George Gurdjieff (Views from the Real World, 1973) wrote ... "Real free will can only be when one I always directs, when man has a Master for his team. An ordinary man has no master; the carriage constantly changes passengers and each passenger calls himself I." <> According to Scott Adams ... Read More

There is life below the brain. Martial artists often travel south of the neck. Henry Maudsley (Body and Mind, 1873) wrote ... "It is well known that, if the hind-foot of a frog that has had its head cut off be pinched, it is withdrawn from the irritation. The stimulus to the afferent nerve rea... Read More

Some women menstruate through their nose. Less rare are nosebleeds accompanying menstruation. <> A man or woman can stop their nosebleed by putting ice on their genitals. A woman's nose often is congested during menstruation and often temporarily widens during pregnancy due to capillary ... Read More

We residents in The Matrix take a lot for granted. It's a Yes-No-Maybe habitat. One "scientific study" often contradicts another. I'm often called a "contrarian even among contrarians," but nowadays it's a survival strategy. <> Michael P Lisanti, et al. ("Hydrogen peroxide fuels aging, infl... Read More

Cancer grows in an acidic, low-oxygen, anti-aging environment, and metastasizes in an alkaline, high-oxygen, pro-aging environment. Here's the skinny on malignant growth. <> S. R. McKeown ("Defining normoxia, physoxia and hypoxia in tumours — implications for treatment response," The British... Read More