This Old Soul Knows what is Happening to our Planet

Greta Thunberg :

People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. And all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!

Why has Greta Thunberg picked on “eternal economic growth” to make her argument on climate change?

Seeing the big picture of “eternal economic growth”:

Can humanity maintain perpetual economic growth?

This is a great write up: please find time for it from Patrick T. Brown, PhD

It’s easy to construct a persuasive argument, it’s much more difficult to figure out the truth…

Humanity is far more materially wealthy today than any time in the past and our collective wealth continues to explode:

One question that has occupied the minds of environmentalists for decades, however, is: “Can this economic growth be maintained indefinitely, and what happens when we run up against physical limits to growth?”

Remember that this is an IDEA to create “eternal economic growth”. It comes out of “verbal thinking”. It is our frontline of the thinking process. It is the creator of illusions in the mind. This is a house of cards we are building for ourself to live in. It is the lie lurking in the Truth in us.

Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens has what I consider to be a profound section (Chapter 16: The Capitalists Creed) in which the fundamental aspects of the modern economy are described from first principles. Harari uses a simple example that I think is particularly illuminating in that it shows how our current system not only produces growth but depends on constant growth to survive.

“Harari describes a situation involving a general contractor, a banker, and an entrepreneurial baker who is dreaming of starting a bakery.”

“The contractor has $1,000,000 and decides to deposit it in the bank (‘panel a’ above). The banker thus has $1,000,000 that he would like to make more money with by investing it.”

“The baker thinks she has a great business plan for a bakery but she cannot make her dream a reality without a loan. She goes to the bank and pitches her plan, requesting a loan of $1,000,000 to construct her bakery. The banker is convinced that the bakery will be a good investment and loans the $1,000,000 to the baker (‘panel b’ above).”

“The baker then hires the contractor to build the bakery for a price of $1,000,000. The contractor follows through, making the bakery a reality (‘panel c’ above).”

“Here’s where it gets interesting.”

“The contractor now has an additional $1,000,000 which he decides to deposit in the bank, giving him a total of $2,000,000 in the bank (‘panel d’ above).”

“Look what just happened: the $1,000,000 simply exchanged hands from person to person, but seemingly out of nowhere, the contractor ends up with $2,000,000. An extra $1,000,000 was just created out of thin air!”

“Where does the extra $1,000,000 come from? It comes from the future. Specifically, the difference between the total amount of real money ($1,000,000) and the amount of money that the contractor has in his account ($2,000,000) is attributable to the future income of the baker. In other words, the banker believes that as time goes on, the bakery will be successful and the baker will repay the loan with interest. So eventually, if the contractor asks to withdraw his $2,000,000, the money will be available. The whole system is based on borrowing from the future in order to finance the present.”

So when that future does not arrive:

“This system only works if the future is always able to produce more wealth than the present, allowing the cycle to be maintained.”

“In other words, the system requires perpetual growth or it will collapse.”

Can humanity maintain perpetual economic growth?

So, in essence, we are betting on the future all the time?

It is impossible to maintain. The world economy has been in decline for some time now. It has used up all its option to prop up the economy when it is in trouble such that it is already starting to print money rather than letting the system create its own wealth as it was designed to do as shown above. Interest rates are in negative territory in some countries and in others virtually zero. It is running out of virtual tools to prop up the lie that is the financial system that surrounds us. My sense of things is that as the signs are very clear our infrastructure is reaching a tipping point and in this scenario as it has happened in the past is the governments in the world camouflages the collapse of the economy by creating chaos and wars and in that sense they allow the collapse behind another smokescreen to fool the general public that it has no choice but to destroy what is left and to start all over again. In this way, the drive of perpetual economic growth starts all over again and is much easier to propagate again and it is primed to tip over again in the future. A continuous circle of beginning and ending and beginning all over again because that is how it is designed to work.

