Japanese Self-Relaxation Technique To Reduce Stress, Tension and Boost Health!

Here Is How To Practice This Ancient Japanese Self-Relaxation Technique To Reduce Stress, Tension and Boost Health! 10 SHARES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPH0ihwVPkM Researchers have discovered a strong link between chronic stress and numerous emotional and physical disorders, like nausea, vomiting, anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, stroke, heart attack, weak immune system, as well as the development of various serious diseases. Unfortunately, stress is common in today’s lifestyles, which raises the risk of various ailments. Therefore, if you do not find a way to manage stress and avoid further complications. You can successfully lower stress with the help of various methods, like meditation, yoga, exercise, music, and massage. We will suggest an ancient Japanese self-relaxation technique, which provides amazing effects. You can practice it anywhere and it will take only 5 minutes of your time. It is believed that each finger is linked to a different feeling or emotion, as follows: The Thumb can help you treat worry and anxiety. The Index finger will aid in overcoming fears. The Middle finger regulates feelings of bitterness and rage. The Ring finger treats depression and melancholy. The Little finger manages stress, supports optimism, and boosts self-esteem. This is what to Do: The goal of this technique is to create a balance of all the opposing energy forces in the body. You should grasp one finger at a time, and wrap the next finger around it. You should hold every finger for one to two fingers until you feel the pulse. If you gently press the center of the palm with the thumb of the other hand and hold for a minute, you can bring yourself into a deeper state of relaxation. This technique will help you relax, balance your spirit, and manage stress. The following video will provide additional information that will help you practice this technique right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPH0ihwVPkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPH0ihwVPkM Stress Relief Exercises - Pressure points Wolford Clinic News https://youtu.be/NPH0ihwVPkM Start at: 1:18 Uploaded on Mar 23, 2011 http://www.MassagePrairievillage.com Stress can be relieved by applying gentle pressure to certain points on the body and the hands. You can do this yourself! Good for headaches too! Category Howto & Style License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 59 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments The Boogie Man The Boogie Man1 month ago You can also just wrap all five of your fingers around your penis and stroke. That relieves my stress every time. Reply 6 Rakesh Sharma Rakesh Sharma1 month ago IMHO, Best way to utilize time , while waiting for light to turn green or awaiting my turn anywhere. Reply 1 luna kitty luna kitty2 months ago This made me incredibly sleepy. I assume these points are also good for anxiety? Reply 1 mynewname mynewname2 years ago (edited) This actually does work, I have bad anxiety and hate shop trips which I couldn't avoid tonight, did this 10 mins before and was surprised , works well, And come on man rubbing rthe collar bone int painfull. Compared to the pain of a life time of anxiety i think i can handle it Reply 1 SultenZone SultenZone2 years ago (edited) No offense, but I was about to make fun of the fact that you kinda looked like you had a 'pedo-stache', but then I realize this exercise. In my town, not enough clinics actually have stress relief exercisers and it's good to see that someone's focused on doing this and bringing stress relieve exercises to the public's attention. Reply 1 Black Mamba Black Mamba2 years ago Thank you. God bless you. Reply 1 sophia NAQVI sophia NAQVI1 month ago Wow I literally had a headache coming on doing g the thumb technique relived it Reply Raindrops09 Raindrops092 months ago It did work for me. Felling so relaxed!! Thank you! Reply Nada Mehelba18 Nada Mehelba183 months ago this actually did work🖒👍 thank u 👌 Reply Alhena Nymeros Alhena Nymeros5 months ago sorcery Reply Lucas 84 Lucas 847 months ago Tell me please, for how long (minutes) do you have to do these exercices? Reply Machi Machi9 months ago all of that hurts and I my hands have no strong to make a pressure :/ Reply Lake arrowhead mountain bikers Life Lake arrowhead mountain bikers Life1 year ago Thanks Reply The Parkour Kid The Parkour Kid1 year ago added this vid to my favourites because of how well it worked! thank you! Reply Moroccan consummer Moroccan consummer1 year ago please how much time should we do this and how often per week? thanks Reply Ryan B Ryan B1 year ago I really did think this would work but it did so strange and thank you I'm subscribing now Reply Feraligamer Feraligamer1 year ago Oh my gosh thank u so much this helped me so much Reply Rachel French Rachel French1 year ago Ty Reply X Skeleton X Skeleton1 year ago Thank u sir u help more than u can imagine Reply Eloy Dlr Eloy Dlr1 year ago Thank you, it's been really helpful to me, can you tell me the name of the song? Reply Show more Wolford Clinic News

See, what most of the world doesn’t realize yet is that we are wired for weed—literally. How? Because of our endocannabinoid system. It helps control basic physiological processes like pain modulation, memory, appetite, and immune system responses.

