Calliphora salivary glands are described, emphasizing correlations between structure and physiolo... more Calliphora salivary glands are described, emphasizing correlations between structure and physiology. In vitro studies show that the distal part of each gland produces a potassium-rich primary saliva when stimulated with 5-hydroxytryptamine or cyclic AMP. The secretory cells have elaborate canaliculi opening into the lumen. Stimulation of the secretory region causes a 60-fold increase in fluid secretion rate without affecting cell structure. The proximal part of the gland reabsorbs potassium when stimulated with cyclic AMP, but 5-HT has no effect. Potassium reabsorption from the primary saliva results in formation of a dilute saliva. The structure of the secretory and reabsorptive cells is discussed with regard to the functional role of long narrow channels in transport.
Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , کتابخان... more Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , کتابخانه دیجیتالی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات درمانی شهید بهشتی
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Oct 1, 1997
Gravity is one of the most significant yet least understood influences on the structure and funct... more Gravity is one of the most significant yet least understood influences on the structure and function of living things. An appreciation of the ways the body is affected by gravity is important for virtually all bodywork and movement therapies. Classic studies by Goldthwait concluded that chronic illness is a consequence of misalignment of the body with the vertical. Goldthwait's successful non-drag approach to chronic disorders provides a conceptual basis for a variety of modem therapeutic approaches. To Goldthwait, it was obvious that the vertical body is more efficient and energetic. A scientific basis for this concept is emerging from modem research on the properties of the support and movement systems of the body, which are responsible for maintaining verticality and for motion in the gravity field. The tensegrity concept of Buckminster Fuller explains how therapeutic approaches simultaneously interact with the biomechanical supporting systems and vibratory energy systems of the body. Ida Rolf developed an understanding of the plasticity of the body and explained how emotional states and structural balance continually interact. Young described how 'memories' of the ways the body has been used or abused form as patterns of connective tissue fibre deposition in response to stresses. Part B considers how some therapeutic approaches affect the gravity/movement/energy systems of the body.
This paper traces the development of our modern understanding of magnetic fields within and aroun... more This paper traces the development of our modern understanding of magnetic fields within and around the human body. In 1963, researchers at Syracuse University in New York reported the first measurements of the magnetic field of the human heart. At the same time, a number of scientists began exploring a remarkable quantum wave phenomenon (tunnelling) that led to the development of an extremely sensitive magnetometer known as the SQUID. Within a few years, biomedical researchers around the world were using SQUIDs to map the magnetic fields around the human body, which are called biomagnetic fields. The fields produced by the heart are the strongest fields generated by any organ. The other muscles, the eye, the brain and the other organs all produce weaker but measurable fields. For a variety of reasons, biomagnetic fields are more accurate indicators of events taking place within the body than are electrical measurements at the skin surface. Remarkably, scientists are beginning to recognize that living tissues may contain arrays of tunnelling devices comparable to those used in the manufacture of SQUIDs. If confirmed, this could explain the ability of energy therapists to sense magnetic phenomena around the body. Other research has shown that practitioners from a variety of healing traditions are able to project strong pulsating biomagnetic fields from their hands. The signals are similar in many ways to those employed in medicine to facilitate the repair of bone fractures and other injuries. A supplementary section discusses the application of biomagnetism in polarity therapy and related methods.
1. The concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride and dry mass were measured by electron-pr... more 1. The concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride and dry mass were measured by electron-probe X-ray micro-analysis in 1 /im thick frozen-hydrated sections from Calliphora rectum in 5 different states of absorptive function. 2. In all cases the average concentrations of sodium + potassium + chloride was consistently higher in the fluid in the lateral intercellular spaces than in the cytoplasm, the average ratio being 2:1 in water-fed flies and higher in water-deprived flies. 3. The highest concentration of electrolytes was found in the extracellular channel of complex lateral membrane stacks, which is consistent with the histochemical localization of major cation pumps at these sites (Berridge & Gupta, 1968). This concentration exceeded the electrolyte concentration in other tissue compartments by some 80 m-equiv/1 H 2 O in water-fed flies and about 700 m-equiv/1 H 2 O in water-deprived flies. The potassium and sodium concentration ratio of this extracellular fluid was nearly 1:1 in water-fed flies, 3:1m water-deprived flies with KC1 in the rectal lumen, and 0-5:1 with NaCl in the rectal lumen. 4. Results suggest that the extracellular fluid is generated in membrane infoldings along the intercellular channels, and that this fluid gains water and sodium, but loses a variable amount of potassium and chloride, as it passes to the haemolymph, thus supporting the idea of local osmosis and ion recycling.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Jul 1, 1997
Vibrational medicines involve the therapeutic application of fluctuating energy fields, whether p... more Vibrational medicines involve the therapeutic application of fluctuating energy fields, whether projected from the hands of therapists, from electronic devices, lasers, the human voice or musical instruments, or from homeopathic, aromatherapy, herbal or other kinds of preparations. At a basic level, virtually all that we know about living systems is based on the analysis of vibrations. Vital regulatory systems in the body are associated with a variety of molecular electromagnetic emissions and absorptions. In many cells and tissues, molecules are arranged arrays resembling crystals. Because of this, molecular oscillations are organized and coherent. Molecular oscillations are absorbed by the living matrix (connective tissues, cytoskeletons and nuclear matrices) and conducted throughout the body. All forms of bodywork and movement therapy interact with this energy continuum in one way or another. Coherent molecular oscillations give rise to collective properties such as great sensitivity to environmental fields and radiation of energy from the body into the environment. Part B discusses how dynamic energy systems are influenced by homeopathy, aromatherapy, herbs, light and sound stimulation, and related vibratory methods.