The sad thing about all of this is that we live in this virtual space and live with the process of rising and falling. Just like the printing press that prints the money when the economy is in trouble the financial system is also designed to “print” (create) money from nothing or from an idea in mind. Creating money to create a comfortable living space is not a bad thing but we must think of creating a level playing field in the world where we all live at the same standard of living. Where countries live so closely together that creating wealth would be a doodle and immigration would not be necessary anymore. People could move between borders easily and choose to live anywhere they want with minimal restrictions. Creating a one-world authority to rule the world with administrative governments in all countries just like the European Union is trying to do now. We already have a newly designed working system that is trying to do this. The United States is an older design that has been around for about 200 years and doing the same thing. It is all heading in that direction but leaders out of touch of how the natural process of natural law works and subliminally create its own solutions try and think they can build walls and divide people – perhaps all these temporary solutions while the whole process tweaks itself towards its goal.

Creating wealth and giving some back to all citizens as a form of Universal Basic Income. Perhaps we can stop going to Mars to pay for this or if not as the world settles into peace and quiet prosperity and because of these changes, the money spent on intermittent wars and duplication of multiple innovations in the world that does the same thing and the loss of money that comes from so much unnecessary competition can be used to make the life’s of workers of the world generating this income in the first place to be more palatable. When the world is peaceful and secure everything works well.

Perhaps when the collapse comes this time we the people should design it differently as it builds itself up once again. to make sure our living space is Kosher this time around by interacting with it as creators.

Greta Thunberg, an old soul, and is part of the zeitgeist of the 21 century and making sure it will never be the same again for us during the making of the next phase of the evolution of the human race.

The Truth in the Lie in Me.

9th October 2019

Sleeper – – 225g

Did I tell you about this product to induce sleep? When I looked at it closely I notice they were all just vitamins and herbs, and when looked at each of the vitamins one by one as to why they were good for sleep, I found out that they all had something to do with inducing sleep. You will slowly drift to sleep after taking these vitamins. It is in powder form – add water and drink. I have highlighted all the ingredients in the “what it does for sleep” explanation area for an easy read. A lower dose in days that sleep is good will help regenerate tissue etc during sleep as it is a sleep-inducing VITAMIN complex.

This product is a testament to the fact that if the metabolic pathways are complete in the body it also works well in health and a long disease-free life. The long life I think comes from reversing the ageing process or at least bringing it to a standstill. This product shows why the COMPLETE metabolic pathway vitamin solution is very important.

It is a night correction formula of Vitamins and herbs that are not only necessary to put you to sleep at night but also all the vitamins to correct the damage done to your body during the day. All of everything in one for sleep to be taken 30 minutes before sleep. It is in powered form – 1.5 scoops of Sleep-er with 200 mls of water of only vitamins and herbs that the body naturally needs for sleep. Somebody had done his research and created this set of vitamins which can put you to sleep.

CAN WE LOOK AT EACH OF THE VITAMINS IN THE LIST ABOVE AND SEE WHAT THEY DO:

L-Arginine: – This vitamin is an amino acid (protein molecule) and it generates Nitric Oxide (NO). NO tends to act as a vasodilator, hence reducing your blood pressure during the nigh as you sleep. It is has been discovered recently to be a neurotransmitter that is important for cell to cell communication:“The synthesis of nitric oxide by vascular endothelium is responsible for the vasodilator tone that is essential for the regulation of blood pressure. In the central nervous system nitric oxide is a neurotransmitter that underpins several functions, including the formation of memory. . . .” The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway | NEJM You can see why it is at the top of the list for a good night’s sleep, low blood pressure and cell communication enhanced.

Noble prize winner on his discovery – L-arginine, and what it does.

L-Glutamine: – “Glutamine might help gut function, the immune system, and other essential processes in the body, especially in times of stress.”also: “It is also used for depression, moodiness, irritability, anxiety, insomnia”and: “No scientific evidence exists for using supplemental glutamine as a sleep aid, but the side effects of supplementing with the amino acid may include an impact on your sleep.”Glutamine Peptide Side Effects

L-Lysine: “Dietary supplementation with an essential amino acid L-lysinehas been shown to reduce chronic anxiety in humans with low dietary intake of L-lysine. A combination of L-lysine and L-arginine has been documented to normalize hormonal stress responses in humans with high trait anxiety.”Helps the mind relax into sleep.

