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GLP-1 Medication Class-Action Lawsuit is Picking Up Speed

Why bitter tasting phytonutrients are a better appetite suppressor/GLP-1 hormone stimulator … less deadly, less likely to cause blindness or loss of gallbladder… and worse, worse than death? maybe

There Is Massive Litigation Underway

Thousands of lawsuits have been consolidated against Novo Nordisk (Ozempic, Wegovy) and Eli Lilly (Mounjaro, Zepbound). As of January 2026, over 4,400 patients have filed claims, now organized into two main multidistrict litigations (MDLs) in Pennsylvania federal court. (1, 4, 7)

“A recent survey by the nonpartisan health organization KFF shows that 12% of American adults (over 31 million people) are currently using GLP-1 drugs; about one in five Americans (over 46 million) have tried such drugs.”

[…] Regarding timeline and potential outcome for some of the plaintiffs:

In federal litigation, there are key hurdles for claims related to gastroparesis: the Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where the cases are centralized, requires plaintiffs to have undergone specific medical tests at the time of diagnosis to confirm the condition. If such tests were not conducted at the time, plaintiffs may be excluded from compensation.

In addition, lawsuits usually take a long time. Since all cases have been centralized in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, several ‘bellwether trials’ will be conducted first to gauge the potential direction of the cases. Plaintiff attorneys say this could stretch until 2027. Considering that the earliest lawsuits were filed in 2023, the process for patients to receive compensation is indeed lengthy.

– Austin Fast, a USA Today investigative data reporter (link in English but lots of ads, in an Excerpt podcast interview by Dana Taylor (usatoday.com/)

(1 *article in Chinese, translation of a podcast interview is included below)

The cases allege that manufacturers failed to adequately warn about severe risks. (3, 9)

The Injuries Being Alleged

The harms are serious and, in some cases, permanent:

Injury Type: Details; Prevalence in Lawsuits

  • Gastroparesis (Stomach Paralysis): Stomach stops emptying properly; causes chronic nausea, vomiting, pain; ~75% of federal cases. (1, 7)
  • Ileus/Intestinal Obstruction: Bowel muscles fail to push waste through; can require emergency surgery: ~18% of cases. (1, 7)
  • Gallbladder Disease: Inflammation, gangrene, surgical removal; ~8% of cases (1, 7)
  • NAION (Eye Stroke): Sudden, permanent vision loss from optic nerve blood flow blockage; Separate MDL with 29+ cases as of Jan 2026, growing rapidly. (9)
  • Pancreatitis: Inflammation of pancreas; can be fatal; Included in many claims. (6)
  • Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Brain dysfunction from vitamin deficiency secondary to severe vomiting; At least one reported case. (1, 7)

The vision loss piece—”eye stroke” (NAION)—is particularly significant. European regulators recently updated Wegovy and Ozempic labels to warn that the drugs may cause NAION in up to 1 in 10,000 patients. U.S. labels still only warn of vague “vision changes” without mentioning NAION specifically. (4, 7)

  • Todd Engel, a 63-year-old Maryland truck driver, lost vision in one eye, then the other while taking Ozempic. He’s now legally blind. His lawsuit is one of many. (1, 7)
  • JoHelen McClain, 72, heard her colon “pop” while driving her granddaughter home. It had ruptured from a blockage. She required emergency surgery and a permanent colostomy bag. (1, 7)

These are some of the stories behind the case numbers.

Syringe/Injection was how the drug was given to many patients.

  • Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound are all injectable drugs. (2, 3)
  • The litigation is active now and growing rapidly—over 3,000 cases in the gastrointestinal MDL alone as of January 2026. (8, 9)
  • The vision loss MDL was just established December 2025—very recent. (9)
  • Bellwether trials (test cases) are expected to begin in late 2026 or early 2027. (3, 8)

“Someone’s lawsuit will help make the way for justice.” That is what bellwether trials do—they test the waters before potential global settlements.

Strokes: Yes, But of the Eye

Are strokes a reported problem with Ozempic? NAION is literally called an “eye stroke” —it’s caused by interrupted blood flow to the optic nerve. (3, 7, 9)

Regular strokes (cerebrovascular) haven’t been strongly linked, but diabetic patients—the primary users—are already at elevated stroke risk, which complicates causation arguments. (7)

Placebo and Falsified Trials

“Placebo” and “falsified drug trials” also appears in the litigation. Plaintiffs argue that:

  • Early trials minimized gastrointestinal risks
  • Warning labels were updated only after lawsuits began filing in 2023 (7, 8)
  • Companies promoted off-label weight-loss use while allegedly downplaying severity of side effects (8)

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly deny the claims, stating their products are safe when used as directed and that labels are FDA-approved. (1, 7)

Disclaimer: This information is being provided for educational purposes within the guidelines of Fair Use and is not intended for individual health care guidance.

