Join Me at i5
Something interesting is unfolding over here at I5. It's still in the development stage but these guys are onto something.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
SOD - Potent Antioxidant
For those of you that take your health very seriously, I would like to share a quote from Dr. Howard Peiper from his book "Polysaccharides Polypeptides, Natures Healing Miracles".
"Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an extremely potent antioxidant enzyme that fights cellular damage from single oxygen molecules (also known as free radicals). As an enzyme, SOD has particular value helping to protect against cell destruction. Research suggests that SOD may be the most important enzyme in the body for the control of free radicals, keeping our cell membranes young, supple, and healthy(anti-aging). Although SOD has been sold as a supplement, research shows that oral SOD is destroyed by the digestive system before it can fight free radicals and repair damaged joints. This suggests that the most viable means of building healthy levels of SOD in the body would be to consume natural food substances that bind protein to SOD and therefore deliver it via the digestive system to the body, without being destroyed in the gut. Polysaccharides / polypeptides facilitate that process and increase the level of SOD in the body."
Get Your polysaccharides/ polypeptides today
"Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an extremely potent antioxidant enzyme that fights cellular damage from single oxygen molecules (also known as free radicals). As an enzyme, SOD has particular value helping to protect against cell destruction. Research suggests that SOD may be the most important enzyme in the body for the control of free radicals, keeping our cell membranes young, supple, and healthy(anti-aging). Although SOD has been sold as a supplement, research shows that oral SOD is destroyed by the digestive system before it can fight free radicals and repair damaged joints. This suggests that the most viable means of building healthy levels of SOD in the body would be to consume natural food substances that bind protein to SOD and therefore deliver it via the digestive system to the body, without being destroyed in the gut. Polysaccharides / polypeptides facilitate that process and increase the level of SOD in the body."
Get Your polysaccharides/ polypeptides today
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Brilliant Video
You gotta love email. Occasionally a link comes in from a friend that really turns your crank. We sometimes forget about the value of sport and competition when deriving meaning in the bigger context of life. Half time shows are filled with too much hot air often times served up more for the ego's of broadcasters than the benefit of viewers. What I would like to hear from these guys is more analysis pertaining to the aesthetics and finesse of the sporting skills. Watch this six minute video to get your fresh week off to a great start.
http://digdeepwithin.com
http://digdeepwithin.com
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Mentioned at The Racquet Network
Well, it looks like I've been quoted over at The Racquet Network. Brent Johner is doing an admirable job of facilitating participation in racquet sports and it looks like his network has grown world wide.
Share The Bar
Share The Bar
This thing is just rolling out but all signs look positive. Folks behind it seem very strong.
This thing is just rolling out but all signs look positive. Folks behind it seem very strong.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Power of Now - A Book Review
Upon receiving a recommendation from my brother to read this book, I figured I'd give it a go because it would give us something to deliberate. One is often leary about receiving a recommendation on subject matter that deals in self-development because of a sense that someone thinks that someone else needs some fixing but I put this notion aside and gave my local Indigo book store the business.
No, Eckhart Tolle's book "The Power of Now" does not deal with procrastination. It deals with "the mind" and man's propensity to allow the mind to dominate over the active present thereby restricting our ability to access a sense of "being". Tolle describes the mind as the road block that prevents us from achieving a state of "being" and"consciousness". We are said to be "unconscious" if our mind and thought muddles us in "time". Yes, Tolle uses the word "time" throughout the book in a way which can be difficult to understand. Apparently "time" refers to historical events that create predispositions and judgments in our processing of the "now". Hence, our "now" becomes tainted with our experiences unless we've discovered freedom from our past. Most of the book is concentrated around this theme. The theme is revisited with anecdotes and postulations from an italicized character. Herein, it is an effective method of expression.
The introduction deals with the concept of "God" versus "being" and Tolle admirably represents the anxiety surrounding "God" without offending any religion while keeping any worshippers of "God" inside the fold of the text. Fearlessly, Tolle desribes "emotion" as a place where mind and body meet and hence one is compelled to question the merit of emotion if "mind" is an abberant variable to "being". Yet, in a subsequent passage, he exclaims that "glimpses of love and joy or brief moments of deep peace are possible when a gap occurs in the stream of thought." Tolle states that "if you are pulled into unconscious identification with the emotion through lack of presence, which is normal, the "emotion" temporarily become "you". Ultimately, one can imagine the behavioural ramifications if states of unconsciousness persist?
