who am I?

I'm in the mood for some Neuroscience again... who are we? Where in the brain is "the soul"? Are mind and body separated? What does modern Science have to say about those questions - how does the brain work?

Am I conscious... or are my neurons conscious? And is there something like truly "free will"?

Interesting documentary about human consciousness. For breakfast, before yoga class, in Chiang Mai. ♥

best foods for academic performance?

Well, as a student, the title of this video sounded very interesting, and indeed, what Dr. Doug talks about makes so much sense to me. I love his holistic approach to health. Eating fruits and vegetables provides our bodies with the best fuel and nutrients in order to function properly. Also, our mental clarity is best, when eating these foods. Diets high in fat not only result in all kinds of physiological problems like high blood sugar and candida issues, but also result in brain fog. Garlic is known for its negative impact on the brain, it hinders the proper communication between the left and right brain hemisphere. The brain loves simple sugars. ;)

Enjoy!

exploding nutrition myths - brenda davis

I met Brenda Davis years ago, at the World Vegetarian Congress in Germany. I was high fat raw vegan back then and she was giving great talks on Raw Food and Vitamin D. She looked vibrant, fit and healthy - and really young, too. She told me, that she's high raw, especially in the Summer months, but also enjoys some cooked vegan foods, like veggie stews and legumes in the colder months. She's a great inspiration to me. (She's one of the people, like Jeff Novick, who inspire me to earn a graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and become an RD. Maybe one day, who knows! I'd love to!)

Myth 1: You need meat to get enough protein!



Myth 2: Fish is necessary for omega-3 fatty acids



Myth 3: The lack of B12 in plants is proof that we need to eat meat



Myth 4: You need milk to get enough calcium



Myth 5: Plant enzymes are of no value to human health



Myth 6: Cooked foods are toxic



Myth 7: Soy foods are dangerous for your health



Myth 8: There are no bad foods

the poetry, humility and beauty of science ♥

today my evening program consisted of watching these videos i posted below & reading interesting news, articles and blog posts. :)
i really like Neil deGrasse Tyson, a very inspiring personality, he says some very sounds things there. ;)




plus, this book is on my reading list (which is growing longer and longer by the way): The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. you can read an article about it or rather an interview with the author and neuroscientist Sam Harris here.

quote by Harris i liked:

'Consider the Catholic church. This is an institution that excommunicates women who attempt to become priests, but does not excommunicate priests who rape children. This church is more concerned about stopping contraception than stopping genocide. It is more worried about gay marriage than about nuclear proliferation. When we realise that morality relates to questions of human and animal well-being, we can see that the Catholic church is as confused about morality as it is about cosmology. It is not offering an alternative moral framework; it is offering a false one.

i definitely agree and look very much forward to reading this book.




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