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08/02/2026

The Year of the Fire Horse (specifically Bing-Wu), which occurs every 60 years (e.g., 1906, 1966, 2026), is historically associated in Chinese and Japanese, folklore with intense, transformative, and often chaotic events due to its "double fire" nature.
While it is not directly based on scientific records of solar flares, the year is metaphorically and astrologically linked to the Sun (Yang Fire), signifying maximum solar energy, turbulence, and rapid, sometimes destructive, change.
Key Connections and Context:
Symbolic Connection: The Fire Horse year represents the peak of Yang Fire, which is traditionally symbolized by the Sun.
It is considered a time of "maximum solar energy," leading to increased volatility and heat in global affairs.
Historical Turbulence:
Fire Horse years are notoriously associated with major upheaval. For example, 1966 marked the start of China's Cultural Revolution, while 1906 featured significant global political shifts.
"Double Fire" Intensity: The combination of the Fire element with the Horse branch creates an extreme, uncontrollable energy often viewed as causing destruction but also enabling rapid innovation.
Misfortune Folklore: In Japanese tradition (Hinoeuma), this year is associated with superstition, particularly regarding women born in this year being too headstrong, leading to lower birth rates in 1966.
While not scientifically correlated to solar flare cycles, the "Fire Horse" is a traditional, cultural, and astrological concept that interprets times of great, uncontrollable change as being influenced by intense, "sun-like" (fire) energy.
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01/02/2026

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"The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them. Modern pagan observances are based to varying degrees on folk traditions, regardless of the historical practices of world civilizations.[1] British neopagans popularized the Wheel of the Year in the mid-20th century, combining the four solar events ("quarter days") marked by many European peoples, with the four midpoint festivals ("cross-quarter days") celebrated by Insular Celtic peoples"...From Wikipedia

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17/12/2025

Fasting-style diets rewire your brain–gut connection — and help you shed serious weight.

Intermittent energy restriction (IER), a fasting-style diet involving carefully controlled calorie intake and regular low-intake days, appears to trigger dynamic changes in both the gut and the brain of people with obesity.

In a 62-day study of 25 adults with obesity, participants lost an average of 7.6 kilograms (about 7.8 percent of their body weight) while researchers tracked alterations in brain activity and gut microbiome composition.

Using functional MRI, the team observed changes in several regions tied to appetite control and addiction, including the inferior frontal orbital gyrus, an area central to executive function and willpower around eating. At the same time, stool and blood analyses revealed that shifts in specific gut bacteria were tightly linked with activity in these brain regions, suggesting a closely coupled brain–gut–microbiome response to dietary restriction.

The findings point to a two-way communication system in which the gut microbiome produces neurotransmitters and other molecules that can reach the brain via nerves and circulation, while the brain, in turn, shapes eating behavior and thus nutrient supply to gut microbes. Certain bacterial groups, such as Coprococcus comes and Eubacterium hallii, showed negative associations with activity in brain areas governing self-control, hinting that microbial changes may influence how strongly the brain responds to food-related cues.

Although the precise mechanisms remain unclear, this work supports the idea that targeting specific gut microbes or brain circuits could eventually help improve weight-loss outcomes and long-term weight maintenance in the more than one billion people worldwide living with obesity.

References (APA style)
Nield, D. (2025, December 8). *A fasting-style diet seems to result in dynamic changes to human brains*. ScienceAlert.

Wang, X., Wang, L., Zeng, Q., et al. (2023). Weight loss changes gut microbiota and is associated with altered activity in obesity-related brain regions. *Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13*, 1269548.

14/12/2025

When Eli Susman arrived at a Buddhist retreat, he expected to spend most of his time there in deep meditation. After all, the Plum Village Monastery to the east of Bordeaux, France, had been established by Thich Nhat Hanh, sometimes known as the “father of mindfulness”. With a newcomer’s enthusiasm, he decided to test how long he could spend in silent contemplation, embarking on a mammoth 3-hour session.

Afterwards, he proudly told one of the monks. “It was almost like I expected a shiny badge for my efforts,” recalls Susman. Instead, the monk simply smiled brightly. “Three hours?” he asked Susman. “How about three breaths? That’s all you need to tune in to the present moment.”

Susman’s curiosity was piqued, and during his psychology PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, he set out to investigate whether such a brief period of contemplation could really reset someone’s thinking and bring about a meaningful change in their mental state.

Read more here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502370-too-busy-to-meditate-microdosing-mindfulness-has-big-health-benefits/

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04/12/2025

New research shows how human cells can be effectively 'recharged' by replacing their internal batteries – microscopic power stations called mitochondria – and the discovery could have wide-ranging benefits across healthcare and medical treatments.