L- Ornithine: “Sleep Mode is a complete sleep solution for refreshing sleepthat combines plant-sourced melatonin in a physiological dose of 0.3mg (300mcg) shown to improve sleep efficiency over higher doses, L-ornithineto reduce feelings of stress and help you sleep, and the high-quality fat of Brain Octane® oil to assist your body”Looks like this sleep-er has enough Vitamins in there and all seem related to sleep and no wonder you are relaxing and dosing away to a good nights sleep.The Best Sleep Supplements: Fall Asleep Fast with Biochemistry

GABA: – “GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter that can dampen nerve activity. Healthy people with insomnia often have reduced levels of GABA. Sleeping pills such as zolpidem and eszopiclone work by improving the ability of GABA to bind to receptors in the brain; the drugs don’t contain GABA” Can Supplements Help You Sleep?

L-Tryptophan: – “Tryptophan, after all, makes you sleepy. … “Tryptophan is an amino acid that increases serotonin levels in the body. Serotonin is a precursor to melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate sleep.”“Over the past 20 yr, 40 controlled studies have been described concerning the effects of L-tryptophan on human sleepiness and/or sleep. The weight of evidence indicates that L-tryptophan in doses of 1 g or more produces an increase in rated subjective sleepiness and a decrease in sleep latency (time to sleep).”You can see how L-Tryptophan makes its way down its metabolic pathway to, 5HTP and to Serotonin (good mood Serotonin and to sleepy Melatonin that controls the body clock by working closely with daylight and darkness.

Effects of L-tryptophan on sleepiness and on sleep.

Effects of L-tryptophan on sleepiness and on sleep.

Magnesium: – who would have though this little guy, Mg, would be so important to your sleep.“Better sleep. Insomnia is a common symptom of magnesium deficiency. People with low magnesium often experience restless sleep, waking frequently during the night. Maintaining healthy magnesium levels often leads to deeper, more sound sleep. Magnesium plays a role in supporting deep, restorative sleep by maintaining healthy levels of GABA, a neurotransmitter that promotes sleep. Research indicates supplemental magnesium can improve sleep quality, especially in people with poor sleep. Magnesium can also help insomnia that’s linked to the sleep disorder restless-leg syndrome.”and:“Stress reduction and mood stabilization. Magnesium increases GABA, which encourages relaxation as well as sleep. Low GABA levels in the body can make it difficult to relax. Magnesium also plays a key role in regulating the body’s stress-response system. Magnesium deficiency is associated with heightened stress and anxiety. Recent research indicates that magnesium deficiency can negatively affect gut health and is linked to anxiety behaviors.”

Valerian Root: – “Valerian root has fewer side-effects than other sleep medications. Studies show valerian “reduces the time it takes to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep.” And, unlike many prescription sleepingpills, valerian has far fewer side effects”A herbal aid for sleep. Taking Valerian Root for Sleep: Is It Worth It?

Lemon Balm leaves: – “Lemon balm is a perennial herb from the mint family. The leaves, which have a mild lemon aroma, are used to make medicine. … Many people believe lemon balm has calming effects so they take it for anxiety, sleep problems, and restlessness.”Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Dosage, and Warning

L- theanine: –

“Improving sleep With its ability to increase relaxation and lower stress, L-theanine can help in sleep in a number of ways. L-theanine may help people fall asleep more quickly and easily at bedtime, thanks to the relaxation boost it delivers. Research also shows L-theanine can improve the quality of sleep—not by acting as a sedative, but by lowering anxiety and promoting relaxation.” It is worth you going through the effects of L-theanine in detail to see how it helps sleep as it seems such a big player in accommodating sleep. Understanding L-theanine: Sleep better at night, feel relaxed and alert during the day – Your Guide to Better Sleep

Zinc: – “While zinc is known to be important for many biological processes in animals at a molecular and physiological level, new evidence indicates that it may also be involved in the regulation of sleep.” Dietary Zinc Acts as a Sleep Modulatorvitamin

B6: – “Research suggests good levels of vitamins B3, B5, B6, B9 and B12 may help achieve good sleep, as they help regulate the body’s level of the amino acid tryptophan, which helps the body produce sleep-inducing melatonin. ”Hence B6 helps via the pathway of tryptophan and hence production of melatonin.”