Rhythmically changing electric, magnetic and electromagnetic ®elds are ubiquitous in our environm... more Rhythmically changing electric, magnetic and electromagnetic ®elds are ubiquitous in our environment. Some of these ®elds are natural, others are produced by household appliances and technologies (see Part 1). Many people are adversely aected by natural and/or arti®cial energy ®elds (clinically termed weather or electromagnetic sensitivity). Often aected individuals. do not recognize the sources of their ailments. Disturbances in geomagnetic ®elds (e.g. caused by solar and terrestial magnetic storms) have been correlated with the onset of a variety of disorders, including heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Practitioners of bodywork, energetic, and movement therapies who appreciate the subtleties of energetic interactions can educate their clients about the possible health eects of environmental ®elds and appropriate precautions. At a fundamental level, electric and magnetic ®elds arise from quantum phenomena called scalar and vector potentials. Knowledge of these generally unappreciated eects is leading to new hypotheses to help explain biological interactions and phenomena taking place in bodywork and movement therapies that have been puzzling for a long time. In particular, scalar waves may mediate so-called non-local interactions. Natural and arti®cial scalar energy may help people protect themselves from harmful energies in the environment. # 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of the determination of our place in nature and our relation to the cosmos.
Calliphora salivary glands are described, emphasizing correlations between structure and physiolo... more Calliphora salivary glands are described, emphasizing correlations between structure and physiology. In vitro studies show that the distal part of each gland produces a potassium-rich primary saliva when stimulated with 5-hydroxytryptamine or cyclic AMP. The secretory cells have elaborate canaliculi opening into the lumen. Stimulation of the secretory region causes a 60-fold increase in fluid secretion rate without affecting cell structure. The proximal part of the gland reabsorbs potassium when stimulated with cyclic AMP, but 5-HT has no effect. Potassium reabsorption from the primary saliva results in formation of a dilute saliva. The structure of the secretory and reabsorptive cells is discussed with regard to the functional role of long narrow channels in transport.
Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , کتابخان... more Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , Lymphatic therapy for toxic decongestion : , کتابخانه دیجیتالی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات درمانی شهید بهشتی
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Oct 1, 1997
Gravity is one of the most significant yet least understood influences on the structure and funct... more Gravity is one of the most significant yet least understood influences on the structure and function of living things. An appreciation of the ways the body is affected by gravity is important for virtually all bodywork and movement therapies. Classic studies by Goldthwait concluded that chronic illness is a consequence of misalignment of the body with the vertical. Goldthwait's successful non-drag approach to chronic disorders provides a conceptual basis for a variety of modem therapeutic approaches. To Goldthwait, it was obvious that the vertical body is more efficient and energetic. A scientific basis for this concept is emerging from modem research on the properties of the support and movement systems of the body, which are responsible for maintaining verticality and for motion in the gravity field. The tensegrity concept of Buckminster Fuller explains how therapeutic approaches simultaneously interact with the biomechanical supporting systems and vibratory energy systems of the body. Ida Rolf developed an understanding of the plasticity of the body and explained how emotional states and structural balance continually interact. Young described how 'memories' of the ways the body has been used or abused form as patterns of connective tissue fibre deposition in response to stresses. Part B considers how some therapeutic approaches affect the gravity/movement/energy systems of the body.