References

  1. 数千起诉讼质疑GLP-1类药物安全性 | The Excerpt, Thousands sue over GLP-1 drugs: What patients allege | The Excerpt, Jan 28, 2026 https://www.familydoctor.cn/news/shuqian-susong-zhiyi-leiyaowu-anquanxing-theexcerpt-322472.html [same article on USAToday, in English but lots of ads) “This article provides an in-depth report on thousands of lawsuits targeting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, with patients accusing Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly of failing to adequately warn about serious side effects such as gastroparesis, intestinal obstruction, and blindness. Investigations show that since 2023, over 4,200 patients have filed lawsuits, with notable cases including Todd Engel from Maryland, who became blind in both eyes after using Ozempic, and 72-year-old real estate agent Jo Harlan McClain from Oklahoma City, who suffered a bowel rupture requiring permanent colostomy. Although the pharmaceutical companies deny the allegations and emphasize the drugs’ significant benefits in controlling blood sugar and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, patients are calling for stronger warning labels. Experts advise users to closely monitor their physical reactions. The litigation process is expected to continue until the test trial phase in 2027, highlighting the complex challenges of balancing efficacy and safety as innovative drugs become widely used.” (translation con’t below)
  2. Sobia Qasim | Reviewed by Usma Parveen, Ozempic Uses, Mechanism, Weight Loss, and Safety, curely.co.uk, Feb 5, 2026, https://www.curely.co.uk/support-advice/ozempic
  3. Ozempic Faces $2 Billion in Lawsuits Over Severe Side Effects Including Stomach Paralysis and Vision Loss, 6 months ago, Medpath, https://trial.medpath.com/news/e5ef868ff717e201/ozempic-faces-2-billion-in-lawsuits-over-severe-side-effects-including-stomach-paralysis-and-vision-loss
  4. Lynn C. Allison, Lawsuits Against GLP-1 Makers Mount, newsmax.com, Feb 16, 2026, https://rss.newsmax.com/health/health-news/glp-1-medications-drugs/2026/02/16/id/1246287/
  5. Bolt Pharmacy, Ozempic and Blood Clots: Evidence, Risk Factors and Safety Guidance, 4/2/2026, https://www.boltpharmacy.co.uk/guide/ozempic-and-blood-clots
  6. Ozempic Death Lawsuit Claims [February 2026 Update] | Wrongful Death Ozempic Claims, TorHoerman Law, Jan. 15, 2026, https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/ozempic-lawsuit/ozempic-death-lawsuit/ *This is a lawfirm, the page mentions “Our law firm is currently accepting new clients for Ozempic Lawsuits, including family members and loved ones of people who have tragically passed away as a result of these weight loss medications.”
  7. Chris Kenning and Austin Fast, ‘My colon blew up’: lawsuits mount over GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, USA TODAY, Feb 9, 2026, https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/consumer/glp-1-weight-loss-drug-lawsuits-injury-claims/article_51a44d3d-4161-4dd9-a2f4-f63dbb602eb0.html
  8. Ozempic Lawsuit, Miller and Zois, Attorneys at Law, *also a law-firm accepting cases. https://www.millerandzois.com/products-liability/drugs/ozempic-gallbladder-lawsuit/
    • “This page will provide the latest news and updates on the Ozempic litigation, as well as our predictions about the potential settlement value of these cases.Ozempic lawsuits are being filed around the country. If you have an Ozempic lawsuit, call us today at 800-553-8082 or reach out to us online.”
  9. Weight Loss Drug Lawsuits 2026, FDA Warnings and New Vision Loss and Stomach Paralysis Claims January 2026 Update, By All About Lawyer, Jan. 29, 2026, https://allaboutlawyer.com/weight-loss-drug-lawsuits-2026-fda-warnings-and-new-vision-loss-and-gi-injury-claims-january-2026-update/#can-i-sue-if-i-used-a-compounded-version-of-the-drug

The Excerpt Podcast, an interview transcript:

On the January 28, 2026, Wednesday episode of The Excerpt podcast: As the use of GLP-1 drugs surges, lawsuits allege that they cause serious issues such as blindness and gastroparesis. USA Today investigative reporter Austin Fast breaks down these cases.

This transcript was automatically generated and later edited for clarity. There may be discrepancies between the audio and the text.

Dana Taylor: More and more lawsuits are accusing the manufacturers of certain GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, of failing to adequately warn about the risks of serious injuries. As more adverse reactions come to light, how are pharmaceutical companies responding to safety concerns?

Hello everyone, and welcome to USA Today’s The Excerpt podcast. I’m Dana Taylor. Today is Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Since 2023, about 4,200 patients have filed lawsuits questioning the safety of GLP-1 drugs. Joining me today to discuss these cases and the pharmaceutical companies’ responses is USA Today investigative data reporter Austin Fast. Welcome back to The Excerpt, Austin.

Austin Fast: Thank you for inviting me again.

Dana Taylor: As you reported, the most common medical complaint is the so-called gastroparesis. What exactly is this, Austin? How does it affect the body?

Austin Fast: As the name implies, it’s when the stomach stops moving. The stomach muscles weaken and can’t push food into the intestines for digestion. This causes people to feel full quickly, sometimes after just a few bites of food, leading to nausea, vomiting, bloating, pain, and other issues. There is currently no known cure, but it can usually be managed through dietary and lifestyle changes.

Dana Taylor: Another major complaint is intestinal blockage. How severe are the worst cases? What allegations have patients made in this regard?

