Do
you desire better health? Do you have a 'healthy idol' that you
secretly envy? Can you picture an image of the 'healthier you' that
you would like to be?
The quest for
well-being, which includes good health, is a 'life long journey' not merely
a destination. The
best way to improve your health is to learn as much as you can about the
factors that affect your body, your health and well-being and what you can
do about those factors.
What
is Well-being?
Your mother probably told you to eat your vegetables when
you were little so that you would grow up to be big and strong and
healthy.
Hippocrates,
the father of modern medicine, was quoted to say:
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and
exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest
way to health”.
The
inventor Tomas Edison stated that:
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine
but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and
in the cause and prevention of disease”.
“Health is defined in the WHO’s Constitution as a state
of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity”. World Health Organization, 2007.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of well-being:
“the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous”
Your
mother, Hippocrates and Thomas Edison all had a common belief, that good
nutrition is an important part of well-being. Just as there are many words
that describe well-being, there are also many more factors that contribute
to and interfere with a person’s well-being.
"An Holistic Approach"
A Natural Approach
to Wellness
The state of your wellbeing, including the
physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects, is the result of your
genetics, your environment and the condition of your body. Genetic and
environmental factors can directly or indirectly affect your body.
Imbalance or distress in any aspect of your being can affect the other
aspects. Each aspect requires the same amount of respect, attention,
response and dealing in terms of well-being.
How
do the individual aspects of well-being impact the other aspects?
The
BodyMind Connection:
Scientific studies undertaken by neuroscientist Karen Bulloch in the late
1970s revealed direct neurological pathways between the brain and the immune
system. Additional studies confirmed that the two systems communicate
with each other by chemical messages. PNI (psychoneuroimmunology)
researchers believe that emotions that affect the brain can also affect the
immune system response. Anything that affects one aspect of your being
can have a corresponding impact on the other aspects of well-being.
·Thinking
(positive or negative) can affect physical wellbeing (recovery).
·Laughter (emotional) can
promote healing (physical)
·Spiritual
and emotional factors (hopelessness, despair, grief, loneliness, lack
of fulfillment/purpose) can affect physical well-being (healing, low
(NK) cell activity).
·
Toxins in the physical environment can affect physical health
(asthma, heart attacks), emotional health (depression) and mental
health (Alzheimer’s).
·A
state of chronic spinal flexion (poor physical posture), chronic
disease or disability can cause devalued self-identity (emotional/spiritual).
To
promote or maintain well-being it is important to understand what factors
affect your health and why you get sick. The 'whole person' approach
to well-being requires you to look at every part of your life and how those
parts interact with or affect each other. All aspects of your being;
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual require the same attention and
respect. Remember, you were created not only as a physical being, but also a
mental, emotional and spiritual being. Ignoring imbalances or deficits
(indicated by symptoms) in any one aspect of your being can lead to serious
imbalances and health implications.
“A
man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes”
Mohandas Gandhi
For more on the
BodyMind health connection and other factors that can affect you physically,
mentally emotionally and spiritually, and information on BodyMind healing:
Peace,
Love & Healing, BodyMind Communication and The Path To Self-Healing, Bernie
S. Siegel, M.D. By revealing how the body
can be more receptive to the messages of the mind, Peace, Love & Healing
lets us take greater control of our state of mind, state of health, and
state of being. Dr. Siegel challenges us, whether we are ill or well, to
recognize how our mind influences our body and teaches us how to talk to our
inner selves.
www.berniesiegelmd.com
"We have to realize that there are social and psychosocial
poisons in our own homes that predispose us to disease by creating certain
attitudes and feelings within us".
Dr. Bernie S. Siegel,
Peace, Love & Healing.
Be
Careful What You Pray For . . . You Just Might Get It, Larry Dossey,
M.D., Author of the New York Times Best Seller, Healing Words.
Our thoughts and prayers can have both harmful and
helping effects on our lives. Delve into the harmful aspect of prayers and
how readers can protect themselves in Be Careful What You Pray For,
You Might Just Get It: What We Can Do About the Unintentional Effects of Our
Thoughts, Prayers, and Wishes. This groundbreaking book by
best-selling author Larry Dossey uses real-life stories and research
to reveal how readers can prevent the scarring effects of negative praying.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face
Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PH.D., The
Program of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts
Medical Centre Stress. It is everywhere around us. Even worse,
it gets inside us: sapping our energy, undermining our health, and making us
more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and disease. Now, based on Dr. Jon
Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this
groundbreaking book shows you how to use natural, medically proven methods
to soothe and heal your body, mind, and spirit. By using the practices
described within, you can learn to manage chronic pain resulting from
illness and/or stress related disorders…discover the roles that anger and
tension play in heart disease… reduce anxiety and feelings of panic…improve
overall quality of life and relationships through mindfulness meditation and
mindful yoga. More timely than ever before,Full Catastrophe
Living is a book for the young and the old, the well, the ill, and
anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in today’s world.
