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The goal of life is to find those moments of pure love.

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Id also but curious to know the results! I plan on exploring this ...

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Id also but curious to know the results! I plan on exploring this at my farmers market this weekend

Does anyone know what it will functionally look like yet? As in, ...

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Does anyone know what it will functionally look like yet? As in, if I were to walk up to a square using merchant, how could I show them how to accept bitcoin?

Best time was yesterday

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Perhaps betting markets should be equally as popular as ...

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Perhaps betting markets should be equally as popular as “support a good cause” markets.

You all are the best

2026-03-25T21:44:09Z

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You all are the best

Agreed, Kruse is perhaps the most innovative scientific mind of ...

2026-03-25T21:20:13Z

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Agreed, Kruse is perhaps the most innovative scientific mind of our time.

Much of the articles I post here on nostr are my attempt to independently verify his work.

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A correction from earlier writings: melanin is not a battery. It ...

2026-03-19T20:57:48Z

A correction from earlier writings: melanin is not a battery. It splits water to free electrons.

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This article is meant to rectify some earlier suggestions in my previous articles. In previous articles of mine, I have described melanin’s role in mitochondria health as being a battery for electrons due to its redox properties. This article is meant to shift that hypothesis towards a different idea: melanin is not a battery but a more advanced version of chlorophyll in the sense that it takes in light and produces electrons for mitochondrial use.

The core hypothesis here is that melanin is capable of chelation with metals, and this allows it to utilize light to split water molecules into hydrogen, oxygen, and electrons. Decades of research validates the idea that melanin contains binding sites with metals, such as copper, zinc, and iron (Sarna, Froncisz, and Hyde 1980; Szpoganicz et al. 2002; Double et al. 2003). Chelation occurs when a molecule binds to a metal ion through multiple attachment sites at once. Due to the binding occurring at multiple points, it wraps around the metal like a claw, creating a closed ring structure.

This ring structure with a metal in the center is like the chemical structure of chlorophyll and hemoglobin, and is likely the reason for melanin’s semi-conductor properties. As early as 1974, researchers began to notice that melanin conducted electricity and acted as a semi-conductor (McGinness, Corry, and Proctor 1974). By 2012, it was found that natural melanin’s conductive properties were made possible in the presence of water (Mostert et al. 2012). Later it was found that the oxidation potentials and enhancing redox features are enhanced when melanin chelates with iron and is exposed to water (Xu, Soavi, and Santato 2019). Furthermore, research has shown that shorter wavelength UV light is retained by melanin for longer periods than longer wavelength UV light (Forest and Simon 1998).

All this research in aggregate suggest that melanin’s ability to chelate with metals and form rings that can absorb light will excite electrons for the possibility of energy release, and these semi-conductor properties are enhanced and vitally related to water. However, none of this research validates the idea that the excited electrons and potential release of energy can split the water and generating free electrons for biological use.

This leads us to a wonderful paper written by Arturo Solis, Marie Lara, and Luis Rendron titled Photoelectrochemical Properties of Melanin (Solis, Lara, and Rendon 2007). This paper proposed that melanin contains photoelectrochemical properties like chlorophyll in plants. This concept presented itself through an experiment involving human retinal tissue when studying the causes of blindness, and they found that oxygen levels increased 34% in ocular fluid when melanin was present, and they argue this wasn’t a result of ATP metabolism. Then the question becomes: where does this oxygen come from? To help answer this question, the researchers developed a prototype electrochemical cell using a 1.3% melanin solution with copper and aluminum electrodes. When this cell was exposed to continuous light, there was a stable production of electricity that lasted 10,000 hours. The conclusion of this paper was that the melanin absorbed the photons and used the energy to split the water molecule. The chemical reaction would potentially look something like this:
2H₂O + photons → O₂ + 4H⁺ + 4e⁻
In conclusion, the research explored above highly suggests that melanin is a protein that can split water to produce 4 electrons. These electrons can then be used by our mitochondria for cellular respiration.

References

Double, Kay L., Manfred Gerlach, Volker Schünemann, Alfred X. Trautwein, Luigi Zecca, Mario Gallorini, Moussa B. H. Youdim, Peter Riederer, and Dorit Ben-Shachar. 2003. “Iron-Binding Characteristics of Neuromelanin of the Human Substantia Nigra.” Biochemical Pharmacology 66 (3): 489–94.

Forest, S. E., and J. D. Simon. 1998. “Wavelength-Dependent Photoacoustic Calorimetry Study of Melanin.” Photochemistry and Photobiology 68 (3): 296–98.

McGinness, J., P. Corry, and P. Proctor. 1974. “Amorphous Semiconductor Switching in Melanins.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 183 (4127): 853–55.

Mostert, Albertus B., Benjamin J. Powell, Francis L. Pratt, Graeme R. Hanson, Tadeusz Sarna, Ian R. Gentle, and Paul Meredith. 2012. “Role of Semiconductivity and Ion Transport in the Electrical Conduction of Melanin.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (23): 8943–47.

Sarna, T., W. Froncisz, and J. S. Hyde. 1980. “Cu2+ Probe of Metal-Ion Binding Sites in Melanin Using Electron Paramagentic Resonance Spectroscopy. II. Natural Melanin.” Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 202 (1): 304–13.

Solis, Arturo, Maria Lara, and Luis Rendon. 2007. “Photoelectrochemical Properties of Melanin.” Nature Precedings, November, 1–1.

Szpoganicz, Bruno, Shirley Gidanian, Philip Kong, and Patrick Farmer. 2002. “Metal Binding by Melanins: Studies of Colloidal Dihydroxyindole-Melanin, and Its Complexation by Cu(II) and Zn(II) Ions.” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 89 (1–2): 45–53.

Xu, Ri, Francesca Soavi, and Clara Santato. 2019. “An Electrochemical Study on the Effect of Metal Chelation and Reactive Oxygen Species on a Synthetic Neuromelanin Model.” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7 (October): 227.

Is Bitcoin more than money? Or is money more than meets the eye? ...

2026-03-18T15:47:02Z

Is Bitcoin more than money? Or is money more than meets the eye?

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Is Bitcoin an Invention… or a Discovery?

While on my own Bitcoin journey I often heard the claim that “Bitcoin is not an invention, it is a discovery.” At first, the statement struck me as bombastic. Of course Bitcoin is an invention: it is a technology created by a person, just like all other inventions in human history.

Yet, as I continued to study Bitcoin, I began to understand that there were some kernels of truth in the statement. For example, it is now obvious to me that Bitcoin represents the discovery of how to bring the laws and constraints of the physical universe into the digital world.This discovery makes Bitcoin’s invention unique compared with all the digital‑money projects that came before it.

More Than Money: A Tool for Understanding Reality

Yet this revelation has only barely scratched the surface of what Bitcoin may be. A handful of academic papers have surfaced that are truly inspiring. They do not simply view Bitcoin through the Austrian economic, financial, or cypherpunk lens; rather, each points out something unique about Bitcoin that makes it more than just money.

Bitcoin is indeed money, but it also appears to be something more: a tool that we humans can use to better understand economics, the world around us, and perhaps even ourselves. Perhaps it is not that Bitcoin is more than money, but money is more than what we previously conceived.

What Does It Mean to Be a Scientific Instrument?

Before diving into the various academic articles to be explored here, it is worth elaborating on what it means for Bitcoin to be a scientific instrument.

The core idea is that aspects of Bitcoin, including why it works, how it works, and why humans find it valuable, serve as a mirror through which we can reflect on ourselves. By observing Bitcoin, we can gain insights into human nature and the universe at large.

Money, Trust, and Proof of Work

An early example of this perspective can be found in Nick Szabo’s work on the origins of money. In his article titled Shelling Out, Szabo describes money as a token of trust, where that trust derives from the commodity’s ability to be backed by physical work (Szabo, 2002).

In other words, money can function because local people recognize that the object cannot be easily counterfeited, given its scarcity in the local environment. This allows it to be exchanged trustfully because there is little expectation that such a rare item can be forged frequently.

In many early societies, objects such as shells functioned as money not simply because people agreed they had value, but because their scarcity reflected the effort required to obtain them. Since these objects were difficult to produce or counterfeit, members of the community could trust that they represented real work embedded in the physical world.

Here Szabo introduces a concept of money that differs from the traditional view found in economic literature, which holds that money developed to solve the “double coincidence of wants” problem in barter economies.

Szabo instead suggests that money evolved as a reliable way to store and transmit value across time and space because of the trust reinforced by the Proof of Work.

As the inventor of Bit Gold, a conceptual predecessor to Bitcoin, Szabo may have potentially used the observation of why Bitcoin is valuable through Proof of Work to extrapolate backward and correctly uncover an important story of how money developed anthropologically.

The Scarcity Gene

Similarly, Jesse Myers, another individual working in the Bitcoin industry, points out a gene that, according to his hypothesis, gave humans the ability to detect scarce assets so we could use money, differentiating us from our Homo neanderthalensis relatives (Myers, 2025).

Here, two people who use and observe Bitcoin have stumbled upon insights into human economics and anthropology that were seemingly unnoticed before. In an age where Bitcoin did not exist, academics were largely reliant on logical reasoning to deduce human behavior related to economics; now we have Bitcoin as a new method of investigation.

Bitcoin and the Hidden Order of Natural Systems

There have been other suggestions that Bitcoin can serve as a scientific instrument. For example, physicist Giovanni Santostasi, one of the first to notice that Bitcoin’s price follows a power law, frequently highlights how this behavior demands inquiry through a scientific lens.

A power law is a simple rule where one quantity changes in proportion to another raised to a constant exponent; when the data are plotted on a log‑log graph they line up as a straight line. This pattern shows up in many natural systems: the frequency of earthquakes falls off predictably as their magnitude grows, there are many small towns but only a few very large cities, and an animal’s metabolic rate scales with its body mass.

Trends that follow power laws are rampant in nature, energy systems, and networks, but they are not typically found in financial assets. Seeing Bitcoin’s price follow a power law is intriguing because it suggests Bitcoin's dynamics may be driven by the same broad, self‑reinforcing forces that shape these diverse phenomena of our natural world.

According to Santostasi’s research, not only does the price follow a power law, but so do addresses versus time, price versus hashrate, hashrate versus time, price versus addresses, etc. (Santostasi, 2024) This line of scientific inquiry has the potential to teach us much about how energy systems work, how networks grow, and how human behavior operates.

From Theory to Measurement: Bitcoin as an Economic Ruler

One anecdotal point surrounds a comment made by Michael Saylor, who argued that Bitcoin allows economics to become a hard science. Consider how the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics) can be studied and measured precisely because they rely on concrete measurement tools.

Social sciences, on the other hand, such as economics and sociology, have traditionally been studied mainly within the confines of mental formulations, with limited means of objectively measuring their subject.

Bitcoin potentially changes this by providing a true measurement tool for economic activity and human economic behavior.

It is the invention of a fixed economic ruler.

All of this said, these observations exist alongside academic literature that attempts to describe Bitcoin beyond the lens of money.

The Human “Antler”: Bitcoin as Non-Violent Power Projection

The first noteworthy work is the MIT dissertation by Major Jason P. Lowery of the United States Space Force, titled Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin (Lowery, 2023). In his thesis, Lowery presents what he calls the Power Projection Theory, which explores how, through the second law of thermodynamics, life organizes itself toward the most organizationally efficient dissipation of energy.

More specifically, individual units of biological life use the projection of energy (referred to as power) to claim energy for processing (referred to as resources).

This can be observed from the cellular level, where a cell’s lipid‑bilayer membrane projects power to segregate the outside world from the interior, to the way animals use violence to defend their food. In each case, energy is projected outward to preserve energy inwardly.

The ongoing conflict we observe in nature over power and resources, life and death, creation and destruction, is the universe’s way of determining which forms of life are most fit to facilitate the flow of energy and entropy foundational to our reality.

Lowery argues that human society is not exempt from this rule of nature. He points out that we find it distasteful to use power projection to resolve resource allocation; instead, we prefer abstract power projection (words, civil structures, courts) to allocate resources without physical force.

While this is favorable to most people, history shows periods of peace inevitably followed by war, civil war, or revolution. Nature does not understand abstract power projection, only physical power projection; eventually, the allocation of physical resources must be met with physical power.

