ACCHS-Western Sciences

1. Post your thoughts on one of our class discussions this afternoon. I liked that article that we discussed in class "Eat like a fish". Fish do have great diversity in their diet, they only eat locally and what's present in their waters at that time and season. I think eating locally helps us adapt to our environment and betters our gut health. Having diversity in our diets exposes our bodies to many different types of nutrients and microbiomes. This makes our immune system more intelligent, which helps prevents us from getting sick.

Would you support the development of a "bionic" person?  I think that western science has helped us as humans significantly, but also has hurt us in ways as well. Western science can be used for good, but can also be very much abused as well.  So I have mixed feelings with this topic. I think the idea of a paralyzed person being able to walk and function is amazing. The idea that even if something went horribly wrong in our bodies, we would be able to help that person still live a full and functional life is amazing! At the same time even though this amazing possibility could be used for greatness, it also has a high likely hood be used for the wrong reasons. I don't think to mess with perfectly full functions humans is right. I understand the want to enhance life to make it easier and more convenient. I think the idea of making humans "super" humans is a great idea, but when it's actually applied I think it's a better idea than it is a reality. T...

Acupuncture as effective energy medicine I just started this program and have not started the Chinese medicine part of the program but....from what I have experienced and from self-study I find that Acupuncture is one of the most effective energy medicine.  We are mare made up of energy and have energy lines called meridians. These energy lines in our body can be out of order and our body can be out of homeostasis. Acupuncture helps clear those energy lines to bring the body back into equilibrium.  What conclusions can you draw from Kirlian photography The technology he invented allows humans to photograph energy fields. I believe that it truly might be an effective invention, based on personal experiences with Aura photography.  If some humans can read or practice to read Auras and energy fields with the human eye... then why can't technology be invented to do the same? Human intent as it affects health The mind is a very powerful thing and so is t...

Ø    “ Researchers have identified some 700 microbial species that inhabit the human mouth ”  That’s quite a mouthful! That does not surprise me. The mouth had direct access to life outside the human body. When we mouth breath, eat or like our fingers we are introducing external products to our internal body. So having so many different species is almost expect in order to be able to handle such diversity.   Ø    Post your thoughts on our class discussions From a scientific perspective, I think it is pretty amazing that humans can even alter/ change gene sequences in a lab. I can see why gene-altering could appeal to many humans. Especially those who have genetic disorders.  I do not necessarily think altering genes is healthy for our species and this worlds eco-system. Our planet is already overpopulated with us humans and I think the nature of nature is to keep the planet in homeostasis. Having humans that aren't genetically perfe...