Tag: acupuncture and aging
Stress Response as Sign of Aging
I’m rereading this blog post by “friend-of-blog” Zach Haigney. He is reviewing and discussing a Science Direct article from 2013 that seeks to establish biomarkers for cellular stress response and what they can tell us about the aging process. A key sentence in this article is the following ““A crucial component of the homeodynamic space…
Read MoreAdaptive Homeostasis: Beyond Hormesis: Acupuncture as Illustration
I maintain that acupuncture is a form of hormesis. After listening to the latest Ferriss podcast about raptomycin and metformin for life extension, I just shake my head. Risk/benefit not defined if you’re going to use them for life extension. Acupuncture is self regulating, urging the body to heal itself. The most elegant of remedies. …
Read MoreEffect of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy on changes of structure of hippocampal neurons in senile chronic stress rats
This study ambitiously explores catgut-embedding for the havoc wrought by stress on senility. One of Sapolsky’s key findings was that stress causes a feed forward loop on the hippocampus during senility. The altered hippocampus then causes more stress, which then leads to more senility. This is a particular nasty ramification of stress. I am…
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