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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
By Don Alexander
 Work is a force applied over a distance. Let us further define energy as a shifting back and forth, but never truly changing one thing: it's constancy.
The first law of thermodynamics: energy is conserved. Thermodynamics is the study of the movement of heat. This law instructs us that although the kind of energy in a given system can change, the total amount can't. Energy is able to travel seamlessly through systems, yet it never changes its structure or shape.
I find this concept enlightening, because you wouldn't normally think of energy as such a fluid movement. It seems more. I found it fascinating that all forms of energy are interchangeable. It makes one think about the potential of newer energy as well.
All objects hold some internal energy. That is, the kinetic energy of moving atoms. Conduction is discussed as the transfer of heat through collisions of electrons and atoms. Leaders at the University of Irvine that are studying the effect of aging, and specifically how the breakdown of DNA over time, effects aging.
The group at the University of Irvine has |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
By Randy Gilbert
 People today are driven beyond their limits trying to keep up with everyday living. They worry about family, jobs, money, paying the mortgage, and providing a good life for their family. At the end of the day, they are drained, tired, and exhausted.
Dr. Jerry Teplitz, a doctor of holistic health sciences says, "If you're in a job, if you're a homemaker, if you're taking care of kids or whatever you're doing that disaster day, the last four hours are not productive. You're not effective communicating, you're not fun to be around even around yourself versus on that energized day. When all that switches, you can get more done, your stress level is lower, you're more effective in communicating and you're more fun to be around."
Dr. Teplitz was a college student in the '60's and got peer pressured into trying yoga, meditation and new nutrition ideas. He was skeptical, didn't care about it, and was even a little scared of these new ideas.
He had a negative attitude and was ready to quit the whole thing when he discovered his body was |
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