Austin Fast: Apart from gastroparesis, the symptoms described by plaintiffs in these lawsuits are extremely alarming. Many people had to visit the emergency room multiple times or be hospitalized for several days, and some were hospitalized multiple times at different periods. Some patients reported that even after stopping the medication, symptoms persisted, causing lasting effects.

When reviewing the lawsuit documents, I paid particular attention to one case involving a man from Kentucky: he claimed he had to be hospitalized over ten times due to intestinal blockage and experienced fecal vomiting—that is, when the intestines are completely blocked, waste can only come out in reverse. These are all extremely painful and serious issues.

Dana Taylor: You mentioned that there are a small number of lawsuits involving more serious illnesses. Can you talk about these cases?

Austin Fast: There are dozens of state-level lawsuits in New Jersey, as well as dozens of federal lawsuits, claiming that plaintiffs experienced ‘eye strokes’ resulting in sudden blindness. This is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the optic nerve. There are also several cases alleging that the drugs caused gallbladder issues, with patients needing their gallbladder removed due to gangrene and other complications.

We interviewed one of the earliest plaintiffs to file a lawsuit in 2023, who developed severe neurological disorders due to malnutrition: specific vitamin deficiencies led to mental confusion, unsteady gait, and vision changes, completely losing the ability to live as they did before taking the medication.

Dana Taylor: As you mentioned, some patients have shared their experiences with USA Today. Before we go deeper, how have Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly—the makers of these drugs—responded to safety concerns regarding GLP-1 medications?

Austin Fast: Overall, they deny all allegations, insisting that the drugs are safe and will vigorously defend their reputation. They stated that they update warning labels when there is conclusive scientific evidence and have revised labels multiple times in the past two years, but they still deny most of the claims in the thousands of lawsuits.

Dana Taylor: Now let’s focus on the plaintiffs. Let’s start with Todd Engel, a 63-year-old patient from Maryland. Why did he use semaglutide? What serious injuries does he claim to have suffered from GLP-1 drugs?

Austin Fast: Mr. Engel has diabetes, and using semaglutide was intended for precisely that purpose—to help diabetic patients control their blood sugar. In August 2023, his doctor prescribed him a weekly injection of semaglutide. Just four months later, in December of the same year, he woke up to find serious vision blurring in one eye. At the time, doctors did not associate it with semaglutide, and he continued taking the medication until he lost sight in that eye. In October 2024, ten months after stopping the drug, he told his wife beside him, “You won’t believe it, I can’t see out of my other eye either.”

He is now blind in both eyes. The lawsuit alleges that this was directly caused by his use of semaglutide. Previously, he worked as a snowplow driver for the Maryland government, operating heavy machinery, but he can no longer work due to legally recognized blindness.

Dana Taylor: How has the manufacturer Novo Nordisk responded to this case?

Austin Fast: We specifically asked about Mr. Engel’s case, but they refused to comment directly. However, in court documents, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly noted that diabetic patients like Mr. Engel inherently have a higher risk of blindness, gastroparesis, and intestinal issues. Last summer, Novo Nordisk added a note to the European versions of the semaglutide and Wegovy labels—indicating a potential increased risk of eye stroke (which is the exact condition the plaintiff claims)—but the U.S. version of the label has not yet been updated.

Dana Taylor: Jo Harlan McLean, a 72-year-old real estate agent in Oklahoma City, started taking Wegovy in 2023. What experience did she share with USA Today?

Austin Fast: Ms. McLean, like many users, was simply looking to lose some weight. Wegovy had remarkable initial effects: she lost 40 pounds in four months with no gastrointestinal discomfort — doctors I interviewed said this is extremely rare, as nearly all GLP-1 drug users experience nausea or digestive upset.

One day after four months, while driving her granddaughter home, she suddenly heard a “loud pop, like a balloon bursting.” It wasn’t a balloon; her colon had ruptured. Fortunately, the hospital was only a few blocks away. Emergency doctors found her intestines completely blocked, without any prior warning signs such as constipation or pain. Doctors had to remove part of her colon and create a stoma — installing a pouch on her abdomen to collect waste. Afterward, she frequently experienced stoma leaks, leading to severe anxiety and depression. Because of this, she sued the manufacturer for downplaying the drug’s risks.

Dana Taylor: I understand you asked Novo Nordisk about her case. How did they respond?

Austin Fast: Similar to the Engel case in Maryland, Novo Nordisk did not comment on individual cases but generally disputed such claims. The current FDA label for Wegovy in the U.S. warns of potential risks including thyroid tumors, pancreatitis, gallbladder issues, depression, and serious gastrointestinal problems — the closest warning to extreme risks like colon rupture.

Dana Taylor: Austin, how widely are GLP-1 drugs used? How many plaintiffs have claimed serious consequences from using these drugs?

Austin Fast: Usage has surged over the past two to three years, and I believe most listeners have someone in their circle of friends or family who is using it. A recent survey by the nonpartisan health organization KFF shows that 12% of American adults (over 31 million people) are currently using GLP-1 drugs; about one in five Americans (over 46 million) have tried such drugs.

Regarding lawsuits over serious side effects, I reviewed federal court records and the state court records of New Jersey, Indiana, and Delaware—regions where the lawsuits are concentrated—and found over 4,300 individual lawsuits alleging that the drugs caused serious side effects.

