The Sacred Science | Documentary If you trace the origins of western pharmaceuticals, over 25% of their active ingredients comes from the rainforest. There is over 44,000 species of plants in the rain forest; and out of that 44,000 plants, only 1% have been studied by medical science for it’s medicinal value. Most ethnobotanists agree that this region is the most obvious place to look for the cure for cancer, M.S., Alzheimer’s, and more. “If we look at the Amazon rain forest as an encyclopedia of medicinal plants then the indigenous medicine men are certainly as index in table of [More]
Older Gentleman with Alzheimer’s Reacts To Music From His Era Social worker Dan Cohen creates personalized iPod playlists for the residents of a nursing home in an attempt to enrich their lives with something they can enjoy. This heart warming short clip from the documentary clip from “Alive Inside” is about how music touches the heart and soul in such a way as to even ‘awaken’ someone who is typically inert, maybe depressed, unresponsive and or almost dead. The reaction of an elderly inmate featured in this clip, Henry, was filmed as a part of the documentary, “Alive Inside.”