In an article in today's NY Post, Diane Herbst cites how the ancient practice of acupuncture is being used to treat modern ailments. The pinpricks release endorphins, which is a natural pain reliever produced by the body. They are also triggered by exercise. The pleasant post-workout feeling is directly attributable to them. Acupuncture is now being used to relieve the effects of chemotherapy, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and addiction to painkillers, with promising results. I've never used it, and was tempted only once, when I had severe hip pain, which subsided, thankfully. I countered it with exercise. Whether it was that or time that healed it, I'll never know, but I still do those exercises every day. I dread the thought of going through that again.
24 ended its season with another Pyrrhic victory for Jack Bauer. He thwarted all America's enemies at a deep personal price. The body count was high, the action as crisp as always, but the final hour's best moment was one of quiet emotional violence, as President Heller, wonderfully played by William Devane, addresses the Brit PM, saying that Alzheimer's will soon wipe his memory clean of the horrific events of the day. The action scenes at times stretched credulity, but that is to be expected in such fare. The only part that annoyed me was Chloe's escape from the hardcore Chinese villains. That was a bit too much. Still, it was an exciting arc, and it involved America's three main threats: Islamist fanatics, Russia and China. Will the show return? I hope so. I wonder if endorphins are released by the visceral satisfaction of watching Bauer dispatch monsters.
My thanks to Mother Nature, which held off the rain until two PM, allowing me to earn a few dollars at the floating book shop.
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