Dana Taylor: You and your team randomly reviewed 100 of the thousands of federal lawsuits. What more can you share about these plaintiffs?

Austin Fast: About two-thirds of the sample are women, slightly older than the average U.S. population, with a median age of 52, ranging from people in their 20s to those in their 70s. A significant proportion of plaintiffs did not use just one drug, but tried multiple or used them simultaneously.

The majority, however, used semaglutide (75% of the sample), about a quarter used dulaglutide, 17% used tirzepatide, with other drugs mentioned less frequently. Most lawsuits target the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, which produces semaglutide, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 drugs.

Dana Taylor: Austin, some of the allegations are indeed shocking. But which positive effects related to GLP-1 use did the experts you interviewed point out? I understand the benefits go far beyond weight loss.

Austin Fast: We reviewed multiple studies and consulted medical experts. A doctor at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Hospital stated that these drugs bring numerous health benefits, including reducing the risk of substance use disorders, decreasing suicidal thoughts, and lowering the risk of epilepsy, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease—of course, along with the well-known effects on weight loss and blood sugar control.

The doctor expressed particular sympathy for thousands of patients, especially those experiencing life-altering events such as blindness, but he still believes that for most patients, the benefits outweigh the risks. He advises users to closely monitor their bodily signals and to consult their doctor promptly if any concerns arise.

Dana Taylor: What obstacles do plaintiffs face? When can we anticipate the outcomes of these GLP-1 lawsuits?

Austin Fast: In federal litigation, there are key hurdles for claims related to gastroparesis: the Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where the cases are centralized, requires plaintiffs to have undergone specific medical tests at the time of diagnosis to confirm the condition. If such tests were not conducted at the time, plaintiffs may be excluded from compensation.

In addition, lawsuits usually take a long time. Since all cases have been centralized in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, several ‘bellwether trials’ will be conducted first to gauge the potential direction of the cases. Plaintiff attorneys say this could stretch until 2027. Considering that the earliest lawsuits were filed in 2023, the process for patients to receive compensation is indeed lengthy.

However, interviewed patients and their families hope the lawsuits will serve as a warning to pharmaceutical companies: that more explicit, dedicated warnings must be added, such as the risk of eye stroke or neurological issues. They emphasize that had they known these risks beforehand, they would never have taken the medications.

Dana Taylor:

Austin Fast is an investigative reporter at USA Today. Thank you again for joining The Excerpt, Austin.

Austin Fast: Thank you for having me.

Dana Taylor: Thanks to senior producer Carly Monahan for her production assistance, and our executive producer is Laura Beaty. We welcome your feedback on this episode. Thank you for listening. I’m Dana Taylor. Tomorrow morning, I’ll bring another installment of USA Today’s The Excerpt.

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Fennel Seeds, chewy, a teaspoon may seem like a good serving. Licorice and mint is the blended flavor. May freshen breath and help promote weight loss by leaving a satisfied feeling at the end of a meal. Commonly served in a tiny dish in Indian restaurants, like dessert mints are served in some Western restaurants. Photo by Jaspreet Kalsi on Unsplash

Disclaimer: This information is being provided for educational purposes within the guidelines of Fair Use and is not intended to provide individual health care guidance, however bitter phytonutrients are satiating and generally health promoting in moderate, to tiny amounts. Toasted fennel seeds after a meal also freshens breath, like a sugar free mint with no alternative sweetener, that helps curb appetite and improve gut health.

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Happy Birthday Albert Einstein; Gravity

Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879, and published his groundbreaking theories in physics at a fairly young age of 26. His first wife, Mileva Marić Einstein-Marity, may have had some involvement with the work. Letters suggest she chose to not include her name on the papers in order to support his career in hope that he would be able to find work so they would be able to afford to get married. He agreed in the eventual divorce settlement to give her any money awarded to him for a Nobel Prize (there had been expectations he would be given one). (scientificamerican)

*This continues from the post Physics took a wrong turn in 1887; and the meaning of Null.

*Tost initially published March 14, 2020 on earth-ocean.info.

Special relativity is not the research for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921 but he did write to Mileva about it: “But nobody made it clearer than Albert Einstein himself that they collaborated on special relativity when he wrote to Mileva on 27 March 1901: “How happy and proud I will be when the two of us together will have brought our work on relative motion to a victorious conclusion.”” They were able to marry in 1903 and his five important papers were all published within a short time span in 1905. The first one on the photoelectric effect was the article for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1921. (scientificamerican)

The theory of relativity was not considered to be supported with enough physical proof possibly. Measurements of a solar eclipse were considered support however the data may have been manipulated somewhat. (theguardian)

“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them.” – Albert Einstein

Quantum effects have been supported by modern research, and quantum computing.

The Special Relativity equation, E = MC squared, is not in question due to the work proving the theory that there is an ether type of energy throughout the universe. It is the theory of General Relativity, based on the idea that space is empty that is in question.

The theory of relativity has two parts. (1) Special Relativity involves physics in the absence of gravity and (2) General relativity is an explanation of gravity and how it relates to other forces in nature. The General Relativity theory would be affected because it is based on the premise that space is empty and motionless and suggests gravity is due to the attraction of large objects for other objects. James DeMeo walks us through the data that shows there is a drag effect that is roughly equal to the amount of energy it takes for a rocket to leave our atmosphere. This drag effect that rockets need to overcome suggests that space is not empty or motionless and that gravity is due in part to the motion of ether around planets and other astral objects.