This paper traces the development of our modern understanding of magnetic fields within and aroun... more This paper traces the development of our modern understanding of magnetic fields within and around the human body. In 1963, researchers at Syracuse University in New York reported the first measurements of the magnetic field of the human heart. At the same time, a number of scientists began exploring a remarkable quantum wave phenomenon (tunnelling) that led to the development of an extremely sensitive magnetometer known as the SQUID. Within a few years, biomedical researchers around the world were using SQUIDs to map the magnetic fields around the human body, which are called biomagnetic fields. The fields produced by the heart are the strongest fields generated by any organ. The other muscles, the eye, the brain and the other organs all produce weaker but measurable fields. For a variety of reasons, biomagnetic fields are more accurate indicators of events taking place within the body than are electrical measurements at the skin surface. Remarkably, scientists are beginning to recognize that living tissues may contain arrays of tunnelling devices comparable to those used in the manufacture of SQUIDs. If confirmed, this could explain the ability of energy therapists to sense magnetic phenomena around the body. Other research has shown that practitioners from a variety of healing traditions are able to project strong pulsating biomagnetic fields from their hands. The signals are similar in many ways to those employed in medicine to facilitate the repair of bone fractures and other injuries. A supplementary section discusses the application of biomagnetism in polarity therapy and related methods.
1. The concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride and dry mass were measured by electron-pr... more 1. The concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride and dry mass were measured by electron-probe X-ray micro-analysis in 1 /im thick frozen-hydrated sections from Calliphora rectum in 5 different states of absorptive function. 2. In all cases the average concentrations of sodium + potassium + chloride was consistently higher in the fluid in the lateral intercellular spaces than in the cytoplasm, the average ratio being 2:1 in water-fed flies and higher in water-deprived flies. 3. The highest concentration of electrolytes was found in the extracellular channel of complex lateral membrane stacks, which is consistent with the histochemical localization of major cation pumps at these sites (Berridge & Gupta, 1968). This concentration exceeded the electrolyte concentration in other tissue compartments by some 80 m-equiv/1 H 2 O in water-fed flies and about 700 m-equiv/1 H 2 O in water-deprived flies. The potassium and sodium concentration ratio of this extracellular fluid was nearly 1:1 in water-fed flies, 3:1m water-deprived flies with KC1 in the rectal lumen, and 0-5:1 with NaCl in the rectal lumen. 4. Results suggest that the extracellular fluid is generated in membrane infoldings along the intercellular channels, and that this fluid gains water and sodium, but loses a variable amount of potassium and chloride, as it passes to the haemolymph, thus supporting the idea of local osmosis and ion recycling.
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Jul 1, 1997
Vibrational medicines involve the therapeutic application of fluctuating energy fields, whether p... more Vibrational medicines involve the therapeutic application of fluctuating energy fields, whether projected from the hands of therapists, from electronic devices, lasers, the human voice or musical instruments, or from homeopathic, aromatherapy, herbal or other kinds of preparations. At a basic level, virtually all that we know about living systems is based on the analysis of vibrations. Vital regulatory systems in the body are associated with a variety of molecular electromagnetic emissions and absorptions. In many cells and tissues, molecules are arranged arrays resembling crystals. Because of this, molecular oscillations are organized and coherent. Molecular oscillations are absorbed by the living matrix (connective tissues, cytoskeletons and nuclear matrices) and conducted throughout the body. All forms of bodywork and movement therapy interact with this energy continuum in one way or another. Coherent molecular oscillations give rise to collective properties such as great sensitivity to environmental fields and radiation of energy from the body into the environment. Part B discusses how dynamic energy systems are influenced by homeopathy, aromatherapy, herbs, light and sound stimulation, and related vibratory methods.
Rhythmically changing electric, magnetic and electromagnetic ®elds are ubiquitous in our environm... more Rhythmically changing electric, magnetic and electromagnetic ®elds are ubiquitous in our environment. Some of these ®elds are natural, others are produced by household appliances and technologies (see Part 1). Many people are adversely aected by natural and/or arti®cial energy ®elds (clinically termed weather or electromagnetic sensitivity). Often aected individuals. do not recognize the sources of their ailments. Disturbances in geomagnetic ®elds (e.g. caused by solar and terrestial magnetic storms) have been correlated with the onset of a variety of disorders, including heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Practitioners of bodywork, energetic, and movement therapies who appreciate the subtleties of energetic interactions can educate their clients about the possible health eects of environmental ®elds and appropriate precautions. At a fundamental level, electric and magnetic ®elds arise from quantum phenomena called scalar and vector potentials. Knowledge of these generally unappreciated eects is leading to new hypotheses to help explain biological interactions and phenomena taking place in bodywork and movement therapies that have been puzzling for a long time. In particular, scalar waves may mediate so-called non-local interactions. Natural and arti®cial scalar energy may help people protect themselves from harmful energies in the environment. # 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of the determination of our place in nature and our relation to the cosmos.
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