Aug 2011
LOL
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U.S. researchers who found anticipating laughter releases "good" hormones now find anticipating laughter also lowers levels of stress hormones.
The study finds simply anticipating a mirthful experience reduces potentially detrimental immune system stress hormones such as cortisol by 39 percent, epinephrine by 70 percent and dopac by 38 percent.
The researchers used a protocol similar to one used two years earlier to find an increase in two "good" hormones -- beta-endorphins that alleviates depression increased by 27 percent and human growth hormone, which helps with immunity, increased by 87 percent -- when volunteers anticipated watching a humorous video. There was no such increase among the control group who did not anticipate watching the humor film.
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"Our findings lead us to believe that by seeking out positive experiences that make us laugh we can do a lot with our physiology to stay well," study lead researcher Dr. Lee Berk of the Oak Crest Health Research Institute, in Loma Linda, Calif., said in a statement.
The findings were presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Physiological Society -- part of the Experimental Biology 2008 scientific conference in San Diego.
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Limitless Potential
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Limitless Potential - The Art and Science of Visualization
By Natalie Reid
People have been using meditation and visualization techniques for centuries, yet no one really knows exactly how or why the procedures work. But that’s all changing. The scientific reasons behind this metaphysical phenomenon are being revealed with our growing understanding of the subatomic world of quantum physics.
Infinitesimally smaller than the miniature world of atoms, subatomic entities like electrons, protons, and a multitude of other bodies in the quantum make up the essence of the physical universe.
While most of us would assume that tiny particles inside atoms are inanimate objects oblivious to our existence, a fundamental tenet of quantum physics is that we cannot observe the subatomic world without disturbing it. In other words, subatomic particles actually respond to the people watching them.
As strange as that statement sounds, scientists have proven time and again that if you do an experiment in the quantum and don’t watch the process, you’ll get one result. If you do watch the process, you’ll get a completely different one.
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With every atom in our world made up of subatomic entities that respond this way, that fact has huge implications in our lives.
By Natalie Reid
Infinitesimally smaller than the miniature world of atoms, subatomic entities like electrons, protons, and a multitude of other bodies in the quantum make up the essence of the physical universe.
While most of us would assume that tiny particles inside atoms are inanimate objects oblivious to our existence, a fundamental tenet of quantum physics is that we cannot observe the subatomic world without disturbing it. In other words, subatomic particles actually respond to the people watching them.
As strange as that statement sounds, scientists have proven time and again that if you do an experiment in the quantum and don’t watch the process, you’ll get one result. If you do watch the process, you’ll get a completely different one.
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With every atom in our world made up of subatomic entities that respond this way, that fact has huge implications in our lives.
It means that wherever you put your attention, you create change
at the subatomic level, the very foundation of the world.
It is up to you to select what you observe and where you place your attention. But once you do, the very act of your observation changes what happens in your physical reality.
Combine that truth with the boundless creative energy that lies within each of us - which we can harness and direct through the visualization process -and you begin to see the limitless potential for creating the life you want.
Excerpt from article published by Natalie Reid in DreamManifesto.com
December 28th, 2007
Read full article – Explore Further:
http://www.dreammanifesto.com/art-science-visualization.html