Past and present 'life crisis' situations, things
that you can not control or change, have the potential to produce chronic,
accumulative and debilitating stress. There is hope. Although
you may not be able to change the event or situation, you can change the way
you think about it which can change the way that you feel. For more
information on how you can change the way you feel by changing your
thinking, read
Mind Over Mood by Dennis
Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD.
"Change your thoughts and you
change your world". (Norman Vincent Peale)
Safe People:
How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren'tby Henry
Cloud, John Townsend. Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend offer
solid guidance for making safe choices in relationships, from friendships to
romance. They help identify the nurturing people we all need in our lives,
as well as ones we need to learn to avoid. Safe People will help you to
recognize 20 traits of relationally untrustworthy people. Discover what
makes some people relationally safe, and how to avoid unhealthy
entanglements. You'll learn about things within yourself that jeopardize
your relational security. And you'll find out what to do and what not to do
to develop a balanced, healthy approach to relationships.
Boundaries, by Henry Cloud, John Townsend. This book presents a
biblical treatment of boundaries (where you draw the line), identifies how
boundaries are developed, and how they become injured. It also shows
Christian misconceptions of the function and purpose of boundaries, and
provides a program for developing and maintaining healthy limits.
http://www.cloudtownsend.com
Clinic For Mind Body
Medicine, Philosophy of Healing, http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/programs/cmbm/journey.htm
Healing Words, The Power of Prayer
and The Practice of Medicine, Dr. Larry Dossey, M.D., A
groundbreaking classic with the latest evidence connecting prayer, healing
and medicine. Presents compelling evidence that patients' and doctors'
belief in a treatment increases its efficacy. A New York Times Best
Seller.
Reinventing Medicine, Beyond
Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing, Dr. Larry Dossey, M.D., The man
considered one of the pioneers of mind/body medicine provides the scientific
and medical proof that the spiritual dimension works in therapeutic
treatment, exploding the boundaries of the healing arts.
www.dosseydossey.com
Molecules of Emotion, The Science
Behind Mind-Body Medicine, Dr. Candace B. Pert, PhD.,
Medical researcher Candace B. Pert
explores the science behind mind-body medicine in the highly acclaimed Molecules of Emotion . Drawing on the findings of her
revolutionary experiments, Pert explains that the mind and body are
not two separate entities, but are one interconnected system that she calls
the "bodymind." Smartly written in easy-to-understand language, Pert
demonstrates how important these findings are to how we treat illness and
how meeting the emotional needs of patients is just as vital as treating
their physical symptoms. Forward by Deepak Chopra.
In the 1900s, Emil Coue, a French pharmacist was
cited by European physicians as having cured tens of thousands of patients.
He accomplished this through a simple positive affirmation, "Every day and
in every way I am getting better and better".
How to Practice Suggestion and
Autosuggestion, Emil Coue, Pg. 102, Kessinger Publishing, 1996).
For more information on scientific evidence that thoughts can shape your
life visit
http://affirmativethinking.wordpress.com/science-of-affirmations/ .
In
Thought Life: Dr. Caroline
Leaf, a brain researcher from South Africa says ‘87% to 95% of the illnesses
that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. Toxic waste
generated by toxic thoughts causes the following illnesses: diabetes,
cancer, asthma, skin problems and allergies to name just a few. Consciously
control your thought life and start to detox your brain!’
www.drleaf.net
Sacred
Healing: The Curing Power of Energy and Spirituality, C. Norman
Shealy, M.D., PH.D.
In 1971,
Shealy, a neurosurgeon, founded The Shealy Clinic,
the first clinic dedicated to holistic pain and stress management. He points
to the growing body of research that documents the mind-body connection, and
how our thoughts, life-view, and intention can influence the body in both
positive and negative ways.
According to Jill Bolte
Taylor, Ph.D. a brain scientist who suffered a stroke at the age of 37, "the
focused human mind is the most powerful instrument in the universe, and
through the use of language, our left brain is capable of directing (or
impeding) our physical healing and recovery." New York Times bestseller,
My Stroke of Insight.
The brain/mind is a powerful tool.
How Do You
Assess Your Well-being?
To assess your well-being it
is important to make use of all of your senses including your intuition, the
inner perception that we all possess but often do not listen to. Learn
to "Stop, Look and Listen" to the messages that you body is telling you.
I can assure you that they are there. If you do not pay attention your
body with find a way to say "no". (When the Body Says No,
Gabor Maté)
For more information on
intuition:
Awakening Intuition, Using Your
Mind-Body Network for Insight and Healing by Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., PH.D.'In a groundbreaking, major work on intuition,
health, and brain science, Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz gives innovative, fresh, and
exciting new ways to tap into intuitions that not only hold the power to
improve our health, but also save our lives. Intuition, Dr. Schulz
maintains, is not magical or mystical, but a real, down-to-earth capacity we
all possess that is as natural...
More as all our
other senses. Functioning as a transmitter of messages from a non rational,
unconscious level of our brains, intuition provides information to guide our
actions. Awakening Intuition teaches readers how to hone their receptivity
to intuitive messages by attending to the clues of their bodies -- including
symptoms of physical disorder and disease, dreams, internal visions or
voices, body sensations, and emotional reactions. Dr. Schulz recounts her
own extraordinary experience as a psychiatrist, clinical practitioner, and
brain researcher.'