The equation E = MC squared would remain accurate in the absence of gravity and to calculate the Energy required to move something when ether is present would need us to add a factor to the equation to represent the local speed of the ether drag effect. The extra energy to leave the atmosphere around a planet is like the extra energy it takes to swim against a current or across a current in a river instead of swimming with the current. It takes more energy to swim sideways in the current, across the river, and even more energy to swim upstream, against the current.

  • Relative Velocity – swimmer crossing a river : ExamSolutions, (Youtube). A math lesson on how swim across a river – you may need a life jacket.

The drag effect of the ether’s movement would vary depending on the location and date. Seasonal changes affect the strength, and higher altitude can strengthen the measurable rate of ether flow, while enclosing structures, like a cement basement, can dampen the strength of the current.

Hypothetically if we were traveling through space and visiting other planets and galaxies and wanted to know the drag effect of the local ether then we would need to measure it – which could be possible with the machines that have been created to study it here on Earth. Modifications might be needed – but that is science, try something, measure it, modify it slightly, try again, measure it, modify it, repeat as needed.

Science is like a relay race with scientists passing the baton of knowledge on to others to carry it forward a little farther. Isaac Newton said it well: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” An apple fell on his head, and he thought of the idea of gravity, or so the story goes. Galileo may have been one of the giants credited by Isaac Newton, as Newton was born in 1642, the year that Galileo died while still under house-arrest for a “strong suspicion of heresy.” The Catholic Church was not pleased with the idea that our planet might revolve around the sun instead of the other way around. (newsroom.ucla.edu) The Vatican has more recently (1992) stated that Galileo was correct. (newscientis.com)

Will we have to wait 359 years before Michelson and Morley’s null result will be properly understood as being simply a negative hypothesis regarding the strength of the ether’s drag effect, rather than a result of zero drag, zero motion? The theory that the universe is full of an energy form was the widely accepted theory for centuries in just slight variations regarding motion or lack of motion. Albert Einstein and Mileva’s theory of relativity went against the centuries long belief that something is present throughout space rather than it being a complete void. The math about gravity that rules out any other motion in the universe requires complexity and ignoring anomalies such as Spiral Nebulae that visually display a sense of motion being present in outer space. Other anomalies in space images and expected light signatures also conflict with the idea of space being a void.

An example of a spiral galaxy, the Messier 77 (also known as NGC 1068); The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77 — a galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, some 45 million light-years away from us. The streaks of red and blue in the image highlight pockets of star formation along the pinwheeling arms, with dark dust lanes stretching across the galaxy’s starry centre. The galaxy belongs to a class of galaxies known as Seyfert galaxies, which have highly ionised gas surrounding an intensely active centre. (Wikipedia)

Vincent Van Gogh probably knew what water looks like as it flows and spirals in tiny whirl pools – and say it in the sky too.

The Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh, via (x.com/MarioNawfal). Current news: ‘Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ surprisingly adheres to the laws of physics, scientists find’ (space.com)

Why does a nutritionist care about quantum physics?

Because our bodies are made out of atoms and any Laws of Physics about atoms are going to hold true for all types of atoms – or it isn’t much of a Law is it? Astrophysicists are used to big numbers, biophysicists need to stand up for little numbers. Chlorophyll is the green pigment that helps plants convert the sun’s energy into stored sugar – the reaction seems to involve quantum effects. (the-scientist.com)

Our health depends on our better understanding the biophysics of health. We are electrical beings with approximately 70% water content and both the electrons and protons of water molecules may be shared at quantum speed. Quantum motion could increase the speed of chemical reactions within our bodies, and increase the strength of effects similar to, (but not quite the same as), surface tension which is how water droplets can stay in a droplet form. Our health may depend on our internal structures retaining water molecules in an organized way, rather than becoming dehydrated or edematous (like swollen ankles during pregnancy).

An article with a review of current theories and research that support the idea of quantum effects in biology suggests that part of the controversy over the idea has to do with how the size of the effects could be large enough to help health, and that the mechanical, traditional theories also can explain how the body works, (the-scientist.com), – my suggestion that includes both of those points is redundancy of design – nature seems to support life by having a lot of work-arounds – a lot of ways to achieve a goal that supports life. Life is a miracle and it keeps going through a lot of breakdowns. Our bodies may be most efficient when quantum effects are possible and simply less efficient, possibly more prone to illness or dysfunction when quantum effects are disrupted or not possible for soe reason.

Math is fun, how about some more math?

