Tag: health
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Housekeeping: new website.
Just a quick note to let you know I have created a new website that aims to explore those liminal spaces where consciousness meets death. I have been interested in aspects of near-death experiences, philosophy of mind and the process of consciousness for a while now. I decided to compile the posts I have already…
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Its official: meditation is good shit
This study just published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) examined the long-term effects of a regular mediation practice on the gut microbiome structure. The authors performed gene sequencing on fecal samples of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks comparing them with those of 19 non-meditating local residents. The gut microbiota can influence the brain and profoundly…
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Nurse as Expert.
A long, but important quote from Iain McGilchrist’s groundbreaking book ‘The Matter With Things. My review here. In the world of nursing, Patricia Benner notes that becoming an expert means shifting from abstract principles to seeing intuitively the patient before you in relation to other real-life experiences, and noting similarities and differences. She also emphasises…
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Do you know the international hand signal for: ‘help me’?
I just found out about this today. Originally launched by the Canadian Women’s Foundation last year as an emergency signal for girls and women in abusive situations to covertly express their need for help whilst on video calls. The signal is useful in that it only requires one hand and can be flashed discretely and…
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