Colors of food in my kitchen - Week 5

I think my kitchen is well covered in terms of color pigments. I have foods and food supplements that contain chlorophyll, lycopene (which is a carotenoid), beta carotene, curcumin (which is a carotenoid), phycocyanin, melanin, betalain, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, anthocyanin (which is flavonoid), resveratrol and at least a couple more that I can not recall right now. 

Week 5: Chemistry class discussion

The class discussion we had about plant pigments and the colors they exhibit was my favorite chemistry discussion thus far. Getting a broad spectrum of pigments into your body on a weekly basis is a great way to feel good and also glow. I like to remind folks about three pigments which are not often discussed. They are melanin, phycocyanin and betalain. Melanin is obtained primarily from Chaga mushroom. I recommend folks read the David Wolfe book - Chaga: King of the Medicinal Mushrooms. 

Betalain is in beets primarily, but also in the prickly pear and in dragon fruit. And phycocyanin is in spirulina and in AFA blue-green algae. Phycocyanin is great for nourishing one's Jing.

My (a)symmetrical world - Week 5

Succinctly put, everyday (a)symmetry in my world is demonstrated in the way many people are not contending with one another from a place of equal footing. It's not a judgement, just an observation. One of the most obvious examples is how large financial institutions have enormous leverage and significant power differential over middle class families and poorer. 

Week 5: Meaning of CP Violation

To put it simply, a CP violation is when a transformation occurs that challenges our violates the established laws of physics. 

Opportunity: advancinggreenchemistry.org/green-chem-101/for-business/

This website write up on "Advancing Green Chemistry" through business practices is where we have the most leverage for making an impact. The write up says: "Companies that think strategically about the molecular nature of their products and processes are emerging as market leaders." 
This is a good point. And with the new Farm Bill for 2019 that was recently signed by the President, we have industrial hemp being given a greenlight. This is huge for a number of industries and significant for others. Not to mention for both nutrition and medicine. 
The book Green to Gold that I read about 10 years ago was important orientation for me along this path of knowledge. So was the book Cradle to Cradle.

In 2019 we are definitely seeing some important lawsuits that are significantly influencing the cause of green chemistry in the right direction. 

Reflecting on Green Chemistry

What happens when one starts exploring and using green chemistry on a regular basis, is the triggering of synchronicity, which starts to bring to one's attention green chemistry being implemented all around them. This could be done very incrementally. The main thing is consistency and intention. Often green chemistry is a consideration that goes beyond just how a product is made. It also applies to how a product is used. Is a product durable? Can it be used over and over again? Can it be used by other people? So life cycle duration is important as well.

Iridium: Transitional Metal of the Week

Iridium is number 77 on the table, abbreviated as IR and it contains 115 neutrons. It's from the Latin word iridis, meaning rainbow. It is found in gravel deposits with platinum. It is used in high tech space program products such x-ray telescopes, unmanned spacecraft and satellites. https://www.iridium.com/
Iridium also converts easily into an alloy. And one use of iridium alloys would be aircraft engine parts. Iridium can also be grown into a crystal and used for computer memory.
It is also found in small amounts in nutritional supplements that are in the ORMUS category.

Functions of Gravity

The Gravitational Force is very significant for keeping a logical order of movement going within the physical universe. It slows down disorder and helps to prevent chaos. It helps to keep solar systems moving around the center of their galaxies. It helps to keep planets moving around the sun or suns of their solar system. It helps to keep moons moving in a predictable way around their planets. This force scales down in size all the way down to pebble rolling down hillsides and flying insects. It is probably the most challenging force that humans must contend with.


"The gravitational potential is defined as: potential energy per unit test mass." - https://physicsabout.com/gravity/

Comparing the Four Forces

So we have: (1) Gravitational Force (2) Electromagnetic Force (3) Weak Nuclear (4) Strong Nuclear

The weakest of these forces is gravitational, next strongest is electromagnetic, then after that is
weak nuclear and the strongest is strong nuclear.

The electromagnetic force is the only repulsive force. Though I do not know if that is true 100% of the time.
The other three forces are all repulsive forces.

Strong nuclear and weak nuclear forces function on molecular and on atomic levels. They are the two short distance forces. And the strong force interferes with the weak one.

Gravitational and electromagnetic forces are long distances forces and they have the most noticeable impacts on our lives everyday.


https://physicsabout.com/four-fundamental-forces/

How E=mc2 has affected me

More than anything this equation over the years has spoken to me as a theoretical potential. Whether we are talking animate life forms or inanimate objects, the means of accessing the energy potentials of atoms, molecules or cells does not exist in the everyday world. Sure we have nuclear reactors where the energy potential is being accessed and put to use. That's an exception. In the world of human nutrition: enzymes and hydrochloric acid play a very interesting role in accessing greater potentials of food energy. Within our body we have metabolic enzymes and we have digestive enzymes. The aging process causes both of these to run low. That is why it's important to eat food that contains enzymes and also take enzyme supplements in order to liberate more Energy from the food (Matter) that we are eating.