The following are some of the
factors that indicate a state of well-being. How do you rate?
(click on the links for more information on the health impact associated
with the factor)
Everyone is at a different place on of their
well-being journey. Everyday is a new opportunity to work on the
factors that need change. Beating yourself up about the past is a
waste of energy and precious time. For more information on how you can
improve your well-being view the introduction to the
Health by Design video, order the Healthy by Design
workbook and check out the links from this page.
Whole Person Well-being:
If you are looking for quick
symptomatic relief without healing, this is not the wellness approach
for you. There are no instant fixes (including pills or supplements) for
total well-being. Understandably, symptomatic relief can be a
requirement during healing, but only 'in combination with' addressing
the underlying cause of the symptoms.
The 'whole person' approach to
wellbeing requires you to look at every aspect of your life and how
those aspects interact or affect each other.
The state of your health is the result of the interaction of your
genetics, your environment and the state of your body. Genetic and
environmental factors can directly or indirectly affect your body and
every aspect of your health.
The Merriam-Webster
Dictionary definition of stress:
“a
physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or
mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation”.
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [MW], 2007)
Is stress, physical, chemical or emotional, the underlying cause of your
health condition? Maybe you are experiencing a combination of all
three. In his book, When the
Body Says No: The Hidden Cost of Stress,
medical doctor and bestselling author of
Scattered Minds, Gabor Maté, shows that emotion and psychological stress
play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness. Martin L.
Pall has a theory that a "stressor-initiated" biochemical mechanism - the
nitric oxide/peroxynitrite (NO/ONOO-) cycle - may be responsible for CFS,
FM, and other syndromes. For more information on his theory:
Explaining 'Unexplained Illnesses': Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, Gulf War Syndrome and Others.
Dr. Cai Song, internationally known researcher at
the University of British Columbia and co-author of
Fundamentals of
Psychoneuroimmunology was quoted, "I am convinced that Alzheimer's is
an autoimmune disease. It is probably triggered by chronic stress
acting on an aging immune system".
According to the American Stress Institute,
www.stress.org, stress is America's Number 1 health problem and the
basis for many diseases. "Many of these effects are due to increased
sympathetic nervous system activity and an outpouring of adrenaline,
cortisol and other stress-related hormones. Certain types of chronic
and more insidious stress due to loneliness, poverty, bereavement,
depression and frustration due to discrimination are associated with
impaired immune system resistance to viral linked disorders ranging from the
common cold and herpes to AIDS and cancer. Stress can have effects on
other hormones, brain neurotransmitters, additional small chemical
messengers elsewhere, prostaglandins, as well as crucial enzyme systems, and
metabolic activities that are still unknown."
In an article entitled
'Anxiety, Stress and Your Complexion',
Eva Sztupka-Kerschbaumer
reports "One study found that
chronic stress causes deterioration in the skin's permeability barrier,
which protects us from the environment and is essential to our survival."
This means that anything that touches your skin (water, personal care
products, laundry and dry cleaning products, clothing) or enters from the
air (indoor or outdoor pollution, air fresheners, perfumes) can enter the
body more easily. A healthy permeability barrier at the skin, the
body's first line of defence, is crucial to protect you from the toxins in
your environments.
To find out how you rate in terms of
stress visit www.fightorflighttherapy.com
and click on 'take the quiz' to complete the stress test.
Stress awareness and stress
reduction therapies will greatly enhance your defences against your life's
stressors. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the
Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, by
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PH.D., includes an excellent 8 week stress
reduction program that is
The Program of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of
Massachusetts Medical Centre.
For more information on the what
happens to the brain during stress visit
'An Owner's Guide to the Brain' by Michael Schachter, M.D., Schacter
Center for Complimentary Medicine
www.schachtercenter.com . For information about 'The Healthy
Brain' presentation, Exploring Evidence-Based Natural Approaches for Optimal
Brain Function held at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, September 2008
visit
http://www.holistichealthresearch.ca/HB_Presentationslides.htm . For
additional information on the normal brain and conditions affecting the
brain (depression, anxiety, panic disorder, schizophrenia, dementia,
parkinsons, alzheimer, stroke and OCD) visit the Lunbeck Institute Brain
Explorer at
http://www.cnsforum.com/educationalresources/brainexplorer/.
According to Eileen Luders, lead author and a
postdoctoral research fellow at the UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, people
who consistently meditate have an extraordinary ability to experience
positive emotions, retain emotional stability, engage in mindful behaviour
and have reduced levels of stress.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512134655.htm
Healthy emotional intelligence helps you to cope
and bounce back from stress, adversity, trauma, and loss. Emotional
intelligence is the ability to recognize, manage, and use your emotions in
positive and constructive ways. It’s also about recognizing the emotional
states of others and engaging them in ways that feel good to all and create
mutual safety, trust, and confidence.
http://www.emotionalintelligencecentral.org/video/intro.html
Past and present 'life crisis' situations, things
that you can not control or change, have the potential to produce chronic,
accumulative and debilitating stress. There is hope. Although
you may not be able to change the event or situation, you can change the way
you think about it which can change the way that you feel. For more
information on how you can change the way you feel by changing your
thinking, read
Mind Over Mood by Dennis
Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD.
