Wednesday, August 5, 2026

HỌC CÁCH TU GIỮ TÂM – GIỮ MIỆNG – GIỮ NGHIỆP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQLN1oa8S5s LỤC TỔ HUỆ NĂNG DẠY: HỌC CÁCH TU GIỮ TÂM – GIỮ MIỆNG – GIỮ NGHIỆP NGHE PHÁP MỖI NGÀY

AI-Created Misinformation About Health: CardioFlush

1/ Impressive but Misleading https://60-minutes.org/blood-v2/pv/?rtkcid=6a71f0ee519e186fee0ec04f&rtkcmpid=6a711e1dc1dc71d3438eff40 60 Minutes- Plastic and High Blood Pressure Dr Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta 2/ Sounds or visuals were altered or fully AI generated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_gXUNgUTbE Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Cardio Flush Reviews — Scam or Legit? Dr. Gupta Shown in Unauthorized AI Ads 5,663 views Jul 5, 2026 In July 2026, online users searched for information regarding whether Dr. Sanjay Gupta created or endorsed Cardio Flush drops as a "blood flow solution." Those users also looked for Cardio Flush reviews, hoping to find credible information about the product — scam or legit... Dr. Sanjay Gupta never endorsed Cardio Flush drops or any miracle-like "blood flow solution" for swollen angles, fatigue and shortness of breath. The Cardio Flush scam first began in social media ads or website ads. Those ads led to a website displaying a lengthy video presentation on a fake CNN website falsely claiming Gupta created or endorsed a brand new mixture or recipe for blood flow. No recipe is ever revealed. The recipe is a scam tactic to keep consumers watching the scam videos. At the end of the video, scammers offer bottles of Cardio Flush drops. No doctors, hospitals, universities or famous people ever endorsed Cardio Flush drops for blood flow or a "blood flow ritual" or "secret." No credible positive Cardio Flush reviews existed online, either. Scammers created either deepfake AI or fully AI depictions of Gupta and other people for the lengthy video presentation appearing on the scam website. Scams similar to Cardio Flush often secretly feature subscription charges of hundreds of dollars a month, promote fake money-back guarantees and display other red flags. Consumers who fell for this scam should call their bank or credit card company right away to report the fraud. Don't trust online-only supplement offers. Make an appointment with a real doctor in your town. Seek legitimate medical advice. Also, victims should file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center via IC3.gov. In your complaint, include details from your emails or regular mail, as well as your bank or credit card statements, such as any email addresses, phone numbers or mailing addresses that appear — especially the company name and phone number listed on your online financial statements next to the charges. You never know... your complaint might lead to justice being served. 3/ FactCheck by Barchart.com https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3594604/cardioflush-reviews-complaints-2026-is-this-the-daily-heart-support-formula-buyers-have-been-searching-for • What it suggests: the footage is described as likely AI-generated or manipulated - a pattern separately reported across several similarly structured supplement campaigns using the same claimed-endorser approach, including a closely related "CardioFlush Drops" liquid variant covered elsewhere (a different product from the one reviewed in this article - see the disambiguation note in the verification checklist below). This article did not independently locate any statement, interview, or verified record in which Dr. Gupta endorses CardioFlush (a search that specifically looked for one). If the video you watched named him or used his likeness, treat that appearance as unverified - not confirmed by this article, and specifically flagged as likely unauthorized by multiple independent reviewers who investigated the same campaign. Separating what's real from what's marketing matters here. Elevated blood pressure and artery health are genuine, well-studied areas of cardiology, and general concepts like flavonoids or antioxidants supporting vascular health do have legitimate research behind them at the ingredient level. But "reversing high blood pressure" with a "ritual" that "dissolves arterial cement" is not standard medical terminology, isn't a claim this article can verify against any confirmed CardioFlush ingredient (since no ingredient panel is available - see below), and shouldn't be read as equivalent to, or a substitute for, medical treatment for high blood pressure or any cardiovascular condition. If you take blood pressure medication, this article's plain advice is: don't change your prescription based on this product or its marketing without talking to your doctor first.

