Biophysics- Life and Living Systems


  1.  I know I'm a "living system" because...
Living systems are always in the act of becoming... which is a cognitive act. If creation, molecular activity, and molecular reactions are occurring than it is a living system. 
I am exactly that. I am a living thing that has chemical reactions and molecular activity happing constantly thoughout my body. 

      2. Biophysics and Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

All life and all things have and are energy aka Qi. So anything that is considered a "living system" has Qi. So chinese medicine can relate to all things with life. 


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  1. Kate AugustAugust 5, 2019 at 10:59 AM

    We often times forget we are a series of chemical reactions that is constantly happening and changing within our own bodies

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  2. DB_28August 13, 2019 at 9:56 AM

    I like the idea of being a living system is about changing.
    And I agree, reminding people that we are constantly changing is a good. There are many people who turn to TCM because they had "run out of options". If we remind people that we are constantly changing/that there is hope for change, they may be able to put some good intentions into the treatments and see a result.

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