The links to the right provide
additional useful information including information on factors that promote
greater well-being (reducing stress). (eg. Visit a garden or park,
volunteer, acts of kindness)
There are many health benefits
available from whole body movements like those in walking, tai chi and yoga.
What is
optimum health?
Optimum health is functioning
at your best
physically, mentally and emotionally and feel spiritually at
peace. Optimal physical functioning means being energetic, active, full
of vitality and free of aches, pains, illness and disease. Functioning
optimally mentally and emotionally, implies that you are cheerful,
optimistic, enthusiastic, eager, free of stress, kind and loving, and
having peace of mind.Optimum health is
available to everyone! Every day is a new opportunity to get back
on to the path of well-being. It is never too late!
Come
along on the 'Health by Design' Well-being Journey!(click here)
The body's amazing ability to
heal!
Your complex bodies were created by God with
amazing preprogrammed abilities including the ability to heal from
within, on all levels.
When you cut yourself the body
will mount a healing response which will initiate healing. A scab
will form over the cut to protect it for a specified period of time
during the healing process. The properly functioning body, initiates the
same type of automatic healing response on a larger scale throughout the
body on a daily basis as required.
Detoxification,
another normal ongoing body process, is an important part of proper
functioning and healing. For information on ways to promote
detoxification and healing and for recipes for herbal detoxifying and
healing herb baths, scroll down the page or go to the link "herb
sources" on the right. For a customized detoxifying and healing program
unique to your individual body email
naturalwellbeingretreatspa@yahoo.ca Each person is uniquely
individual due to age, medications, health status and other reasons.
Thus each person's detoxification and healing program will be uniquely
different. It is important to be under the care of a qualified
practitioner during detoxification.
One of the
first steps in the holistic approach
to
healing our bodies is to 'clean house'.
Benefits of detoxification:
The
following are just a few of the benefits of increased detoxification.
Increased energy & motivation
Reduction in stress
An
improved feeling of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual
well-being.
Improved function of all body parts and systems.
Improved sleep
Homeostasis
Strong immune system
Optimistic attitude
Weight loss
Improved
ability to conceive
For Improved Health -
Detoxifying Herb Bath Recipe
is available to eliminate body toxins and improve well-being. (below).
The second step
is to believe!
Believe!
The most
important ingredient in healing is to visualize your body as a healthy
body. Part of believing is asking and expecting. What is
your picture of "perfect health"? See yourself as the
healthy person in your picture.
Tell yourself and believe that:
"My
body can heal itself",
after all that is
how you were designed by the Creator!
"Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help
it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the
greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our
medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your
sickness." Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, Greek Physician
(460BC-377BC)
According to the Merriam Webster’s dictionary a diagnosis
is:
“the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and
symptoms, investigation or analysis of the cause or nature
of a condition, situation, or problem <diagnosis of
engine trouble>”
(Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary [MW], 2007)
Regardless of what
your condition is or whether you are living with a diagnosis, this is a very
important step. A diagnosis is based on a collection of symptoms
and/or test results that are commonly found together.
According to the Merriam Webster’s dictionary a prognosis is:
“the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course
of disease or peculiarities of the case”.
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [MW], 2007)
When a persons
receives a diagnosis, which usually comes with a projected prognosis, they
often believe that their outcome is 'written in stone' as stated in the
prognosis. It is important that you believe that your outcome is "what
you believe it will be"!.A hundred
unique and different individuals presenting with the same or similar
symptoms and test results could be given the same diagnosis and prognosis.
Each person’s outcome may well be different.
A diagnosis and
prognosis can provide you with useful information that can be used in
customized visualizations.
"The Biology of Belief is a
groundbreaking work in the field of New Biology. Author Dr. Bruce Lipton is
a former medical school professor and research scientist. His experiments,
and that of other leading edge scientists, have examined in great detail the
processes by which cells receive information. The implications of this
research radically change our understanding of life. It shows that genes andDNAdo
not control our biology; that instead
DNAis
controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic
messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. Dr. Lipton’s
profoundly hopeful synthesis of the latest and best research in cell biology
and quantum physics is being hailed as a major breakthrough showing that our
bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking."
http://www.brucelipton.com/biology-of-belief-overview
Focusing your attention and seeing an image of what you are focusing on is
what is known as visualization. A manifestation of your thinking,
visualization can be very effective when used to promote healing and general
well-being. Your thinking, the messages you give your body through
visualization and affirmations, can change your biology.
Customized Visualizations for Improved Well-being
Visualizations can be customized using information from test results, your
research and answers to questions you ask your healthcare provider. From
these you should have a basic understanding of your body parts and how they
should normally function (eg. anatomy, physiology, biochemistry) and also a
grasp of the specifics of your condition. The following is an
example of a customized visualization developed using information from test
results and information provided by your doctor or your research.
What
is my body doing that it should not be doing?