Sunday, August 2, 2026

AI , an Emerging Threat

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5914652/google-adds-ai-to-satellite-images-raising-fears-of-deepfakes-in-the-sky Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky Updated July 31, 20262:29 PM ET Geoff Brumfiel …for experts and analysts who rely on Google's imagery to verify breaking news and atrocities in hard-to-reach parts of the world, the potential to create deepfake satellite imagery at the click of a button was horrifying. "I tried refugees at the Mexican border, a nuclear plant in Iran, a crash in Amsterdam, a hospital with a bomb crater in Gaza. Nothing was refused," Henk van Ess, an open-source researcher who first wrote about the potential damage the tool could cause, told NPR via text. NPR was able to easily generate images of Iran's Kharg Island on fire, and a flooded U.S. Capitol complex. Both events, which have not happened, would constitute major news if they were real. Online, journalists and open-source investigators wondered aloud about Google's decision. "Very curious how or if this idea was red teamed internally because the opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," Evan Hill, an visual forensics investigator at the Washington Post wrote on X. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5914852/anthropic-openai-models-hack-cybersecurity Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies? August 1, 20265:00 AM ET By Huo Jingnan OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI. Imen Ben Youssef/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Days after OpenAI disclosed that artificial intelligence systems tunneled out of their testing environment and broke into another company, rival Anthropic disclosed that its own AI models also hacked other companies during testing. News of the attacks, which initially went unnoticed, is reverberating across Silicon Valley and Washington amid debates over how to address the advanced cybercapabilities of AI. While the two incidents are not of the same gravity, experts say they highlight the importance of setting up rigorous testing environments for advanced models and the need for robust cyberdefenses as autonomous hacking capabilities become more widespread in the future. Human error led to Anthropic hacks In a blog post published on Thursday, Anthropic said that in three separate incidents in recent months, AI models undergoing testing of their cybercapabilities hacked into three unsuspecting companies. Anthropic said the hacks were the result of a "misunderstanding" with an outside company that set up secure testing environments known as sandboxes, which erroneously gave the models access to the internet. Anthropic said the earliest incident happened in April, but that neither it nor the affected companies, which it didn't name, were aware of the hacks until now. Anthropic said in each case, its models were given fictional targets to hack into. In one incident, a model hacked into a real company that shared a name with the fictional target and stole "several hundred rows of production data." In another incident, a model uploaded malware to a commonly used software registry for the coding language Python; the malware ended up stealing credentials from a security company that downloaded it. OpenAI models went rogue in effort to cheat on evaluation Anthropic's review of its records was spurred by OpenAI's announcement last week that its own models went rogue in testing. OpenAI said that in an attempt to cheat on the cyber-evaluation they were given, its models found and exploited a vulnerability previously unknown to the company to escape their sandbox and access the internet. The models correctly inferred that the answer to the evaluation was available on Hugging Face, a digital library of AI models and software, and broke into the company's systems. Hugging Face detected the intrusion with its own AI models. "We consider this incident to be an unprecedented cyber incident, involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities, and are responding accordingly," OpenAI stated in a blog post about the hack. There are some key differences between what happened at the two AI companies. Like the OpenAI models, Anthropic's models hacked into third-party websites during testing. However, unlike OpenAI's agents, there was no indication, according to the company's blog post, that the models were trying to cheat on their evaluations. And unlike the case involving OpenAI, the models did not exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities, or what are known as "zero day" exploits. Once Hugging Face detected the OpenAI attack, it initially tried to use Anthropic's top-tier Claude Opus and Fable models for defense, but the models refused to help. "Their safety guardrails treated reverse-engineering an exploit the same as launching one," Hugging Face stated in a blog post. The company then turned to a model from Chinese company Z.ai to defend itself. "U.S. models are harder to use for defensive purposes due to the restrictions that the White House has put in place," said Alex Stamos, the chief product officer of Corridor, an AI software security company. The U.S. government initially forced Anthropic to suspend Fable from public release in June, citing cybersecurity concerns. Two weeks later, Anthropic reached an agreement with the government to make the model available. But the company said in a blog post that it installed a new safety guardrail that would cause the model to reject some "benign requests." Shoring up defenses in a world of autonomous hacking During testing for cybercapabilities, OpenAI and Anthropic remove some safety guardrails from their models, including ones that would make them likely to refuse to exploit software flaws. Cybersecurity researchers say given that, the companies could do more to keep their sandboxes watertight. "I think that these sorts of incidents are preventable, but it requires oversight and foresight," said Colin Shea-Blymyer, a research fellow at Georgetown University who studies the intersection of cybersecurity and AI. "If OpenAI really thought that their AI system, their agent, was going to be powerful, they could have asked the agent to evaluate the sandbox for any vulnerabilities in it before putting it in the sandbox," he said. "Beyond that, they could have had another AI system reading the outputs of the AI system that they were testing to see if it was doing anything unexpected." Anthropic said in the Thursday blog post that "recognizing that a target is real and stopping without being prompted" is behavior the company wants to see in all its models, even with some safety guardrails removed. However, the company said only the latest model it tested stopped once it realized it was on the internet and recognized it was targeting a real company. "Even that model went further before stopping than we would want," Anthropic said in its post. The hacks come as the Trump administration and lawmakers are pushing to regulate the most powerful AI companies but have not yet agreed on how to do so. President Trump signed an executive order in June asking AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for government testing before releasing them to the public. In the meantime, the companies could collaborate on incident investigation, come up with industrywide safety standards and regulate themselves before governments do, Corridor's Stamos said. "I'm glad, honestly, that [these events] happened, because this is a warning of what hacking is going to look like six months from now," he said. Given the proliferation of "open-weight" models whose guardrails are easier to remove permanently, he said, "lots and lots of hacking groups, Russian ransomware actors, activists, lots of state-sponsored actors are going to have this level of capability in a matter of months." Core Concepts of Watertight Security • Zero Leakage: No data, network connections, or system processes can pass through the barrier. • No Escape: Prevents malware from finding and exploiting weaknesses to jump to the real operating system. • Strict Containment: Limits resource access so programs only see what they are allowed to see. How Teams Keep Sandboxes Watertight • Network Isolation: Disconnecting the sandbox from the live internet and local network traffic. • Resource Limiting: Restricting access to memory, storage, and hardware components. • Strict Monitoring: Watching every action to spot any attempt to break free. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5911866/what-does-the-recent-hugging-face-hacking-incident-teach-us-about-the-future-of-ai What does the recent Hugging Face hacking incident teach us about the future of AI? July 29, 20265:00 PM ET It’s a science fiction nightmare: What happens if the machines take over? The world got a potential taste of that last week, when OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, said two of its models had autonomously hacked into another AI company. OpenAI says its technology carried out the attack during a cybersecurity test. The incident has highlighted fears that losing control of AI could pose broader safety concerns for the real world.