The importance of forgiveness is examined in terms of liberating the burden of "time" and the inner body is identified as a place of focus when seeking the presence of now. "Chi" is thought to be the link between the "unmanifested" and the physical universe. "The unmanifested by way of negation expresses that which cannot be spoken, thought, or imagined." The book is purposefully repetitive because the author is intent on conditioning the reader with his material.
In closing, Tolle does make reference to applications for obtaining a state of "being" such as transforming illness into enlightenment or the eradication of anxiety or paranoia. It was a fitting way to close.
No, Eckhart Tolle's book "The Power of Now" does not deal with procrastination. It deals with "the mind" and man's propensity to allow the mind to dominate over the active present thereby restricting our ability to access a sense of "being". Tolle describes the mind as the road block that prevents us from achieving a state of "being" and"consciousness". We are said to be "unconscious" if our mind and thought muddles us in "time". Yes, Tolle uses the word "time" throughout the book in a way which can be difficult to understand. Apparently "time" refers to historical events that create predispositions and judgments in our processing of the "now". Hence, our "now" becomes tainted with our experiences unless we've discovered freedom from our past. Most of the book is concentrated around this theme. The theme is revisited with anecdotes and postulations from an italicized character. Herein, it is an effective method of expression.
The introduction deals with the concept of "God" versus "being" and Tolle admirably represents the anxiety surrounding "God" without offending any religion while keeping any worshippers of "God" inside the fold of the text. Fearlessly, Tolle desribes "emotion" as a place where mind and body meet and hence one is compelled to question the merit of emotion if "mind" is an abberant variable to "being". Yet, in a subsequent passage, he exclaims that "glimpses of love and joy or brief moments of deep peace are possible when a gap occurs in the stream of thought." Tolle states that "if you are pulled into unconscious identification with the emotion through lack of presence, which is normal, the "emotion" temporarily become "you". Ultimately, one can imagine the behavioural ramifications if states of unconsciousness persist?
The importance of forgiveness is examined in terms of liberating the burden of "time" and the inner body is identified as a place of focus when seeking the presence of now. "Chi" is thought to be the link between the "unmanifested" and the physical universe. "The unmanifested by way of negation expresses that which cannot be spoken, thought, or imagined." The book is purposefully repetitive because the author is intent on conditioning the reader with his material.
In closing, Tolle does make reference to applications for obtaining a state of "being" such as transforming illness into enlightenment or the eradication of anxiety or paranoia. It was a fitting way to close.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Hanging Out Together
Thank you Stephanie for the wine and cheese invite. T'was a great group and the human's need for affinity has never been stronger in an era of isolation and marital strife. I was alarmed by the number of couples that you have encountered in your travels that have split up!
Coaching theory outlines the desire for "affiliation" among the top motivators of young athletes to participate in sport. I contend that the desire persists throughout life. It's unfortunate that some groups have an element of dysfunction due to competing agendas or agendas misaligned with the common good. Perhaps, groups are best suited for certain sizes. Perhaps, checks and balances implemented can safeguard any abuses of the individual that could potentially arise from the psychology of a group dynamic. Perhaps, leadership can become overly zealous with belief systems and structure that become burdensome for the individual to express one's autonomy. A capitalist system justifiably upholds the individual as the source of economic energy - yet civilizations require the synergy of groups for conducting social discourse.
Party "whips" are at work to ensure that politicians maintain the party line while casting votes in government. Principled dogma overtakes practical jurisprudence when developing laws that matter and have meaning to average people. Corporate elite carve their influence and agendas into the minds of men hired to serve the populous. Groups ultimately must be careful not to lose their way and fall victim to causes unbecoming of their purpose to be.
Coaching theory outlines the desire for "affiliation" among the top motivators of young athletes to participate in sport. I contend that the desire persists throughout life. It's unfortunate that some groups have an element of dysfunction due to competing agendas or agendas misaligned with the common good. Perhaps, groups are best suited for certain sizes. Perhaps, checks and balances implemented can safeguard any abuses of the individual that could potentially arise from the psychology of a group dynamic. Perhaps, leadership can become overly zealous with belief systems and structure that become burdensome for the individual to express one's autonomy. A capitalist system justifiably upholds the individual as the source of economic energy - yet civilizations require the synergy of groups for conducting social discourse.
Party "whips" are at work to ensure that politicians maintain the party line while casting votes in government. Principled dogma overtakes practical jurisprudence when developing laws that matter and have meaning to average people. Corporate elite carve their influence and agendas into the minds of men hired to serve the populous. Groups ultimately must be careful not to lose their way and fall victim to causes unbecoming of their purpose to be.
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