Today, if someone lives in a fairly progressive state, they typically go to a dispensary to buy their cannabis. There, they can pick out a strain that gives them the type of feeling they want: it could be called Golden Goat, Trainwreck, or Banana Kush. They might buy candies, baked goods, or lozenges, but for the most part they’re picking up flowers. In the future, and I’m talking 5 to 10 years, that dispensary will still exist, but most people will buy their cannabis at convenience stores, grocery stores, department stores—even pet stores. And only people nostalgic for the “good old days” will smoke flowers. Everyone else will consume some form of concentrate—in an edible, in a vape pen or e-cig, in a pill, or in a cream. And that product will be standardized, branded, and marketed just like Coca Cola. girl in marketSee, what most of the world doesn’t realize yet is that we are wired for weed—literally. How? Because of our endocannabinoid system. It helps control basic physiological processes like pain modulation, memory, appetite, and immune system responses. And CBD, CBN, and THC—the main cannabinoids in cannabis, the chemicals that get you high—fit like lock and key into these receptors. As a result, weed, marijuana, cannabis—whatever you want to call it—can have a significant effect on: Screen Shot 2016-07-15 at 1.33.28 PMAlzheimer’s Obesity Allergies Osteoperosis Heart disease Hypertension Stroke Anxiety disorders of all kinds Diabetes Cancer Muscle repair When-I-Was-a-Fugitive-And-Why-You-Need-a-Backstory-FIRight now, the medical community is discovering that there’s a significant portion of the population whose bodies don’t have the enzyme that processes B vitamins so they can be absorbed into cells—or it’s not fully functioning. It’s called MTHFR. This causes all sorts of havoc—everything from Alzheimer’s to weight gain. For these people, cannabis contains a full spectrum of B vitamins that are naturally preprocessed so they can be absorbed into the body. This is the kind of thing people will be thinking about when they go to the store, and they’ll pick out their products based on what problem they want it to solve or how they want it to make them feel. They’ll make their purchases based on the outcome they want. cvYes, people will still consume cannabis to get high. But when they go to the store to pick out their product, they’ll be thinking about what kind of high they want to have. Do they want to be more creative? Do they want to relax? Do they want to have great sex? It’ll tell you right on the label what that product will do for you, what it contains, and what the dosage is. But more and more people will buy cannabis like they buy over-the-counter drugs. And soon, when the world thinks about marijuana they’re not going to think potheads. depressionThey’re going to think of the woman who takes cannabis for post-partum depression. They’re going to think of the woman who uses cannabis in her skin-care regiment. And they’re going to think of the guy who drinks a cannabis shake after his workout for muscle repair. But probably more likely than any of these, cannabis will be so ubiquitous, when you think about the person who uses it, you’re not going to think about any body in particular at all. And because of this ubiquity, we’re going to see a gold rush. 711Colorado was just the beginning. In 2020, the cannabis industry will be bigger than the NFL. In 2030, it’ll be bigger than beer. And soon after that, it will be bigger than wheat, corn, and soybeans combined. There’s huge opportunity here for the right people. But where there’s opportunity and profit, there’s also corruption. Monsanto, the folks who have a chokehold on the farming industry, campaigned like crazy to get cannabis legalized in Uruguay. Now that it’s legal, they’re figuring out how to mass produce the same kind of Frankenplants they grow in the US. monsanto2Philip Morris just invested $20 million in an Israeli company that’s developed a metered-dose medical marijuana vaporizer. And the FDA is already starting to regulate e-cigarettes and vaporizers. Given what’s going on in mass-produced agriculture, the fact that only 40 to 60% of what’s in a cigarette is actually tobacco, and the amount of money big pharmaceutical companies pump into Washington to maintain their competitive edge, we don’t have to stretch very far to imagine where this is going to go. Truth be told, there’s a million ways for us to mess this up. The biggest way, though, is to ignore that it’s happening. Screen Shot 2016-07-15 at 1.31.19 PMIt may sound crazy right now, but not to long ago scientists estimated that we would only need three computers in the world. Now, everyone’s walking around with one in their hand looking for a rare Pokémon. But there are also a lot of things we can do to get it right. If you’re a consumer, you can support legislation that puts your needs first. Trust me Big Farming and Big Parma are already looking into this. You should too. Cannabis isn’t tobacco, and it’s not alcohol. No rational person smokes cigarettes for the health benefits. So, don’t just copy and paste laws designed for those products. Screen Shot 2016-07-15 at 1.38.03 PMBut do ask for clear and standardized labeling and insist on quality, ethical products. Do your research. Ask questions. If you’re a journalist or a blogger, take a new look at the industry, and write about it. If you’re in the industry, find a niche and get serious about marketing. If you have the means, consider investing in a company that makes ethical products. But above all, lets finally move past this stigma of the degenerate, lazy pothead. Yeah, potheads exist, and they always will, but they won’t make up the majority of users. Because I promise you, there will be a day where you download your genetic profile, get it analyzed, and within minutes, you will know what type of marijuana will react best for your body for whatever type of outcome you’re going for. Screen Shot 2016-07-15 at 1.38.43 PMAnd there will be a day when you go to the store and you’ll pick your specific kind with your coffee, your toilet paper, and your body lotion. And I’m not talking 2050. I’m talking 2025. Cannabis isn’t a panacea, but it deserves more consideration than most of us are giving it today. We are wired for weed. Do what you can to make sure it becomes a force of good in our lives. Talk soon, Big Mike P.S. I’m currently writing a very important free report for you, titled What Big Marijuana Doesn’t Want You To Know It’s about how you can survive and thrive in our industry, while everyone else gets squeezed out by Big Marijuana. So be sure to keep an eye for it in your inbox. This is information you DO NOT want to miss if you plan to succeed in the ever-changing marijuana economy.

Elderly Man with Terminal Cancer Walks Out of Hospice after Treatment with Cannabis Oil