TU: "THÂN - KHẨU - Ý" Tại Gia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejHL3j5w-uM 🌿 LỤC TỔ HUỆ NĂNG -- TU: "THÂN - KHẨU - Ý" Tại Gia Nghe Pháp Mỗi Ngày

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Yoga for Parkinson's Patients and the 5 Stages of Parkinson's

https://www.healthline.com/health/parkinsons/yoga-for-parkinsons Many doctors use the Hoehn and Yahr scale to classify its stages. This scale divides symptoms into five main stages — with two additional substages — and helps healthcare professionals learn how advanced the disease is. https://www.healthline.com/health/parkinsons/stages?utm_source=ReadNext Stage 1 Stage 1 Parkinson’s disease is the mildest form. It’s so mild, in fact, you may not experience noticeable symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they may be isolated to one side of your body. Stage 1.5 In this substage, unilateral (only affecting one side of the body) symptoms are present and there is “axial involvement,” meaning there are symptoms related to the body’s central axis — the head, neck, and trunk. These symptoms can include posture difficulties, balance issues, and speech changes. Stage 2 The progression from stage 1 to stage 2 can take months or even years. Each person’s experience will be different. At this stage, you may experience symptoms such as: muscle stiffness tremors changes in facial expressions trembling Muscle stiffness can complicate daily tasks, prolonging how long it takes you to complete them. However, at this stage, your ability to balance won’t be affected. Symptoms may appear bilaterally (on both sides of the body). Changes in posture, gait, and facial expressions may be more noticeable. Stage 2.5 In this substage, bilateral symptoms are mild, and doctors will assess your ability to keep yourself from falling by performing a “pull test.” During this test, a doctor will stand behind you and pull back on your shoulders, then evaluate how you step back to prevent a fall. Unlike in stage 2, the pull test will show postural instability (reduced balance) in stage 2.5. Stage 3 At this middle stage, symptoms reach a turning point. While you’re unlikely to experience new symptoms, existing symptoms may become more noticeable. They may also interfere with some of your daily tasks. Movements are often noticeably slower, which slows down activities. Balance issues become more significant, too, so falls are more common. But people with stage 3 Parkinson’s disease may be able to maintain their independence and complete activities without much assistance. Stage 4 The progression from stage 3 to stage 4 brings about significant changes. At this point, many people experience great difficulty standing without a walker or assistive device. Reactions and muscle movements also slow significantly. Living alone can be unsafe and possibly dangerous, and people with stage 4 Parkinson’s disease can no longer perform their daily activities independently. Stage 5 In this most advanced stage, severe symptoms make around-the-clock assistance a necessity. People with stage 5 Parkinson’s disease are unable to stand without assistance, and will either use a wheelchair or will be confined to a bed. Also, at this stage, people with Parkinson’s disease may experience confusion, delusions, and hallucinations. These complications of the disease can begin in the later stages.