  • Even if the quantum effects in human biology are small, -Qe-,
  • when you multiply that by every cell in the body, -c-, ~ 30-40 trillion cells (medicalnewstoday);
  • and every carbon bond broken in the Krebs Cycle, -cb- ~ 120 grams of glucose used daily by one nerve cell (which tend to use more than average, but let’s keep going), (nature.com), with 6 carbon bonds per molecule of glucose and 6.022 ×1023 molecules of glucose per mole, (socratic.org), and 180.156 grams of glucose/mole (let’s simplify this info ~ a half mole of glucose used per cell per day, so 90 grams of glucose would have 1/2(6.022 x 10 23rd) molecules of glucose which would each have 6 carbon bonds that might be affected by quantum physics during the Krebs/Citric Acid Cycle), (sciencetrends.com); {1/2(6.022 x 10 23rd)6} = 18.66 x 10 23rd
  • [within all of the energy producing mitochondria in each cell, -m- ~1000-2000-,]*we don’t need this part because the grams of glucose number was per cell so that is already including an estimate of the activity of all of the cell’s mitochondria.
  • then the amount of energy saved by quantum effects for a human body might become more significant ->
  • Qe * c * cb = energy savings due to Quantum effects multiplied times 35 trillion cells in a human body multiplied times 18.66 x 10 23rd glucose carbon bonds
  • = __tiny quantum effect energy savings times 35,000,000,000,000 times 1,866,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = ___tiny quantum effect energy savings times (35 x 10 12th) times (18.66 x 10 23rd)
  • = ___tiny quantum effect energy savings times (653.1 x 10 35th).

Six with thirty seven zeros is a big number, so even if the quantum energy saves only a small amount of energy per carbon bond of glucose it adds up when it is multiplied by the carbon bonds of glucose used for a day’s energy needs within all of the cells in the body -> 65,310,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 carbon bonds of glucose energy used each day (roughly).

Math is fun, it has been 133 years since the 1887 ether experiment that was falsely claimed to have a zero result rather than smaller than expected result. How long will humanity and physicists take before recognizing that the universe is not an empty space and that the ether theory had to be modified but was on the right track?

  • The book to read: The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space: Correcting a Major Error in Modern Science, – September 18, 2019, by James DeMeo, (Amazon.com)

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Dielectric Orgone Blankets

Dielectric material is particularly good at supporting an electrostatic field while being a poor conductor of electricity – it won’t give you a static shock from the electrostatic field that it contains. Solid types of dielectric material include ceramic and porcelain and is commonly used as insulation between the plates of a capacitor. (WhatIsDielectricMaterial)

*Post initially published March 7, 2020 on earth-ocean.info.

Pete the cat likes the dielectric ‘orgone’ lap blanket – it is in a pillowcase to help keep it clean. Don’t ‘wash’ one of these blankets as the steel wool will rust if it gets wet.

Which for the non-electricians in the crowd (me) leads directly to the question What is a capacitor? ““a capacitor stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field between its plates.” (2) Thanks. It also has two terminals so you can tap into the stored electric field. The plates of a capacitor are electrically conductive wires or metal which can have a difference in charge.

A dielectric Orgone Blanket is somewhat like a capacitor in that it has two layers of electrically active steel wool separated by a dielectric layer of cotton or wool quilt batting but it is not connected to any other wiring. The steel wool layers are surrounded by another layer of dielectric batting and encased in cotton. The layers of dielectric cotton or wool support an electrostatic field, which will feel like warmth and possibly tingling sensations within yourself rather than being a static shock from the fabric. Exposure to the increased energy field by using the blanket regularly may have healing benefits, noted for wounds and prevention of common cold type of infections, but for some people caution may be needed.

The heart rate may become affected by the electrostatic field of the Orgone Blanket. Use for a half hour to an hour is recommended rather than use all night. Directions and safety guidance is available in the book: The Orgone Accumulator Handbook: Wilhelm Reich’s Life Energy Discoveries and Healing Tools for the 21st Century, with Construction Plans, (orgonelab.org).

Fluffiness is key for capturing an electrostatic field in pockets of air throughout the dielectric material. Ceramic seems solid yet it is full of tiny air bubbles throughout the clay. Wool and cotton quilt batting is a loose mesh of fibers, and steel wool is a loose mesh of steel wire which can be sharp. Caution, wear leather or canvas work gloves when handling the steel wool.

Fine steel wool, large roll purchased at an automotive supply store.

The supplies for a 24-inch square blanket include fine steel wool, but with no added chemical cleansers like in oven cleaning steel wool scrubbies. The spool of fine steel wool can be ordered from automotive supply companies.

Having a long quilting needle helps to add a few quilting type stiches through all of the layers after the pieces are cut and assembled.

A sturdy cotton muslin fabric cut in a rectangle that will be a couple inches larger than a 24-inch square doubled. About a yard and a half of fabric will be needed for the outer casing. Cotton quilt batting of a similar amount will be needed to make into three 24-inch squares. We are assembling a cheeseburger, except it will be fabric-cotton batting-steel wool-cotton batting-steel wool-fabric and the outside edges of the fabric will be folded over and sewn shut – pinned and machine sewn or handsewn.

This dielectric blanket was machine sewn around the edges after assembling the layers and hand stitching in a few spots with a quilting needle, to hold all of the layers together for long term stability. We are making a mini quilt, but with layers of metal to increase the electrical attraction and storage effect. The lap blanket warms as you use it and can become too hot and even irritating after longer use. It is meant to be used for about 30 minutes, like a heating pad.
Supplies – sturdy cotton or linen type organic fabric (not polyester), cotton or wool type organic batting (also not polyester, quilting supply or an old fluffy blanket), a generous amount of steel wool – it will be stretched, so it is less ‘yardage’ than the fabric.