BY ADMIN · SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 1 Share share Cancer is a trillion dollar industy with experts boldly proclaiming that the cut, burn and poison treatments of Chemotherapy and radiation routinely save lives. They say that their toxic interventions boost long-term survival rates but the biggest lie of all: chemotherapy and radiation exclusively target cancerous cells and leave healthy cells alone. These statements by the cancer industry are all grossly false. Poison is poison; it doesn’t discriminate. Chemo and radiation are imposters. They are poisons posing as medicine. In fact, mainstream cancer “treatment” is the leading cause of many secondary cancers. Dr. Dave Mihalovic a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a holistic approach to cancer treatment stated: “No chemotherapy drug has ever actually cured or resolved the underlying causes of cancer. Even what mainstream medicine considers “successful” chemotherapy treatments are only managing symptoms, usually at the cost of interfering with other precious physiological functions in patients that will cause side effects down the road.” What many people don’t know is that when chemo is killing cancer cells, it’s also stimulating healthy cells to produce a protein that supports tumor growth and makes the cells resistant to further cancer treatment. In cancer treatment, tumors often respond well initially, followed by rapid regrowth and then resistance to further chemotherapy. The Story of Stan Rutner Barb Rutner is 77 and her husband Stan is 80. They’ve been together for 59 years and both have hard-fought experiences battling cancer. Stan, a retired dentist with a lucrative mini-storage business was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma 25 years ago, while Barb had successfully battled breast cancer twice. Barb(77) and Stan(80) Rutner Stan remembers: I just thought I had a cold, flu, type thing. That was it . . . I wasn’t thinking cancer at all. After six months of aggressive, standard allopathic, treatment, Stan’s cancer was in remission – that was back in 1989. Meanwhile, Stan had moved on with his life; his bout with cancer faded into the deep dark recesses of his memory. Of course, Stan didn’t expect after all those years of remission he’d be fighting cancer again in 2011 but as mentioned above that’s not uncommon for those who undergo conventional cancer treatment. His initial symptom this time was a persistent cough, otherwise he seemed fine. He started to become more concerned so he made a doctor’s appointment. The initial diagnosis was early stage pneumonia. The doctor noted that there were some unusual looking spots on his lungs that needed follow-up when the pneumonia had cleared. After several further tests it was revealed that the “spots” were cancerous nodes in the lungs. But there was more to come… Stan’s final diagnosis: Stage 4 Lung Cancer with Metastasis to the Brain. Stan recalled how his doctor broke the news, ‘You’re in deep shit.’ Stan explained. “Yeah, he didn’t sugar coat it at all.” But it gets a lot worse. Doctors discovered that the cancer had metastasized to his brain. Stan’s Quality of life and Health Rapidily Declined The chemo and radiation, really began to take a heavy toll on Stan. Shortly after treatment began, Stan was riddled with weight loss and chronic nausea, debilitating fatigue and was wasting away. Barb Rutner recalls: “After that he was wiped out. He was very thin. So we finished radiation to his brain on June 25, and on July 13 he entered the hospital for the first time with radiation pneumonitis (inflammation of the lungs due to radiation therapy), so pneumonia. There were three hospital visits during that time, and on the third they kept him for a week and started him on oxygen 24/7. And then he went into palliative care.” Stan’s doctors gave him just weeks to live and ordered him to take refuge in a hospice, which he entered on August 12, 2011 The Rutners did venture into alternative treatments to ease Stan’s suffering and prevent his somewhat “inevitable” death sentence. He tried Reiki energy treatments and acupuncture. and even attempted creative visualization but found it didn’t really help him. Barb had success with it when she was fighting breast cancer. Stan’s rapid decline continued unabated and time was ticking. That’s when Corrine, Stan and Barb’s daughter and Corinne’s soon to be husband, John Malanca started researching cannabis as a possible treatment option for Stan. Barb explains: Corinne and John were becoming interested in medicinal marijuana but we were concerned that Stan was wasting away. He had lost so much weight and so we were anxious to get his appetite improved and help him with the nausea. So Corinne suggested daytime cannabis capsule infused with coconut oil; they’re yellow capsules that he started taking. He started taking those in early November of 2011 and in the beginning, he took about a third of a capsule in the morning, and it was about a week or two later that he was able to give up the extra oxygen that he had had 24/7. Stan was ready to give it a go and try cannabis – he better than anyone else had realized that he had nothing left to lose and potentially, a lot to gain. Stan stated: “No hesitation at all. Here I’m dying and getting nothing to change the course of things and so this thing has a pretty good track record in—what do you call it—in a non-medical world, so hey let’s try it. Got nothing to lose.” Stan’s Incredible Turnaround In just a couple of weeks of starting cannabis, Stan’s condition improved in all aspects. He started gaining weight, his sleep improved, he was getting stronger. Eventually he ditched his walker, dumped his oxygen and started exercise classes. Barb described his progress as remarkable. After several months of Cannabis Stan decided to get an MRI to check his progress Barb: On January 27, 2013 we received the results of Stan’s brain MRI in an email from his oncologist, stating simply: “IMPRESSION: No evidence of recurrent disease.” The lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain in the summer of 2011 (and nearly taken his life) was GONE! The doctor calls him a miracle man. We are deeply grateful to his “team” of doctors, friends and family, but we’ll always believe that cannabis turned the tide. Barb and Stan Rutner at their Daughter Corinne’s Wedding Day “Dad never thought that he would make it to that day but low and behold, he continued on the Cannabis Oil and is STILL in remission!”- Corinne Malanca source: organichealthy.org

