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23.01.2022 Announcing a non-drug cure for schizophrenia by online messaging!

21.01.2022 Holistic Multidirectional Learning strategies for preventing dementia 2019-12-02 Dr Romesh Senewiratne-Alagaratnam [email protected] It has been sa...id that the brain is a use it or lose it organ. Could active learning in many different areas can be used to prevent and treat depression and dementia? Keeping the mind active requires exertion of will - the will to keep learning throughout life. And there are many things to learn, for all of us. The Internet provides a valuable tool for learning. Unlike the established university system the tendency of the Net is to integrate, establish links and break down barriers between disciplines. However knowledge true knowledge is more than information. It needs to be factually accurate knowledge. It requires analytical ability on the part of the reader/learner to sort fact from fiction. In my analysis, these are some of the social and psychological factors that impede active learning: 1. Negative preconceptions 2. Poverty 3. Lack of education 4. Narrow interests 5. Limitations in taste 6. Unhealthy distractions 7. Information overload 8. Brainwashing and indoctrination 9. Deficient senses 10. Anxiety 11. Lack of aesthetic development Negative preconceptions The beliefs that one is too old to learn or too old to change are deeply embedded in society. Such beliefs impede possible learning of new skills and knowledge. It is true, however, that children learn faster and with more ease than adults, especially when it comes to languages. However our educational system tends to be both splintered and anti-creative as well as discouraging original thinking and arguments from first principles. Poverty Poverty makes technology such as computers unaffordable, and also limits opportunities for learning basic literacy. Poor nutrition impedes learning hungry children are distracted by their hunger. They cannot afford musical instruments, books, paper and pens which are essential tools for continued learning throughout life. Lack of education Both lack of education and bad education are problems in the modern world. You can only teach what you know and teachers are often not as knowledgeable about the subjects that they teach as they need to be. There are good and bad teachers, and the students of bad teachers suffer from boredom. These bored children are liable to labels of ADHD and learning disorders. This is not to say that some students are not slower learners than others and their abilities and interests differ. Good teachers strive to make their lessons interesting and are not afraid to admit that they don’t know or are wrong. This is the case in all levels of the educational system. The focus of Holistic Multidirectional Learning is on self-directed, self-motivated learning using the Internet, books and Nature, with an emphasis on Nature. We are part of the natural world and can play a key role in nourishing and enriching Nature as well as human society. Narrow interests The Western educational system has long tended to favour people with narrow fields of interest and expertise. This is seen in the adages Jack of all trades, master of none and a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Many people are multi-skilled and a little bit of knowledge is only a dangerous thing if you think it to be a lot of knowledge. A little bit of knowledge can be expanded and is better than no knowledge at all. The divisions of academia have led to a plethora of disciplines, sub-disciplines and specialities that defended their territory and communicated in jargon understandable only to other members of the specialty. Specialists were honoured and promoted more than generalists, though it was recognised that there was a need to break down interdisciplinary boundaries. This has become easier with the Internet and tools such as Wikipedia, YouTube and LinkedIn. Limitations in taste It has been said since the 1880s in Britain, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder meaning that perception of beauty is subjective. However, there are universal aspects of taste in all the senses. Holistic Multidirectional Learning focuses on the auditory and visual senses and the development of aesthetic appreciation in art, architecture, literature and music. Taste, or aesthetic appreciation, develops with exposure to variety. The broader ones taste, the more pleasure can be derived from the senses, and this pleasure provides a motivational drive we seek pleasurable experiences which have the effect of making us happy and improving our mood. Improving the mood by paying attention to what comes into our brains through our eyes and ears is a cost-free, risk-free strategy for the treatment of depression and also may play a role in preventing dementia. Many people suffer from limitations in appreciation of unfamiliar music, art and literature. It is common for taste in music to fossilise in adolescence, when music is felt particularly powerfully. YouTube provides a free antidote to this narrowness and also allows one to explore music that one already has developed an appreciation of. It has been shown that learning a musical instrument and learning a new language can provide protection against the development of dementia. This makes sense, since new connections in the brain are being formed with these activities. Unhealthy distractions Effective learning requires attention, focus and concentration. There are many factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that affect concentration and divert the attention. Intrinsic factors include physical and mental discomfort. This requires a holistic approach to movement, rest, ergonomics and posture as well as learning how to physically and mentally relax while also concentrating the mind. Extrinsic distractions vary considerably with the environment in which one