Trivia Questionâť“The kava plant, whose root has been used for centuries as a natural sedative and anxiety remedy in traditional ceremonies, is native to which island region of the world, spanning countries like Fiji, Vanuatu, and Tonga? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter |
Your Body is Talking to You in Bioelectric Code - And Science Is Finally Catching Up, The "Chemical Imbalance" Collapse & Nanoplastics Everywhere! |
Wow it's been getting hot here, kinda feels like Fiji but I've never actually been there. One day!
This week we're going deep into bioelectricity because it's really one of the most overlooked topics in health, and so fundamental to so many other fields.
We're also digging into a topic that's been near my heart forever because of my Dad, the end of the myth of biological psychiatry. Also, what's the deal with micro and nanoplastics? Dig in and you'll get a lot of details on that too...
The film premiere mentioned last week is opening up this week. You will have to register to see the free viewing but they are a great group that is sponsoring this week's newsletter.
Stay cool out there!
Best of Health, Joshua Parker |
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Every cell in your body is a battery. The membrane that surrounds it maintains a voltage difference between the inside and the outside (a resting potential, or Vmem) that is as fundamental to life as DNA. This voltage is not a passive byproduct of metabolism. It is an active, dynamic signal that tells cells what to become, where to grow, and when to stop.
The same electrical gradient that determines whether a stem cell turns into bone or fat also guides the regeneration of a severed tail in a frog tadpole, patterns the development of an eye in a frog embryo, and may hold the key to understanding why cancer cells grow uncontrollably. This is the field of developmental bioelectricity, and it represents a layer of biology that mainstream medicine has largely overlooked. Read More... |
Quote Of The Day |
The body is not merely a machine to be repaired when broken — it is a field of intelligence, constantly communicating through subtle frequencies we are only beginning to learn to read. When we listen to those signals rather than silence them, we discover that healing is less about intervention and more about restoration - returning a living system to its own natural coherence. Energy medicine invites us to become students of that inner language, humble enough to recognize that the oldest wisdom and the newest science may, at last, be converging on the same truth. |
This new film Illusion is premiering later this week and right now you can check out the trailer. You can register and see the film free when it airs shortly but you have to register to see it.
Check it out here: https://joshuaparker.net/illusion |
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Tip of The Day |
Thyme Tea for Stubborn Coughs Before reaching for the cough syrup, try thyme. This common kitchen herb contains thymol, a natural compound clinically shown to relax bronchial muscles and ease persistent coughs. Steep one tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves - or one teaspoon dried - in a cup of just-boiled water for ten minutes, then strain and sip slowly. Add a small squeeze of lemon to boost the antimicrobial effect. Drink up to three cups daily during illness. Most people overlook thyme entirely, yet herbalists have relied on it for respiratory complaints for centuries. Your pantry already has the remedy. |
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For more than three decades, the message has been remarkably consistent. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Specifically, low levels of serotonin. Take this medication, the advertisements said, and it will correct that imbalance. Surveys suggest that 80 percent or more of the general public now believe this is established science [1].
There is just one problem. The evidence never supported it.
One of the earliest public challenges to the chemical-imbalance narrative came from an unexpected direction. Robert Whitaker, an investigative journalist and science writer, published Anatomy of an Epidemic in 2010 [4], a book that examined long-term outcome studies and questioned whether the widespread use of psychiatric medications might be contributing to, rather than solving, the epidemic of chronic mental illness. Read More... |
Secret Little Myth |
The Black Pepper Absorption Myth That Seems To Be Viral When taking turmeric, most people swallow it and move on — but without piperine, the active compound in black pepper, your body absorbs almost none of its curcumin, however it still affects your microbiome in the digestive tract and when someone tells you you need piperine to absorb it, you know they haven't studied the true effects of turmeric and they're likely trying to sell you something. More on this another time but research turmeric and gut health and learn more for yourself. |
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Every year, the world produces more than 400 million tons of plastic. Roughly half of it is designed for single use - a water bottle, a takeout container, a wrapper that exists for minutes and persists for centuries. Over decades, sunlight, heat, and mechanical abrasion break these materials down into ever-smaller fragments.
Microplastics - particles smaller than five millimeters - and nanoplastics - particles measured in billionths of a meter - have been found everywhere scientists have looked: in the deepest ocean trenches, in Arctic ice, in the air we breathe, in the rain that falls from the sky.
Now they have been found inside the human body. Not just in the digestive tract, where ingested particles might be expected to pass through, but in the bloodstream, in the placenta of unborn babies, in the fatty plaque that clogs arteries, and most disturbingly, in the tissue of the human brain. Read More... |
Joke Of The Day |
My herbalist handed me a bag of dried roots, bark shavings, and something that looked suspiciously like lawn clippings. "This blend," she whispered, "will cure your anxiety, boost your metabolism, and align your chakras." I asked if there were any side effects. She nodded gravely: "You may develop an overwhelming urge to own linen pants and refer to tap water as 'unalived.'" I took it anyway. It didn't cure my anxiety, but now I genuinely cannot stop talking about it at dinner parties - which, honestly, cured everyone else's appetite. |
đź’ˇ Answer to Trivia Question: The Pacific Islands (Oceania) |