How to regrow or repair bad teeth naturally

How to regrow or repair bad teeth naturally Yes, it is possible to repair and even regrow your teeth using a completely natural method that is actually based on science. A team of Alberta researchers applied for a patent that claims they created a miniature device that will stimulate the jaw bones and gums around the affected tooth. Using the low intensity ultrasound technology, they claim they were able to regrow the root of a tooth and stimulate tooth grow and repair. Although the technology is not going to be in your local dental office for a few years, I believe we don’t have to wait for it and apply the common sense to do the whole process ourselves. First, we need a low frequency ultrasound source and from all the legally (you can’t buy a real ultrasound machine unless you are a doctor) available sources two come to mind. First is a Novasonic Massager that can generate a sound vibration of 20,000 Hertz. It is not your regular massager and all you have to do is slightly touch the skin and you can feel the sound waves go deep within your body. I have one myself and love using it. Second device is more sophisticated and you can find them selling on Ebay. The link searches for the Ebay results for “ultrasound massager” and you will see a bunch of them selling from $100 to $150. They are much more powerful then a Novasonic model and can generate up to 3-5 mHz frequency, so be very careful when using one. You should get one that generates only 1-2 mHz, as 3-5 mHz vibrations don’t go very far – about 1/8″-1/4″ deep. So, what I do is I apply the sound waves from the device to my teeth and gums for a few minutes every day and get a gentle but thorough massage this way. via How to regrow or repair bad teeth naturally. I have a tooth I’d like to regrow. Has this worked for anyone? I want to do this so if any doctors know of cancer risks from ultrasounding your tooth roots and jaw, speak up. Or if the people in Alberta have any tips based on their research, let us know. This from Science Daily: ScienceDaily (June 28, 2006) — Hockey players, rejoice! A team of University of Alberta researchers has created technology to regrow teeth – the first time scientists have been able to reform human dental tissue. … Using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), Dr. Tarak El-Bialy from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Drs. Jie Chen and Ying Tsui from the Faculty of Engineering have created a miniaturized system-on-a-chip that offers a non-invasive and novel way to stimulate jaw growth and dental tissue healing. “It’s very exciting because we have shown the results and actually have something you can touch and feel that will impact the health of people in Canada and throughout the world,” said Chen, who works out of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the National Institute for Nanotechnology. The wireless design of the ultrasound transducer means the miniscule device will be able to fit comfortably inside a patient’s mouth while packed in biocompatible materials. The unit will be easily mounted on an orthodontic or “braces” bracket or even a plastic removable crown. The team also designed an energy sensor that will ensure the LIPUS power is reaching the target area of the teeth roots within the bone. TEC Edmonton, the U of A’s exclusive tech transfer service provider, filed the first patent recently in the U.S. Currently, the research team is finishing the system-on-a-chip and hopes to complete the miniaturized device by next year. “If the root is broken, it can now be fixed,” said El-Bialy. “And because we can regrow the teeth root, a patient could have his own tooth rather than foreign objects in his mouth.” – ScienceDaily That was years ago. I’ve written to ask for an update. Here is Dr. El-Bialy’s profile including his current work. Here is the patent application for the ultrasound device that can regrow teeth. Ultrasound works to regrow teeth according to this site which does not seem to have been recently updated: This is about our eighteen month test of using LIPUS to regrow pulp and dentin at an accelerated rate for mature and senior people. The process invigorates the inside of our teeth for increased healthier tissue. The added growth of dentin bolsters the enamel as it was when you were a younger person. In addition to the above an increase of density in mandible bone and upper tooth support solidifies tooth roots. Our experience shows a solid bite equal to that in our teenage years. The ringing of teeth when biting down hard, which we had forgotten entirely, was back again. Professor Paul Sharpe, Head of the Department of Craniofacial Development, King’s College London stated: “A key medical advantage of this new technology is that a living tooth can preserve the health of the surrounding tissues much better than artificial prosthesis. Teeth are living, and they are able to respond to a person’s bite. They move, and in doing so they maintain the health of the surrounding gums and teeth.” At the present time our technology is at the stage where regrowing teeth is limited to teeth with live roots. The inner part of the tooth, dentin is alive and in regrowing will expand into its initial, youthful proportions. The dentin thereby puts equal pressure on the Enamel part of the tooth as in the younger person. This naturally recurring rejuvenation has a propensity to expel such parts of the tooth enamel which have previously been broken, which may result in its loss. Our experience is based on our use of this methodology and equipment and is now in its third year. Any person planning to use this Canadian LIPUS technique can inquire with questions to our test section. – hopp , lipus.org There are many sonic massagers online but will any do the job? A caution I found about ultrasound: Ultrasound is actually used in surgery to cut through tissue – it is especially helpful in hepatic resections where it cuts parenchyma but spares vessels for individual ligation and division. So ultrasound is not necessarily as benign as might appear at first blush. Need much more data before I’d aim a unit at my skull. Link It makes sense to me that a little physical damage would trigger regrowth, but this is something you’d want the benefit of research in determining what works and what is safe. Here are the technical specs that seem best for regrowing teeth: Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a medical technology, generally using 1.5 MHz frequency pulses, with a pulse width of 200 μs, repeated at 1 kHz, at a spatial average and temporal average intensity of 30 mW/cm2, 20 minutes/day. Applications of LIPUS include: Promoting bone-fracture healing. Treating orthodontically induced root resorption. Regrow missing teeth. Enhancing mandibular growth in children with hemifacial microsomia. Promoting healing in various soft tissues such as cartilage, inter vertebral disc. Improving muscle healing after laceration injury. Researchers at the University of Alberta have used LIPUS to gently massage teeth roots and jawbones to cause growth or regrowth, and have grown new teeth in rabbits after lower jaw surgical lengthening (Distraction osteogenesis) (American Journal of Orthodontics, 2002). As of June 2006, a larger device has been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada for use by orthopedic surgeons. A smaller device that fits on braces has also been developed but is still in the investigational stage and is not available to the public. 91 comments on “How to regrow or repair bad teeth naturally” « Older Comments Ileana June 18, 2014 Oil pulling – some say this works too. I use sesame oil, but it seems that essential oils would be more effective. I still have to research to find out what oils. Cosmic Love, which surrounds us gently everywhere and anytime, helps us in mysterious ways. It is beyond my belief that it is there (and speaking of this, if i may, if i whey – don’t mind my bad teeth, they don’t know what they’re saying – i’ll take the chance in this little parenthesis to spread the word: ICELAND IS IN THE WORKS TO ELIMINATE MONEY, TO BECOME FREE. Free teeth regrowing? Count me in! :)) Reply lisa March 15, 2015 Count me in!!! Reply Marjorie September 19, 2015 Around the beginning of the century, I bought an infratonic vibrator machine from the Chi Institute in CA and it did none of the things it was purported to do and they would not refund my money. And this cost me hundreds of dollars, a lot of money for me. It was supposed to even remove scar tissue and help stop dental pain. Is this different from the machines you are mentioning here? Reply Ileana June 5, 2016 I’ve heard that they do stem cell teeth regrowing. I think in Alberta, Canada. Reply jules1050 July 8, 2016 Could I use a fetal pocket doppler ultrasound to heal my jaw bone and teeth? It is frequency 2 Mhz, transducer 2 crystal narrow beam Reply jalalain September 19, 2016 The oil pulling can save a teeth lets talk abou a dead teeth can it be saved in any other besisdes rootcanal Reply R November 20, 2016 The major obstacle is the USA is the dental lobby, the US pig lawyers backing them and not allowing the loss of the dental industry. The US stands in the way of all new medical advances, if their pockets are being filled. Reply gbsk November 23, 2016 Try powdered horsetail. Reply « Older Comments Leave a Reply Enter your comment here...

