How Energy Impacts Your Human Potential (Part 1 of 3)

What happens if your own physical energy is blocking your personal development, and how do you change that?

It’s time to get a bit scientific in Episode 7 as we explore Genius from a physics perspective. This is part one of a mini series dedicated to Energy and how this impacts our human potential. We’ll be looking at energy from different angles.

In this episode, we look into some of the connections between the smallest unit of matter known to us and our physical bodies themselves, and how this impacts our thoughts and behaviours in a constant feedback cycle. Everything is connected, right down to an atomic level.

So, what does an atom have to do with you living at your highest potential?

Let’s talk about atoms for a second, and expand from there.

An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains all of the chemical properties of an element. It is a tiny particle that consists of three main parts: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus, or centre, of the atom, while electrons orbit around the nucleus.

The nucleus is positively charged because of the protons, which have a positive charge. Neutrons have no charge, hence neutral, and they help stabilise the nucleus. Electrons are negatively charged. The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the number of protons, and this number will determine the chemical properties of an element. Atoms can gain or lose electrons to form ions, which are atoms that have a positive or negative charge.

99 percent of our body is made up of atoms of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. Which means, we are either positively charged or negatively charged at an atomic level.

These particles make up only a small portion of our mass, so if our mass doesn’t come from these particles, where does it come from? It comes from energy. Scientists believe that most of our body’s mass comes from the kinetic energy of those particles. Kinetic relates to motion.

Most of the cells in our body regenerate every seven to 15 years, and many of the particles that make up those cells have actually existed for millions of years. Which is why you often hear people like me say that we are made of stardust, because at a scientific level, our carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms were made in burning stars. Which means that our body is a small-scale set of radioactive particles, though not enough to cause us any harm. We emit radiation because much of what we eat, drink and breathe contains something called radionuclides. These are incorporated into our molecules and eventually decay and produce radiation in our body. When this decay happens, it releases a positron, which is the electron’s antimatter twin, so we also contain a small amount of antimatter. But it’s not long before those positrons bump into our electrons and obliterate into radiation in the form of gamma rays. It’s as if we’re constantly reliving micro-Big Bang cycles within our own bodies.

Just so you know the difference, radiation is the energy or particles that are released during radioactive decay. The radioactivity of a material refers to the rate at which it emits radiation.

It’s interesting to mention that the frequency of Gamma rays plays a crucial role in the human mind, particularly in cognitive processes like working memory and attention. The 40 Hz frequency is a critical frequency for gamma brain activity, and techniques such as meditation and neuro stimulation can increase the amplitude of gamma waves, leading to improved cognitive function.

To get the rest of this content, tune into Episode 7 here.