What
is my body not doing that it should be doing?
Test
result or other information (ie. Diagnosis)
Customized Visualization
Eg. Exhibiting
chronic above normal levels of glucose in the blood.
Not properly
producing or regulating insulin in beta cells in the pancreas.
and/or
Not properly
absorbing glucose from the bloodstream.
High blood
glucose levels, typically above 180mg/dl.
Diagnosis: diabetes.
Visualize the
body repairing all damage and malfunction in the beta cells in the
pancreas.
Visualize the
beta cells in the pancreas producing and regulating adequate and
correct levels of insulin.
Visualize the
insulin stimulating a variety of body cells to absorb glucose from
the bloodstream.
A diagnosis,
prognosis or your thinking can also become 'limiting beliefs' to achieving
well-being or your goals. if you believe the information they provide is 100% true or
'written in stone'. The following is an example of limited thinking
that could potentially limit your well-being and how to change it into a
'surpassing belief' for improved well-being. Do you have limiting
beliefs and thinking that are interfering with your well-being or achieving
your life goals?
Affirmation for Improved Well-being
Intention
Goal
How you will feel/be
Limiting Beliefs or Thinking
Affirming or Surpassing Beliefs and Thinking
Written Affirmation
Healthy Longevity
To
live a long healthy life and be capable of doing all the things you
want to do as you age.
Live
a long life.
Feel
good as you age.
Be
healthy as you age.
Be
physically capable as you age.
Be
energetic as you age.
Feel young as you age.
Very
few people live a long life without deteriorating physically and
mentally.
In
twenty years I will be like my parents are now.
As
I age I will need to be on many prescription drugs and use assisted
devices like my parents
and the older people that I know.
It is
possible for me to live a long life with health, vitality and
agility.
I
possess physical, mental, emotional and spiritual longevity.
I am
physically capable and energetic and able to do all the things that
I want to do regardless of my age.
I
have an ‘inner fountain of youth’ that keeps me young, healthy and
agile.
For information
on workshops on developing customized
visualizations and affirmations for improved well-being and life goal
achievements, contact
lhines@mybodycanhealitself.ca.
For more visualizations for improved well-being, a worksheet and
instructions for developing your own customized visualizations using
specific information (eg. diagnosis, prognosis, symptoms, test results),
contact
lhines@mybodycanhealitself.ca.
Cost is $25.00. For a personalized set of visualizations using your
information (you provide, eg. diagnosis, prognosis, test results, symptoms)
contact
lhines@mybodycanhealitself.ca. Cost is $75.00.
BodyFeedback™
Therapy
Focusing
the Body’s Natural Detecting, Understanding, Diagnosing,
Responding, Healing, Renewing & Protection
The
BodyFeedback™ Therapy blends
a combination of the body's amazing natural abilities with self help
therapies and tools to focus the body's natural detecting, understanding,
diagnosing, responding, healing, renewing and protection mechanisms.
Combining the Body’s Amazing Abilities with Self Help Therapies & Tools
Desire
+
Touch, focus & intent
+
Visualization
+
Belief
+
Faith
+
Prayer
+
Hope
+
Tapping
→
Healing, Improved Function
“to
long or hope for : exhibit or feel desire for”*
“to
lay hands upon with intent to heal”*
Eg.
Seeing a healthy organ, endocrine, body part, function, desired
goal.
“to
have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of
something”*
“firm belief in something for which there is no proof; complete
trust”*
“ an
earnest request or wish”*
“to
expect with confidence”*
“to
strike lightly especially with a slight sound”*
Eg. Tap on the
back to get your attention. Tapping on various body parts to
get the brain's attention.
You
may wonder what the significance of belief, hope, desire and faith are in
terms of well-being. Whether you consider these in a religious context
or simply according to the dictionary meanings, they are powerful
intertwined ingredients in any quest for improved well-being. Faith is
'a firm belief' in something. Hope is 'expectation with confidence'.
Belief is 'firm conviction'. When you believe, you 'expect' that
something will probably happen. When you have hope you 'expect' with
confidence. When you have 'faith' you believe firmly without any
proof. Desire sets off the process of natural healing. It is a potent
catalyst.
Any
combination of the abilities and tools above can be very therapeutic and
have the potential to greatly increase overall well-being. Improved
well-being is available to everyone.
Follow the link below to
download the instructions and diagrams for a guided self help technique that
combines the body's natural abilities and self help tools.
In
his book “Love, Medicine &
Miracles”, Dr. Bernie Siegel reports on a young boy with an
inoperable brain tumor who uses visualization in the form of rockets ships
flying around in his head attacking the tumor, to completely eliminate it.
The young boy believed that his rocket ships would destroy the tumor and
that belief added to a visual image of the attack brought about the response
of his immune system to attack the tumor.
Believing in the body’s amazing abilities is an important step in improved
well-being. These abilities are a part of each of you, ready and
available to be used. Combining belief, hope,
visualization and touch with faith and prayer can result in a powerful
healing response. (Reinventing Medicine, Larry Dossey, M.D.)
(Fake
it if you have to, your brain needs these important positive messages to
initiate healing)
Scripture reminds us of the importance of
believing.
"Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that
you have received them, and they will be granted you. Mark 11:24
"I tell you the truth, if you have
faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move
from here to there' and it will
move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Matthew 17:19-21
Scientific Research of Prayer: Can the
Power of Prayer Be
Proven?
Healing is an inner process through which a person's body achieves a state
of homeostasis. Healing takes place at the physical, emotional, mental
and spiritual level.
Why
do we get sick?
“Chemicals
have replaced bacteria and viruses as the main threat to health. The diseases we
are beginning to see as the major causes of death in the latter part of (the
1900's) and into the 21st century are diseases of chemical origin.” Dr. Dick Irwin, Toxicologist, Texas A&M University
Genetic
Factors (inherited factors including predispositions and
resilience)
We are routinely
exposed to factors that interfere with the natural processes of the body
, compromising communication and energy flow within the body:
Physical, chemical and
emotional stressors.
Emotional traumas and
issues that arise from time to time (e.g. extreme anger, fear, worry,
sadness, grief, guilt or jealousy that we experience but cannot process
and release effectively).
Chemical substances
contained in the food we eat, the water we drink and bathe in, and the
air that we breathe through our lungs and skin, the products that we use
on our bodies.
Exposure to artificial
energy fields that exist within our society and the electronic devices
that we use on a daily basis (e.g., power plants, overhead electrical
wires, phones and cell phones, pagers, computers, TVs, VCRs, stereo
equipment, microwave ovens, lights, clock radios, other electrical
appliances).
Over the years our collection grows until
our body is burdened. Our bodies are constantly detoxifying waste
including toxins. Increased exposure to toxins requires increased need
for detoxification within the body.
Body Pollution: Factors that
increase and decrease your body's pollution.
"In
1964, two senior scientists at the National Cancer Institute, Wilhelm
Hueper and W.C. Conway, wrote, 'Cancers of all types and all causes
display even under already existing conditions, all the characteristics
of an epidemic in slow motion.' The unfolding epidemic was being fueled,
they said in 1964, by "increasing contamination of the human environment
with chemical and physical carcinogens and with chemicals supporting and
potentiating their action." Sandra Steingraber, LIVING DOWNSTREAM; AN
ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT (New York: Addison-Wesley,
1997, pg. 43).
For more information on how the factors that can impact your health visit
Stacking the odds to be well, what you can do.
"Search for the cure within the cause, the body itself is the best
healer"
You may remember
doing experiments in chemistry lab in high school and even have
images of chemical reactions that had “gone wrong”. What
happens when the chemicals from what you eat, what you inhale and
what you absorb through your skin come into contact with your
organs, systems, body chemicals, hormones or with other chemicals
already present in the body from previous exposures or those
entering your system throughout your day?
Everything is a
chemical. Chemistry is the study of
matter and its interactions with other matter.
Anything made of matter is a chemical. Any liquid, solid, gas,
pure substance, mixture and even water is a chemical. When chemicals
are combined there is a new chemical formed with different chemical
properties, some of which can be harmful or toxic.
Understanding a chemical equation:
The
chemical equation for carbon dioxide is:
C (carbon atom) +
O2 (oxygen
molecule) →
CO2
(carbon
dioxide molecule)
Understanding Your Body’s “Potential” Harmful or Toxic
Chemical Equation Reactions:
Chemicals &
Substances inhaled
+
Chemicals &
substances
absorbed through the skin & injected
+
Chemicals &
substances
ingested in foods, fluids, medications, supplements
+
Chemicals &
substances
naturally occurring and produced in the body (enzymes, hormones,
etc.
→
Potential new chemical & substance combinations with varying effects
and reactions leading to possible damage, compromised function and
unwanted symptoms.
How
many chemicals has your body consumed today through your skin?
Visit
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
and check the products you use on your body and those used by your family
members. Do you have symptoms that may be related to the use
of your personal care products?
Removing the factors that could potentially
interfere with the natural processes of the body, focuses the brain's
attention and the immune system. This resynchronization of the
body's natural communication and energy flow can provide permanent
elimination of the following conditions:
The BodyFeedback™ System utilizes an holistic approach that
can promote the permanent elimination of allergies, intolerances, ADHD,
immune disorders, chronic pain and more . . .
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback to
test foods your eat to determine whether they weaken organs, endocrines,
systems or body parts.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback to
test products you use to determine whether they weaken organs,
endocrines, systems or body parts.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback to
test supplements to determine whether they weaken organs, endocrines,
systems or body parts.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback to
stop faulty histamine and other immune system responses (allergic
responses).
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback and
therapies to resynchronize natural communication and energy flow within
the body.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback and
therapies to rebalance organs, endocrines, systems and body parts.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback and
therapies to locate and remove blockages.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback
information to provide a personalized detoxification and well-being
plan.
Uses neuromuscular biofeedback
information to develop personalized customized
visualizations for improved well-being.
To book a
BodyFeedback™Session
(this is a manual muscle response method using muscles throughout your
body while you are lying down)
How many toxins has your body
consumed today?