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42 Comments Sort by Top Add a comment... Harvey Bushell Notes to self: - Remove La Mosquitia from list of possible vacation destinations. - Return new helper monkey. Like · Reply · 168 · Jan 13, 2017 4:16am MJ Karlsson · Calgary, Alberta That just might be one of the most priceless comments I have had the pleasure to stumble across. Thank you for that Harvey. I am still giggling at the latter point. Like · Reply · 16 · Jan 13, 2017 6:22am Anthony George I bought a flying monkey as a helper. It cost me $1.50 more than the regular monkeys. It would fly around my house hucking monkey poo at me. It wasn't real helpful, so I too got rid of it. Like · Reply · 11 · Jan 13, 2017 1:53pm Sheena Cooper · Ambassador at RENEW Scratch this one off the bucket list! Like · Reply · 3 · Jan 14, 2017 5:49am Show 2 more replies in this thread Steve Gagnon · University of Ottawa I got suspicious when I read that Leishmaniasis was "rare" since it is a common tropical parasitic infection, and easily treated. Check the CDC site. The symptoms don't include "losing your face". This is a great National Enquirer story, I am not sure why it is on National Post. Like · Reply · 11 · Jan 13, 2017 9:08pm George Adair · Owner / Inspector at Rampart Inspections Because it very well could be distraction news you know like...........SQUIRREL! Like · Reply · 11 · Jan 13, 2017 11:28pm Jeremy Chapman · Marketing Director at Playmates Toys, Inc. You should check the WHO website too... Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis leads to partial or total destruction of mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and throat. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common form of leishmaniasis and causes skin lesions, mainly ulcers, on exposed parts of the body, leaving life-long scars and serious disability. Remember that the CDC is US (i.e. rich people) focused, who get actual treatment. Like · Reply · 13 · Jan 14, 2017 3:56am Brian Driscoll · Kelowna, British Columbia Not so easily treated. If you're lucky, you'll be cured without disfiguration (or worse), though treatment is often a trial-and-error process via several differing modalities. Up to 50,000 people die of it every year, according to Wiki. Like · Reply · 4 · Jan 15, 2017 1:32am Show 3 more replies in this thread Walter Litvin Something to think about. When the ice melts at both of the poles we will probably we introduced to bacteria and viruses that have laid dormant for eons and will soon ravage the planet. That's what worries me because we don't have an immune system to combat these possibly new threats. Like · Reply · 8 · Jan 13, 2017 12:36pm Ariel Tay · Assistant Relocation Consultant at Sterling Singapore Sounds like the iTV drama Fortitude... Like · Reply · 2 · Jan 13, 2017 12:57pm Cassidy Vermeeren · Cambridge, Ontario Which could be a very good thing by deminishing human population to numbers more self-sufficient and have less of an impact on the world around them. Like · Reply · 2 · Jan 13, 2017 5:31pm Adam Docherty · São Paulo, Brazil Cassidy Vermeeren - starting with you and your family, right? Like · Reply · 15 · Jan 15, 2017 10:18am · Edited Show 8 more replies in this thread Candida Woodruff · Vaughan Road Collegiate This tempering with buried ancient cities of dome, could bring on disease to other parts of the world since people, who can afford it and are bored with the usual travelled destinations, will travel to these unusual and new discovered sites and bring these diseases back with them and the diseases will spread. Oh No, always something new to burden mankind with. Like · Reply · 9 · Jan 13, 2017 5:16am Navita Ryan · University of Waterloo Haha ooh noo! Like · Reply · 1 · Jan 13, 2017 8:14am Jack Petriconé · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I don't think anyone who read this article --- (particularly this passage: "Preston knows there are more secrets held within the White City’s ruins but after nearly losing his face, he doubts that it’s possible to go back and continue the excavation. “It’s just too dangerous,” he said. “And just getting in and out is dangerous.”) ---Thought to themselves, "That sounds like a wonderful place to go on holiday!" Like · Reply · 8 · Jan 13, 2017 9:01am Ian Monteith · University of Saskatchewan Unlikely the sand fleas would survive a Canadian winter. Like · Reply · 9 · Jan 13, 2017 11:16am Show 4 more replies in this thread Brian Driscoll · Kelowna, British Columbia After nearly losing his face, it is likely not so dangerous for Preston to return to the Monkey City. Surviving a bout of cutaneous leishmaniasis leaves him immune to reinfection. I wouldn't want to accompany him, however. Like · Reply · 4 · Jan 15, 2017 1:29am Alex Harris · Victoria, British Columbia Hahaha!^^^ priceless!!!! Like · Reply · Jan 15, 2017 6:07pm Alex Harris · Victoria, British Columbia Hahaha!^^^ priceless!!!! Like · Reply · Jan 15, 2017 6:07pm Shawna Kinman Yes, if he's lost most of his face, what does he have to lose now? lol He really should go back for the sake of humanity! Would it kill' em? Like · Reply · Jan 16, 2017 5:04am Load 10 more comments

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The glycemic index or glycaemic index (GI) is a number associated with a particular type of food that indicates the food's effect on a person's blood glucose (also called blood sugar) level. A value of 100 represents the standard, an equivalent amount of pure glucose. What is glycemic carbohydrates? Carbohydrate-containing foods are compared with glucose or white bread as a reference food, which is given a GI score of 100. The GI compares foods that have the same amount of carbohydrate, gram for gram. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion have a higher glycaemic index (GI more than 70). Glycemic Index www.glycemicindex.com/ The Glycemic Index (GI) is a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose and, therefore insulin levels. ‎GI Foods Advanced Search · ‎About GI · ‎Frequently Asked Questions · ‎Publications Measuring carbohydrate effects can help glucose management FOOD Glycemic index (glucose = 100) Serving size (grams) Quick cooking white basmati 63 150 Brown rice, steamed 50 150 Parboiled Converted white rice (Uncle Ben's®) 38 150 Whole wheat kernels, average 45 50 120 more rows

Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words © 2005-2016 Keith Enevoldsen elements.wlonk.com Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. elements.wlonk.com

