For the seventh time in my brief blogging innings at Medha, let me draw the attention of my friends to a link, this time to a news item, which I consider of great moment, in research related to cardiovascular patients.
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/press_releases/andrew-marks-muscle-calcium-leak.html
Medha Editors have not even once discouraged me from referring to other links.
I thank them most sincerely.
In fact, I have recently given a link to a poem I had myself blogged elsewhere, by way of comment to a colourful article on colors by Soumi Basu. While I did not get any indication from anyone that this poem was noticed, no one, including the editors raised any objection
We certainly breathe free in Medha!
Warm regards. Partha.
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written by Dwai, 2008-02-14 17:17:34
But until the message of healthy yogic living becomes more universally accepted, there will be heart failures, and for survivors a palliative such as this drug will be a boon.
Dear Partha,
In light of this statement, I wholeheartedly agree with the primary premise for this drug. But even for survivors of such life-threatening diseases, a gentle yet assured movement into the Yoga realm is very necessary (perhaps even more so than the healthier people).
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written by P. Desikan, 2008-02-14 00:43:59
Dear Dwai,
First let me thank you for your words of support and Hatimtai's seconding your vote for sensible freedom in blogging.
Now about the blog contents. You summed up your observation effectively in the last sentence of your mail thus
To break away from the process, to give our Central Nervous System a break, we need to "break free" (literally) from the vicious cycle of stress and so on and so forth. How? Yoga, Tai Chi, etc.
I agree one hundred percent. In fact if the drug gets through the required testing and becomes available in a few years, I for one will not encourage any young or middle aged person to experiment with it to counteract fatigue after hard manual work or whole-body workout or a game. Definitely not.
But until the message of healthy yogic living becomes more universally accepted, there will be heart failures, and for survivors a palliative such as this drug will be a boon.
The effect of the mechanism that generated lactic acid in muscles was so far considered important. This is because lactic acid does react with available calcium to a certain extent and depletes calcium in the muscles. My guess could be wrong but if this new chemical forms transient complexes with calcium, the large size of such complexes could make it difficult for them to leak out and the complexing will also be competitive to compound formation with lactic acid. At the same time the complex bonds could be weak enough to make calcium available to the muscle. The main prerequisite would be that the chemical is totally friendly and acceptable to the muscle environment.
Hope I have not fatigued you with my wild guesses!
Warm regards. Partha
First let me thank you for your words of support and Hatimtai's seconding your vote for sensible freedom in blogging.
Now about the blog contents. You summed up your observation effectively in the last sentence of your mail thus
To break away from the process, to give our Central Nervous System a break, we need to "break free" (literally) from the vicious cycle of stress and so on and so forth. How? Yoga, Tai Chi, etc.
I agree one hundred percent. In fact if the drug gets through the required testing and becomes available in a few years, I for one will not encourage any young or middle aged person to experiment with it to counteract fatigue after hard manual work or whole-body workout or a game. Definitely not.
But until the message of healthy yogic living becomes more universally accepted, there will be heart failures, and for survivors a palliative such as this drug will be a boon.
The effect of the mechanism that generated lactic acid in muscles was so far considered important. This is because lactic acid does react with available calcium to a certain extent and depletes calcium in the muscles. My guess could be wrong but if this new chemical forms transient complexes with calcium, the large size of such complexes could make it difficult for them to leak out and the complexing will also be competitive to compound formation with lactic acid. At the same time the complex bonds could be weak enough to make calcium available to the muscle. The main prerequisite would be that the chemical is totally friendly and acceptable to the muscle environment.
Hope I have not fatigued you with my wild guesses!
Warm regards. Partha
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written by Dwai, 2008-02-13 22:00:10
Dear Partha,
In my hurry to reassure you that something of that tardy nature (what happened at a certain site) will never happen here, I forgot to acknowledge your posting.
Indeed, the article you linked to seems to indicate that there exists a "wonder drug" that will address and also aleviate some of the conditions of fatigue.
But may I also add that instead of resorting to chemical cocktails that might have some scary side-effect, we should strive to strengthen ourselves from within.
I know i'm preaching to the proverbial choir when I wax eloquent on the benefits of Yoga, Pranayama or Tai Chi to you.
The Central Nervous System tends to remain in overdrive for us worldly beings, since we are constantly being bombarded with stimuli and overdosing on stress.
It is analogous to us tightening all our muscles and hold that tightened frame for hours on end. What is the result of such an action?
Cramps? Fatigue? Internal and external injuries to the physiological entity?
All of the above would be the correct answer. To break away from the process, to give our Central Nervous System a break, we need to "break free" (literally) from the vicious cycle of stress and so on and so forth. How? Yoga, Tai Chi, etc.
Warm regards,
Dwai
In my hurry to reassure you that something of that tardy nature (what happened at a certain site) will never happen here, I forgot to acknowledge your posting.
Indeed, the article you linked to seems to indicate that there exists a "wonder drug" that will address and also aleviate some of the conditions of fatigue.
But may I also add that instead of resorting to chemical cocktails that might have some scary side-effect, we should strive to strengthen ourselves from within.
I know i'm preaching to the proverbial choir when I wax eloquent on the benefits of Yoga, Pranayama or Tai Chi to you.
The Central Nervous System tends to remain in overdrive for us worldly beings, since we are constantly being bombarded with stimuli and overdosing on stress.
It is analogous to us tightening all our muscles and hold that tightened frame for hours on end. What is the result of such an action?
Cramps? Fatigue? Internal and external injuries to the physiological entity?
All of the above would be the correct answer. To break away from the process, to give our Central Nervous System a break, we need to "break free" (literally) from the vicious cycle of stress and so on and so forth. How? Yoga, Tai Chi, etc.
Warm regards,
Dwai
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written by Sreeparna, 2008-02-13 14:08:58
We from Medha family would like to thank certain site for giving us an indirect publicity to Medha site, by deleting any reference to medha from that certain site...
In a way, they are I am sure responsible for raising increased curiosity about Medha..
In a global picture, medha is beautiful and enjoyable because of all the valuable members and contributions, the feeling of belonging to something nice and intellectual!
Medha believes in growing in wealth of knowledge by sharing and learning from one another!!
Keep up the spirit of medha!
In a way, they are I am sure responsible for raising increased curiosity about Medha..
In a global picture, medha is beautiful and enjoyable because of all the valuable members and contributions, the feeling of belonging to something nice and intellectual!
Medha believes in growing in wealth of knowledge by sharing and learning from one another!!
Keep up the spirit of medha!
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written by dwai, 2008-02-13 12:36:47
Also to add to that previous comment, iirc, the only time any user has been banished from the site is because of non-adherence to the basic rules of engagement (in a thread based on an article by Nitin Bhai). The person banned was a certain Mr. Anand Nair and the entire story is documented in the forums section (and his own blog on Sulekha.com)
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written by dwai, 2008-02-13 12:31:30
Dear Partha,
Thanks for the link. I don't see anything wrong in referencing material on other sites/sources as long as we acknowledge the source. Unlike some other sites that have become proprietary police-like entities, we at Medha welcome the freedom of expression and diversity that comes with it.
From one medhavi to other -- our community only becomes stonger and larger with this lively exchange/cross-referencing between sites.
Regards,
Dwai
Thanks for the link. I don't see anything wrong in referencing material on other sites/sources as long as we acknowledge the source. Unlike some other sites that have become proprietary police-like entities, we at Medha welcome the freedom of expression and diversity that comes with it.
From one medhavi to other -- our community only becomes stonger and larger with this lively exchange/cross-referencing between sites.
Regards,
Dwai
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Regards. Partha.