“The products we use on our skin are absorbed directly into the bloodstream
(the reason why nitroglycerine, nicotine, and hormone patches work). The
chemicals we breathe (such as perfumes, formaldehyde, pesticides, etc.) all
go straight to our brains and can cause low-level to severe damage - similar
to how someone can snort cocaine or glue to get a "high".”
http://www.ourlittleplace.com/mcs.htm
Canadians are polluted with a toxic mix of harmful chemicals.
Many of the chemicals discovered in the bodies
of Canadians are associated with cancer, hormone disruption,
reproductive disorders, respiratory illnesses and harming the
development of children.
Environmental Defence conducted the first
study in Canada that tests for a broad range of chemicals in average
Canadians from across the country. The study, Toxic Nation: A Report
on Pollution in Canadians , demonstrates that toxic chemicals
contaminate people no matter where they live, how old they are or what
they do for a living.
To find out more about toxic chemical
pollution in Canadians, visit the
Toxic Nation
web site.
For Improved Health -
Detoxifying Herb Bath Recipe
is available to eliminate body toxins, reduce your 'body burden'
and improve your wellbeing.
Toxic Nation on Parliament Hill: A Report on the Pollution in Four
Canadian Politicians (2007)
The participating politicians included
Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment; Tony Clement, Minister of
Health; Jack Layton, Leader of the NDP; and, John Godfrey, Liberal
Environment Critic. The group was tested for a slew of toxic
chemicals, including pesticides, heavy metals and chemicals used to
make flame retardants and stain repellents.
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/toxicnation/report/TN-PARLIAMENTHILL_en.pdf
For Improved Health -
Detoxifying Herb Bath Recipe
is available to eliminate body toxins and promote wellbeing
(below).
Find out
which toxins were found in celebrities, average people, and umbilical cord
blood!
See the results of a
study done by the Environmental Working Group in the United States in which
11 random people were tested for chemicals in their bodies.
Our Toxic World, A Wake Up Call, How to Keep Yourself and Your Loved
Ones Out of Harm's Way, Dr. Doris J. Rapp. M.D.
Healing
the Planet, One
Patient at a Time, Josef J. Krop, M.D. F.A.A.E.M.
There are many cancer theories, including that
of Dr. Hulda Clark, Ph.D., N.D., The Cure for All Cancers,
which suggest a connection with parasites and toxins..
Environmental
Exposure History:
If you think that
you have been exposed to toxins which may be affecting your health complete
the Ontario College of Family Physicians Environmental Exposure History.
Take it to your doctor (regardless of where you live) or regular
healthcare practitioner so that they can do a thorough investigation. Ask
for a referral to a qualified and well informed environmental health
professional. The download is available at
www.ocfp.on.ca/local/files/EHC/Exposure%20Hx%20Forms%2010Feb2004.pdf The
Canadian Medical Association Journal reports that Toronto,
Ontario now has a clinic devoted to the treatment of patients with
"environmental illness." Patients must be referred by their family physician
and complete a 16-page previsit questionnaire. They receive a 3-hour
assessment in which their medical history is explored, plus a full physical
examination and blood and urine tests. Dr. Frank Foley, who heads the
Toronto clinic, was quoted to have said his patients have seen from 8 to 10
health care professionals in the 2 years before their visit and most have
been told the problem is "in your head." He says they need to "have their
symptoms validated and their distress acknowledged."
CMAJ.1997
March 15;156(6):
879–881.
What can you do
to get the toxins out of your body?
Toxicity occurs when the
toxins we take in and those that our body produces can not be broken down
and eliminated. As we age the body's ability to eliminate toxic substances
can slow down. Damage to the body's detoxification system from various
causes can also prevent proper detoxification and lead to toxicity. Toxins
can be recirculated into the bloodstream or stored in the liver, body fat or
other parts of the body. These types of buildups and problems throughout the
body can contribute to the development of chronic symptoms, serious
illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivities and allergies. Many chemicals are
so widespread that we are unaware of them. They can enter through the foods
we eat, the air we breathe and through absorption through the skin.
The skin actually breathes, and as our largest organ can absorb a large
quantity chemicals and
VOCs
from the air around us, the water we bathe in and toxins from products used
on our bodies and our clothing. Proper functioning of the whole body
is essential to encourage detoxification. Detoxification and maintaining a
healthy body can be promoted by the following:
Drink lots of filtered water,
per day. Clean water is a priority for detoxification. Use a water filter
(like a Brita) to filter your water and change the filter often.
Use a filter on your shower head and tap as well.
http://curezone.com/foods/waterpage.asp
Movement. Move regularly throughout your
day. ie. walking.
Eat plenty of fresh
(pesticide, additive and preservative free) vegetables and fruit. To
reduce the toxic load on the body it is important to reduce the chemicals in
our foods, and consume organically grown foods and meat products. Add
vegetable juices.