Melatonin: – “During the day the pineal is inactive. When the sun goes down and darkness occurs, the pineal is “turned on” by the SCN and begins to actively produce melatonin, which is released into the blood. Usually, this occurs around 9 pm. As a result, melatonin levels in the blood rise sharply and you begin to feel less alert. Sleep becomes more inviting. Melatonin levels in the blood stay elevated for about 12 hours – all through the night – before the light of a new day when they fall back to low daytime levels by about 9 am. Daytime levels of melatonin are barely detectable.” Melatonin and Sleep

Everything in this SLEEP-ER product is all that is responsible for aiding a good nights sleep. Bravo to TREC NUTRITION for making this happen.Trec Nutrition | Protein Powders | Creatine Supplements

Good not only for the aged but also the work-stressed-weary-individual with a stressed schedule in mind and unable to sleep and for students contemplating the future of exams and more exams – all must sleep well for the next day.

Remember that if you are thinking too much at bedtime use “speak thinking” as a reminder to stop yourself thinking or silently speaking what you are thinking as a reminder (as a mantra) to silence your mind and let the SLEEP-ER do the rest of the work, heal your body during sleep with all the vitamins and herbs only product to get ready for the next day.

another tip for sleep is to make sure your breathing is good and easy, no snoring or obstructions to breathing.

take it all a bit further: epigenetics to move forward in mindbodysoul.

This is a strange one about sleep. As you age if your balance between free radicals and antioxidants are not in balance – this will cause your sleep cycle to shift.

Insomnia breakthrough: The brain cells that age us also control sleep

Insomnia breakthrough: The brain cells that age us also control sleep. Who would have thought this had anything to do with sleep. Perhaps the SLEEPER above is designed with this in mind. Melatonin I gather is a good generator of antioxidants and also in its pathway in the pineal gland creates pinoline which is good for nerve regeneration. “Pinoline is a methoxylated tryptoline (5-methoxytryptoline) long claimed to be produced in the pineal gland during the metabolism of melatonin” and “One of pinoline’s most outstanding pharmacological properties is its ability to promote neurogenesis in vitro; even at trace concentrations”. wiki

There are other scoop-add-water-and-drink before sleep supplements in the market now. Like this Fade out. When winter comes the lack of light and hence melatonin levels in the blood might be non-existence. Then sleep patterns start to run around the clock and it becomes anytime fall asleep time in winter. This winter sleep pattern becomes very tedious and difficult to deal with as many examples on the net will tell you BUT you learn from them and try and find a solution for oneself. Doctors are reluctant to prescribe sleeping tablets where lights out might be instant but feeling out of it the next day need another prescription from the doctor.

Look at this “FADE OUT” also a vitamin-based sleep supplement that is somewhat similar to the “sleeper” above but with a difference:

If you compare ingredients of both sleep and fade out you will find that 5-HTP is missing here in fade out. 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) will go on to produce serotonin which is great for a good mood and a clear mind when you get up in the morning. If it was allowed to continue in its pathway it will go on to produce melatonin from the serotonin hence essentially reducing the good mood serotonin in the blood and I think that is why they add melatonin in these supplements hence maintaining the serotonin just elevating mood levels.

Comparing the ingredients: Fade Out have a higher dose of the same vitamins. The knock out dose is GABA – 3 grams when in the Sleeper is about 1/2 a gram.

So I decided I wanted the good mood in the morning and also sound sleep and I experimented with mixing these 2 supplements and it worked for me but it might not for you so one needs to take advice from your Doctor perhaps to embark on correcting your sleep anomalies. I found if I took a 3/4 scoop of the Sleeper and about a 1/4 scoop of the Fade Out it worked well for me. But you might want to test your preferences. I think the 1/4 scoop of Fade Out gave me that extra bit of higher doses of GABA and the others in it to bring on the sleepy mind.

Most of the vitamins are to help you relax and dampen down your nerves and call an end to the day. If you continue to stare at your phone or your TV screen or your computer after taking the supplements, the light from it is just going to start processing your melatonin and taking out of your system because melatonin in the body firstly does not last very long and only accumulates natural in the dark and it has this relationship with light through your eyes to control its levels in your body.

What a good way to have the vitamins also work for you to regenerate your body while you sleep and to take it one step further, perhaps this the time to also take the other vitamins you have on your counter to help your wrinkles disappear and your skin glow during the night while you sleep. Just a thought.

An experiential account of finding the right sleep pattern.