The Power Of Youth. How To Tune Our Mind And Body For A Long And Healthy Life
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Андрей Фоменко. The Power Of Youth. How To Tune Our Mind And Body For A Long And Healthy Life
INTRODUCTION
SCIENTISTS HAVE PROVED
CHAPTER 1. AGING AND YOUTH
WHAT BODY CHANGES ARE CAUSED DUE TO AGING?
THEORIES OF AGING
AGING AS A PROCESS PROGRAMMED BY NATURE
AGING AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE (ERRORS) ACCUMULATION
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HELPS TO SLOW DOWN AGING
CONCLUSION
BIOMARKERS OF AGING
CHAPTER 2. GENETICS
DEVELOPMENT OF GENETICS
OUR GENETIC CODE
GENETICS AND MEDICINE
A WORD ON SEQUENCING
WHAT IS A METAGENOME?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3. EPIGENETICS
"OVER" GENETICS
HOW THE EPIGENETIC MECHANISM WORKS
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR GENES
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 4. BODY
WHAT OUR BODY IS
BODY SYSTEMS
HOMEOSTASIS
CHAPTER 5. BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM
HOW DOES HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM WORK?
NERVES (PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)
HOW MEMORY FORMS AND HOW NOT TO LOSE IT WITH AGE?
NEUROPLASTICITY
NEUROTRANSMITTERS ARE THE LANGUAGE THE BRAIN SPEAKS
WHAT ARE NEUROTRANSMITTERS, AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT PEOPLE?
CONCLUSION
NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND NEUROPEPTIDES
CHAPTER 6. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
HOW DOES THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM WORK?
REGULATORY AXIS–PRINCIPLE OF DIRECT AND FEEDBACK
"STRESSAXIS": WHERE DOES THE STRESS COME FROM?
HORMONE PRODUCING CELLS IN THE PERIPHERY
EPIPHYSIS: THE GLAND DETERMINING THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES
REGULATION OF CIRCADIAN BIORHYTHMS
LIGHT REGIME, SLEEP, AND MELATONIN
HORMONES AND AGING
CONCLUSION. HOW WE CAN AFFECT HORMONE PRODUCTION?
MAIN HORMONES
CHAPTER 7. FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
BIOCHEMICAL STYLE OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS
WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPRESSION?
MIRROR NEURONS AND EMOTIONS
CONCLUSION: HOW TO DEVELOP EMPATHY?
CHAPTER 8. IMMUNE SYSTEM
HOW DOES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WORK
HOW DOES INNATE IMMUNITY WORK?
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY – TARGETED ERADICATION
THYMUS GLAND AND AGING
CONCLUSION: HOW TO MAINTAIN IMMUNITY?
CHAPTER 9. METABOLISM
WHAT IS METABOLISM?
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SPEED UP THE METABOLISM?
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE METABOLISM (WHY DOESN'T MOVEMENT ALWAYS HELP?)
METABOLIC RATE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
HOW DOES CALORIE RESTRICTION AFFECT METABOLISM AND LIFE EXPECTANCY?
LOWERING BODY TEMPERATURE AND AN INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, METABOLISM, AND LONGEVITY
CONCLUSION: SHOULD WE CONSCIOUSLY AFFECT THE METABOLIC RATE?
CHAPTER 10. NUTRITION
INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITIOLOGY
WHAT DOES GUT HEALTH DEPEND ON?
FOOD AND GENES: WHAT IS NUTRIGENOMICS
NUTRITION PSYCHOLOGY
MEAL PLANS WITH PROVEN EFFICACY
IS THERE A UNIVERSAL DIET?
ANTIINFLAMMATORY DIET
NUTRITION DEPENDING ON AGE
HOW DOES REGION OF RESIDENCE AFFECT OUR EATING HABITS?
CONCLUSION: LEARN TO HEAR YOUR BODY
CHAPTER 11. MICROBIOME
WHAT IS MICROBIOME?
THE HUMAN MICROBIOME PROJECT
ROLE OF THE MICROBIOME IN HEALTH
BRAIN-GUT AXIS
MICROBIOME CONNECTION WITH DISEASES
MICROBIOME AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
ROLE OF MICROBIOME IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
MICROBIOME AND CANCER
MICROBIOME AND OSTEOPOROSIS
MICROBIOME AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
HOW DOES THE MICROBIOME CHANGE WITH AGE?
