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I tried it a couple times and it didn’t do shit for me. The only nice part about it was you were trying to lay still on a heated mat so it turned into a short nap. It was like forced relaxation.
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I tried it a couple times and it didn’t do shit for me. The only nice part about it was you were trying to lay still on a heated mat so it turned into a short nap. It was like forced relaxation.
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Yeah I didn’t read up on it at all before trying it and she starts going into chi flows and aligning shit. I ask “Ok how does that needle redirect, etc” trying to make sense out of it, she couldn’t answer anything, so I just gave up and relaxed. I swore I’d give it two tries and I did, but neither helped at all. I have read a lot on pain and how the brain can shut it on and off, how opioids work, etc and I think it’s just...If you trick yourself into thinking it works, it literally does work since you’re tricking your brain into blocking the pain signals or whatever the fuck it does.
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The theory is bunk. The practice of it can be effective.
That could just be placebo. But in studies that I looked at when it came up as a curiosity, the effect was greater than placebo. That indicates to me that something physical is going on. Obviously not "chi energy", but something.
A generalized disruption of the potentials which lead to pain responses? Temporarily overloading the systems with conflicting stimulus? Some sort of chemical or protein being released during active muscle relaxation? Because getting pins stuck in your skin like that is going to promote active muscle relaxation.
I mean something is probably going on. It might be worth a P.hd for someone to narrow down exactly what. 1000 generations of chinamen aren't -completely- full of shit.
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After looking at it I don't think this is true in reality, the studies that show it seem to suffer from flawed methodology and extremely high uncertainties due to imprecise nature of measuring abstract concepts like "depression"
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-scientists-weigh-in-on-acupuncture/
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My theory on that is it Also seems the chinese were naturally starting to/did rid themselves of the superstition of acupuncture when they started living in the age of reason but it came back in practice due to anti western sentiment in new communist government seeking to promote sinicization
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I liken it to stimulating the nerves and relieving the pain. It's been working for both of us, directly after we were in ahead on and had brutal whiplash. Acupuncture was worked on both of us within the first week and we havent had any issues besides soreness for a week and occasional stiffness. As a life long back, neck and shoulder pain person, I'll take how it makes me feel over any suggestions to the contrary.
However, If it's a claim that it can be used for something other than minor aches and pains they can get stuffed.
Until meridians can be scientifically measured, I'm not a believer in acupunctures ability to jesus cure us of all our ails.
Chi isnt meridians, but thrown in that same group with all the other "new age" and Buddist stuff.
However, chi is real! It would be great if we can get this shit scientifically measured, cause there is clearly something occurring. Or is it all just a David Copperfield act with everyone in on it?
Okay.
Let's go with reality.
However, If it's a claim that it can be used for something other than minor aches and pains they can get stuffed.
Until meridians can be scientifically measured, I'm not a believer in acupunctures ability to jesus cure us of all our ails.
Chi isnt meridians, but thrown in that same group with all the other "new age" and Buddist stuff.
However, chi is real! It would be great if we can get this shit scientifically measured, cause there is clearly something occurring. Or is it all just a David Copperfield act with everyone in on it?
Okay.
Let's go with reality.
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New Bob Lazar documentary is out.
Coinciding with a, newly nonphotoshopped on google, section of the papoose lake facility with large hanger doors cut into one of the hills landing credence to an aspect of his story. Will post Bob Lazar stuff this weekend.
Coinciding with a, newly nonphotoshopped on google, section of the papoose lake facility with large hanger doors cut into one of the hills landing credence to an aspect of his story. Will post Bob Lazar stuff this weekend.
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That could be it, given that they somehow made it here across the vastness of space and then apparently decided to turn cows inside out and stick probes up the exit hole of the dominant life-form instead of wowing us with their technology and ruling as gods. Especially a couple millennia ago, when they apparently helped people build pyramidy stuff all over the world and were clearly vastly superior to us, and then just decided to peace out except for a few teenagers on joyrides doing the aforementioned anal probing.
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Chukzombi
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lol, i was mainly referring to the people who believe what they see in scifi movies about space over whats realistically possible. but yeah the Grays are a bunch of dumbshits. mega quadrillion dollar space ships and they're zipping around backwood roads fucking with rednecks.
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You know you're the first person I've seen mention the costs of any possible alien ships. Really is hilarious if you think about it in that context. lol
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you gotta figure, even out in deep space there is some interstellar hebrew counting the costs on deep space exploration missions. unless there is a Space China producing these shitty knockoff space cruiers to come here and troll Earthlings, its gotta still cost something. lets not forget the length of the trip itself. thousands of years in deep slumber just to wake up when they reach earth and start a pranking campaign. i dont think
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There is definitely a Ferengi species out there with some serious Rules of Acquisition.
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