by JAVSimson | Sep 28, 2017 | Body Wisdom, Science and Spirit
“What makes human breathing so complex?” This question showed up recently in my email box. I’m a volunteer responder on the website, Quora, an online question-answer site (of somewhat uneven quality). As a retired biomedical scientist, sharing...
by JAVSimson | Jul 8, 2014 | Body Wisdom
[Forgive me; I’m returning to this blog after a long absence caused by work on other projects, including a book that has come out recently.] Healing from everyday cellular damage happens within the membrane surrounding each individual cell of the body, with the...
by JAVSimson | May 26, 2013 | Body Wisdom
For many years, stem cells have been suggested as the ideal vehicle for mending or replacing tissues damaged by disease. Experimentation has been severely hampered by technological problems in producing and obtaining genetically compatible stem cells. In addition,...
by JAVSimson | Mar 19, 2013 | Body Wisdom
Perhaps the most amazing feature of living beings (organisms) is that they are often able to repair injuries inflicted by the environment. That’s lucky for us, because our bodies sustain a lot of damage as we move through life, and the body needs to last a...
by JAVSimson | Jan 26, 2013 | Body Wisdom, On Being a Woman
This is the continuation and final installment of the previous blog on human development and who should determine whether or not that process is interrupted. Below is an image of the developmental stages to date from https://embryo.soad.umich.edu/ Following two months...
by JAVSimson | Jan 25, 2013 | Body Wisdom
The body is an almost miraculous, self-healing being, and if cared for properly, it will usually last for a good, long lifetime. If you have survived the ills of childhood and have reached the age of 25 without incurring serious, long-term illnesses, your body is...
