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Most people write off energy medicine as placebo or too woo-woo. And for a long time, there hasn’t been much in terms of widely accepted evidence. But all that changed recently with a new paper in a prestigious medical journal, with results that are undeniable. That’s the topic of today’s Deep Dive, along with other content on creatures, nutrition, and your word of the week. 😀

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The yeti crab lives deep in the ocean near hydrothermal vents, where sunlight never reaches. Its strange “hairy” claws are covered in silky bristles, which create a perfect surface for bacteria to grow. That adaptation is key to how it survives in such an extreme place. Get all the weird details with this quick yeti crab profile.

This crab is essentially “farming” bacteria on those hairy arms and then harvests the bacteria for food. It’s basically growing its own meals in the deep sea. Scientists have described how these crabs position and move their claws to support bacterial growth, then graze on the bacteria as a major energy source. Click for more info and another IMAGE to see why it’s called “yeti”.

Most of us know someone dealing with chronic illness.

And that can mean endless appointments, medications, and unanswered questions.

Too often, people are told to simply “manage” symptoms rather than explore why the body became imbalanced in the first place.

That’s why I’m always interested in projects that look at health through a wider lens.

Remedy: Ancient Medicine for Modern Illness is created by my film collaborator friend Nick Polizzi, and explores the world of plant medicine and traditional healing systems that have supported human health for generations — long before modern pharmaceuticals existed.

It’s not about rejecting modern medicine outright. Just asking deeper questions:

Have we overlooked simple, nature-based approaches that could help support the body in ways we’ve forgotten?

The series dives into herbs, healing traditions, and integrative practitioners working with challenges ranging from chronic inflammation and fatigue to stress, metabolic dysfunction, and neurodegenerative conditions.

There’s a growing recognition that many of the answers we’re searching for may not be found in another synthetic compound… but in reconnecting with how humans lived, ate, and healed for thousands of years.

If this is a topic that interests you, you can SIGN UP TO WATCH HERE and reserve your spot for the upcoming screening.

NOBILITEN: A citrus-derived flavonoid found largely in orange and kumquat peels, where it helps give these plants some of their protective chemistry. Research suggests it may support antioxidant activity, inflammation balance, brain health, and metabolic function, though human clinical evidence is still limited. Usage, dose, and more details HERE.

I’m someone who tries hard to strike a balance between being openminded, and skeptical. As a writer and filmmaker, I am always trying my best to see things through the lens of skeptics, to imagine what objections and doubts they would have for messages and ideas that contradict mainstream ideologies. If something sounds extraordinary, I want to know what the strongest evidence is, what the weak points are, and what a reasonable person could fairly conclude without drifting into hype. That’s the lens I’m trying bring to this new pancreatic cancer study on biofield therapy, otherwise known as “energy healing”.

A brand new paper in Cancer Medicine, involving researchers affiliated with MD Anderson, looked at biofield therapy in pancreatic cancer cell lines and mouse models. What some may consider astonishing… the therapy reduced cell proliferation and invasiveness in several pancreatic cancer cell lines, altered cell voltage potential, affected mitochondrial structure, and inhibited primary tumor growth and liver metastasis in mouse models. The conclusion is that these findings support the potential of biofield therapy to influence cancer growth and metastasis and warrant further investigation.

What’s extremely important to understand is this was not self-reported or even with the potential to dismiss as placebo.

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