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Intruder Alert: How We Process Information
By Burt Tschache
In order to tie this directly into
my last column, I want to repeat those
wonderful words of wisdom from my
drama teacher, John Weldon, a true
Missourian, “Burt, you can’t be afraid to
make a fool of yourself.” But I repeat
myself . . .
If people are afraid of what others
think about them, about information
that they discover or incorporate into
their lives, their truths, then nothing of
any importance would ever occur. If
people are afraid to question the veracity
of information then they are at risk for
believing just about anything, at all. The
Good Creator gave us all good brains for
something other than keeping our ears
from flapping together on a windy day.
He gave them to us to learn how to think,
how to discern and so much more. Even
the most intelligent people only use a bit
above 10% of their brain. What is the
other 90% doing? Since we can only
speculate on the 90%, let’s stick to the
10% we know something about. How
we process information is dependent
entirely on how much we want to learn.
Computers don’t care one way or the
other, unless they are programmed to do
so. A similar process can happen with
people, it’s called filtering.
Filters on computers are used to
select or reject data based on a structure
of selective keywords or phrases. Again,
it is much the same way that we think.
We can look at information as it is and
accept or reject it. Why we do that
depends upon what we have accepted as
our filters or belief structures.
For example, what if someone
has been raised to believe that frogs
are red. What will they do if they are
told there are also green, yellow and
even blue frogs. They can choose to
reject it out of hand because it is outside
their belief structure or they can ask the
person to show them the frogs of other
colors. If seeing is believing, then many
people are convinced when shown the
other colored frogs.
However, there are some
folks that don’t believe it when they
see it. Hypnotists have given people
suggestions that a relative of theirs, like
a wife or child, is not with them at the
time. When they return from trance,
they truly cannot see their wife or son
or daughter and if they are talking with
someone else, the missing relative can
jump up and down in front of them and
will not be seen. The same thing can
happen with frogs.
If someone truly believes that
red frogs are the only frogs in the world,
can they even see the frogs of another
color? Will they call them something
else if they can see them? Will it alter the
brain to the point where color blindness
occurs? There are myriad questions that
occur if a person is curious and wants
to learn. There we go, full circle.
The want or desire to learn, or the
curiosity about Life, The Universe
Natural Path to Health: Inflammation
continued from page 6
decreased response to stress in the body,
increased inflammation and can lead to
insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance can be related
to decreased cortisol. Cortisol has an
inverse relationship with Insulin. This
means that they basically work the
opposite of each other. When cortisol
output is low it cannot counteract insulin
and its functions. Insulin is continually
excreted in response to sugar eaten
through diet. This can lead to the tissues/
cells becoming ‘resistant’ to the insulin
and lead to dysfunctional blood sugar
regulation in the body.
Think about how people
respond when they are stressed…
many crave sugar! This is because if
they have decreased cortisol excretion
they are not responding properly to
stress and their insulin levels are going
unchecked. Insulin brings glucose/sugar
into cells for fuel; therefore, your body
will crave more sugar if your insulin is
going ‘unchecked’ because of a decrease
in cortisol levels. Insulin resistance
is the start of diabetes and can lead to
more chronic inflammation in the body.
This leads to other diseases such as
cardiovascular disease.
Although there are many
different factors involved in chronic
inflammatory reactions, it is important
to remember how and why your body
responds the way it is. Think about how
your system is reacting and modify your
diet and exercise plans accordingly.
Eating well and exercising will help
your body deal with the stress of
life and give it the nutrients needed
to have proper amounts of cortisol
production. You can create your own
positive loop! Eat well and exercise,
support your organs, produce proper
hormones, live less stressed and be
healthier! Nice.
Thank you for joining me.
Until next time~ Be Well…
july26
2011
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and Everything, the Douglas Adams
book (or not), is what keeps us alive and
full of energy.
Since turning 60 last year,
I realize it’s still easy to learn new
subjects, if you are curious. Now there
is a tendency for some of us to start
discarding information that has been
unused for a long time. That is similar to
a computer storing it on a CD, DVD or
some other form of offline storage. It’s
still available. It just takes longer to get
it.
More to come . . .
Be Safe Out There . . .
Burt Tschache is the owner of B&B
Computing in Vernonia. He can be
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