Seeing that last week was Valentine's, or as our children say it, Valentime's Day, we thought it would be fitting to visit a core concept that is integral to living an extraordinary life - love.

 

Although much importance, rightfully so, is placed on love, the definitions surrounding it and, how to achieve it are, in our humble opinions, incorrect and harmful to those who try to practice them.

 

Love is not a sacrifice, all you need, a duty, above reality, superior to logic (or different from it for that matter), unconditional, or any other poor philosophical construct.

 

Love is defined as the emotional response of one person to the virtues of another, the spiritual payment given in exchange for the personal, selfish pleasure which one person derives from the virtues of another person's character.

 

Love is something that you must earn and you earn it by becoming the type of person worthy of someone else's love. It is given freely and without question to those who deserve it.

 

The purpose of this podcast is to discuss the common misconceptions of love that may be holding us back.

 

What We Cover

• Why love is important to living a great life and why knowing how love works and how to achieve is vital for you own self-esteem, happiness and life on this earth.
• Why unconditional love is impossible to practice and why you probably wouldn't want to be involved with someone who did.
• How loving someone else depends on your level of self-confidence and self-esteem.

The subcommittee of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research organized an expert panel, conducted a literature review and a Delphi process to develop a consensus-based practice guideline for clinical use of polyunsaturated fatty acids in Major Depressive Disorder.

 

This systematic review of the published literature emphasized randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.

 

As it currently stands, treatment for major depressive disorder is only mildly successful with many adverse and unpredictable effects.

 

The goal of the panel was to create guidelines that would help create patient outcomes that are more tolerable and efficacious. 

 

• Several lines of evidence have suggested the efficacy of n–3 PUFAs as a preventive and treatment strategy in major depressive disorder, from epidemiological and case-controlled studies to randomized-controlled trials and meta-analyses.
• According to the currently available randomized controlled trials, the starting dose should be at least 1 g of net EPA in a pure EPA form or in an EPA/DHA combination (ratio higher than 2).
• The panel also reached a unanimous consensus on the recommendation of EPA/DHA ratio of ≥2: 1 to be crucial to polyunsaturated fatty acids antidepressant effects.
• The length of time to see these effects and the duration of the studies.
• The risk of theoretical adverse effects of excessive bleeding did not exist, and current evidence suggests that under concurrent usage of anti-platelet or anticoagulant agents, doses up to 4 g of polyunsaturated fatty acids daily are not associated with an increased risk of major bleeding.
• The authors encourage the consideration of polyunsaturated fatty acids for pregnant women and children with mood disorders since the current guidelines are not recommended for either with major depressive disorder.

The Asian Spine Journal published something so seemingly unrelated that It needed discussion.

 

The study used 655 participants (262 men and 393 women; mean age, 72.9 years; range, 50–92 years) and it's purpose was to investigate a possible relationship between sagittal posture and blood pressure.

 

Full spine and pelvic x-rays were taken, and thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, sacral slope, pelvic incidence, and the sagittal vertical axis (SVA) were measured. The analysis was done using image-analysis software.

 

The results showed that the Sagittal Vertical Axis significantly shifted forward (almost double the amount) in those people with high blood pressure.

 

In English, this means that people with high blood pressure tend to be more forward with their posture, which is significant because the more forward your posture is shifted, the higher your chance of becoming disabled. 

 

• Why you should care about this, the significance of this study and the potential relationship.
• The important difference between posture and structure.
• What could chronic high blood pressure be a sign of?
• What the possible relationship is between poor posture and high blood pressure.
• The link between insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal health and tissue microcirculation.
• Understanding the importance and implications of Global Sagittal Alignment.
• Tangible actions and steps you can do to ensure healthier cardiovascular and spinal health.
• The relationship between all parts of your body.