Maintaining a healthy body pH is very important in healthy detoxification
and overall well-being. Cancer is reported to not be able to survive
in an alkaline pH. The American diet tends to keep the body in an
acidic pH level. Drugs,
detoxification, disease and toxins are a few of the factors that can change
your body's pH level. Know what your pH level is. A home test pH
kit is available at pharmacies and health departments. You can adjust
your pH by choosing different foods from the
acid/alkaline forming
food charts. (from muscle response testing results on numerous
clients I have found green tea to be acid forming - try white tea )
Artificial sweeteners cause imbalances and have been
linked to cancer.
(use Stevia instead). Acidic pH can result in disease.
Limit sugar and sugar derivatives, and compounds
that can easily be turned into sugar (i.e. processed & white grain products
and alcohol). Microorganisms and cancer thrive on sugar. Excess
sugar disturbs your pH balance and weakens the immune system (http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/sugar.htm).
Eat unprocessed food.
Avoid all preservatives, additives, artificial
flavours and colours.
Avoid genetically modified foods and eat
toxin-free and hormone free
foods if possible.
Have regular bowel movements. Fat-soluble toxins
are secreted through the bile duct.
Get plenty of fresh clean air. Open the
windows in your homes and at work and change the air often if the air
quality where you live is good. If the air quality is poor use an air
purifier, plants and environmental air sponges to clean the air.
VOCs
may be present in the air you are breathing.
Eliminate negative stressors and get plenty of
exercise.
Use only “toxin free” or natural personal care (Cost
of Beauty),
laundry, household cleaning, lawn care, home renovation and building
products.
This is an extremely important step! Guide to Less Toxic Products,
Nova Scotia Allergy and Environmental Association provides information on
safer options in all categories.
www.lesstoxicguide.ca .
“Chemicals
have replaced bacteria and viruses as the main threat to health.
The diseases we are beginning to see as the major causes of death in the
latter part of (the 1900's) and into the 21st century are diseases of
chemical origin.” Dr. Dick Irwin, Toxicologist, Texas A&M University
www.lesstoxicguide.ca/index.asp
Herbal Detoxifying Bath recipes are specifically
designed to promote the body to eliminate the toxins. Years of accumulated
toxins can be eliminated.
There are individual herbs and other ingredients
that are best suited to promote the removal of specific toxins. These
recipes have been developed as the result of using neuromuscular biofeedback
on clients with various conditions, occupations and exposures. Many clients
indicated feeling better even before completing the series of baths. Keep in
mind that detoxifying can be accompanied by unwanted symptoms depending on
the quantity, type and interaction of toxins being eliminated.
A series of detoxifying herbal baths at specific
intervals will aid in promoting the body to eliminate the toxins slowly and
safely over a period of approximately 6 to 12 weeks. The baths will
also promote healing. Keep in mind that in the holistic approach to
wellness, treatment is not symptomatic, which means that symptoms may not be
alleviated until further healing has been achieved. You may need to continue
on with symptomatic relief until further healing has taken place.
It is important to be under the care of a qualified healthcare
practitioner while you are detoxifying. There should be 3 days between any
type of detoxification therapy (eg. herb bath, sauna, internal detox).
Your body needs 3 days in between to make fine adjustments between therapies.
It can be very dangerous to speed up detoxification. Certain types of
detoxification may be contraindicated due to age, medications or other health
conditions.
To have an assessment to determine the specific
detoxifying herb bath recipe for your individual body, based on your
health condition and your work and home environments, contact
naturalwellbeingretreatspa@yahoo.ca. The general detoxifying
herb bath recipe below may not be adequate for your specific body's
needs. Some ingredients may be contraindicated due to your health
status or exposures.
As part of a holistic therapy,
neuromuscular biofeedbackand
a comprehensive scientific protocol are used to assess organs,
endocrines, body parts or factors that are a health priority. Your
brain has recorded information about everything that has ever happened
to you and knows exactly what is causing your symptoms, much like the
"black box" (computer) in an airplane records flight information. Your
brain is more complex than high tech computer systems. The
BodyFeedback™
System uses the brain and body's complex
computer operating system in combination with neuromuscular biofeedback
to make an assessment.
Resynchronization of the body's
natural energy flow and communication within the body (using a variety
of energy balancing techniques) enables the body's systems to function
at optimum levels. The internal energy and communication balancing
focuses the brain and the immune system's attention, much like a
magnifying glass, on the areas that are a health priority. The
body’s natural healing process is thus rapidly accelerated. In the case
of allergies and intolerances biofeedback therapy is used to stop the
body from mounting a "skewed", "abnormal" or "excessive" response to a
substance.
“Einstein discovered decades ago that physical matter (including the
human body) is made of energy. Thus, even though the human body may
appear to be solid, its foundation is energetic at its core. This
simple fact is one of the most universally agreed upon findings in
the scientific world but, to date, it has not been well integrated
into western healing procedures.”
Please visit the sites listed on
the right and throughout the website for safer products, etc. Keep in
mind that ingredients in products or methods of growing and processing
can change at any time, so be vigilant about knowing about the products
you use. Learn muscle response testing to protect yourself.
Anything that makes you weak (muscle
response) also weakens your immune system and can interfere with
normal, healthy body function.
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provided on this site is for information
purposes
only.
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assess the safety of all products including those below and those referred to
throughout the website.
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