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bioenergetics [-en′ərjet′iks] Etymology: Gk, bios + energein, to be active a system of exercises based on the concept that natural healing will be enhanced by bringing the patient's body rhythms and the natural environment into harmony. bioenergetics, n 1. system in which natural healing is enhanced by creating harmony between the patient's body and the natural environment. 2. therapy created by neo-Reichian physician Alexander Lowen holding that body and mind are functionally identical. Work with the body eases mental tensions and vice-versa, thus creating greater emotional and physical flexibility. bioenergetics section of biochemistry concerned with the mechanisms whereby the energy made released from the oxidation of substrates or the absorption of light can be used to drive thermodynamically unfavorable reactions such as the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi, or the accumulation of ions across membranes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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AZT causes tissue-specific inhibition of mitochondrial bioenergetic function. Meditation, talk therapies, bioenergetic manipulation, massage, physical manipulation, insertion, ingestion, injection and surgery, are one array. Some part of the body has been removed or bypassed, repaired, or replaced; the continuity of the bioenergetic field has been interrupted, jammed, or interfered with; and the subsequent experience and functioning of the patient has been permanently altered or disfigured in some way, the long-term consequences of which can never be precisely foreseen. |
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