Research Library

This research library has been created over years in partnership with various researchers, communities, and organisations. This library is a site of living knowledges; a realm where knowledge finds a sanctuary to flourish, evolve, and expand beyond the confines of conventional repositories. It is a dynamic space dedicated to storing and nurturing knowledge in a manner that allows it to adapt, transform, and grow with the passage of time. Every piece of information is treated as a seed, capable of germinating, branching out, and cross-pollinating with other ideas.

Disease, Stress, Obesity, Microbiome, Epistemology Josh Artus Disease, Stress, Obesity, Microbiome, Epistemology Josh Artus

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine to Observe Obesity

TCM addresses the root cause of symptoms. It is less interested in weight loss as it is uncovering internal imbalances and as such the treatment plan would be focused on first reaching internal harmony and strengthening organ and meridian function, and the healthy circulation of Qi and blood.

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Science, Susceptibility, HPA Axis, Stress, Scientific Methods Josh Artus Science, Susceptibility, HPA Axis, Stress, Scientific Methods Josh Artus

An ecological definition of health through the stress response

A stressor is defined as a novel threatening environmental agent that alters the baseline human biological system in either of two ways: bringing the system to an unstable biological state, or slowing down the system’s internal response so that it cannot reach equilibrium.

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