is learning. Learning from screens is valuable, but it has its dangers, including damage to the eyes from not focusing on objects in the distance. Watching naturally moving animals (including butterflies and insects in flight) and birds helps develop visual acuity and so does looking at the sun (while taking care to blink when you feel like it). It helps to appreciate the beauty of Nature and have interest in it. Information overload We are subjected to information overload in the modern world. Much of the information we are inundated with through the media seeks our attention in order to sell something or entertain us. When advertisers are trying to sell a product they maximise their benefits and show them in a good light (literally) and make the small print so small you can’t read it without glasses. They use techniques developed over decades by hypnotists and psychologists to create an impression and implant suggestions in the mind of the viewer. People are induced to gamble away their savings and become consumers rather than creators and producers. Brainwashing and indoctrination Doctrine, or what is taught, is not a problem unless what is taught is false and incorrect. In brainwashing there is a systematic, calculated effort to remove previous beliefs and implant new ones. There are many techniques for doing this which were studied under the MK Programs of the 1950s and 1960s. The term ‘propaganda’ initially meant the doctrines that were propagated by the Catholic Church and the term did not have the negative connotations it has today. Different religions and denominations as well as corporations and political parties produce propaganda that is not the objective truth. Governments around the world sponsor and produce propaganda, some more influentially than others. Wikipedia, though more trustworthy than the Encyclopaedia Britannica, has incorrect information too. However, it remains a valuable tool for finding out about things and events. Deficient senses Learning through the senses requires functional sense organs and respective areas of the brain. Blind people cannot learn through vision, but their auditory acuity and discrimination is often heightened. Likewise deaf people cannot learn from what they hear. Most people, though, are neither blind nor deaf but many do not fully appreciate the visual and auditory stimuli they experience. You can train yourself to appreciate music and art and do it though self-directed learning. There are many people all over the world and of all ages that can inspire and educate through their art. Focusing too much on screens, books and objects close to you can lead to short-sightedness requiring corrective lenses. These corrective lenses put distant objects out of focus. To correct this they used to make ‘bifocal lenses’ but the problem has been rectified by contact lenses. There are two fundamentally different types of eye movements searching and following. Television tends to favour following movements with a fixed focal length (the distance from the eyes to the screen). Watching the birds in your neighbourhood exercises both searching and following movements and also gives an opportunity for counting and numeracy as well as identification and zoological (ornithological) study. Learning about the local birds is a valuable exercise for children to be introduced to biology. Learning the names of birds and animals in different languages is fun and interesting and tools like Wikipedia and Google translate are invaluable for this. Anxiety Anxiety makes it difficult to concentrate and learn. It impedes both concentration and memory and has many causes. I have developed strategies to alleviate anxiety under Holistic Psychological Counselling. Lack of aesthetic development Aesthetic appreciation develops throughout life, given adequate stimulation. One can develop appreciation of the elements of harmony, tone (timbre), melody and rhythm in music from completely different cultures pointing to cross-cultural aspects of music appreciation. It is common for change to occur in musical preferences with age and experience. YouTube provides a wonderful opportunity to revisit the favourite music of ones past and build on it. Listening to pleasurable music has the benefit of elevating the mood and distracting from worries and anxieties, allowing the subconscious to work on solutions. In art cultures around the world appreciate line, form, colour and composition despite a plethora of styles and traditions. By looking at good art from different cultures one can develop an appreciation of them and get ideas that stimulate ones own creativity. What is Holistic Multidirectional Learning? Holistic education aims to look at the whole rather than just the parts. It does not preclude from studying things in great detail, but aims to maintain a perspective on the ‘big picture’. There is truth in the adage of not seeing the forest for the trees. Some suggestions are: 1. Identify biases and vested interests 2. Reinforce memories by writing things down and going over them in your mind 3. Read the small print 4. Be aware of hypnosis 5. Learn to direct and control ones attention and focus 6. Seek to integrate information 7. Analyse for the ‘ring of truth’ 8. Trust in commonsense 9. Be logical 10. Make your home an interesting place 11. Appreciate beauty 12. Seek truth and facts 13. Look for the Big Picture 14. Aim for self-improvement rather than beating others 15. Moderate competitive instincts 16. Develop healthy curiosity 17. Develop listening ability, aesthetic and discrimination 18. Develop observational skills 19. Break down barriers between disciplines and areas of knowledge 20. Identify areas to improve in 21. Value a well-rounded, balanced education 22. Be creative 23. Think deeply and contemplate 24. Acknowledge mistakes 25. Correct mistakes 26. Develop wisdom More details can be found on the HUB Psychology and Wise Owl Learning (WOL) Facebook pages