In the thesis, Lowery illustrates his power‑projection model through two animal species: the wolf and the deer. The wolf, like humans, must physically fight among themselves to determine who is the alpha and who deserves more food and mates.

The deer, evolutionarily, has antlers that can be used as power‑projection tools for other species, but when competing internally, they merely tangle without harming each other. Lowery proposes that Bitcoin is the invention of the human antler: a way of using physical power (through mining) to secure and allocate resources without kinetic violence.

Thus, a soldier in the United States military, through his observation of Bitcoin and reflection upon the natural world, stumbled upon a scientific discovery. It is as if Bitcoin helped this soldier uncover an aspect of both the natural world and human society.

It proposes an answer to why human societies are constantly engaged in war and violence despite most humans despising it, and suggests that humanity has discovered the world’s most profound peace machine.

Beyond Words: How Humans Interface with Reality

Beyond helping us understand power and property, Bitcoin also appears to be a means of understanding language.

In Ella Hough’s thesis Bitcoin: The Language for Discovering, Speaking, Settling, and Preserving Truth, Bitcoin is described as the world’s first non‑sovereign, censorship‑resistant, and non‑extractive language (Hough, 2025).

Her thesis covers many aspects of academic analysis of our linguistic systems. She notes that humans have developed many kinds of languages (mathematics, writing, code, and money) and highlights how spoken language and monetary language share similar properties.

Both can be used as techniques of oppression, and Bitcoin could solve issues regarding the loss of local language and culture, serving as a tool to help us better understand reality without the need for us to learn the other’s linguistic language.

Importantly, Hough distinguishes between “communication” and “language.” Animals communicate, but their communication is static; certain sounds have fixed meanings.

Human language, however, is fluid, dynamic, adaptive, and constantly evolving to serve as “a pathway, a catalyst, and a system of communicating meaning.” She further elaborates that language goes beyond mere communication; it is our “most robust interface of reality, not just for perception, but for active communication, interaction, and shared meaning.” Thus, Hough not only uses Bitcoin as a tool to understand the nature of human languages, but also proposes that Bitcoin itself is a powerful language we can use to interpret reality.

This may help explain why Bitcoin can serve as a tool for scientific discovery: because it is a language, and languages are tools we use to communicate meaning and interface with reality.The significance of this idea should not be overstated, as it may offer a new way to expand the study of physics itself.

A “Microscope” for Time

Bitcoin: The Architecture of Time, by Jack and Nick, presents a similar observation: Bitcoin is not merely a monetary system, but a tool that allows us to study the physics of our universe (Jack & Nick, 2026).

The authors argue that a core limitation in physics is that we attempt to study the nature of time while always existing within it. Because every experiment unfolds inside time, we cannot step outside it to test whether time is truly continuous or discrete.

Consequently, time has largely been treated as an assumption rather than something directly measurable.

Bitcoin, however, may provide the first opportunity to study time from the outside. In Bitcoin, time does not flow continuously; it advances only when a block is created through Proof of Work. Each block represents an irreversible act where energy is converted into permanent ledger memory, creating a discrete and countable “tick” of time. In this way, Bitcoin reveals “the boundary conditions physics has always assumed but could never access within its own empirical constraints”(Jack & Nick, 2026).

By structuring time as a sequence of irreversible memory commitments within a bounded system, the thesis suggests that time, conservation, and information may be better understood as products of recorded change rather than as smooth background parameters.

Consider the similarities Bitcoin holds with our current understanding of physics.

In quantum mechanics, a system exists in a superposition of possible states until a measurement forces it into one definite outcome. Schrödinger’s cat illustrates this: before observation, the system is mathematically represented as a combination of “alive” and “dead” states; once measured, only one outcome remains physically realized.

A similar structural pattern appears in Bitcoin. The mempool represents a bounded set of valid but uncommitted transactions, embodying multiple admissible futures consistent with the current ledger.

These transactions are real proposals, but they are not yet part of history.

Miners then perform Proof of Work by searching the nonce space. When a valid nonce is found and a block is accepted, one specific configuration of transactions is irreversibly committed to the ledger. At that moment, alternative configurations are excluded unless the full thermodynamic cost is paid again.

Just as measurement in quantum mechanics yields a single real event in time, block discovery in Bitcoin collapses a field of valid proposals into one concrete, conserved state written into memory.

Bitcoin shares properties with the very fabric of our universe. From this perspective, it is plausible that it serves as a means for us to investigate the nature of time in a way we never have before.

Where a microscope allowed us to discover aspects of physical objects previously unseen, Bitcoin may allow us to view time, for the first time, from the outside.

Money, Energy, and the Mirror of Humanity

In summary, it seems plausible that Bitcoin is more than just money: it is a scientific instrument.

That being said, this raises the question of whether money itself is merely an economic tool, or something more.

Perhaps money is a sail, one we use to navigate as we traverse the river of entropy.

This entropy engine appears to act as a mirror that lets us reflect upon our own species while also serving as a scientific instrument that helps us understand the surrounding universe.

Money facilitates human beings in fulfilling our biological nature as dissipative structures.

While this may seem obvious from an economic standpoint, as money evolves technologically it may reveal itself as a means of doing so in many other ways previously unrealized.

Either way, Bitcoin is likely much more than meets the eye.

References

Hough, E. R. (2025). Bitcoin: The language for discovering, speaking, settling, and preserving truth (K. Basu (ed.)). Cornell University.

Jack & Nick. (2026). Bitcoin: The architecture of time. https://bitcoinlens.net/

Lowery, J. (2023). Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin: Lowery, Jason Paul: 9798371524188: Amazon.com: Books. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Myers, J. (2025, April 8). Once-in-a-Species. Once-in-a-Species. https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/once-in-a-species-73b

Santostasi, G. (2024, March 20). The Bitcoin Power Law Theory - Giovanni Santostasi. Medium. https://giovannisantostasi.medium.com/the-bitcoin-power-law-theory-962dfaf99ee9

Szabo, N. (2002). Shelling Out: The Origins of Money. Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/

So beautifully pointed out

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So beautifully pointed out

Well said

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Well said

The Sun

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The Sun

We are in a digital serfdom.

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We are in a digital serfdom.

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2026-03-09T18:35:19Z

Leave the cave and shadows, find the Sun.

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Introduction

Drawing on his 1943 lectures, Erwin Schrödinger’s book What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell proposes that thermodynamic principles can explain how life arose (Schrödinger 1943). In these lectures, Schrödinger correctly points out that life seems to exist in a way that maintains order, resists the tendency toward disorder, and feeds on what he calls 'negative entropy'. Entropy is a quantitative measure of a system's disorder, representing the number of ways energy can be distributed among its constituent particles while producing the same observable macroscopic properties. The Second Law of Thermodynamics describes how this measure increases as energy in an isolated system becomes more dispersed and chaotic over time. This growth makes many natural processes effectively irreversible and implies that the entropy of the universe is always increasing. However, although the universe at large exhibits this continuous rise, biological life forms highly ordered structures; it does so not by violating the Second Law, but by acting as a dissipative system that absorbs low-entropy energy (for example, from the Sun) and releases higher-entropy energy back into its surroundings, thereby contributing to the overall increase.

To reiterate, life forming on earth can be viewed as a process stemming from the Second Law of Thermodynamic. The Sun releases energy, and the Earth, to absorb and dissipate this energy more efficiently, forms life. Consequently, the light from the Sun both informs and shapes biological life. A more proper understanding of human health stems from this appreciation and is the basis for the study of quantum biology.

The core pillars of health from a quantum biological point of view are light (visible and non-visible), water, and magnetism. While the reason for this are many, let us begin by exploring the role that light and water have in the movement of electrons in our body. In this article we will explore how the body uses proteins and structured water to conduct electricity across the body, and how artificial polarized light from our modern technology can disrupt this system. Furthermore, we will explore how artificial blue light from screens not only disrupt our conductive system, but disrupt our genetic expression and hormonal production related to our circadian rhythm. These disruptions not only impact our sleep, but our energy metabolism, body weight management, stress, and more.

Our Electric Body

Electrons are required for the processes of the electron-transport chain of our mitochondria. Most cells in the body contain mitochondria, which are smaller organelles that are responsible for energy metabolism in the body. They are the parts of our body that absorb energy from the sun and dissipate that energy. Not only is this process vital for the cosmic order, but the by-products of this process are essential for the healthy functioning of our bodies. Inside the mitochondria exists a chain of complexes, some containing light-sensitive chromophores, which are involved in moving electrons and protons around to produce water, CO2, ATP, and free radicals. Electrons are vital to this process and are needed for the process to work. This is why we eat food, because the electrons from both carbohydrates and fats are extracted for this process for metabolic use. However, this may not be the only way the body retrieves the electrons needed for cellular respiration.

Electrons may also come from the Earth itself. Research has now begun regarding the therapeutic benefits of grounding, because it involves the transfer of the Earth’s near infinite supply of electrons into the human body via the bottoms of our feet (Kshirsagar et al. 2025; Oschman, Chevalier, and Brown 2015; Chevalier et al. 2012). One reason for these benefits may be that the electrons act as antioxidants, neutralizing potentially harmful free radicals, which are generated in part as by-products of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (Oschman, Chevalier, and Brown 2015). In excess, these reactive molecules can disrupt normal cellular redox processes and damage lipids, proteins, and DNA, contributing to cellular dysfunction and disease. Additionally, the supply of electrons may simply be beneficial because they feed mitochondria the electrons needed for cellular respiration, just like food. This may be partially mediated by melanin, which is a reversible oxidation-reduction system, meaning it can go through both chemicals processes that allow it to lose and gain electrons (Figge 1939). This means that melanin can acts as a kind of battery, storing electrons for when they are needed. Therefore, it is possible the melanin, which does not only exist in our skin and hair, can receive electrons from the Earth, storing them, and providing them to mitochondria for the purpose of metabolism.

Following these conclusions brings us to a new question: how do these free electrons travel across the body? The answer here is found in water and proteins. Chiefly, it may involve structured water, in tandem with proteins with conjugated chromophores (conjugated π-systems) acting as semiconductors to move electrons around. Structured water is a special arrangement of water molecules that form next to hydrophilic (water-attracting) surfaces of cells. Unlike ordinary bulk water, whose molecules are randomly jiggling, structured water has an ordered, lattice-like arrangement of molecules. It’s generally negatively charged and pushes protons (positive charges) out into the surrounding water. This structure allows the water to behave differently from normal water. Structured water forms naturally when light, especially infrared light (which is abundant in sunlight) comes into contact with the water (Pollack 2022).

While water, likely given its ability to form structured water, is fundamental to life on Earth, it is best accompanied by carbon. Carbon is foundational to organic chemistry because of its four valence electrons. These four valence electrons give it the ability to form ringed structures that can absorb light and excite electrons. These rings are not only found in chlorophyl, which are renowned for their use in plants to absorb sunlight, but also hemoglobin and melanin. Melanin in-particular is being given attention within the scientific community because of its ability to be a very powerful semi-conductor (meaning it can allow for the movement of electrons) but this is made possible by its interaction with water (Mostert et al. 2012; Wünsche et al. 2015). While these ideas may seem outlandish and cutting edge, they are not entirely new. Research by Albert Szent-Györgyi, and others, back in the 1980s began to hypothesis that protons conduct across proteins and this movement of charge is dependent on the structure of water surrounding them (Gascoyne, Pethig, and Szent-Györgyi 1981). Later, researchers then hypothesized that this structured water that interfaces with the various proteins of the body can act as a channel for energy flow where the electrons move across the protein backbone, and protons through the water layer (Oschman 2009).

Polarized Light and Water Production

From this point of view, water is even more important as a structural material to our bodies than previously conceived in classical biology. Therefore, it is then important to reflect upon the fact that our mitochondria produce water through cellular respiration. While we typically consider the drinking of water as vital to our health in the modern age, we often neglect the fact that the body is organized to produce water itself. With that in mind, it is highly likely that the body can function without the need for drinking water entirely, especially considering that ancient human beings would have had scarce access to safe drinking water. However, the reason why we modern humans feel the need to drink so much water may be because our modern environments inhibit our mitochondria from producing enough water effectively.

