Yeah, so the daily entry thing has not really worked out all that well in the past, let’s say, two weeks. To be honest, I am not exactly sure what all my time was exhausted doing but I can promise you that it was doing things that would qualify as no less than exciting. Excitement may not be the proper word for what seems at times a mundane life. I am not too sure what the proper word is for it. For how can one be sure of such a trivial thing if he is not even sure of where he is in his career, who he has become, or what he is to make of this voyage labeled life. But I think I am getting there, hopefully. I just need to allow myself to be myself.
I read a very interesting book this weekend, and no it was not my typical science fiction novel. This book was more of a spiritual slash philosophical inquiry into the realm of humanity. It was a very interesting read, and I believe I learned a few things from it. To me, the book guides you towards a state of self-enlightenment. Helping you focus on the reason behind the vast array of human emotions, bondage, and entanglements. Do what you do to live, want not what is unnecessary, and love for the sake of loving not to be loved. All in all, it was great to read a piece of literature that allows you to grow spiritually without it being tainted by one of the authoritarian religious powers of the world that, in my opinion, demoralizes the divinity of the individual spirit and idealizes our passions for greed, corruption and absolute power.
I started back on another book this weekend, well basically just today. It’s the one that gives a wonderfully explanation of human biological functions and reactions. I read a really interesting segment on insulin and sugar. It really opens your eyes to all the junk you shove down your throat, I can’t believe how ungodly unhealthy we, as a society, have become. Less than 100 years ago, the average American’s insulin level was about 5 5 ng/dL, now it is over 20ng/dL. This is a drastic increase and it can be directly seen in our society’s populous, just check out those mounds of stored fat around our midsections. This increase in insulin is a direct result from the increase of sugar consumption, that of which the average American consumes 152 lbs a year, which sounds like a lot to me. The book does not clearly state if that number is for each person or all people in generally. It seems to low to be the number consumed by everyone, and it also seems extremely high to be the amount consumed by each individual.
Whatever that number stands for, clearly we need to be more aware of what we consume that is if you care to live forever. (This book is titled Fantastic Voyage: Life Long Enough to Life Forever.) The book also explained that as we consume sugar, our body stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin through the use of islet cells. As the islet cells produce insulin, the consumed sugar begins to circulate the body through the blood stream, allowing for all of our cells to have access to the energy stored in sugar. Unfortunately, our cells are incapable of absorbing, binding, or consuming sugar and require the help of another molecule (I think it may be a protein) called insulin. The insulin binds to cell membranes, which provides a gateway, in a sense, for sugar molecules to enter a cell in order to be utilized or stored as energy. This process is wonderful and completely necessary, but like all things it must maintain a vital equilibrium. When excess sugar is in the blood stream, the insulin production spikes to makes use of this sugar. Too much insulin raises the blood pressure, increases body fat, and allows for fluid retention and hormone imbalances. Not too healthy if you ask me.
Well, it’s been a nice and relaxing weekend. A little on the uneventful side but at least I was able to get my running in. (12 miles in three days, not too shabby.) I really wish I could have spent some time with a special someone but that’s not always possible, especially when long distances separate the two of you. Hopefully, this upcoming extended weekend will allot for some time spent with her. Anyways, off to start the nightly graveyard route, someone has got to make sure that no new zombie outbreaks occur.
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