Sentences with phrase «limits of the human body»

If one thinks of the universal creative powers (or however he customarily considers God) as becoming concentrated within the limits of a human body, the assertion is pure nonsense.

The maximum lifespan for most people may be around 115, because of the innate limits of the human body, according to new research.

But to the sports and exercise scientists, the Olympic Games are bound to represent one of the most wonderful examples of how science may be used to push further the limits of the human body and the human mind — enhancing physical abilities, stretching our perception of the possible, and bringing faith into dreams.

Be it the limits of the human body or the cosmos, Quinn's work explores the materiality of the human condition, our agency in shaping ourselves despite physical constraints and the strange intelligence that seems to govern our world.

Through explorations of human / machine dichotomy, ideas of utopia embodied in architecture, and the perceptual and cognitive boundaries of consciousness, Lee's works seek to delineate the limits of the human body and mind, and the fallibility of the quest for perfection.

Performance, for her, became a method of testing the limits of intimacy and trust between artist and audience, as well as the limits of the human body.

Since the 1970s, Senga Nengudi has explored the social and physical limits of the human body by alluding to gender and race through abstract sculptures and improvisational performances.

Senga Nengudi's work considers «the social and physical limits of the human body by alluding to gender and race through abstract sculptures and improvisational performances.»

The story was based on a paper presented by Steven Sherwood of the University of New South Wales, who adds human physiology into the climate models to suggest that «physiological limits of the human body will begin to render places impossible to support human life if the average global temperature rises by 7C on pre-industrial levels».

Not exact matches

Assange and his attorney said Britain's vote to leave the European Union could complicate his situation by limiting his ability to appeal to the European Court of Justice or the Council of Europe, a European human rights body.

And when you think others are stupid to be «religious», how stupid are you to limit yourself to this one planet, when there are billions up there, all connected by God's Galactic Internet, no big bang, no beginning, no end, forever, billions of souls traveling the ever - changing universe, in and out of various human - like bodies, on and off of different earth - like planets.

Our special status and responsibility, however, are not limited to consciousness of our own personal bodies, or even of the human world, but extend to all embodied reality, for we are that part of the cosmos where the cosmos itself has come to consciousness.

Because body, mind, and spirit are an indissoluble triad in the human personality, man deals with his physical needs in characteristically mental and spiritual ways, ordering his economic life according to rational canons and multiplying his demands beyond all limits in obedience to the infinite yearnings of the self - transcending spirit.

But they make of «God» still the farthest limit of our human possibilities, caught up with us just as surely within this body of death.

The lead researcher on artificial womb technology insists that scientists will never push the limits of viability to the point where women's bodies are functionally replaced by technology, and human gestation becomes mechanized.

When all allowance has been made for these limiting factors — the chances of oral transmission, the effect of translation, the interest of teachers in making the sayings «contemporary,» and simple human fallibility — it remains that the first three gospels offer a body of sayings on the whole so consistent, so coherent, and withal so distinctive in manner, style content, that no reasonable critic should doubt, whatever reservations he may have about individual sayings, that we find reflected here the thought of a single, unique teacher.

Nonetheless, there is a difference between these uses of body and the world seen as God's body: the latter is not limited to Christians or to human beings and it suggests, as the others do not, that embodiment in some fashion be extended to God.

However important the work of these bodies is, their powers to enforce human rights standards are very limited.

So it does not go against the conceptual or existential limits of the meaning of «body» for him - and him alone - to extend himself physically as well as spiritually to all his fellow human beings throughout time and space.

Resistant starch is gaining momentum in the nutrition community due to emerging evidence in animal studies and some limited evidence in human studies suggesting that RS may positively affect body composition, favorably impact blood lipid and blood glucose levels and increase the amount of good bacteria in the colon, and may enhance satiety when consumed with whey protein.

Then over the weekend, Byron Buxton forgot the limits of physics and the human body to make this catch:

The book is a heady ride through a cherry - picked crop of impressive discoveries in science and medicine, all of them made when the human body was pushed to what we now think of as its limits.

So far, the success of BMIs in humans has been largely limited to moving single body parts, such as a hand or an arm.

«We have animal literature, which shows direct links between exposure and adverse health outcomes, the limited human studies, and the fact that 90 to 100 percent of the population has measurable levels of these compounds in their bodies,» said John Meeker, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a lead author.

That's the handiwork of another MacCready who happens to inhabit the same body: the sky's - the - limit inventor who parlayed a preternatural talent with model planes into Da Vinci - like human - and solar - powered vehicles that shattered the world's notion of the limitations of such machines, the passionate naturalist who gets teary - eyed talking about the monarch butterfly and the sooty tern, the easygoing fellow who accessorizes his blazer, tie, and gray slacks outfit with black sneakers.

According to the researchers, the location of the discovery suggest that early hominins might have intentionally deposited bodies of their dead in a «burial chamber» of sorts — a «ritualized» behavior previously considered limited to modern humans.

Growing new body parts, reversing paralysis, stretching the limits of the human life span: This trailblazing stem cell researcher believes it is all within our reach.

Our bodies are limited by the sensitivity of the human eye, but we have expanded our searches by manipulating the pixels of more sensitive cameras, and can thus capture evidence of real physical phenomena with our machines.

This premature enthusiasm has more recently given way to caution as the technology has gradually been transferred to humans, with only limited short - term success.3 Finally, since HIV usually enters the body through mucosal surfaces — the vagina and rectum — augmenting an immune response at these portals of entry by using what scientists call mucosal AIDS vaccines might be an additional way to improve protection against infection.

Now a Certified Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, Stephanie is a fierce advocate for the human form, teaching women to return to the innate wisdom and brilliance of their female bodies by shedding outmoded, limiting beliefs and prioritizing excellent nutrition and self - care.