There is reason to believe that polarized light, derived from nnEMF and artificial blue light from our screens impact our body’s ability to produce the water vital to our electric conductivity. Polarized light is electromagnetic radiation in which the electric‑field vectors oscillate primarily in one plane, rather than in random orientations. Sunlight arriving at Earth is largely unpolarized because its waves oscillate in all directions. Common sources that intentionally emit polarized light include polarized sunglasses (which filter out glare by allowing only one orientation of light to pass), smartphone screens, radio frequencies, and microwaves.

Along the mitochondrial membrane, there are 4 complexes involved in the electron transport chain. Complex III and IV (IV being Cytochrome C Oxidase) are both cytochromes, which means they have heme groups, which are porphyrin rings with an iron inside, making them capable of absorbing light. These complexes are not laid out in a chaotic soup, but rather are tightly structured and face each other in a certain direction (Vonck and Schäfer 2009). Furthermore, the photochemistry of Complex IV is orientation dependent, meaning that it will absorb light differently depending on the angle at which it is oriented relative to the direction of the light (Kunze and Junge 1977; Junge and DeVault 1975). This may not seem significant. However, consider how unpolarized light from the sun oscillates in all planes, meaning that it may indiscreetly be absorbed by Complex IV, regardless of orientation. Polarized light on the other hand, may have physiological impacts that are unnatural and detrimental. If Complex IV (Cytochrome C Oxidase) were to reduce in activity, it would be decreasing the rate at which it turns oxygen and two protons into water. Furthermore, in the attempt to perform this process it may incorrectly produce more reactive oxygen species, which in excess could prove harmful to the body. This may go to explain why there is a handful of research that indicate blue light suppresses metabolism, leading to reduced oxygen consumption and increases reactive oxygen species production (Kim et al. 2026). On top of that, research of rat brains also show that radio frequencies (RF) reduce Complex IV activity (Ammari et al. 2008). Meaning, artificial blue light and nnEMF may be deteriorating the function of Cytochrome C Oxidase, leading to less water being produced inside our cells. As water is vital for our physiologic function, as explained above, this dehydration caused by our modern technology has potential physiologic consequences far exceeding what may have been previously conceived.

Blue Light and Melanopsin

Not only does artificial blue light from our devices potentially dehydrate our bodies, but it also causes cascading issues across our metabolism. Our eyes contain rods, cones, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). Rods and cones are used for the detection of light for our visual senses. The ipRGCs differ in this regard as they are there to detect light for non-visual purposes of circadian rhythm modulation, the pupilar light reflex, and acute melatonin suppression (Buhr 2023). One of these receptors are melanopsin, and it is incredibly sensitive to blue light (~480nm) (Buhr 2023). The IpRGCs, such as melanopsin, send their signals along the retino-hypothalamic tract (RHT) directly to the suprachiasmatic nuclear (SCN) of the brain (Lucio-Enríquez et al. 2025). The SCN is the master circadian clock of the body and synchronizes peripheral clocks by regulating the autonomic nervous system and endocrine hormones, mainly adrenal glucocorticoids and pineal melatonin (Pickel and Sung 2020). A major purpose of these non-visual photo receptors in our eyes is to inform the SCN, our master clock, what the sun is doing and how we can synchronize with it. Included in its responsibilities, the SCN is directly involved in the diurnal rhythm of leptin secretion (Kalsbeek et al. 2001).

To understand this mechanism, let us go back in time. The Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene is ancient, with recognizable sequences in lamprey suggesting it existed ~ 700 million years ago, and it is conserved across all vertebrates (Hadley and Haskell-Luevano, n.d.). POMC is a gene that encodes a 31 kDa precursor protein; after translation the protein is proteolytically cleaved into several active peptide hormones, including ACTH, melanocyte‑stimulating hormones (α‑MSH, β‑MSH, γ‑MSH), and β‑endorphin (Hadley and Haskell-Luevano, n.d.). These peptides regulate stress (ACTH‑driven cortisol release), pigmentation (α‑MSH‑mediated melanogenesis), appetite/satiety (melanocortin‑4‑receptor signaling), and modulates immune function (α‑MSH anti‑inflammatory actions) (Hadley and Haskell-Luevano, n.d.).

The POMC gene is widely recognized for its relationship to leptin and mechanisms that lead towards obesity. Leptin is a hormone released by fat cells that involved in the regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis (Oswal and Yeo 2007; Zhou and Rui 2013). Both insulin and leptin bind to POMC neurons to promote the processing of α‑MSH to signal the decrease of energy intake (Baldini and Phelan 2019). In a starved state, leptin circulation decreases and there is increased activation of agouti-related neuropeptide (AgRP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) (Baldini and Phelan 2019). Consequently, the loss of functioning of POMC and leptin deficiencies can lead to obesity (Nahon 2006; Oswal and Yeo 2007; Baldini and Phelan 2019). However, these signaling issues regarding leptin may not only come from an issue of decrease leptin production. Obesity can be argued as a consequence of leptin resistance, which is characterized by the body’s inability to respond to leptin signals that are meant to suppress appetite and weight gain (Zhou and Rui 2013). Naturally, it is easy to associate the development of leptin resistance to food intake. Studies in rats show that a high-fat diet leads to increase circulating leptin (Frederich et al. 1995). Many researchers then conclude that obesity is then caused when the body is resistant to the signals leptin is meant to express: i.e. a decrease in food intake (de Git and Adan 2015). This resistance is proposed to be the consequence of inflammation of the hypothalamus, potentially induced by high sugar and saturated fat diets (de Git and Adan 2015). While food and inflammation likely play a role in the development of leptin resistance, recall that inflammation can be a result of an overproduction of free radicals (such as reactive oxidative species), and can be more fundamentally understood as a metabolic issue (Conner and Grisham 1996). Given the theme of this article, in addition to the recognition that POMC is related to the circadian rhythm, we would be remise if we did not consider the role light plays in leptin resistance, POMC, and the blue light detecting melanopsin.

Our circadian rhythm carries a strong influence over our body weight and metabolism due to the relationship between POMC and the leptin melanocortin pathway. Light is a primary driver of this circadian rhythm, and research has begun to emerge that highlights the strong relationship that light can have on this system. For example, a study conducted in the year 2000 showed that hamsters showed a decreased body weight of 30% when their day was shortened, and a further 10% decrease in body wight when deprived of food (Mercer et al. 2000). This study suggests that light cycles can play a potentially larger role than food in this POMC system. Similarly, a rat study showed that supplementation of melatonin led to decrease appetite, decreased body weight, and a decrease in body fat, while removing the melatonin producing pineal gland lead to leptin-resistance (Buonfiglio et al. 2018). This study draws a clear link between leptin resistance and light exposure, as blue light is the signal to the body to suppress melatonin production (West et al. 2011). Artificial blue light at night can then artificially decrease melatonin production and increase the risk of leptin resistance. In humans, a 2014 study found that the timing of light exposure one experiences throughout the day was associated with body weight, and this was independent of caloric intake (Reid et al. 2014). These findings are enhanced by another 2015 study that found that adults exposed to blue-enriched light in the evening times had significantly higher glucose spikes than did individuals who were exposed to the same light in the morning (Cheung et al. 2016). These types of studies reinforce the idea that our light exposure, and more specifically the mismatch thereof due to artificial light, can affect our body weight, energy metabolism, and lead to leptin-resistance and disturbance of the POMC system.

The degree at which blue-light can influence the leptin-melanocortin pathway and POMC may not be local to its entrance into the eye either. Melanopsin is present in the fat cells of our body, with the highest concentration being in the fat cells under our skin (subcutaneous) (“GTEx Portal” n.d.). This makes sense as the body is placing the highest concentration of melanopsin-containing fat cells where blue light will reach it as blue light cannot pass deep into our bodies directly but a large percentage can penetrate the outer skin layers (Diffey 1980). The reason to do so would be to have light determine various bodily functions for time keeping purposes. This is reinforced by the evidence that blue light causes blood vessels to relax, as there is melanopsin (OPN4) in blood vessel cells so they can react to the placement of the Sun in the sky in natural conditions (Sikka et al. 2014). Similarly, research shows how blue light will significantly decrease the release of leptin in fat cells (Ondrusova et al. 2017). This evidence indicates that the saturation of blue light on our skin can artificially signal to the body a starved state, which would consequently lead to obesity.

The presentation of the above research is meant to highlight how the light we receive can greatly impact the leptin-melanocortin pathway and POMC expression, which influences sleep, energy metabolism, and stress. This then brings into question the severe health effects that blue light may have on our health, outside of circadian related disturbances. Recall that melanopsin is a photoreceptor in the eye that is highly sensitive to blue light. Furthermore, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian pacemaker which melanopsin interacts with, regulates rhythmic activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and thereby influences ACTH secretion through its projections to CRH neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (Kalsbeek et al. 2012; Gallo-Payet 2016). ACTH is released by the pituitary gland and signals the release of cortisol, a stress hormone of the body. In my book The Ancient Way of the Mind, I explore the hypothesis that our interpretation of reality is skewed when the mind is polluted by too much mental activity and ruminations (Bright 2025). One of the signs of a mind burdened by such activity is an overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system and ACTH and cortisol release. While beyond the scope of this article, it is interesting to consider the degree at which blue light, which interacts with similar stress systems, similarly influences our body’s ability to properly interpret reality itself.

Summary

Biological life, including the human body, evolved to channel the light from the Sun in accordance to the laws of thermodynamics. Our bodies are made up of proteins that act as semiconductors when they absorb light, and this process is possible by the presence of structured water. Water is fundamental to our health, including our body’s ability to facilitate the movement of electrons to feed our mitochondria. Not surprisingly then, mitochondria themselves produce water after receiving electrons from this electric current throughout the body and the electrons from the Earth. The health of our bodies is dependent on the proper flow of the electrons and the health of this structured water.

Our modern technological environment has dramatic consequences on this system and is toxic to our health. Polarized light from artificial blue-light and nnEMF effects our mitochondria’s ability to produce water and increase the risk of the production of too many free radicals. Furthermore, blue light disrupts our circadian rhythm which may influence many systems and possibly lead to obesity, mitochondrial dysfunction, and more. Given its influence on our stress systems, mood, and mental behavior, it then begs the question of how much these artificial polarized light sources influence our ability to interpret reality and grapple with the larger questions regarding the nature of our existence. On that same note, it then calls into question the degree at which the Sun can do the opposite: help align us with the truth.

With all of this in mind, it highlights the need for our modern society to reflect upon our technological environment. A new understanding of biology is emerging, the field of quantum biology. This understanding of the human body should make us cautious of our modern devices and help us shape a new direction on how to optimize our health and the well-being of all mankind.

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Imagine a world where every person spoke a different language. Imagine the chaos that would ensue. All of the fighting, betrayal, and evil that would occur because no one could communicate with anyone. It would be a dog-eat-dog world. Then imagine, at a snap of a finger, everyone speaking the same language. Imagine the peace that would result. Rather than stabbing and stealing, two people could talk it out, resolve conflict with dialogue, and cooperate.

Imagine how this concept regarding the degree to which language influences peace and cooperation on earth is rooted in our oldest stories. It is found in the Old Testament with the Tower of Babel, where humanity is described as having one language and one speech. With a shared tongue and a unified will, humanity resolved to build a tower whose top would reach the heavens. However, their unity was directed toward self-glorification rather than obedience. As judgment, God confounded their language, causing them to cease understanding one another’s speech. Deprived of communication, their cooperation collapsed. The work ceased, the tower was left unfinished, and the people were scattered across the Earth. Thus Babel became the place where language was divided and human unity dissolved. To put things poetically, we have lived in Babel ever since, up to the invention of Bitcoin.

The concepts explored here in this article surround the work of Ella Hough and her honors thesis titled Bitcoin: The Language for Discovering, Speaking, Settling, and Preserving Truth (Hough, 2025). The paper argues that Bitcoin should be understood not merely as a financial asset but as humanity’s first non-sovereign, censorship-resistant, and non‑extractive language. Her thesis covers many subjects, including how there are similarities between how spoken language and monetary language can be used as a technique of oppression, how Bitcoin could solve issues regarding the loss of local language and culture, and how Bitcoin could be a tool to help us understand reality better. The purpose of this article is to summarize and reflect upon her brilliant ideas.