This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements Americium could save your life. Thanks to high school, we’ve all got a pretty good idea about what’s on the periodic table. This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements 10:17 AM ΚΑΤΕΡΊΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΠΟΎΛΟΥ Facebook This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements Americium could save your life. Thanks to high school, we’ve all got a pretty good idea about what’s on the periodic table. But whether you’re looking at something common like calcium, iron, and carbon, or something more obscure like krypton and antimony, how well do you know their functions? Could you name just one practical application for vanadium or ruthenium? This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements 10:17 AM ΚΑΤΕΡΊΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΠΟΎΛΟΥ Facebook This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements Americium could save your life. Thanks to high school, we’ve all got a pretty good idea about what’s on the periodic table. But whether you’re looking at something common like calcium, iron, and carbon, or something more obscure like krypton and antimony, how well do you know their functions? Could you name just one practical application for vanadium or ruthenium? Lucky for us, Keith Enevoldsen from elements.wlonk.com has come up with this awesome periodic table that gives you at least one example for every single element (except for those weird superheavy elements that don’t actually exist in nature). There’s thulium for laser eye surgery, cerium for lighter flints, and krypton for flashlights. You’ve got strontium for fireworks, and xenon for high-intensity lamps inside lighthouses. Oh and that very patriotic element, americium? We use that in smoke detectors. First unveiled in 1945 during the Manhattan Project, americium is produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. The resulting americium is radioactive, and while the tiny amounts of americium dioxide (AmO2) used in smoke detector produces alpha radiation to sniff out a fire, it will deliver approximately zero radiation to anyone living nearby. I kinda want to tell you all about rubidium and how we use it in the world’s most accurate time-keeping devices, and how niobium can help make trains levitate, but you should just check out the periodic table for yourself. We’ve included a sneak-peak below, but for the real interactive experience, click here to try it out. You can also download the PDF if you’ve got a class to teach, or maybe you just want to be great and put it on your bathroom door. And if this whole exercise has made you realise just how rusty you’ve become with your science basics, check out AsapSCIENCE’s Periodic Table Song below. We’d like to see a better way of memorising the periodic table - it's even got the four brand new elements that earned a permanent spot in the seventh row back in January (which unfortunately have no cool uses outside of atomic research).

This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements

http://elements.wlonk.com/ElementsTable.htm But whether you’re looking at something common like calcium, iron, and carbon, or something more obscure like krypton and antimony, how well do you know their functions? Could you name just one practical application for vanadium or ruthenium? This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements 10:17 AM ΚΑΤΕΡΊΝΑ ΠΑΠΑΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΠΟΎΛΟΥ Facebook This awesome periodic table tells you how to actually use all those elements Americium could save your life. Thanks to high school, we’ve all got a pretty good idea about what’s on the periodic table. But whether you’re looking at something common like calcium, iron, and carbon, or something more obscure like krypton and antimony, how well do you know their functions? Could you name just one practical application for vanadium or ruthenium? Lucky for us, Keith Enevoldsen from elements.wlonk.com has come up with this awesome periodic table that gives you at least one example for every single element (except for those weird superheavy elements that don’t actually exist in nature). There’s thulium for laser eye surgery, cerium for lighter flints, and krypton for flashlights. You’ve got strontium for fireworks, and xenon for high-intensity lamps inside lighthouses. Oh and that very patriotic element, americium? We use that in smoke detectors. First unveiled in 1945 during the Manhattan Project, americium is produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. The resulting americium is radioactive, and while the tiny amounts of americium dioxide (AmO2) used in smoke detector produces alpha radiation to sniff out a fire, it will deliver approximately zero radiation to anyone living nearby. I kinda want to tell you all about rubidium and how we use it in the world’s most accurate time-keeping devices, and how niobium can help make trains levitate, but you should just check out the periodic table for yourself. We’ve included a sneak-peak below, but for the real interactive experience, click here to try it out. You can also download the PDF if you’ve got a class to teach, or maybe you just want to be great and put it on your bathroom door. And if this whole exercise has made you realise just how rusty you’ve become with your science basics, check out AsapSCIENCE’s Periodic Table Song below. We’d like to see a better way of memorising the periodic table - it's even got the four brand new elements that earned a permanent spot in the seventh row back in January (which unfortunately have no cool uses outside of atomic research).

Entorhinal cortex acts independently of the hippocampus in remembering movement, study finds

Home Neuroscience January 12, 2017 Entorhinal cortex acts independently of the hippocampus in remembering movement, study finds January 12, 2017 New system for forming memories Rats roam around an arena (A) before tackling a maze memory task. A reward awaits them in the T-maze placed in the arena (B). While it sleeps, the rat consolidates the memory of where the reward was located (C). A place cell emits an action …more Until now, the hippocampus was considered the most important brain region for forming and recalling memory, with other regions only contributing as subordinates. But a study published today in Science finds that a brain region called entorhinal cortex plays a new and independent role in memory. A team of researchers led by Jozsef Csicsvari, Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), showed that, in rats, the entorhinal cortex replays memories of movement independent of input from the hippocampus. "Until now, the entorhinal cortex has been considered subservient to the hippocampus in both memory formation and recall. But we show that the medial entorhinal cortex can replay the firing pattern associated with moving in a maze independent of the hippocampus. The entorhinal cortex could be a new system for memory formation that works in parallel to the hippocampus", Jozsef Csicsvari explains. When a spatial memory is formed, cells in the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC), especially grid cells, act like a navigational system. They provide the hippocampus with information on where an animal is and give cues as to how far and in what direction the animal has moved. Rats encode location and movement by forming networks of neurons in the hippocampus that fire together. When a memory is recalled for memory stabilization, the MEC has been considered as secondary to the hippocampus. In the hippocampus, such recall occurs during the so-called "sharp wave/ripples", when neuronal networks fire in a highly synchronized way. According to the view prevailing until now, the hippocampus is the initiator of this replay and coordinates memory consolidation, while the MEC is just a relay post that spreads the message to other brain areas. To ask whether replay also occurs in the MEC, the researchers studied memory recall in rats moving in a maze. They showed that neurons in the superficial layers of the medial entorhinal cortex (sMEC), a part of MEC that sends input to the hippocampus and contain the grid cells, fire during the memory task and encode routes as bursts of firing. Surprisingly, the authors find that replay firing in the sMEC is not accompanied by replay firing in the hippocampus. During both sleep and waking periods, the sMEC triggers its own replay and initiates recall and consolidation independent of the hippocampus. Joseph O'Neill, first author and postdoc in the group of Jozsef Csicsvari, explains how these results change the way we see memory formation: "The hippocampus alone does not dominate how memories are formed and recalled. Instead, the entorhinal cortex and the hippocampus are probably two systems for memory formation and recall. Despite being interrelated, the two regions may work in parallel. They may recruit different pathways and play different roles in memory." Explore further: Brain caught 'filing' memories during rest More information: "Superficial layers of the medial entorhinal cortex replay independently of the hippocampus" Science, science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aag2787 Journal reference: Science Provided by: Institute of Science and Technology Austria Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-entorhinal-cortex-independently-hippocampus-movement.html#jCp

