American Heart Month is almost over. Next month is National Kidney Month, during which I will also start adding posts related to the benefits of Metarobic exercises (such as Tai Chi), as a mindfulness based practice for the health of mind and well-being. Tai Chi, with its roots as a martial art, is also a mind/body practice with many benefits for mental health. Returning to benefits for heart health, today’s case story on the Metarobic Facebook Page was from another person who also felt that Tai Chi had helped them regulate their heartbeat, so that they no longer needed a pacemaker (the first person actually avoided a pacemaker, when she asked to do an hour of Tai Chi before doctors rushed her back into the operating room, when her heart would not re-establish a regular rhythm. To the doctor’s surprise, when they came back, her heart was beating normally). Tai Chi, as a meditative practice, is well known for regulating mood and stress, and it is no surprise that it may also regulate many of the body’s rhythms and physiological functions. Although the focus of Metarobic theory is currently on unique measurable effects on enhanced blood oxygen saturation, diffusion and enhanced oxygen based metabolism, many medical Tai Chi practitioners also feel that Tai Chi can have a direct effect on the autonomic nervous system, which functions to regulate the body's unconscious actions, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion and metabolism. As such, Metarobic exercises such as Tai Chi may have a direct effect, and is an exercise worth discussing with your doctor.
On a side note, regarding the difficulties and importance of promoting a Metarobic view of exercise, relates to a movie I saw last night, on Louis Pasteur. I had mentioned in an earlier blog that he was an inspiration to me, since he faced an incredible battle with the medical field, to convince them that germs were real, and that it was important to wash hands and sterilize medical equipment. Even though he had saved the wine and beer industry by discovering the process of pasteurization (which was even named after him), he was pronounced a quack, and barred from writing about or discussing his work for over 10 years. An anthrax epidemic, and the fact that the sheep in his town were the only ones not dying, finally got the medical establishment to re-examine his theories on germs and vaccinations.
This is why I am reaching out and asking for help, by asking you to promote and repost these blogs and Facebook posts. According to those I have spoken to in the publishing field, until I or my work becomes a hot topic, there is no interest from a larger publisher in my book or work. You can help make that happen. I will be presenting my work at more national conferences, and will be offering a four hour workshop at the American Psychosocial Oncology Conference in March. I am also meeting with a cancer center this week, to see how my work might be incorporated at their center. But this can be a long process. In the meantime, thousands of lives are being lost. Louis Pasteur estimated that several million people died during the 10 years he was banned from talking about his work. The evidence based theory of Metarobics is not on the same scale as germ theory and vaccinations, but based on Tai Chi research, Metarobic exercises can save lives on an unknown scale, and enhance quality of life for those chronically ill. Help that happen by sharing my work, book and resources on the Metarobic Institute site, with anyone who might benefit, or be of interest or influence (keeping in mind that any medical changes should also be discussed with a doctor). For a full overview of my work, click this LINK for “Tai Chi Therapy: The Science of Metarobics,” available on Amazon.com
On a side note, regarding the difficulties and importance of promoting a Metarobic view of exercise, relates to a movie I saw last night, on Louis Pasteur. I had mentioned in an earlier blog that he was an inspiration to me, since he faced an incredible battle with the medical field, to convince them that germs were real, and that it was important to wash hands and sterilize medical equipment. Even though he had saved the wine and beer industry by discovering the process of pasteurization (which was even named after him), he was pronounced a quack, and barred from writing about or discussing his work for over 10 years. An anthrax epidemic, and the fact that the sheep in his town were the only ones not dying, finally got the medical establishment to re-examine his theories on germs and vaccinations.
This is why I am reaching out and asking for help, by asking you to promote and repost these blogs and Facebook posts. According to those I have spoken to in the publishing field, until I or my work becomes a hot topic, there is no interest from a larger publisher in my book or work. You can help make that happen. I will be presenting my work at more national conferences, and will be offering a four hour workshop at the American Psychosocial Oncology Conference in March. I am also meeting with a cancer center this week, to see how my work might be incorporated at their center. But this can be a long process. In the meantime, thousands of lives are being lost. Louis Pasteur estimated that several million people died during the 10 years he was banned from talking about his work. The evidence based theory of Metarobics is not on the same scale as germ theory and vaccinations, but based on Tai Chi research, Metarobic exercises can save lives on an unknown scale, and enhance quality of life for those chronically ill. Help that happen by sharing my work, book and resources on the Metarobic Institute site, with anyone who might benefit, or be of interest or influence (keeping in mind that any medical changes should also be discussed with a doctor). For a full overview of my work, click this LINK for “Tai Chi Therapy: The Science of Metarobics,” available on Amazon.com
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