Steps:

  • Put one layer of cotton batting on one half of the muslin rectangle so that you will be able to fold half the muslin over the top at the end and encase the final stack of layers of batting and steel wool with a seam allowance to spare. It will be a stack of three layers of cotton or wool batting with two layers of steel wool between them.
  • On the batting, place a 24-inch length of steel wool down the length of one side of the batting and then gently stretch out the mesh somewhat so it covers about eight inches instead of the compressed four-inch original size. This will cover one third of the square, repeat with two more 24-inch lengths of steel wool. The spool of steel wool in the image is about four inches wide and would make six or more lap blankets.
  • Cover the layer of stretched out pieces of steel wool with another 24-inch square of cotton batting. Repeat the step of adding three lengths of steel wool. Cover with the last 24-inch square of cotton batting.
  • Fold the muslin rectangle over the top with the layers of batting held in place by the fold. Gently fold the ends of fabric together into an enclosed seam/hem and pin in place. The sides will also need to be folded into an enclosed seam and pined in place. Pleating a little excess fabric at the corners gives a box corner that helps encase the fluffy stack. The end result will not be a flat envelope but a very short pillow or tall blanket.
  • Baste securely with quilt thread and/or finish the edges with a sewing machine.
  • Hand quilt through the entire stack using a long needle designed for doll-makers. Trying to keep it very loose quilting to retain the fluffiness, secure the stack with a stich every four to eight inches or so.
  • Use with a pillowcase ideally and keep it clean and dry. The steel wool will rust if it gets wet.
Dielectric lap blanket, simple handstiching to hold the edges, and then machine finished for sturdiness.

Ideally do not use dielectric Orgone Blankets near or store them near strong EMF emitting devices such as an internet modem, cell phone, or laptop. The goal is to increase time in a healing electric field, not in an electric field that might have negative effects on health. The dielectric blanket has a warming effect and may help increase blood flow like a normal heating pad, it just uses your own body heat as the electricity source – or a cat – or the energy of the ambient air conditions, or all three.

There would be more ether/orgone energy at high altitudes in open air – like in the mountain top retreat and less, possibly very little, in the enclosed air of the basement of a building near sea level.

I have found my Orgone blanket helpful for soothing a sore shoulder with a chronic muscle cramp, and for temporary relief of pain for a bruised hand and it seemed to speed healing of a bruise. I folded the blanket around the hand and lower arm for an hour or two, several days in a row – which was when the pain and inflammation was better. Anecdotal experience.

Dielectric blankets have been used with therapeutic massage in health clinics and with prenatal care by Wilhelm Reich’s daughter, Eva Reich, M.D. (4) and others.

Returning to the idea of a capacitor – the electrostatic field is being supported by the air and fiber weave of the batting layers which are also acting as insulation around the electrically active ~ ‘capacitor plates’ of the two steel wool layers. Holding the blanket is allowing your hand to be in the energy field – no terminals are needed for a gentle mingling of energy fields.

Plasma energy fields have been used effectively for helping with wound healing. (5) Plasma energy refers to a liquid like flow of energy throughout the area of the field, rather than referring to some liquid such as blood plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter, involving ionized gas instead of a solid, liquid, or gas.

“The fourth state of matter, plasma, consists of partially ionized, electrically neutral gas.” (5)

Electromagnetic fields (EMF) are involved in our health and brain activity at the microscopic level of microtubules, which may act like antenna in orienting and broadcasting electrical fields. (Previous post: 7) Specific types of EMF fields have also been used for healing purposes. (6) The type of EMF from electronic/internet devices and from high powered electric lines can be inflammatory.


Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes within the guidelines of Fair Use. It is not intended to provide individual guidance. Please seek a health care provider for individualized health care guidance.

Reference List:

  1. Margaret Rouse, What is Dielectric Material? WhatIs.com, https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/dielectric-material
  2. Colin Cunningham, What is a Capacitor?, series, Circuit Playground: C is for Capacitor, learn.adafruit.com, https://learn.adafruit.com/circuit-playground-c-is-for-capacitor/what-is-a-capacitor
  3. James DeMeo, The Orgone Accumulator Handbook: Wilhelm Reich’s Life Energy Discoveries and Healing Tools for the 21st Century, with Construction Plans, orgonelab.com, http://www.orgonelab.org/oracs.htm
  4. Eva Reich, Eszter Zornanszky, Lebensenergie durch Sanfte Bioenergetik, 1997, https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/lebensenergie-sanfte-bioenergetik/author/eva-reich/
  5. Eswaramoorthy N, McKenzie DR. Plasma treatments of dressings for wound healing: a review. Biophys Rev. 2017;9(6):895–917. doi:10.1007/s12551-017-0327-x https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711699/
  6. Muehsam D, Chevalier G, Barsotti T, Gurfein BT. An Overview of Biofield Devices. Glob Adv Health Med. 2015;4(Suppl):42–51. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.022.suppl https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654784/
  7. J. Depew, Quantum biology, microtubules – antennae for energy? – links, earth-ocean.info https://www.earth-ocean.info/post/quantum-biology-microtubules-antennae-for-energy-links
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Physics took a wrong turn in 1887; and the meaning of Null.