15.01.2022 ON THE NEUROCHEMISTRY OF FACEBOOK Though much he says is true, former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya has said, recently, that we know for a fact that Facebook and other social networking sites exploit our own natural tendencies to get and want feedback. This feedback, chemically speaking he says, is the release of dopamine in your brain. What is the truth about the neurochemistry of Facebook? Can it reasonably be reduced to dopamine release in the brain? I wo...Continue reading

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06.01.2022 Dopamine and Chemical Warfare 2019-10-25 Dr Romesh Senewiratne-Alagaratnam Arya Chakravarti (MD) [email protected] The chemical dopamine was discovered by the British pharmaceutical industry many decades before its important role as a neurotransmitter in the brain was. ...Continue reading

06.01.2022 Holistic Multidirectional Learning - Prevention and Treatment of Dementia I developed the foundations of Holistic Multidirectional Learning (HML) in 2001 when I analysed environmental, behavioural, social and psychological factors in the development of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. The brain is a use it or lose it organ. The Masonic education system of the British Empire and its offshoots was obsessed by specialisation, reductionism and the pursuit of letters after the na...me. The Internet favours links and connections. In this way it favours a holistic paradigm though there are problems with disinformation and misinformation. Holistic Multidirectional Learning is a system of self-education using logic and an awareness of the whole - or big picture. It promises to be more successful than drug treatment which has been tried for decades with no success. Today the BBC World Service featured a doctor who was excited by a new treatment developed by an American drug company that uses high doses of antibodies against the "toxic protein" that builds up in the brains of patients with dementia and forms plaques. This is a con. The "toxic protein" he referred to but didn't name is amyloid, the focus of researchers at the Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI) in Melbourne, led by Professor Colin Masters with whom I tried to discuss my ideas about dementia in 2001. I began by saying that the brain's function depends on how you use it. He stopped me there. "I don't think you can make that assumption, Dr Senewiratne" he said, "Besides I am very close-minded and focused on just one chemical". I asked if he meant the neurotransmitter Acetyl Choline (knowing that they were trialling ACh-affecting drugs for dementia). "No", he said, "I mean amyloid. We are developing drugs to dissolve amyloid. We have had some encouraging results in animal studies". At the time, Professor Masters was the head of laboratory research at the MHRI and later became the institute director after the departure of Ben Lochtenberg. Lochtenberg was in charge of mental health research in Victoria while also being the boss of ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) and its offshoot Orica, which is the world's biggest exporter of explosives and cyanide. For more on Holistic Multidirectional Learning (HML) please visit the HUB Psychology, HUB Health and Holistic University Network pages.

05.01.2022 Eli Lilly and the Pineal Gland In the 1950s the American drug company Eli Lilly bought the rights to LSD from the Swiss Sandoz company. They were interested in a 'truth drug' and also in causing temporary madness akin to schizophrenia to trial other drugs. The CIA, which worked with Eli Lilly used the drug in its MK Programs, which were integrated psychological, chemical and biological warfare programs. The declared enemy during the Cold War, when the MK Programs operated, w...Continue reading

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