To begin, it would be helpful to first reflect upon language itself. In the thesis, Hough articulates how there is a distinction between ‘communication’ and ‘language’. Communication is prolific across nature. Animals communicate, but their communication is static, and certain sounds will have certain meanings. Our language, on the other hand, is fluid, dynamic, and adaptive. Our language is constantly evolving for the purpose of being “a pathway, a catalyst, and a system of communicating meaning” (Hough, 2025). She further elaborates how language goes beyond mere communication; as it is our “most robust interface of reality, not just for perception, but for active communication, interaction, and shared meaning” (Hough, 2025). She highlights that humans have developed many kinds of language, such as: mathematics, writing, code, and money. These languages extend beyond mere methods of communication and cooperation, but are a method for us to share meaning and mutual exploration of reality itself.

There is something beautifully elegant in this observation that is worth elaborating on, especially as it relates to Bitcoin. Consider the communication of a dog: a dog will bark perhaps because it perceives a threat with its senses and wishes to warn its owner of this threat. Communication involves transmitting sensory information. We do something additional to this. Sure, we also communicate our sense “Do you see that beautiful landscape over there?”, but we also attempt to use language (such as the very writing of this article) to ascribe meanings to things, and to mutually explore these more grand questions about the nature of our reality together. That being said, language is extractive, meaning that the words conveyed never fully capture the reality it is meant to describe. In other words, “analogies can help bridge the familiar and the unfamiliar, yet they inevitably fall short because they are fundamentally not the same, they inevitably cause the loss of meaning. Bitcoin represents something rare: a language that overcomes this shortfall, the first non-extractive translation language of truth” (Hough, 2025). I would add, as explored in my book The Ancient Way of the Mind: How Modern Thinking Blinds Us From the Wisdom of the Past, that the mere act of analytical and linguistic thought prevents our bodies from the visceral experience that would help us fully realize the grand existential questions regarding our reality, but a computer program performing this function would greatly assist our ability to understand reality more clearly (Bright, 2025). Given the inherent flaws and limitations of our analytical minds, a point scholars have recognized for ages, we cannot help ourselves, myself included, in trying to convey ideas about meaning and reality through spoken and written language, a tendency Hough highlights so elegantly. To make matters worse, there is the issue of meaning being lost in translation.

As explained previously, an aspect that makes human language unique is its dynamic nature, giving it flexibility across differing environmental and technological conditions. Additionally, language never fully captures reality, as it can only paint it in broad strokes. To make matters worse, there exist completely different languages derived from entirely different roots. While it is already difficult to grasp the meaning conveyed in ancient texts of the same language written long before the context of one’s own life, the challenge is compounded when those texts must first be translated before they can even be read. With this hardship of reading aside, modern communication alone is difficult as many of the people sharing this planet today are not able to communicate without translation. Recall the idea that language provides us the ability to cooperate peacefully. Now consider that roughly 16.5% of the world's population (as of 2021) speaks English (World Languages, n.d.). However, this is not to suggest that it would necessarily be good if all of the world spoke one common language. Hough wisely points out in her thesis that there is a richness and benefit in the diversity of linguistic language. Local languages are not simply methods of communication. Embedded within them are cultural values, perspectives on reality, and they play a large role in local identity. Perhaps it is worth noting that both the author of this article (Sydney Bright) and the author of the thesis (Ella Hough) speak Chinese. While I cannot speak for Ms. Hough, I have long noticed that speaking Chinese can influence the way I speak and think. Not only are my mannerisms different, but so are the patterns that I use to describe my thoughts. When we speak, we attempt to translate what is in our minds into words. However, as discussed here, language is imperfect and the language you use acts as a filter. Different languages act as different kinds of filters, influencing the way one articulates what is inside the mind. Similarly, because different languages require different articulation of ideas, they also influence how one reflects on and processes one’s thoughts, as well as how one interprets the surrounding world. That said, we humans are faced with an issue: it would benefit us all if we could speak one language globally, but it would simultaneously benefit us all if all local cultures could hold onto their local identity and cultural heritage. The solution to this issue, Hough proposes, lies in the invention of Bitcoin.

Consider how a similar issue of differing languages exists within the monetary realm as well. Only 4.7% of the world speaks the dollar, while 13% of the world speak either dollar, euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar or Swiss Franc (Gladstein, 2021; Hough, 2025). Put another way, 87% of the world falls outside of the main monetary languages of our world, which are less trustworthy and prone to a great deal of inflation. Bitcoin, of course, is the solution to this issue because it can allow the entire world to transact under one monetary unit, allowing for the other 87% of the world to participate in the global economy without the need for translation (currency conversion). On top of that, when considering Bitcoin as a language that communicates truth, it may simultaneously be able to act as the global language, so that people elsewhere in the world are not forced to adopt English over their local languages. As worded by Hough (Hough, 2025):

“Bitcoin, as a communications protocol, a monetary system, and a global network, creates the conditions for a new kind of language. It offers the possibility of becoming a true "language of opportunity and empowerment,” not by replacing people’s languages of identity, but by preserving them. In contrast to imperial languages that extract and erase, Bitcoin enables individuals to participate globally without surrendering local meaning.”

The concept of linguistic imperialism explored in the thesis is also worth reflecting upon. Consider how languages (linguistic and monetary) can be used for the purpose of control and exploitation. When an empire conquers foreign lands, a common hallmark in history is that the conquered are taught the linguistic language of the conquering. While there are many reasons for this, it results in language conversion becoming a means by which one group extracts wealth from another. Hough also points out how linguistic language can be twisted in other ways as a form of extraction and control. In 20th century China, there was an organic movement amongst the population to simplify characters, making some aspects of life more convenient while also improving the literacy rate (Tsu, 2022). Consequently, both the Nationalist Party, which ruled China from 1928-1949, and the Communist Party which replaced them worked towards systematizing the simplified Chinese of the modern day (Tsu, 2022). The Communist Party, as stated in Jing Tsu’s book Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China, used this alteration of language as an “instrument with which to reach their revolutionary goals: If the Chinese could read easily, they could be radicalized and converted to communism with the new script” (Tsu, 2022). The Communist Party had an ulterior motive in simplifying Chinese, it acted as a means for them to spread propaganda that was used to gain power and control. Again, the alteration of language can be viewed as a possible tool towards the extraction of wealth. Put in this perspective, it shares a commonality with the conversion of monetary language.

Similar to linguistic language, the conversion of monetary language is a very common method of extracting wealth. Today, many people around the world work in one country, such as the United States, only to send money back to their families in their home country. In order to do so, there are companies that help with the remittance process and charge a fee. According to a 2002 report from the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank, the remittances from the U.S. to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean alone amounted to $15 billion annually (Orozco, 2002). This conversion from the world reserve language to another involves an extraction of wealth because a high fee is charged simply to move the money. Again, the idea re-emerges that there is a great need for a global non-extractive language such as Bitcoin. Not only is Bitcoin non-extractive in the sense that the interpretation of the information conveyed is more precisely interpreted, but it resolves a need for translation that has the potential to dissolve some methods of imperial wealth extraction.

Finally, Hough makes a wonderful observation regarding the relationship of language and privacy. Again, Hough, throughout her thesis, reinforces the idea that language is a means by which we interface with reality. She also aims to articulate the idea that Bitcoin is similarly a truth-seeking machine and “if language is the interface of reality, money is the unit of account of reality” (Hough, 2025). That being said, she also makes clear that linguistic language is an imperfect interface of reality, and “if language inherently selects, compresses, and represents parts of reality, then language itself is a form of privacy” (Hough, 2025). This concept of language being inherently private is admittedly apparent in hindsight. We are constantly choosing our linguistic word choice to selectively say, and not say, what we mean to reveal, and not reveal. Freedom of speech is not only expressed in our ability to say what we want to say, but also to not say what we do not want to say. A similar respect should be given to our freedom of monetary language.

The thesis of Ella Hough is a humbling reminder: Bitcoin should not be thought of as simply money, and money should not be thought of as simply something we use for trade. Bitcoin is potentially the world's first non-extractive, global, and censorship-resistant language, and is a powerful tool that humans can use to help us interface with reality and the truth. It can be a means of preserving local linguistic languages, while allowing for the entire world to speak one language. Simultaneously, it can help prevent some of the parasitic extraction that some people have done, and currently still do, to other people. It can be a means at which we people communicate freely, privately, peacefully, and truthfully with one another.

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Gladstein, A. (2021, May 12). Check Your Financial Privilege. Bitcoin Magazine. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/check-your-financial-privilege

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Tsu, J. (2022). Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China. Riverhead Books.

World Languages. (n.d.). Index Mundi. Retrieved February 7, 2026, from https://www.indexmundi.com/world/languages.html

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Research about the harms of nnEMF has existed for decades. Why do we not discuss it more?

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When I was young, I remember hearing the hypothesis that cell phone radiation was harmful. I remember my younger brother, having concern towards me and the family lineage, making a big deal about me placing my cell phone in my pocket, near the family jewels. This idea, of the harm of non-native electromagnetic fields (nnEMF) has existed in our culture for a while, yet we do not commonly give it credence or attention. It is as if we all are unsure whether it is true, and even if it was true we are hopeless to fix it. Perhaps we avoid the subject because it is so uncomfortable. This worry exists somewhere within our culture though, and yet we rarely treat it as a scientifically valid concern worthy of objective inquiry. However, this is by no means indication that these waves are harmless. In fact, research has existed for decades that they are.

To begin, it is best we define what nnEMF is. Electromagnetic fields (EMF) are all around us and are fundamental to nature and the laws of physics. An electromagnetic field (EMF) is a space where electric and magnetic forces exist together, produced whenever electric charges (like electrons) move. In nature, things such as lightning, ocean currents, and the Earth’s magnetic field constantly generate tiny EMFs. For example, the Schumann resonance is a natural EMF, it is a low‑frequency wave of around 7.8 Hz, created by the massive electron flows of lightning that bounce between the conductive ground and the conductive ionosphere.

Visible light is also electromagnetic radiation composed of electromagnetic waves, and our bodies have evolved in an environment filled with many naturally occurring, visible and non‑visible electromagnetic fields. Non-native EMF (nnEMF), then, are unnatural waves produced from our technology. They are not native to our natural environment or biology. Below is an image of the spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies and their corresponding devices (Image sourced from NASA):

The health implications of nnEMF are usually categorized by the frequency (or energy) of the radiation. Ionizing radiation, with short wavelengths and high photon energy, can ionize atoms and molecules, break chemical bonds, and lead to physiological damage. Classic examples include alpha, beta, gamma, and X‑rays emitted during radioactive decay. These types of waves have been recognized as harmful without dispute. Non‑ionizing radiation lacks sufficient photon energy to directly break chemical bonds, and for this reason has been regarded as safe at typical environmental levels. Below is another chart that illustrates the sources of the two types of nnEMF (Image sourced from the EPA):

While the non-ionizing radiation of our technology-filled environment does not affect our bodies in the same way ionizing radiation does, there is research to suggest that it does harm our health in a different way. It effects our cells in a way that was not initially intuitive. Nonetheless, there is decades of research showing that these nnEMF influence our health in negative ways.

Some of the earliest research regarding the negative health effects of nnEMF was conducted in the 1970s. In 1975, Allan Frey, and others, conducted an experiment where they subjected rats to radio-frequencies (RF) of 1.2GHz after injecting their bloodstream with a dye (Allan H. Frey, Sondra R. Field, and Barbara Frey Feburary 1975). They found that the rats that were subjected to the nnEMF had the ink-dyed blood in their brain, suggesting that the radiation exposure caused leakage to the blood-brain barrier. In 1976, Suzanna Bawin, and others, conducted experiments on chicken and cat brains, where they were placed into a solution and found that frequencies of 1, 6, 16, 32, and 75 Hz led to the brain cells retaining more calcium (Bawin and Adey 1976). A follow‑up study suggested that low‑frequency waves (1–30 Hz) affect calcium movement in cells by interacting with negatively charged binding sites on the outer surface of the plasma membrane, thereby causing calcium to be released into the extracellular fluid (Bawin, Adey, and Sabbot 1978). These studies paved the way for research to begin investigating how nnEMF influence cellular function. There was another study, conducted in 1994, that similar showed frequencies of 915 MHz increased blood-brain barrier permeability (Salford et al. 1994). While increased blood-brain barrier permeability can be incredibly detrimental to one’s health, the most notable consequence of nnEMF uncovered in these early studies may be the effects they have on cellular calcium levels.

