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I have noticed that Japanese people really like to follow rules. Sometimes, it almost seems to be excessive. For example, today while walking down the street, I found myself at a four way intersection. I had to wait for the light to change before crossing the road. When the light changed, I started to cross. However, it was very strange because no one else was crossing with me. Suddenly, I thought maybe I made a mistake! As it turned out, all of the other people waiting to cross at that time were Japanese except for me. I realized that although the traffic light changed they were all waiting for the red hand to change to a white walking symbol. So, just because no one had hit the pedestrian button to make the sign change, everyone was refusing, or afraid, to cross the street, despite the fact that it was entirely legal. I hope that no one was in a hurry! In any case, I made it across and now have an interesting story to tell about the Japanese way of thinking.

I loved to play baseball as a kid and even played for a little league team. Problem is, during those games I was never any good at it. I couldn’t hit a ball to save my life. So, the one time I did hit a ball, it was a line drive to the third baseman for an out. My father still prepared a celebration for me at home, a special lunch congratulating me on the fact that I at least made contact with the ball. Sounds mean, but I was very grateful.

Welcome to my new blog!!! I should be updating every 2-3 days on what’s happening in my life on the island of Florianopolis (where I live in southern Brasil). Interesting things always happen around here so I think that it would be a good idea to share my experiences and such.

I love film making, and the sad thing about my obsession for this hobby is that I’ve kind of procrastinated and haven’t actually made any films or short videos. So what I have decided to do is to make my own movie. This will be a really good thing to do while I’m here because it should be interesting to make a film here in Brazil. I can just imagine it; a cool action movie with everyone speaking Portuguese and having a main character who spews out cheesy one liners. It’ll be hilarious.

So that’s what I’ll be doing for my blog, but it won’t just be that, I’ll also be updating everyone on what’s happening in my life (school, etc.). But the film making will be one of the main parts of my blog. OK, I’ll see you at the next blog.

先日「磁性かんらん岩の話題」と題したブログを入れさせていただきました。その際、掲載の写真の中の論文の一つが不明瞭で著者並びに読者の皆さんにご迷惑をおかけしました。改めて、ご紹介させていただきます。

当該論文のタイトルは「Health recovery Effect of Physiological Magnetic Stimulation on Elder person’s Immunity Source Area with Transition of ECG and EEG（心電図と脳波の変動にみる老齢者の免疫巣の磁性刺激による健康回復効果」、著者は K. Mohri et al.（写真）です。





論文の内容は、本年３月　マレーシアのクアラランプールで開催の国際磁気学会で発表されたものです。狭心症の既往歴を持つ７０才男性は６年前のステントの挿入手術後も高血圧、動悸、息切れ、不整脈、更にメタボリックシンドロームのため体調不調が続いていました。２０１１年４月３０日より磁気石充填パイプで三焦（three heaters in Chinese medicine　漢方でいう３熱点　（写真）即ち、免疫巣）を軽くマッサージし始めたところ、２日で血圧の低下、１ヶ月で心電図のT波が回復、２ヶ月で体重９％減少、４ヶ月でメタボ５項目中４項目が正常化、動悸 息切れが解消しました（写真）。

先日のブログでも記述しましたが、著者の磁気石研究は高齢化社会における高齢者のQOLの向上を目標としています。一方、心血管病は予防が叫ばれて既に半世紀以上になりますが、その効果は上がっているとは申せません。今後は回復の手段により注意が注がれると予想されます。著者(毛利佳年雄）の呼ぶSan-jiao PMS (Physiological Magnetic Stimulation)による健康回復はその観点からも注目されるところです。

今日は曇りになるはずです。　この時間はまだ暗いから今の天気がわかりません。　今週の週末に初めて福岡のＣｏｓｔｃｏに行きます。　ハワイのＣｏｓｔｃｏと一緒かなあ。  数年間Ｃｏｓｔｃｏのロティサリーチキンを食べていません。　すごく食べたいんです。　写真を撮って、今度ポストします。

Because I sit at a desk all day, I gained 15 pounds during the first 3 months of working at the bank. At first I wasn’t sure why that happened. Then I realized I was eating more Mc Donald’s, candy, and other junk foods while doing less physical activity. So I decided to take action. Starting in September, I started exercising 5 to 6 days a week. It doesn’t matter whether it’s surfing, swimming, jogging, or going to the gym. So far, I’m down 10 pounds in 2 months and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.