HOW DOES MICROBIOME "AGE"?
MICROBIOME TRANSPLANTATION–A PROMISING METHOD OF TREATMENT AND REJUVENATION
HOW TO SUPPORT MICROBIOTA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM AGING?
CHAPTER 12. MICRONUTRIENTS
WHAT ARE MICRONUTRIENTS FOR?
VITAMINS
MICROELEMENTS AND MACROELEMENTS
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS: BENEFIT OR HARM?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 13. RESPIRATION
WHAT ARE WE BREATHING AND WHY?
EXTERNAL AND CELL RESPIRATION
CONTROL OF BREATHING
HOW DO WE BREATHE IN AND OUT?
FOUR RESPIRATORY PATTERNS: WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE?
BREATHING TECHNIQUES
BREATH HOLDING IS A WAY TO SLOWDOWN METABOLISM
STUDIES OF BREATH SLOWING AND HOLDING
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 14. HEART
WAYS TO SUPPORT HEART PERFORMANCE
WHY DO WE NEED TO CONTROL THE PRESSURE
SLOWING OF HEART RATE AS A FACTOR OF LIFE PROLONGATION
CHAPTER 15. SKIN
SKIN FUNCTIONS
HOW AND WHY DOES THE SKIN AGE?
HOW TO PROTECT SKIN FROM PREMATURE AGING?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 16. SEX
SEX PROLONGS LIFE
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO REACH ORGASM?
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SEX
CHAPTER 17. HORMESIS AND HORMETINS
"WHAT DOES NOT KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER"
HORMESIS AS A LEVER TO SLOWDOWN AGING
EXAMPLES OF HORMESIS IN EXPERIMENTS
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF HORMETINS?
DO NOT AVOID STRESS
CHAPTER 18. CONSCIOUSNESS
WHAT IS THE COMPLEXITY OF STUDYING CONSCIOUSNESS?
IN WHICH PARTS OF THE BRAIN DOES CONSCIOUSNESS RESIDE?
BILLIONS OF GREY CARDINALS
MICHAEL GRAZIANO'S ATTENTION SCHEMA THEORY
KARL FRISTON'S FREE ENERGY PRINCIPLE
QUANTUM THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
HOLONOMIC BRAIN THEORY
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 19. SUBCONSCIOUSNESS
INVISIBLE, BUT SUPERIMPORTANT
IMPLICIT LEARNING AND MEMORY
IS THIS WHAT INTUITION IS?
ARE SUBCONSCIOUS BELIEFS USEFUL OR DANGEROUS
WHAT ELSE DOES THE SUBCONSCIOUSNESS HOLD?
SUPERPOWERS
MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR UNCONSCIOUS
CHAPTER 20. PLACEBO
HOW THE PLACEBO WORKS
WHAT ENHANCES THE PLACEBO EFFECT?
PLACEBO HISTORY
THE FLIP SIDE OF PLACEBO–NOCEBO
PLACEBO OURSELVES
CHAPTER 21. AWARENESS, RESPONSIBILITY, MORALITY
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE AWARE?
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
CONSCIOUS AGING
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
MORAL EDUCATION
CHAPTER 22. AUTOSUGGESTION, POWER OF FAITH, AND WILLPOWER
WHAT IS AUTOSUGGESTION?
HYPNOSIS AND SELF-HYPNOSIS
POWER OF FAITH
HOW TO DEVELOP WILLPOWER?
CHAPTER 23. POSITIVE THINKING
HOW NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AFFECT A PERSON
WHAT IS POSITIVE THINKING?
PRACTICE OF USING POSITIVE THINKING
OPTIMISM AND HEALTH
KINDNESS AND COMPASSION
PURPOSE IN LIFE AS A LONGEVITY FACTOR
IKIGAI LIFE
BE HAPPY THINKING ABOUT DEATH
CHAPTER 24. VISUALIZATION
WHAT IS VISUALIZATION?
WHERE TO START?
REGAINING CONTROL
BODY AND MIND
WHAT ARE THE BASIC RULES TO CONSIDER WHEN WORKING WITH IMAGES?