Years go by, and several studies are conducted. By 1991, a review of 10 studies claims that there is ample evidence amongst the scientific literature that frequencies below 100 Hz change calcium permeability of cells (Walleczek 1991). The human body, and the cells within it, depend on precise ion and electric charge gradients across membranes for normal function. For example, the movement of calcium across neuronal membranes greatly influences the activation and proper functioning of neurons (Berridge 1998). Maintaining these ionic balances is essential for cellular health, and any artificial disturbance could profoundly affect our cells. Emerging evidence suggests that nnEMF can alter calcium concentrations across cell membranes, and it’s crucial to consider how such influences might impact overall health, particularly mitochondrial function.

Mitochondria, commonly known as the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell, are what give our cells energy, allowing for the more complex processes that led to the complex biological life we see on Earth. ATP is produced within the mitochondria via oxidative phosphorylation which includes two steps: the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis. The electron transport chain is where electrons provided by the glucose from our food, combined with the oxygen we breathe, produces a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondria, and results in the production of water. The proton gradient produced subsequently allows a protein complex named ATP synthase to produce ATP, the molecule for energy use in the body.

Up until very recently in human history, the most common cause of death was from diseases that were communicable. Given the rise of modern medicine, many of these diseases are treatable. However, in the 1900s, a shift also occurred where non-communicable disease became, by a large margin, the leading cause of death (O U et al. 2015). Leading causes of death today include diabetes, cancer, obesity, and respiratory disease (O U et al. 2015). Unlike our historical past, the way society alleviates this burden of disease is likely not by being hostile toward a pathogen. It may require having humility in appreciating how our modern lifestyles are out of sync with nature. For example, our modern lives create busy brains, and we accordingly no longer have minds characterized by mindfulness, which is a state of mind more akin to life in nature which has the capability of reducing overall chronic disease (Zhang et al. 2021). At the physical level, what is at the root of our chronic disease is the health of our mitochondria. With energy, utilized via ATP, the body is not capable of effectively performing the physiological processes needed for healthy function. By way of analogy: no matter how many good resources you provide a factory, without energy, there is no production. Mitochondrial health is at the center of our chronic disease (Gonzalez, Miranda-Massari, and Duconge 2014; Phillips et al. 2019). Below is an illustration of the structure of mitochondria:

Image: Submitochondrial particle by Aeffenberger. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Mitochondria have two layers. There is an outer membrane, and there is another membrane which houses the matrix where cellular respiration takes place. The outer membrane is very porous and allows for both small ions and large molecules to pass through, however the inner membrane is very selective and tightly controls the flow of ions such as potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), and calcium (Ca2+), and various molecules involved in cellular respiration (Bayrhuber et al. 2008; Kühlbrandt 2015). Again, the controlled gradients of charged ions on either side of a membrane are central to how cellular processes work. Consequently, ion concentrations within the cell’s cytoplasm can dramatically impact the health and functioning of a cell. Recent research indicates that the mitochondria act as a calcium sink within the cell, finely tuning the calcium levels within the cell by absorbing and releasing calcium, as appropriate (Sullivan et al. 2005; Rizzuto et al. 2012).

However, if something were to cause an unnatural influx of calcium into the mitochondrial space, the mitochondrial permeability transition pore mPTP will open up and lead to the release of mitochondrial calcium, and other molecules, into the cell’s cytoplasm (Sullivan et al. 2005). This dysfunctional event leads not only to mitochondrial uncoupling and decreases ATP production, but can also lead to the release of Cytochrome C into the cell which could trigger premature cell death (Sullivan et al. 2005; Duchen 2000; Kroemer and Reed 2000). In other words, it is possible that the unnatural saturation of nnEMF lead to too much calcium in the mitochondria, leading to a dysfunctional calcium content regulator inside cells which results in decreased energy production or cell death.

This proposed mechanism could go to explain the observed harms our modern devices can potentially cause to our health. For example, a review of research hypothesized that this alteration of voltage-gated calcium channel activity from nnEMF causes an assortment of psychiatric disorders, including depression (Pall 2016). It may also help explain why a case study in 2013, that involved self-reports of cell phone use, found that increased use of cell phones was correlated to an increase in brain tumors (Hardell et al. 2013). There has also been a smaller case study correlating occupational exposure to nnEMF and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s (Sobel et al. 1995). An even older study, conducted in the 1980s, found that there was a seasonal difference in pregnancy success, suggesting that the increased use of heated beds and blankets during winter time negatively influenced the pregnancy process (Wertheimer and Leeper 1986).

While research has existed for decades that suggest there are negative health effects from nnEMF, and this exists alongside proposed mechanisms that also have existed for decades, it is curious to wonder why this subject is so rarely discussed. Furthermore, because this field of research is understudied, this article may be just scratching the surface on the harms of nnEMF and the various consequences it has on our mitochondria and health. Throughout history, we have invented technologies. Sometimes, we invent technologies that turn out to be harmful, and we are smart to change course. Our modern devices are essential to the functioning of our modern lives. If they are truly as harmful as the research presented here suggests, it would be very prudent that we all do our best to change course in a way that optimizes both our health and our society.

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Bawin, S. M., and W. R. Adey. 1976. “Sensitivity of Calcium Binding in Cerebral Tissue to Weak Environmental Electric Fields Oscillating at Low Frequency.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 73 (6): 1999–2003.

Bawin, S. M., W. R. Adey, and I. M. Sabbot. 1978. “Ionic Factors in Release of 45Ca2+ from Chicken Cerebral Tissue by Electromagnetic Fields.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 75 (12): 6314–18.

Bayrhuber, Monika, Thomas Meins, Michael Habeck, Stefan Becker, Karin Giller, Saskia Villinger, Clemens Vonrhein, Christian Griesinger, Markus Zweckstetter, and Kornelius Zeth. 2008. “Structure of the Human Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105 (40): 15370–75.

Berridge, M. J. 1998. “Neuronal Calcium Signaling.” Neuron 21 (1): 13–26.

Duchen, M. R. 2000. “Mitochondria and Ca(2+)in Cell Physiology and Pathophysiology.” Cell Calcium 28 (5–6): 339–48.

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Hardell, Lennart, Michael Carlberg, Fredrik Söderqvist, and Kjell Hansson Mild. 2013. “Case-Control Study of the Association between Malignant Brain Tumours Diagnosed between 2007 and 2009 and Mobile and Cordless Phone Use.” International Journal of Oncology 43 (6): 1833–45.

Kroemer, G., and J. C. Reed. 2000. “Mitochondrial Control of Cell Death.” Nature Medicine 6 (5): 513–19.

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Pall, Martin L. 2016. “Microwave Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) Produce Widespread Neuropsychiatric Effects Including Depression.” Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 75 (Pt B): 43–51.

Phillips, Andrew J. K., Parisa Vidafar, Angus C. Burns, Elise M. McGlashan, Clare Anderson, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Steven W. Lockley, and Sean W. Cain. 2019. “High Sensitivity and Interindividual Variability in the Response of the Human Circadian System to Evening Light.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116 (24): 12019–24.

Rizzuto, Rosario, Diego De Stefani, Anna Raffaello, and Cristina Mammucari. 2012. “Mitochondria as Sensors and Regulators of Calcium Signalling.” Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology 13 (9): 566–78.

Salford, L. G., A. Brun, K. Sturesson, J. L. Eberhardt, and B. R. Persson. 1994. “Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier Induced by 915 MHz Electromagnetic Radiation, Continuous Wave and Modulated at 8, 16, 50, and 200 Hz.” Microscopy Research and Technique 27 (6): 535–42.

Sobel, E., Z. Davanipour, R. Sulkava, T. Erkinjuntti, J. Wikstrom, V. W. Henderson, G. Buckwalter, J. D. Bowman, and P. J. Lee. 1995. “Occupations with Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields: A Possible Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease.” American Journal of Epidemiology 142 (5): 515–24.

Sullivan, P. G., A. G. Rabchevsky, P. C. Waldmeier, and J. E. Springer. 2005. “Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in CNS Trauma: Cause or Effect of Neuronal Cell Death?” Journal of Neuroscience Research 79 (1–2): 231–39.

Walleczek, J. 1991. “Electromagnetic Field Effects on Cells of the Immune System: The Role of Calcium Signalling.” presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of FASEB, Atlanta, Gerogia, April 24. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.6.13.1397839.

Wertheimer, N., and E. Leeper. 1986. “Possible Effects of Electric Blankets and Heated Waterbeds on Fetal Development.” Bioelectromagnetics 7 (1): 13–22.

Zhang, Dexing, Eric K. P. Lee, Eva C. W. Mak, C. Y. Ho, and Samuel Y. S. Wong. 2021. “Mindfulness-Based Interventions: An Overall Review.” British Medical Bulletin. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldab005.

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This point is so well made.

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Seems to me there are more and more conversations in Bitcoin that propose a violation of such rights.

As Bitcoin matures and grows, the frequency of people who wish to violate property rights will likely grow as well.

We must always stand up for what’s right.

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Such is life. Those that have their keys will upgrade their wallets, and people will have incentives to build quantum computers to grave rob abandoned ones.

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I am starting to understand how we are not only beings that absorb and emit light, but the proteins of our body are like semiconductors that allow electrons and energy to flow.

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There are few truths clearer and more apparent as: life is made possible by the energy of the sun. What we call the second law of thermodynamics teaches us that built into the fabric of the universe in an arrow of time and entropic progression. To find balance, the universe creates order, dissipative structures, that can absorb and more efficiently facilitate that flow of energy. In our case, order and life is formed on earth to properly facilitate the light energy flowing from the sun. From this point of view, one can view the entirety of biology as something invertedly tied to the light and electromagnetic waves. From this starting point, we will analyze human anatomy.

Introduction

To begin, a brief review of the electromagnetic spectrum is necessary. What people usually refer to as ‘light’ consists of the wavelengths that our eyes can perceive. Photons exhibit both wave‑like and particle‑like properties. They travel from the Sun, reflect off objects in our environment, enter our retinas, and illuminate the world for us to see. In addition to the visible portion, there exists an entire spectrum of photon wavelengths that lie beyond the range of human vision; they are still photons (still light) even though we cannot detect them visually. Below is an illustration of the electromagnetic spectrum and its corresponding wavelength ranges.

The visual spectrum ranges from approximately 380nm to 750nm. Higher energy, shorter wavelengths, beyond our visible blue and purple become ultraviolent (UV) light. On the other end, beyond our visible read is infrared (IR) light. While invisible to the human eye, the other wavelengths of light have played an incredibly important role in the evolution of biological creatures and therefore greatly impact our health.

Light and Electrons

While contemplating how light influences human health, it is first critical to reflect upon how the biology of the earth, in general, handles the light from the sun. To begin, it is best to start off with an example that is apparent and obvious to everyone: plants. Plants, through photosynthesis absorbs the light energy of the sun and transform it. Animals benefit from this transformation by eating the plants and using that energy for their life. Plants use the chloroplasts in their cells to transform light energy into food energy, while animals use the mitochondria in cells to transform the food energy into our energy. A simplified equation for photosynthesis is as follows:
Light + Water + CO2 --> Electrons + Oxygen 
A simplified equation for human metabolism within mitochondria is as follows:
Electrons + Oxygen -> Energy + Water + CO2 
As is made apparent, plants and animals are mirrors of one another. What the plant absorbs and produces, is what the animal produces and absorbs. We feed each other symbiotically, as we each thrive and absorb what is provided by the sun. What is important to recognize as well is how the electrons transmit from the plant to the animal. What photosynthesis produces is sugar, this is why we retrieve sugars from the fruits of plants. Humans later process the sugars in a way where we can later strip electrons from it for later use in the electron transport chain (ETC) of our mitochondria. Carnivorous animals can also do the same from eating and processing the fat from other animals. Regardless of the source from sugar to fat, these electrons are a consequence of a stream of events whereby a plant utilized sunlight to store electrons in food. In this way, one can imagine electrons as a kind of packaging, that stores the energy from the sun and moves it around to cell to cell, creature to creature. The way at which electrons move in the body is crucial to understand if one wants to truly understand human health.