Experimental research protocol requires defining an expected result for an experiment in advance, called the hypothesis, in order to help reduce risk of bias or error. Null results would mean that the hypothesis as written had not occurred as the experimental result – making the experiment negative or null for that specific hypothesis statement. Null does not necessarily mean zero, however.

*Post originally published on earth-ocean.info, March 5, 2020.

In 1887 there were results reported as null for an experiment regarding the theory of ether which had been the prevailing idea regarding space – that there is a substance of some sort throughout space rather than it being empty and it was called ether or aether. The experimental hypothesis had predicted a large ether effect, a large drag occurring on a beam of light by this ether substance in the atmosphere, enough to effect the path of the rays of light by a predicted amount. The results were reported as Null by the academic community, correctly in some ways, because the drag effect the research team (Michelson-Morley) measured was not what they had predicted.

It was much smaller, a twentieth smaller – but it was not zero – their study did support the theory that space had some substance in it that would drag while flowing around a planet, moon, or star.

The idea at the time of the first of the Morley & Michelson experiments was that the substance was still and it was the planets that were spinning. The much smaller effect that was measured instead supports a theory later shown to be more accurate that the substance is slowing moving. It is likely the force of it flowing around things with cross currents providing force from two sides of astral objects that causes gravitational effects.

Our planet is orbiting the sun in an ellipse but it is more like a children’s Slinky toy, a long continuous spiral, then rotations of the hands on a old-fashioned clock. The sun and all of the planets are all spiraling in a group towards the same direction. The substance seems to move in spiral patterns similar to the way water looks in whirl pool eddies, or the sky in Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night, (MoMA), – or spiral nebulae in outer space: (spiral nebulae images).

The Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh, via (x.com/MarioNawfal).

The substance that was known as ether has been measured in experiments that improved on the 1887 methods and modified the hypothesis to include movement of the ether. Other researchers unrelated to the original theory or experiment have also discovered anomalies that match the strength of the effect or the energy. One called it orgone and developed ways to affect the weather and increase rain or break up a larger storm system into a lower energy, more diffuse pattern, (Wilhelm Reich). Reducing desertification has also been shown to be possible with the low tech methods.

Long story short – there is a type of energy around everything that is not entropic – chaotic as expected of everything in nature – a tendency to decompose and become more disorganized instead of becoming more organized. The ether energy generally becomes more organized. It tends to coalesce like water molecules, and has an affinity for water. It is attracted to water, especially moving water, and that tendency was able to be used to modify the weather.

Desertification of land can be a result of the energy becoming non-flowing and unhealthy. It can be easily modified by simple to build tools but which need to be used with caution because weather modification can turn into storms, not just spring showers.

This is very exciting information but more people need to read and understand the implications – turns what we have been doing and believing on its head – topsy turvy, let’s start over again at Null, which doesn’t equal zero. For the skeptics and/or rocket fans in the room – the drag effect that was discovered and confirmed by later unrelated researchers is roughly equivalent to the amount of force it takes for a rocket to leave the planet’s atmosphere.

The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space: Correcting a Major Error in Modern Science, by James DeMeo, (Amazon)

Here’s the book to read, The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space: Correcting a Major Error in Modern Science, by James DeMeo, (Amazon) then report back for a craft project next – a dielectric blanket (see this post, a DIY project that can soothe inflammation) – no plug-in outlet needed, because it gathers ambient energy from the air or from your body energy and can have healing effects.

Preview of Cosmic Ether Exists: Correcting a Major Error in Modern Science. James DeMeo (now deceased). (Youtube)

This pdf of a really old book is free – it discusses ether theory as the current thing still. Einstein’s theory that space is empty came a few years after 1902. Ether theory had been predominant.

For something totally different – Christmas lectures from 1902, a 1923 4th Edition: 

  • Waves and Ripples in Water, Air, and Aether, being the 76th course of Christmas lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, by J. A. Fleming, MA, DSc., FRS. (dropbox.com)
  • A few screen shots are in this post: Free ebooks – Live Pain Free Cookbook & Waves and Ripples (denutrients.substack)

I started summarizing James DeMeo’s book in a series on Substack, this is the first post. Second post. Third post. Fourth post.

More recently, Vincent Van Gogh was in the news – the flow that he painted in The Starry Night, was found to accurately portray movement of air flow. Fifth post. Aether energy flows like water and is attracted to moving water and to iron/magnetic attracting metals. It is also attracted to tubes. Our blood has both flowing water and iron rich hemoglobin and travels in tubes – blood vessels.

  1. The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space, a book summary (series), Part 1. / Regreening of Israel by Cloud Buster & Iranian clouds? — First post.
  2. The speed of light is variable – news to know, from the 1800s. Chapter 2 & 3 / Bonus link: “skepsis” via Hopeful Grump/Substack. — Second post.
  3. Ether flows and everything flows along with it. Where is it flowing? -> Chapter Four. — Third post.
  4. Air flow, aether, and Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Chapter Four continued; & Lion’s Mane mushroom and Avocado seed flour – two super foods. / Link to Vejon Covid-19 Review, re autoimmune risk. — Fourth post.
  5. Van Gogh and Fluid Dynamics in the News. — Fifth post.

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