Friday, July 31, 2026

The Vagus Nerve: A Key Player in Your Health and Well-Being

https://www.massgeneral.org/news/article/vagus-nerve The Vagus Nerve: A Key Player in Your Health and Well-Being by Lisa Keer, NBC-HWC (An NBC-HWC is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, a credentialed professional trained to help people make lasting, self-directed improvements in their health. They partner with clients using evidence-based techniques to support behavior change regarding nutrition, stress, sleep, and physical activity. https://nbhwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NBHWC-Program-Approval-Handbook-2026-1.pdf ). Your body is the coolest thing you will ever own. Your body is also a complex and intricately connected system, with your brain and nervous system playing a central role in regulating its various functions. Among the many nerves that make up this system, the vagus nerve stands out for its profound influence on physical and mental health. Often referred to as the "wandering nerve" because of its extensive reach throughout the body, this article explores the anatomy of the vagus nerve, and its role and impact on your overall health. Anatomy and Function of the Vagus Nerve The vagus nerve, or more specifically, the tenth cranial nerve, originates in your brainstem, within the medulla oblongata, and extends downward through your neck and into your chest and abdomen. The nerve branches out to multiple organs, including your heart, lungs, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, and kidneys. It is a critical component of your autonomic nervous system (ANS) which regulates involuntary physiologic processes like heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. Your ANS has two parts. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) which owns the "fight or flight" response that prepares your body to respond to perceived threats by increasing heart rate, redirecting blood flow to muscles, and releasing stress hormones. The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is associated with the "rest and digest" response, and helps your body return to a state of calm after a stressful event. The vagus nerve plays a major role in promoting relaxation, digestion, and recovery. Vagal Tone and Your Physical Health The impact of the vagus nerve on various bodily functions has been the subject of extensive research, leading to a better understanding of how vagal tone— a measure of vagus nerve activity—can affect you physically in these key areas: • Cardiovascular health: The vagus nerve helps to regulate heart rate and blood pressure. High vagal tone is associated with a lower resting heart rate, reduced blood pressure, and increased heart rate variability (HRV), which is the variation in time between heartbeats. HRV is a key indicator of autonomic nervous system balance and cardiovascular health. • Digestive health: The vagus nerve is essential for proper digestive function, as it regulates the release of digestive enzymes, gastric acid, and bile. It also controls the contractions of the stomach and intestines, which move food through the digestive tract. Impaired vagal function can lead to various gastrointestinal issues, including acid reflux, gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). • Immune System Regulation: The vagus nerve's role in modulating inflammation is a crucial aspect of its impact on your physical health. Chronic inflammation is a common underlying factor in many diseases, including autoimmune disorders, metabolic syndrome, and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease. By regulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, the vagus nerve helps prevent excessive inflammation and supports your body's ability to fight off infections and heal from injuries. Vagal Tone and Your Mental Health The influence of the vagus nerve and its connection to the brain, particularly through the gut-brain axis, plays a significant role in mood regulation, stress response, and cognitive function. Vagal tone plays a role in your mental health specifically around: • Stress and Anxiety: High vagal tone is associated with a greater ability to recover from stress, as it promotes the activation of the PNS. This helps reduce the physiological symptoms of stress, such as increased heart rate and muscle tension, and promotes a state of relaxation. Conversely, low vagal tone is associated with heightened stress reactivity, a reduced ability to cope with stress, as well as with chronic stress. Enhancing vagal tone through practices such as deep breathing, meditation, and yoga can help improve stress resilience and reduce anxiety. • Depression: Low vagal tone has been linked to an increased risk of depression, as it is associated with reduced PNS activity and increased SNS dominance. This imbalance can contribute to the physiological symptoms of depression, such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal issues. • Cognitive Function: The vagus nerve's influence on cognitive function is an emerging area of research related to cognitive processes like attention, memory, and executive function. High vagal tone