WHY DOES VISUALIZATION WORK?
CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE VISUALIZATION
CHAPTER 25. THREE AXES: YOU, SURROUNDING PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
THINK HEALTHY
WHAT KIND OF LIFESTYLE IS HEALTHY FOR ME?
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO START A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE?
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR A LONG LIFE
SOCIAL TIES THAT PROLONG LIFE
WHAT IS THE DANGER OF BEING ALONE?
HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS?
ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH
DETOXIFICATION
IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT NOT RELATED TO ECOLOGY
CHAPTER 26. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
WHO MAKES DECISIONS?
SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES (THOMAS THEOREM)
HOW DOES THE EFFECT OF SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES AFFECT OUR LIVES?
INTROJECTS ARE OTHER PEOPLE'S BELIEFS THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE OUR OWN
PRACTICE
MENTAL MODELS: HOW DO WE EXPLAIN TO OURSELVES WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE AND AROUND US?
LIMITING MENTAL MODELS AND NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES
CONCLUSION: HOW TO MAKE SOCIETY A HELPER IN THE FIGHT FOR HEALTH
CHAPTER 27. DIGITAL MEDICINE
NEW MODEL OF MEDICINE–FROM P4 TO P6
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ROBOTIZATION IN MEDICINE
REPLACEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF ORGANS AND LIMBS
WEARABLES AND MOBILE APPS
VR AND AR IN MEDICINE
TELEMEDICINE: TEST AT HOME
"PHYSIOLOGICAL MIRROR": HOW BIOFEEDBACK HELPS YOU CONTROL YOUR BODY
NEUROINTERFACES: HOW TO CONNECT BRAIN TO A COMPUTER
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 28. BIOPHYSICS
BIOELECTRICITY
BREAKING THE BIOELECTRIC CODE
SPARK OF LIFE
PHYSICAL FIELDS: IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH
ELECTRIC FIELD
NATURE OF MAGNETIC FIELD
THERAPY FOR PAIN, STRESS, AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
EFFECT OF MAGNETIC FIELDS ON THE BODY
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
PHOTOBIOMODULATION
ULTRASOUND
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 29. SCIENCE
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
CRITERIA OF SCIENTIFIC CHARACTER
QUALITY CRITERIA FOR STUDIES: VALIDITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY
HOW MEDIA PRESENT SCIENCE
CHAPTER 30. COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
TRADITION MEETS SCIENCE
MEDITATION
YOGA
QIGONG
AROMATHERAPY
ART THERAPY
LAUGHTER AS MEDICINE: WHAT IS GELOTOTHERAPY?
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE: PROS AND CONS
CHAPTER 31. MEDICINES
DRUG INVENTION AS A MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENT
HOW DRUGS ARE TESTED
WEB OF PHARMA COMPANIES
WHY IS THERE STILL NO CURE FOR AGING?
SHOULD WE TAKE MEDICINES OR NOT?
CHAPTER 32. COLOR, LIGHT, AND SOUNDS
LIGHT AND SOUND PERCEPTION
HOW LIGHT AFFECTS HUMAN
SOUND EFFECT
RHYTHMIC AUDIO-VISUAL STIMULATION
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 33. ASMR
"A WHISPER, A TIMID BREATHING"
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BRAIN DURING A REACTION?
CHAPTER 34. QUANTUM WORLD
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
WHAT IS BEHIND THE WORD "QUANTUM"?
ALIVE OR DEAD?
"A SCENT OF EXTRA NEUTRON… "
MUTATIONS IN DNA
QUANTUM TUNNELING OF THE WHOLE ATOM?
QUANTUM REALITY
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 35. MATHEMATICS
THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE
SEARCH FOR PATTERNS AND ALGORITHMS
NEW MATHEMATICS
FUZZY LOGIC
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 36. TIME
PSYCHOLOGY OF TIME PERCEPTION
PHYSICS OF TIME
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 37. EVOLUTION
EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION
THEORIES OF EVOLUTION
COULD LIFE HAVE COME FROM OUTER SPACE?
FERMI PARADOX AND THE GREAT FILTER
EVOLUTIONARY THEORY OF AGING BY A.N. FOMENKO
CHANGE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
CONCLUSION
AFTERWORD
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
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