to the Glory of God

JANUARY 7, 2017 Marijuana to the Glory of God Thumb jeff lacine hfcrgnc8 Article by Jeff Lacine Guest Contributor I used to smoke marijuana every day. Sixteen years ago, when I was in my late teens, cannabis was a big part of my life. Today it continues to confront me as a pastor in a city where recreational marijuana is legally celebrated. Our church office is directly across the street from a dispensary where I can legally buy a pre-rolled joint for seven dollars. How are we to think about recreational cannabis use in the church? A growing number of Christians today believe that it is biblically permissible to use cannabis recreationally. Are they right? Cannabis Versus Alcohol Quick, pat answers to the question of recreational cannabis use are often unhelpful. Responses without nuance will not best serve the church in the long run. To say that alcohol is permissible, and cannabis is not, because “Christians drink beer and wine for the taste, but people only smoke pot to get stoned,” just won’t do. Such a simplification distorts the truth. For one, Christians don’t drink beer and wine only for the taste. Even moderate drinking, which is biblically permissible, has lubricating psychoactive effects. From a biblical perspective, this lubricating effect can be acceptable. While drunkenness is clearly prohibited (Ephesians 5:18; Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:19–21; 1 Peter 4:3), God has given “wine to gladden the heart of man” (Psalm 104:14–15). However, evangelical churches sometimes have prohibited the use of alcohol among members because the Bible forbids drunkenness. This is a mistake. The Bible warns us against such extra-biblical prohibitions (1 Timothy 4:3; Colossians 2:16–23). Scripture permits the moderate use of alcohol, when it can be enjoyed in faith, even though it has psychoactive effects. Does God, then, also permit the recreational use of cannabis? Should we treat cannabis like alcohol in the church? Is it okay to light up around the campfire just like it may be to enjoy wine at a wedding? Similarities and Dissimilarities Let’s examine this commonly used comparison between alcohol and cannabis. The following are ways that cannabis and alcohol are similar and dissimilar. Ways that cannabis is like alcohol: Cannabis, like alcohol, is an organic substance. Cannabis, like alcohol, has the potential to intoxicate and distort reality. Cannabis, like alcohol, has different effects on someone who uses it regularly than someone who uses it occasionally. (In other words, tolerances can be built up with regular marijuana use similar to the way tolerances can be built up with regular alcohol use.) Cannabis, like alcohol, can be habit-forming (see 1 Timothy 3:8). Ways that cannabis is unlike alcohol: Unlike alcohol, you can’t blackout or die from an overdose of cannabis. Unlike alcohol, there are many different strains of cannabis. The same amount of cannabis smoked or ingested from two different cannabis plants can have different effects on an individual — even if both plants have the same exact amount of THC (the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis). Unlike alcohol, marijuana has many different effects on an individual due to its complex chemical makeup. There are at least 113 different chemical compounds (cannabinoids) inside the cannabis plant that combine to cause a variety of effects on an individual when smoked or ingested. Unlike alcohol, cannabis has not been a staple in cultures all around the world for use in celebrations and ceremonies (like John 2:9). Unlike alcohol, regular cannabis use is strongly correlated with mental health disorders such as schizoaffective disorder. While heavy drinking (alcohol abuse) has also been linked to mental health disorders, moderate drinking has not. Unlike alcohol, cannabis has been a cultural symbol of rebellion for a large part of the last century. Unlike alcohol, cannabis was not used by Jesus in his Last Supper, which is to be regularly commemorated by the church (Mark 14:23–25). And perhaps most importantly, unlike alcohol, cannabis is not directly addressed in the Bible. It is unhelpful to make direct correlations between cannabis and alcohol, as if all the Bible’s teaching on alcohol applies to cannabis. Not only are cannabis and alcohol vastly different chemical compounds, with vastly different effects, but the Bible gives us clear and direct permission for the moderate use of alcohol while never directly referencing other psychoactive compounds such as marijuana. The Big Picture Even though cannabis is never directly mentioned in Scripture, we do have God-revealed principles to guide and direct our thinking about its recreational use. We often get help on specific questions when we keep our eyes on the big picture. What is the endgame for the Christian life? What should we be aiming at in all things? As Christians, our goal is knowing and experiencing the full and undistorted reality of the glory of God in our resurrected physical bodies (1 Corinthians 15:12–49; Philippians 3:20–21; 1 Corinthians 13:12). This is our trajectory as Christians. This is our aim. God is glorious beyond measure, and Christians seek to experience the reality of his glory, for the sake of his glory. Sin has distorted our vision and corrupted our world. Ever since sin first entered the world, all of us have been born spiritually dead, unable to discern the true glory of God (Ephesians 2:1–5; Colossians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 4:4). When we experience the redemptive work of Christ through the Holy Spirit, we are awakened to the reality and beauty of God (2 Corinthians 4:6). But until we see him face to face, we still see his glory as through a glass dimly (1 Corinthians 13:12). As redeemed believers, we are on a journey to knowing him without obstruction. Therefore, we do not want to distort reality; rather, we aim to know him as he really is. We want to see things as they really are. The Christian use of any kind of psychoactive substance should always align with this gospel goal of looking to see things clearer. We do not want our vision of reality distorted. Christian Cup of Coffee? Consider this principle in terms of a psychoactive substance most American adults use every day: caffeine. Why do people drink coffee in the morning? To help them to see things as they really are, rather than through the fog of grogginess. The right and proper use of this God-given substance helps us see things as they really are. But how does this principle apply to alcohol? At times moderate lubrication in Godward celebrations can be in keeping with the reality. People don’t drink wine at funerals, which are a reminder of the curse and consequences of sin. If someone drank wine at a funeral, I would wonder whether they have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. But people do drink wine at weddings, in which we celebrate the profound parable being played out before our eyes: the great Bridegroom is coming for his bride, the church (Revelation 19:7)! And wine (explicitly) will have a God-given role at the final consummating celebration (Mark 14:23–25). In this way, the proper and moderate use of alcohol can be a clarifier, not a distorter. It points us to the joy, fellowship, and celebration of the great coming feast. What About Weed? Is there a proper and moderate use of marijuana that can actually serve to clarify and point to biblical realities like alcohol may in certain circumstances? Or does the recreational use of marijuana always distort? I believe, both from research and experience, that recreational cannabis distorts reality and numbs people to the ability to experience life as it truly is. Even a relatively small amount of THC puts the infrequent user into a fog. A larger amount can potentially cause paranoia. What about more regular, high-functioning users who have built up a tolerance and experience a less intense high when they smoke or ingest cannabis? While cannabis won’t induce hallucinations or the same intense high for frequent users, we have other troubling factors to consider with persistent use. There is a reason that marijuana has long been associated with the couch, a bag of chips, and a television remote. Put another way, marijuana has never been associated with engaged parenting. Regular marijuana use causes disengagement, dulling individuals into a long-term, slow, and subtle numbness. If you ask almost anyone who has formerly used cannabis on a regular basis, he will speak about this phenomena. To confirm this testimony, studies have shown a high correlation between regular cannabis use and the clinical diagnosis of Amotivational Syndrome. It doesn’t surprise me when a regular marijuana user tries to refute the reality of cannabis’s reality-numbing effect. When you are in the numbing cloud of regular cannabis use, it is hard to realize that you are in such a cloud — even when it is obvious to close friends and family. Cannabis may distort reality in a more subtle way for the regular user than for the occasional user, but the subtlety of it makes the negative effects all the more insidious and deep. Counsel and Hope Though the Bible does not forbid the use of every substance that affects the mind, the recreational use of cannabis seems to violate the Christian value of sobriety (1 Thessalonians 5:6–8; Titus 2:2, 6; 1 Peter 4:7). As our culture celebrates the casual use of cannabis today, and does so increasing in the coming days, we should be vigilant not to be deceived as a church. We should not idly stand by as we watch brothers and sisters who profess faith in Christ enter into a mind-numbing, reality-distorting cloud of cannabis. We should encourage one another to peer through the dim glass and discern the glory of God with all our might as the Day draws near (Hebrews 10:25). However, it is worth saying that we should also be careful not to make the same mistakes that churches made by previous generations with regard to alcohol, adding extra prohibitions to God’s revealed word. Because of the many variables involved with marijuana use (for example, its medicinal use), I believe we should be very slow to make a firm prohibition policy for members of the church, such that we would automatically proceed with church discipline upon unrepentant use. However, it should be clear that unrepentant marijuana use could easily lead to church discipline. We should be quick to engage with individual members who use marijuana, asking them questions and seeking to understand, being ready to exhort and rebuke them if it becomes apparent that they are violating the biblical standards of sobriety and integrity. The details and nuances we’ll encounter will be complex, but Jesus’s church, holding fast to his word, led by a team of wise pastors, will be up for the challenge. God will have new mercies for us as we walk together by faith in the age of legal marijuana. Jeff Lacine is pastor of Sellwood Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Bethlehem Seminary. He and his wife have four children. 5.3K SHARES