has been linked to better cognitive performance, particularly in tasks that require self-regulation and decision-making. Can You Enhance Your Vagal Tone? Given the importance of the vagus nerve in your overall health and well-being, strategies to enhance vagal tone have gained attention, as have potential therapeutic interventions. Currently, there are two pathways to promote vagal nerve tone, the non-medical and the medical. The non-medical pathway includes: • Deep breathing, specifically diaphragmatic or belly breathing, which activates the vagus nerve and promotes relaxation. Try 4-7-8 breathing; inhale through your nose for four counts, hold your breath for seven counts and exhale through your nose for eight counts. This breathing technique is highly effective in promoting sleep and should not be done while driving or engaging in another activity where your keen attention is required. • Meditation and mindfulness practices that encourage present-moment awareness which can stimulate the vagus nerve. To practice meditation, try a five minute session where you are seated in a quiet area with your eyes closed. Concentrate on your breath as you refrain from paying attention to other concerns. • Regular physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, has been shown to increase vagal tone. Exercise also promotes cardiovascular health and helps regulate the stress response. To practice, follow the CDC’s recommendations for 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise along with 2-3 sessions of strength training. Take a brisk walk, cycle or dance. Or spend some time in the gym for a strength-training session. • Brief exposure to cold, such as taking cold showers or splashing cold water on the face, can stimulate the vagus nerve by activating the PNS. Read this MGH article on cold plunges for other ideas. • Finding social connection through practices like expressing gratitude, engaging in acts of kindness, and fostering meaningful social connections. These all support vagus nerve function. The medical pathway relies on vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), where a device that delivers electrical impulses to the vagus nerve is implanted in two places near the left side of your collarbone. A VNS device can help to regulate mood and improve depressive symptoms. VNS devices have been approved for treatment-resistant depression, particularly in cases where traditional antidepressant medications and therapies have not been effective. Research is ongoing to determine if VNS devices can be used to treat multiple sclerosis, migraine, and Alzheimer’s disease as well. The Vagus Nerve Reset: Fact and Fiction The vagus nerve has become a topic of great interest on social media and in the press. And strategies for ‘resetting’ this nerve abound, including two that are especially popular. Hands-on massage therapy on specific points in the neck and ears has been touted as a vagus nerve reset. While most massage will feel good to most people and supports general relaxation, attempts to directly stimulate the vagus nerve through strong or prolonged physical pressure or even the use of tools can have the opposite effect. Omega 3 fatty acid supplementation and the use of probiotics have been described as vagus nerve stimulators. While there are circumstances where these supplements are warranted as part of a healthy diet, there is no research that points to them as having a specific or measurable impact on the function or tone of the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is a critical component of your nervous system, with far-reaching effects on both physical and mental health. Its role in regulating heart rate, digestion, inflammation, and mood makes it a key player in maintaining overall well-being. By understanding the importance of the vagus nerve and exploring strategies to enhance its function, you can take simple, proactive steps to support your health and improve your quality of life. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/vagus-nerve-stimulation/about/pac-20384565 Vagus nerve stimulation involves using a device to send electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the main nerve of the system that controls digestion, heart rate and other vital functions. When the device fires, it sends electrical impulses to areas of the brain. This changes brain activity to treat certain conditions. Image : https://www.mayoclinic.org/-/media/kcms/gbs/patient-consumer/images/2017/10/24/16/02/mcdc7_vagus_nerve_stimulator-8col.jpg https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6438087/ https://www.massgeneral.org/news/article/vagus-nerve

Monday, July 27, 2026

Mười Bài Đạo ca

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB7kxyXBE3pfvNcW5TBGd4cyVwzY1ezno https://vanviet.info/audio-van-viet/tuong-nho-pham-thien-thu-muoi-bai-dao-ca/ Mười bài Đạo ca Thơ: Phạm Thiên Thư Nhạc: Phạm Duy; trình bày: Thái Thanh 1. Pháp Thân 2. Quán Thế Âm (Hóa Thân) 3. Lời Ru, Bú Mớm, Nâng Niu 4. Ðại Nguyện 5. Chàng Dũng Sĩ Và Con Ngựa Vàng (Ảo Hóa) 6. Một Cành Mai 7. Giọt Chuông Cam Lộ 8. Qua Suối Mây Hồng (Vô Ngôn) 9. Chắp Tay Hoa (Quy Y) 10. Tâm Xuân