A plant is able to absorb and process light energy thanks to the pigment compound chlorophyll (Martins et al. 2023). Below is the molecular structure of chlorophyll (Rothemund 1956):

Chlorophyll contains porphyrin rings surrounding a magnesium ion, and has an attached hydrocarbon tail (Martins et al. 2023). Chlorophyll's rings absorb light, exciting electrons within its system to higher energy orbitals—a leap that destabilizes the molecule. When this happens, the molecule wishes to stabilize and will release the energy. Sometimes an atom may emit this energy as a photon, and sometimes it is done through via resonance of a ‘virtual photon’ when another molecule is nearby. The central magnesium atom (Mg²⁺) plays a critical structural role: its positive charge organizes the chlorin ring's geometry, enhancing light absorption and facilitating rapid energy transfer. This excitation energy is funneled via resonance energy transfer through neighboring chlorophyll molecules to a specialized reaction center complex in the chloroplast (e.g., P680).

In other words, the energy state of the chlorophyl is heightened, and this energy moves from chlorophyll to chlorophyll to a central place in the chloroplast. Here, the concentrated energy ejects a high-energy electron from chlorophyll, oxidizing it to Chl⁺. This electron is then captured by primary acceptors (pheophytin/quinones), entering the electron transport chain. Eventually, the sugar molecule is made. To know what wavelengths of light cause these cascading events, all we need to do is look at the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll. The absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a is below:

Source: https://omlc.org/spectra/PhotochemCAD/html/122.html

As is evident, chlorophyll a absorbs predominantly blue light, while also absorbing UV and red light.

In simplicity, the structure of chlorophyll allows it to absorb light (UV, blue, and red) and dissipate that energy. This, in concordance of many other chlorophyll molecules within the chloroplast leads to the release of electrons for later use by life. One would be simplistic in assuming that this is the total use of light by biological life. In other words, it would be false to assume that only plants absorb light and produce energy, and animals simply benefit from the energy they produce. While this is indeed part of the process, human beings benefit from the light as well. Not only do we benefit from what plants do, but we have also developed even more complex means of processing and benefiting from the light of the sun.

Proteins are Light Harnessing

To begin exploring how animal biology utilizes light, it is perhaps best to review hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a molecule in our blood that transfers the oxygen that we breathe from our lungs to the rest of the body. The chemical structure of hemoglobin is below (Weissbluth 1974):

The chemical structure is very similar to that of chloroplast. It similarly has rings that surround a metal atom and has a hydrocarbon tail. Meaning, it also absorbs light. A key differentiator is that the metal in the middle is iron and not magnesium (Medlock et al. 2022).

It is then curious to consider to what extent proteins found within the human body absorb light. Furthermore, what do they do with that light energy? Below is the absorption spectrum of hemoglobin (Hb) and hemoglobin with some oxygen (HbO2):

Source: https://omlc.org/spectra/hemoglobin/

Proteins are composed of amino acids, and it is well known that some amino acids that have aromatic rings, such as tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine, absorb UV light. (Mach, Middaugh, and Denslow 2001; Salmahaminati and Roca-Sanjuán 2024). Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that the aromatic rings of proteins allows for the efficient movement of electrons, providing a conductive like quality to proteins so that electrons can efficiently move around (Krishnan et al. 2023; Vargas et al. 2013).

To better understand this, let us review how metals conduct electricity. Metals conduct electricity because the atomic structure of metals is such where many electrons exist on the outer most surface, atomically. This collection of electrons provides ideal conditions for the movement of electric energy. One way to imagine it is a sea of electrons, this sea of electrons allows other electrons to easily swim through it. Recall that a similar process occurs in chlorophyll, where light hitting the rings causes electrons to rise, creating the conditions for the movement of energy across chlorophyll. If the aromatic rings of proteins similarly lead to the efficient movement of electrons, then one can imagine the body as full semiconductors. We are made of molecules that, when hit by light, allows for the healthy movement of electrons for healthy bodily function.

To further complexify this inquiry, let us consider how there are only certain types of light that make it through our atmosphere from the sun. Below is a chart of the electromagnetic frequencies of light both admitted by the sun and the rays that pass through our atmosphere we experience on the ground (Horvath 1993):

Note that while the sun emits light of many frequencies, including those close to 0 nm, only wavelengths of around 300nm reach the environment where we live. Now, consider the light absorption spectrum of a protein such as leptin, which responds to wavelengths of 190-210nm (Raver et al. 2000). These wavelengths are in the UV range but are smaller wavelengths than what the atmosphere allows the sun to provide for us. Why did nature form proteins that respond to light not granted by the sun? Where do these wavelengths of light come from? Evidence suggests that these frequencies of light come from within our own bodies. We produce our own light.

Fritz-Albert Popp, a German physicist, is famous for his research involving biophotons. His research has found that living systems emit light from between 200-800nm (Popp, Gu, and Li 1994; Popp 2003). This range of frequencies produced by organic life range from visible light, which seems obvious when one considers phytoplankton and fireflies, but also non-visible UV light. We also emit IR light of course, otherwise we wouldn’t be visible via IR goggles.

It is then curious to consider the extent that physiologic functions are dictated by the subsequent biophotons that are produced by other physiologic processes. Later research has found that the bulk of the ultra-weak photon emission produced by living cells is done by the mitochondria (Van Wijk et al. 2020). A meta-analysis paper of the research shows how there are many frequencies of light emitted by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are the product of the electron transport chain (Van Wijk et al. 2020). For example, excited oxygen in the triplet state (3O2*) is able to emit a red photon, excited singlet oxygen is able to emit in the 780nm (IR light), and the dimerization of excited singlet oxygen can also emit ranges within our visible spectrum of 634-703nm (Van Wijk et al. 2020).

Light plays an important role in mitochondria function, enhancing its ability to produce ATP more effectively through various mechanisms (Poyton and Ball 2011; De Freitas and Hamblin 2016; Sommer, Haddad, and Fecht 2015). Not only do mitochondria benefit from light, but they also emit light. This light is made possible by the very processes imbedded within cellular respiration. Glucose and lipids are converted into acetyl-CoA, then acetyl-CoA enters the TCA Cycle (Krebs Cycle) which results in the production of some ATP, CO2, and NAD+/ FAD+ being reduced (adding an electron) to NADH and FADH2. NADH and FADH2 act as the next stage of electron carriers, which bring the electron to the site of the electron transport chain (ETC) where the final collection of ATP and water is created. A biproduct of the ETC is ROS, which can emit light. Therefore, there is a feedback process where light makes more efficient the production of ATP, while light is being simultaneously produced by the byproducts of the entire process. In this way, one can view mitochondria as more complex evolutionarily than chlorophyll and hemoglobin, which both utilized light in a more rudimentary way.

One can hardly explore the importance UV light has on the body without mentioning the pigment of our skin: melanin. While plants have chlorophyll, we have melanin. There are different kinds of melanin found within the human body. Below is an illustration of the relevant building blocks for the biosynthesis of eumelanin, pheomelanin, and neuromelanin (Menter 2016):

Notice how the building blocks of melanin all contain rings which make the pigment conducive to absorbing light. Below is an absorption spectrum of melanin:

Image source: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jgd1000/melanin.html

Notice how most of the light melanin absorbs in in the range of UV provided by the sun. At its surface, this may seem obvious, as we all know that melanin helps protect our skin from UV sunlight. However, just like chlorophyll, melanin also seems to play a role in transforming this light into more productive uses. Research has found that highly melanized fungi show a 4-fold increase in its ability to reduce NADH (Dadachova et al. 2007). This suggests that, when melanin is exposed to light energy, the atoms are moved to a higher energy state, and this can lead to electrons being provided to neighboring molecules. This is incredibly similar to plant photosynthesis. Plants have chlorophyll, and we use melanin for a slightly similar purpose: to absorb light for the purpose of energy production.

Closing Remarks

While this article only scratches the surface of quantum biological topics, it aims to illustrate a lens at which one can view biological life. Biological life formed, and was shaped, around the light energy from the sun. Complex life emerged as organic molecules structured themselves to more efficiently absorb that light and utilize it. Plants and animals alike absorb light, and this leads to the movement of electrons and emission of photons in various ways. Fundamentally, electrons are what drive our body’s ability to utilize energy. Mitochondria use electrons to produce ATP, proteins help electrons move around, etc. In many ways, the body is electric, and the sun is our source of power.

We are beings of light. We absorb light and move electrons and photons around our body. We produce light, leading to further life and functioning. We are, and forever will be, in constant relation and harmony with the light of our universe.

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Life is good and beautiful as always man

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Life is good and beautiful as always man

”法令滋章盗贼多有 The more laws are posted The more ...

2025-11-14T01:28:36Z

”法令滋章
盗贼多有

The more laws are posted
The more robbers and thieves there are”
-老子道德经

This is the way!

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This is the way!

Couldn’t agree more!

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Couldn’t agree more!

This is the way!

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This is the way!

Same with Wallet of Satoshi and Zeus. Amazing wallets apps out ...

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Same with Wallet of Satoshi and Zeus. Amazing wallets apps out there now.

I personally find this to be a gross over-simplification. Humans ...

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I personally find this to be a gross over-simplification. Humans need to be careful of glorifying our thoughts and thinking. There is much more to biological life and consciousness than thinking. AI is far from what we are.

If anything, Bitcoin needs to be involved. As at least Bitcoin is constantly maintaining a kind homeostasis. This is a function much more akin to biological life.

Thinking takes us away from the conscious experience.

Thanks @nprofile…4se5 for drawing attention to this issue. You ...

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Thanks isabella (nprofile…4se5) for drawing attention to this issue. You captured it well. I am very passionate about this subject, and so is the people I work with at Abundant Mines (nprofile…qph6).

The mining industry certainly needs healing.

Much respect to you too brotha. Always happy to have a civil ...

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Much respect to you too brotha. Always happy to have a civil conversation.

That’s cool, you are entitled to your opinion. I am a little ...

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That’s cool, you are entitled to your opinion.

I am a little unsure you quite understand what a chain rewrite would entail, because BlackRock having influence over Bitcoin mining companies certainly does not lead to that possibility. It would require so much more.

I have also rarely ever, maybe never, seen monero being accepted at any merchant I have interacted with.

I pay for my life using bitcoin, I don’t see how that would be remotely possible using monero.

I also very much disagree on many levels that it’s hopium to think the world will move to a Bitocin standard. But this thread of replies is long enough.

Again, I am happy to agree to disagree.

While it’s good to be wary of all of that stuff, I certainly do ...

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While it’s good to be wary of all of that stuff, I certainly do not find it any reason to store my wealth in a less secure network.

Bitcoin is money. Everyone will own money. That is inevitable.

If you wish to own some coin on a network that no powerful entities hold, you will likely never have money that the rest of the world accepts as a medium of exchange.

Those entities hold Bitcoin because it is secured by energy. Energy is power. Bitcoin gives power to anyone that holds it. I can’t say the same for the other coins.

If a coin is secured by less hash power, then it is easier for a ...

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If a coin is secured by less hash power, then it is easier for a state actor (as an example) to come up with enough hashrate to rewrite the chain. The more energy at your disposable, the more capable you are of creating a longer chain and rewriting the networks history.

This has not happened yet, but it’s possible. It is why Bitcoin is so secure. The amount of energy required to rewrite Bitcoin is immense. This isn’t as true for the others.

It’s not just about whether or not it’s PoW or not. Many ...

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It’s not just about whether or not it’s PoW or not. Many shitcoins are PoW. Dogecoin and BTC Cash are PoW.

PoW is progressively more secure the more mining that happens. This is one of the equations in the Bitcoin white paper.

Comparing the PoW of Bitcoin to the PoW of a shitcoin is like comparing a wooden box to a metal safe. Sure, both can secure your funds, but one is far far far more thermodynamically secure than the other.

There has to be a wave 4 before wave 5 right? So patience is a ...

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There has to be a wave 4 before wave 5 right? So patience is a virtue here still.

Haha bitcoin is tied to nature, and nature is always in ...

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Haha bitcoin is tied to nature, and nature is always in oscilation. But are you implying that your waves are showing you that the next upturn we have is the big one?

This is the way!

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This is the way!

Predictions for next rip?

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Predictions for next rip?

Node choice significantly matters concerning disputes about ...

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Node choice significantly matters concerning disputes about consensus rules.

There is a lot more nuance here. Node choice is very important ...

