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Greetings!
Looks like longevity just received a boost here in
America with Edith Ceccarelli’s 116th birthday! The whole town of
Willits CA celebrates her birthday since when she was 107 years old.
An avid dancer into her second century of life, she is the oldest person
in the US (The Week, 2/23/24). She also reminds me of Story #5 which
is about a doctor who at 83 still competes in a triathlon.
Another development from the same magazine issue, this
time in energy, is the boost in installed solar capacity from China
with 217 gigawatts last year. It was far above the US installed total
of 76 gigawatts last year, which is very impressive as well. World
population growth rate peaked in the 1970s thus preceding the world
population quantity peak by at least 100 years. The same phenomenon
is expected for world carbon emissions unfortunately.)
Story #1 announcing the release of our new book
published by Kindle Direct Publishing and available on Amazon. It is
a FULL COLOR paperback entitled, Modern
Meditation Technique: Quick Training Guide for Guaranteed Health,
Serenity, Success, Harmony, Fulfillment.
The MM Technique has been honed to an easy, three-step process,
well tested with audiences throughout the country and here in the
Maryland area. It is also similar to what is taught in high schools
that offer “quiet time” twice a day. The Amazon site also features a
full-length training video of the author, filmed at the US Patent and
Trademark Office which you can view for free training, to accompany
the book. This comes on the heels of a new article discovery,
“Diminished Age-Related Decline of the Amygdala in Long-Term
Meditation Practitioners” published in the Psychosomatic
Medicine Journal, 2021 Jul-Aug;83(6):650-654.
Story #2 gives us more hope for reducing and recycling
carbon dioxide into fuel that is carbon-free. The U of Auckland
research, published
in the January 31st issue of Nature,
is also called a “Durable CO2 Conversion” which is great. The reason
is that creating formic acid turns out to be more stable than the
common alkaline process which precipitates CO2 into a carbonate. The
system achieves nearly 91% single-pass conversion efficiency for
CO2 at a current density of almost one ampere per square centimeter
working continuously for thousands of hours.
Stories #3 and #4 move us into the realm of light,
with the first one using light to perform complex analog
computational math and reducing energy consumption as explained in
Nature Photonics .
Story #4 is even more exciting with a new connection
between light and magnetism. Hebrew University has found a light
control for magnetoresistive memory (MRAM) with an optical sensor.
However, it also appears that they can use the magnetic portion of electromagnetic
radiation (light waves) to control magnetic material as well using
quantum properties and nano-magnets. More details can be found
in their
January 3, 2024, Physical Review Research article.
Story #5, as previewed above, gives our readers a
simple but effective diet for longevity and vitality, as proven by a
neurosurgeon Ironman athlete even at 83 years old and who's
part of Aviv Clinics' Global
Aging Consortium. The diet has
been linked to a multitude of health benefits, including a
lower risk of
heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's.
It also includes serious exercise and training to keep the body young
as well. The diet is mostly plant-based and focuses on whole foods,
including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, and
healthy fats such as olive oil. It includes some fatty fish and red
meat on occasion but avoiding trans fatty acids found in junk food
and less sugar and avoidance of ultra processed foods. This is a
great article with lots of links to inspire everyone.
Sincerely,
Tom Valone, Editor
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