondary sex characteristics not unlike those of humans. Their playfulness probably has something to do with it, too, and their size is impressive. I am told that they sometimes grow to ten or twelve feet in length." - Nicole Maxwell, Witch-Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon (Get the book.)

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