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There is a lot more nuance here. Node choice is very important regarding consensus rules. Outside of deciding consensus, it is far more complicated.

Good morning to you too!

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Good morning to you too!

Sick care… not health care

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Sick care… not health care

Agreed, I think this is an awesome proposal

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Agreed, I think this is an awesome proposal

So true

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So true

Congratulations!

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Congratulations!

Hopefully I can provide a kind and helpful answer here. While ...

2025-10-29T20:47:35Z

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Hopefully I can provide a kind and helpful answer here. While Monero is attractive because of its privacy benefits, similar benefits can be achieved through Bitcoin.

All cryptocurrencies, in my opinion, are shitcoins except for Bitcoin because they are not secured by the vast amount of energy that Bitcoin is secured by.

The PoW energy that supports Bitcoin is what makes it truly something special.

Currently waiting for Amazon to release it. Will make a post when ...

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Currently waiting for Amazon to release it. Will make a post when available.

In short, it is about him waking up from a dream that he was a ...

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In short, it is about him waking up from a dream that he was a butterfly, only to turn around and essentially ask “how do I know I’m not a butterfly dreaming im a human?”

I think it’s a beautiful parable. One that addresses the nature of the self, and fundamentally questions the means at which we self identify.

I use 荘子 parables in my book often. There is a lot of wisdom in there.

One of my favorite passages in this book is the story of the ...

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One of my favorite passages in this book is the story of the butterfly.

We live in a kind of digital serfdom. Bitcoin unshackles those ...

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We live in a kind of digital serfdom. Bitcoin unshackles those chains.

He’s giving good advice. I also tend to recommend clients away ...

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He’s giving good advice. I also tend to recommend clients away from the ledger when possible. The cold card is a great choice.

He unfortunately doesn’t have one.

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He unfortunately doesn’t have one.

Good morning!

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Good morning!

Ya, it's available on Amazon. Happy to help

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Ya, it's available on Amazon. Happy to help

I think this is a very well put observation. Our tendency to ...

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I think this is a very well put observation. Our tendency to lable the world we see, and the thoughts within, blinds us from the true nature of things. Shameless plug, but I have just written an entire book around the subject: The Ancient Way of the Mind. I just came across your profile. It is nice to find those of like mind.

I hear that something happened to Xi on the 9th, rumors are a ...

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I hear that something happened to Xi on the 9th, rumors are a stroke, may be related to what happened Friday.

Shame I don’t have more fiat to spare haha

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Shame I don’t have more fiat to spare haha

Love it when it’s on sale

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Love it when it’s on sale

I’ve been reading your reading suggestions. I’m assuming this ...

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I’ve been reading your reading suggestions. I’m assuming this is reference to M Samuel’s work? I just finished that one. Thank you for your book link.

Bitcoin is money, use it as such. #naddr1qq…pdj4

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Bitcoin is money, use it as such.

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Many people think of Bitcoin as an investment. But traditionally, investments are things we purchase with money, expecting them to grow in value and return more money than if we had simply left our savings untouched. The challenge with this view is that Bitcoin is not the investment-it is the money itself. Some dismiss this idea because they have never experienced using bitcoin directly as money. In this article, you will discover how to live entirely on bitcoin today: how to pay your bills, shop for groceries, and handle everyday expenses. Your journey into the future of money begins now.

To understand how someone can live entirely on bitcoin-without needing to rely on dollars-it helps to first review the main payment methods we commonly use today.

ACH transfers: These form the backbone of most large recurring payments. Rent, electricity, gym memberships, loan repayments, and similar obligations are typically handled through ACH, where a company pulls funds directly from your bank account using your account and routing number.

Debit and credit cards: For everyday spending, debit cards are the most common tool, while credit cards offer an alternative with the balance usually settled through ACH transfers.

Payment apps: Platforms like Venmo and Cash App add convenience for peer-to-peer payments. Yet behind the scenes, these apps also depend on your bank account, often linking through ACH.

Cash: Lastly, there is traditional cash. While still accepted, it plays a diminishing role in modern life as fewer people rely on it day to day.

The major purpose of outlining these varying payment methods is to highlight one single observation: that ACH transfers underpin our modern financial payment systems. If you can pay via the ACH system, you can pay for bills, credit cards, and connect to your social peers via the commonly used apps. In order to live off of bitcoin, one must learn how to use bitcoin to pay ACH transfers. The following is a list of tools one should use to live entirely off of bitcoin, with this in mind.

Bitcoin Wallet

Naturally, living on bitcoin begins with having a bitcoin wallet. This is not necessarily for day-to-day transactions, it is more a secure place to store your savings. As the well-known saying goes, “not your keys, not your coins.” At its core, Bitcoin is a technology that restores true property rights. To live entirely on bitcoin is to embrace this new form of allodial title, and custody should be treated with the seriousness that such ownership deserves.

Lightning Wallet

If your primary bitcoin wallet is the vault that safeguards your family’s long-term savings, you will also need a spending wallet for everyday use. This is where the Lightning Network becomes essential. Lightning is a protocol built on top of Bitcoin that enables instant, low-cost payments. A Lightning wallet allows you to pay vendors directly in bitcoin.

While your local grocery store may not yet accept bitcoin, many online merchants already do-whether it’s Peony Lane’s wine, Soap Miner’s handcrafted soap, or countless other products. As you explore this lifestyle, you’ll quickly discover a growing community of people eager to exchange high-quality goods and services for sound money.

To take it a step further, consider attending a local Bitcoin meetup. You may be surprised by how many local connections you can form and how many nearby vendors already accept bitcoin for everyday necessities, from meat to milk, you can find a wealth of your everyday needs through local bitcoin friendly providers who are eager to (and in some cases, only willing to) accept bitcoin for what they sell.

The momentum is also spreading more broadly. Block recently announced that it will enable bitcoin payments across all Square terminals. This means that in the near future, many of your favorite coffee shops, farmers markets, and small businesses could be ready to accept bitcoin directly.

Strike Account

The tools discussed above are invaluable for spending bitcoin with vendors who accept it directly. Still, this represents only a fraction of the payments most people make each day. The real breakthrough comes with using bitcoin for ACH transfers. This is where Strike plays a pivotal role.

At its core, Strike is a Bitcoin exchange, but in practice it functions much like a Bitcoin-native bank. When you hold bitcoin with Strike, they manage custody on your behalf while providing a traditional financial bridge. Strike issues you an account and routing number, allowing you to pay bills, settle credit cards, transfer money, and interact with the legacy banking system just as you would with a checking account.

Beyond this, Strike offers additional tools: you can buy and sell bitcoin, send instant Lightning payments, and even access bitcoin-backed loans. With Strike, it becomes possible to manage all your financial obligations-whether through ACH transfers or a credit card-without the need to hold depreciating dollars. Instead, your life can be financed directly through, and entirely denominated in, bitcoin.

**(Optional) The Bitcoin Company **

For those who want to go the extra mile, there is The Bitcoin Company. It provides an alternative to Strike by letting customers use the Lightning Network to prepay debit cards and gift cards directly with bitcoin. Through the app, you can load Visa cards or purchase gift cards for everyday essentials, giving you the flexibility to spend bitcoin almost anywhere while still earning rewards back in sats. This makes it a powerful option for those who prefer not to rely solely on Strike, offering another seamless bridge between the bitcoin economy and the traditional payments world.

Closing Remarks

Personally, I live this way. I no longer rely on a fiat bank account; instead, I use bitcoin to pay my bills, buy groceries, and save for the future. On the surface, nothing looks unusual as I swipe my credit card at restaurants and send Venmo payments to friends, but behind the scenes I am already living in the future. The empowerment of holding true property rights over my wealth is profound, but an even greater benefit quickly becomes evident: deflation is the natural state of a free market. Prices rise over time not because life naturally becomes more expensive, but because the Federal Reserve continually inflates the supply of dollars. That artificial inflation distorts reality. With bitcoin, I have opted out. As the exchange rate between bitcoin and the dollar rises, my cost of living effectively falls and my groceries get cheaper. Time and again, I have bought beef from my local farmer at lower prices while the quality remains high. Living off bitcoin is not just empowering, it is freeing, because it reconnects you with the natural way of things.

Bitcoin is money, and many people of the world have yet to realize it, you do not have to wait to use it as such. With the above tools, you can begin living on a Bitcoin standard today. We hope you enjoy the freedom that results.

*Disclaimer: The information provided in this blog is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Please consult with a financial advisor or conduct your own research before making any financial decisions. *

This is the way

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I have been thinking about this a lot. Are there any legit pieces ...

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I have been thinking about this a lot. Are there any legit pieces of clothing people can wear to block this dirty electricity and nnEMF?

This is a wonderful article. Thank you for putting it together. ...

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This is a wonderful article. Thank you for putting it together. Consciousness surely is poorly defined, yet we all vaguely know what it is referring to. That being said, not having a clear definition can make our discussions challenging. In my book, The Ancient Way of the Mind, I choose to define consciousness as the "experience of life". In tandem with exploring the neuroscience of how the brain generates the sense of the self, I use this definition of consciousness to try and distinguish between the experienced self from, what I call, the true Self.

Thank you for the note. Not sure what that could be about. I have ...

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Thank you for the note. Not sure what that could be about. I have been receiving zaps past couple days, and everything seems to be running just fine.

I appreciate the gesture.

We are all beings of light. #naddr1qq…7cze

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We are all beings of light.

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The foundation of our metabolic health can be understood through three core pillars: light, water, and magnetism. These factors are essential for mitochondrial health, which drives our body’s ability to generate energy and resist disease. Light and water work together to power and regulate how our bodies produce and use energy. Magnetism, on the other hand, becomes a challenge in today’s world, where non-native EMFs disrupt the natural processes vital for energy production. Recognizing how these environmental influences shape mitochondrial function is key to understanding how we can protect and optimize our health in the modern world.

At its core, health is about our body’s ability to create and use energy to thrive. This energy comes from Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), which is produced by the mitochondria and delivered to tissues throughout the body to power countless reactions. Interestingly, the structure of water surrounding these reaction sites may also act as a key catalyst, helping energy be used effectively. ATP itself is generated through the electron transport chain, a process where oxygen and electrons (prepared earlier by the Krebs cycle) combine to produce water, carbon dioxide (CO₂), and ATP. This entire process is known as cellular respiration.

In cellular respiration, carbohydrates and fats are broken down into acetyl-CoA, which enters the Krebs cycle to produce NADH and FADH₂. These are both high-energy electron carriers that feed into the electron transport chain (ETC) in the mitochondrial inner membrane. Complex I receives electrons from NADH (mainly from carbohydrate metabolism but also from fats) and pumps protons into the intermembrane space, while Complex II accepts electrons from FADH₂ (often from fat metabolism) without pumping protons. Both pass electrons to ubiquinone (UQ), reducing it to ubiquinol (UQH₂), which delivers them to Complex III; here, more protons are pumped and electrons are transferred to Complex IV (a.k.a cytochrome c oxidase) which accepts electrons from cytochrome c, uses them to reduce oxygen to water, and pumps additional protons into the intermembrane space. This proton pumping by Complexes I, III, and IV creates an electrochemical gradient, and ATP synthase uses the return flow of protons into the matrix to drive the formation of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. In simplicity, electrons are transported across the chain to create a concentration of protons (H+) on one side of the membrane so that they can be pumped through the ATP synthase to create ATP.

Light

Light plays a very important role in increasing the efficiency and output of this energy creation process. Firstly, red and near infrared light (R-NIR), which constitutes a large portion of the sun’s rays and can penetrate deep within our body’s tissues, effects multiple steps in the electron transport chain. There is a body of research to suggest that cytochrome c, which transfers electrons between complex III and IV, is a chromophore for infrared light and increases its activity under NIR exposure, thereby allowing for the increased production of ATP (Poyton and Ball 2011; De Freitas and Hamblin 2016). This would simultaneously suggest an increased rate of water production. Furthermore, the ATP synthase itself, essentially the engine that produces the ATP, is made more efficient when NIR reduces the viscosity of the water surrounding it (Sommer, Haddad, and Fecht 2015). Imagine the ATP synthase as a kind of pump that rotates: if the water surrounding it is thick, it rotates slower and is less efficient. The light from the sun changes the structure of the water, acting as if it was a lubricant, to ensure the rotor can move efficiently. More on this structured water later.