mesentery_Another organ has been hiding in your belly

Another organ has been hiding in your belly all along Maria Gallucci•January 4, 2017 Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fcard%2fimage%2f334715%2fca7e90d1-d4fe-497b-879c-c030ff0ea33aView photos Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fcard%2fimage%2f334715%2fca7e90d1-d4fe-497b-879c-c030ff0ea33a More This week, as you dream up ways to improve yourself in 2017, give yourself a pat on the back: You've already made a significant change this year, from deep within your belly. You technically gained an organ. Irish researchers have confirmed that the mesentery — a fold of membrane that connects the intestine to the abdomen — is its own continuous organ, and not a series of fragmented parts like experts had previously thought. SEE ALSO: This bacteria is getting harder for kids to fight The discovery could create a new field of "mesenteric" science and may help doctors better understand and treat abdominal diseases, said Calvin Coffey, a professor of surgery at University of Limerick's Graduate Entry Medical School. Digital representation of the small and large intestines and associated mesentery.View photos Digital representation of the small and large intestines and associated mesentery. More Image: The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology "We are now saying we have an organ in the body which hasn't been acknowledged as such to date," he said in a news release. Coffey published his peer-reviewed findings in the November issue of The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, a top medical journal on the digestive system. Mashable was unable to reach Coffey for comment by the time of publication. An organ is considered to be a self-contained body part that serves a specific vital function. The heart, for instance, is a muscular organ that pumps blood through our blood vessels. Researchers say they still don't quite understand the mesentery's key functions, beyond the obvious role as a connective layer. One of the world's earliest depictions of the mesentery was produced by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. While his drawing and subsequent medical illustrations showed the mesentery as a continuous structure, in the past century scientists came to believe it was a series of broken-up pieces, and thus less medically significant. Drawing of mesenteric organ by Leonardo Da Vinci.View photos Drawing of mesenteric organ by Leonardo Da Vinci. More Image: Digestive surgery/researchgate In 2012, Coffey and his colleagues first showed through microscopic analyses that the fold of membrane was, in fact, a single connected structure. Over the last four years, the team continued to collect evidence confirming the mesentery's classification as an organ, which culminated with the November paper. The research prompted the publishers of Gray's Anatomy, one of the world's best-known medical textbooks, to update the entry for mesentery. Elsevier, which publishes both Gray's Anatomy and The Lancet journal, included the reclassification of mesentery in its 41st edition of Gray's, which came out September 2015, Mashable confirmed. Coffey said that better understanding and further scientific study of the mesentery could result in less invasive abdominal surgeries, fewer complications and faster patient recovery. "When we approach it like every other organ...we can categorize abdominal disease in terms of this organ," he said in the news release. "This is relevant universally as it affects all of us," he added. "Up to now there was no such field as mesenteric science."