The human body makes remarkable adaptations to limit the amount of energy that it expends in a given day, so if fat loss is your goal, a very aggressive exercise program might not do much for you.

Really, there is no limit to the amount of weight you can put on the bar (except for what the human body can structurally take).

The amount of lean body mass a human body can develop and maintain is limited by it's own, naturally occuring, hormone levels.

Pancreatic enzymes are a natural part of the human body, which are limited in cancer patients.

Glycogen, the storage form of glucose, is in very limited supply within the human body.

Check out my bestselling new book on the science of endurance, ENDURE: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, published in February 2018 with a foreword by Malcolm Gladwell.

You see, since there is a limit to the amount of muscle the human body is capable of building (and the rate at which it can be built), that means there is also a limit to the number of calories your body is capable of using to build muscle.

It also seems that humans are exquisitely adapted to low calorie environments (unlike mice) and therefore intermittent fasting would be of limited benefit but a long, sustained fast, might actually «move the needle» toward a more healthy body.

Even the leanest athlete has more than enough fat calories to run a 100 miles or ride a double century or complete an Ironman distance triathlon while this same human body stores a very limited amount of glycogen, which evolutionarily is a «fight or flight» fuel source.....

The human body is an incredible work of art, but it also has it's limits.

Is it true that the body wears out like an old car part — or is our mindset a common but limited perspective on the healing capabilities of the human body?

The adaptations to plyometric training are not only limited to the the stretch - shortening cycle, as I have outlined in the article The 101 of Power Training for Beginners the human body uses three mechanisms for muscular activation

Debbie is an avid long - distance endurance runner, cyclist, and triathlete who revels in the continual search of ways to maximize the power and limits of human endurance by making the body as metabolically efficient as possible.

CHAPTER 1 Indications, Screening, and Contraindications Associated with Bariatric Surgeries Obesity Trends and Consequences Criteria for Bariatric Surgery in Adults Contraindications to Bariatric Surgery CHAPTER 2 Types and History of Bariatric Surgery Broad Categories of Bariatric Procedures History and Time - line of Bariatric Surgery Procedures Restrictive - Malabsorptive Surgery: Roux - en Y Gastric Bypass Purely Restrictive Bariatric Procedures Purely Malabsorptive Procedures Experimental or Investigational Procedures CHAPTER 3 Benefits and Risks of Bariatric Surgery Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Complications of Bariatric Surgery Consequences of Surgery Which May Impact Nutritional Status CHAPTER 4 Perioperative Nutrition Recommendations for Bariatric Surgery Patients Multidisciplinary Approach Prior to Surgery Preoperative Nutrition Guidelines Postoperative Nutrition Assessment and Follow - up Diet Progression Recommendations for Adjustable Gastric Band Diet Progression Recommendations for Roux - en Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy Diet Progression Recommendations for Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Exercise CHAPTER 5 The Power of Protein: What the Nutrition Professional Should Know Overview Role of Protein in the Body Sources of Protein Digestion and Absorption of Protein Digestion Rate Upper Limits of Protein Digestion Liver Processing and Elimination Protein Requirements in Humans Beneficial Roles of Protein: Muscle Protein Synthesis, Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis, Thermogenesis and Satiety Muscle Protein Synthesis and Maintenance of Lean Body Mass Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis Thermogenesis and Satiety Protein Malnutrition Preoperative Risk of Protein Malnutrition Postoperative Risk of Protein Malnutrition Protein Prescription for the Bariatric Patient Treatment for Protein Malnutrition in the Bariatric Patient The «30 gram» Protein Myth Liquid or Powder Protein Supplements The Patient's Role Conclusions CHAPTER 6 Micronutrient Deficiencies Associated with Bariatric Surgery Overview Water Soluble Vitamins Thiamin: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Thiamin Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Thiamin: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Vitamin B12: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin B12: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Folate (folic acid): Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Folate Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Folate: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Fat Soluble Vitamins Vitamin A: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin A Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin A: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Vitamin D and Calcium: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin D and Calcium Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin D and Calcium: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Minerals Iron: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Iron Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Iron: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Zinc: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Zinc Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Zinc: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Copper: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Copper Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Copper: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Selenium: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Selenium Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Selenium: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Conclusions References Abbreviations and Acronyms Glossary Self Assessment Questions Answer Key to Self Assessment Questions Explanations to Self - Assessment Questions About The Author About Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc..

Probiotic Foods: The principle benefit of Probiotic foods is not so much that your body is obtaining a large inoculation of «healthy» bacteria but more so by the bacteria breaking down proteins and carbohydrates of their food substrate and converting them into fatty acids and lipoproteins much more nutritious and digestion friendly to the relatively limited digestive capabilities of humans (see human digestive tract basics here).

Vegetarians will want to use algae oils for their omega - 3s, as the form of omega - 3 in flaxseeds and their oils (ALA as opposed to DHA / EPA) have limited absorbability within the human body.

The character, who has been around since the»60s, initially possessed superhuman strength, endurance, stamina, flight, physical durability, a limited precognitive «sixth sense», and a perfectly amalgamated human / Kree physiology that rendered her resistant to most toxins and poisons, with the added effect of making her body virtually invulnerable and indestructible.

From IFC Films comes the one - sheet for Errors of the Human Body, pictured above, which opens in limited theaters April 19, day and date with IFC Films Video on Demand, SundanceNOW and digital outlets: iTunes, Amazon Streaming, PS3 Playstation Unlimited, XBOX Zune, Google PLAY and YouTube.

At the bedside of a hospice patient dying in a house full of cursing parrots, in «The Surgical Mask,» we reach the limits of what we are able to face in human suffering, in our own horror at what happens to our bodies as they die.

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