As an interesting aside, it is crucial to consider how ancient humans who lived in environments higher in latitude survived in a healthy manner if not exposed to as much sunlight. Our modern indoor lifestyles are akin to this kind of environment and is therefore worth consideration for our own health. When a mammal is exposed to repeated cold temperatures, this triggers the development of brown fat (Lim et al. 2012). Brown fat contains a different kind of mitochondria, one where there are uncoupled proteins (UCPs) (Rousset et al. 2004). These proteins allow the protons to re-enter the mitochondrial matrix without using the ATP synthase. Rather than generating ATP through this process, heat (IR light) is generated instead. So, a cold environment leads to the generation of a special kind of mitochondria that substitutes the mitochondrial needs of the sun, by producing the light inside the body instead. We are truly beings of light.

Research also suggests that increased heat dissipation by mitochondria coincides with an increased expression of the gene that encodes for leptin (Sazzini et al. 2014). Accordingly, the LEPR gene influences satiety, fatty acid processing in adipose tissue, energy balance, fat storage, and glucose metabolism (Sazzini et al. 2014). Furthermore, leptin activates POMC (Oswal and Yeo 2007). POMC leads to the generation of melanin, a storehouse for electrons. Meaning, cold adapted individuals were also able to maintain proper mitochondrial health by producing melanin via a different mechanism, given the lack of UV light, which will store electrons for later use in the electron transport chain.

All considered, the water surrounding proteins and complexes of the mitochondria are benefitted from IR-NIR light and play an important role in making the pump more efficient. However, this is not the full extent to which water influences the efficiency, or lack thereof, of this pump.

Water

At the core of health is our ability to produce ATP efficiently and properly utilize it for all biological functions that maintain proper balance and wellness. Recall that the entire purpose of the ETC is to gather protons on one side of the membrane so that the ATP synthase can pump them through to the other side, thereby forming ATP. Protons, however, come in different sizes, 2 of which are applicable to biological discussion as the third is radioactive. Hydrogen is the first element on the periodic table and therefore contains one single proton and one electron. If the atom loses its electron and becomes H+, then it is simply a proton. This may be more specifically described as protium, or 1H+, as hydrogen can also come in the form of deuterium, 2H+, which contains both a proton and a neutron. Deuterium, containing two pieces is naturally heavier than protium.

Protium, being lighter, moves faster through the ATP pump and therefore is more efficient. The quality of protons passing through the ATP synthase pump, which are sourced from the liquid filling and surrounding all our cells, therefore becomes an important qualification to how effectively we produce ATP. However, this is not necessarily to say that the water we drink is the final determinate of this matter. Sure, it would be better to drink water low in deuterium, such as glacial water, especially if you live in an environment where there is not as much sunlight. Reason being, a low sunlight environment means your engines are running less efficiently (despite the cold adaptation), so it is simply better to give it cleaner fuel. Another source of protons that form the water surrounding our cells, which will end up providing the protons that pass through the ATP pump, is from our food. In a study that showed the deuterium depleted food produce antitumor effects in mice highlights how our food sources greatly affect the quality of the water produced during the ETC (Somlyai et al. 2022). A carbohydrate-rich diet will lead to metabolic water higher in deuterium, while lipids, given their complexity in structure, will tend to produce water with the lighter isotope of protium (Somlyai et al. 2022; Répás et al. 2025). This highlights the important of local environment when thinking about health: people who live in areas with less sunlight should focus on lowering their water’s deuterium content both in drinking water and in the foods they choose to eat (chiefly a fat-based diet).

The role of water in our bodies, as it relates to energy, potentially goes beyond the mere production of ATP. To understand this further involvement, a review of exclusion zone (EZ) water is necessary. EZ water is a special, structured form of water that forms next to hydrophilic (water-attracting) surfaces. Unlike ordinary bulk water, whose molecules are randomly jiggling, EZ water has an ordered, lattice-like arrangement of molecules. It’s generally negatively charged and pushes protons (positive charges) out into the surrounding water. This structure allows EZ water to behave differently from normal water. EZ water forms naturally with energy from light, especially infrared light, which is abundant in sunlight. Additionally, it may store information in a manner similar to computer memory (Pollack 2022).

The role EZ water may have played in the origins of life is fascinating and worth a quick detour. EZ water, or “exclusion zone” water, forms when NIR light hits a hydrophilic surface (such as all cell membranes), causing nearby water molecules to organize into stable, honeycomb-like layers. Unlike ordinary bulk water, where molecules are in constant random motion, EZ water holds a precise, ordered arrangement of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Each oxygen atom can exist in multiple oxidation states, creating a detailed pattern of charges within the structure. When a protein, or any charged molecule, is immersed in water, the distribution of charges on its surface imprints onto the adjacent EZ water layers. This imprint slightly alters the standard honeycomb pattern, producing a unique variant a kind of electrostatic proteinfingerprint. If the protein is later removed, the EZ retains this pattern as a kind of molecular memory. When new molecular building blocks enter the zone, the charge map of the EZ acts like a template or mold, guiding those molecules into positions that match the original pattern. Over time, those positioned molecules can bond into a new protein identical to the first. In this way, EZ water can store and replay structural information without DNA, making it a plausible medium for primitive molecular replication in the earliest stages of life’s development (Pollack 2022). Water may have carried the memory for the early building blocks of life.

As EZ water may have been critical in the formation of life on earth, so too is its potential role in the maintenance of life today. As the newly discovered EZ water has gained traction due to its scientific replicability, new hypotheses are beginning to arise regarding its role in human health. One such hypothesis involves the mechanisms of how ATP works.

Traditionally, ATP is taught as the unit of energy of the body. Once produced by the mitochondria, it travels around the body providing the energy required to trigger reactions needed for an assortment of vital bodily functions. However, with EZ water in mind, ATP may act more like a key that unlocks the available energy already contained around the various molecules. The hypothesis is as follows: EZ water forms hexagonal lattice while expelling protons into the surrounding bulk water. This separation of charges creates an electrochemical battery where stored energy can be harnessed when the lattice collapses. When ATP binds to a protein, the effect is not only to contribute its own chemical bond energy, but also to subtly alter the protein’s surface electrostatics and hydrogen bonding patterns, disrupting the surrounding EZ water structure. This disruption triggers a rapid collapse of the local EZ lattice, releasing stored electrostatic energy right at the site of action.

In muscle contraction, for example, this principle operates during the actin–myosin interaction. In the resting state, myosin heads are cocked but detached from actin, with EZ water potentially structured along the myofilament proteins, storing charge and maintaining an energy-rich environment. When ATP binds to myosin, it changes the protein’s conformation and charge distribution, destabilizing the EZ layer in its immediate vicinity. The collapse of this structured water releases stored potential and allows myosin to detach from actin more easily. As ATP is hydrolyzed to ADP and inorganic phosphate, the energy from both hydrolysis and EZ collapse primes the myosin head into a high-energy position. When phosphate is released, myosin rebinds actin and executes the power stroke, with the mechanical work powered not only by the chemical bonds of ATP but also by the sudden, localized release of EZ water energy. In this way, ATP acts as the signal that opens the battery of light-charged water, enabling precise, efficient, and targeted energy release for countless cellular processes.

If true, there are many profound implications toward human health. Recall that it is NIR light that interacts with water to form the EZ structure and the high viscosities outside of the hydrophilic membranes (Sommer, Haddad, and Fecht 2015; Sommer 2019). Meaning that NIR light is required to create the water environment necessary to allow for the use of ATP everywhere in the body. It is not enough to have healthy mitochondria that produce ATP, as it is simultaneously necessary for light to form the conditions in which the ATP can be utilized. Furthermore, it is important to consider the environmental pollutants that may hinder the development of EZ water. For example, fluoride (F⁻), the most electronegative anion, has been shown to disrupt the formation of exclusion zone (EZ) water (Sarka Pokorna, Piotr Jurkiewicz, Mario Vazdar, Lukasz Cwiklik, Pavel Jungwirth, Martin Hof 2014). Keep in mind that oxygen and nitrogen—the second and third most electronegative elements—while essential for life, can form reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). These highly reactive derivatives cause stress on the body by stripping electrons from critical biomolecules, damaging proteins, lipids, and DNA. Chronic fluoride exposure from dietary and environmental sources may therefore not only impair EZ water formation but also contribute to the deterioration of multiple physiological functions due to its high electronegativity. Other pollutants influence this water formation may be WIFI, as research also suggest that WIFI impacts the formation of EZ water (Lee and Pollack 2021).

Magnetism

The final pillar yet to be discussed so far has been magnetism. While water and light form a symbiotic relationship in the production of ATP and the energy required for life, magnetism plays a slightly different role. As previously mentioned, electromagnetic waves, such as WIFI, may be very metabolically damaging due to its potential ability to destroy the EZ water structures necessary for the vital use of ATP.

That being said, the role of electromagnetic waves may be far more reaching, influencing the health of mitochondria and the electron transport chain itself. For example, a review of research surrounding a decline in fertility suggests that electromagnetic waves lead to an increased production of ROS from the electron transport chain and lead to further mitochondrial dysfunction (Santini et al. 2018). Additionally, recall that Complex IV is a receptor of NIR light, and this light increase the production of water through the consumption of oxygen (Huang et al. 2011). Nitric oxide (NO), can compete with oxygen, and inhibit the use of oxygen by Complex IV, and radiofrequency (RF) signals (which may come from cell phones, microwaves, and WIFI/Bluetooth devices) have been shown to increase the production of NO (Pilla 2012; Brown 2001). Essentially, the electromagnetic pollution we surround ourselves with is potentially dehydrating our bodies by reducing our ability to turn oxygen into the water. Furthermore, research also suggests that RF increase the production of ROS, further exaggerating the issue and causing further physiologic dysfunction (Yakymenko et al. 2016).

Consider that the atomic spins of the nuclei in certain atoms of the body may have always been effected by the magnetic fields of the Earth (Gurhan and Barnes 2023). One such field may include the Schumann resonance (~7.83Hz). With all the additional non-native EMFs in our modern environment, many potential consequences have potentially arisen that negatively influence metabolic health, as this is not the condition our bodies are evolutionarily suited for.

Further exaggerating the problem may be how non-native EMFs interact with chemicals found within our pharmaceutical products. SV40 (Simian Virus 40) is a virus that was discovered in the 1950s and was found to be contaminating polio vaccines, including the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). The contaminated vaccines were administered to millions of people, primarily in the United States, between 1955 and 1963, and have been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, such as brain tumors and osteosarcomas. The contamination occurred because the vaccines were grown in monkey kidney cells that were infected with SV40, and the virus was not fully inactivated during the vaccine production process. Research has found that electromagnetic frequencies of 50Hz (those similar to the waves produced by power lines) increase the proliferation of SV40 in cell culture (Schimmelpfeng and Dertinger 1997). Furthermore frequencies of 60Hz has been shown to increase levels of hsp70 which has been shown to interact with cancer causing proteins (oncoproteins) such as SV40 (Goodman et al. 1994).

Conclusion

Modern medicine often focuses on treating disease with drugs designed to restore balance once something has gone wrong. But perhaps a better approach is to think about how we can maintain balance in the first place—by supporting the health and function of the body’s own energy generators. Instead of relying on supplemental remedies after illness develops, we should also look closely at the environment that contributed to sickness in the first place.

There are little resources more vital to the health of our mitochondria, and therefore bodies, than sunlight. Sunlight provides countless benefits to our body, such as IR-NIR light that makes our mitochondria engines more efficient. If we are without sunlight, then we require cold temperatures and high-fat diets to sustain health. This is because the water we produce inside the body is of vital importance. Clean drinking water is a modern luxury. Ancient humans produced their water internally, which was lighter, due to their superior mitochondrial function and health. Not only do we modern humans live indoors, depriving our bodies of natural sunlight, we also live in temperature regulated homes that do not allow us to become cold as a substitute. This is all made worse by the fact that we surround ourselves with non-native EMFs, further driving mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic disease.

We as a people most remember that we are beings of nature. We are all beings of light and required the gifts of the outside world to survive. From this perspective, modern medicine tends to ignore the obvious truth: we are sick because of our indoor and technology polluted lives. The path towards health is a return to a more natural state of being, surrounded by a more natural environment.

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