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Unleash your own healing powers
3rd September 2006
One of the most interesting things to come from the recent Good Life Letter debate about I.B.S was this:
Lara thinks that I am a writing cheat and a bad speller.
Actually it wasn't that. Although I still think that getting the readers to 'write' newsletters could start a publishing revolution!
No, it was the many emails I got which pointed out that pinpointing the CAUSES of an ailment like IBS can be more important than finding cures and treatments.
For instance, with IBS, one of the most common root causes is stress.
And no matter how many expensive tablets you take… no matter how much green veg you eat… and no matter how many special pain relief gismos you buy… the only way to deal with stress is through the mind.
If you remember my old friend Gary, the hypochondriac, most of the problems he suffered we started were in his mind. But he felt PHYSICAL pain because of this.
The same goes in reverse. If you have an illness, it can be possible to cure it through the mind.
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It's not as far-fetched as it sounds
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Eastern medicine has long recognised the link between mind and body. So while Western medicine tends to treat symptoms, eastern healing techniques are more holistic.
They look at the entire picture and try to find the root causes, both physical and psychological.
This is not that far-fetched or weird when you think about it…
For instance, it's common knowledge that people can fight cancer with a strong mental attitude… or that people are often struck down by a fatal disease soon after the death of a partner… or that people can live happily for many years after a doctor predicts their demise.
So perhaps Eastern medicine has got it right, and Western medicine is only just catching up.
There's a new and growing medical field known as “psycho-neuro-immunology”. It's the study of how your mind can affect your immune system.
The basic idea is that our thoughts, and feelings affect and transform specific chemicals in your body. This, in-turn has direct impact on your immune system
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For example, under emotional distress, the brain may signal the adrenal glands to produce chemicals called corticosteroids… hormones that weaken the immune response.
Cancer-related processes can actually increase and speed up in the presence of these chemicals!
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Stress hormones can even cause breast cancer
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In one US study, the risk of developing breast cancer was five times higher if the woman had experienced an important emotional loss in the six years prior to the discovery of the tumour.
Dr. Bernie Siegel, the renowned cancer surgeon and author, agrees with this.
He says that negative thoughts and feelings can paralyse our body with “die” messages… while positive or enhancing thoughts and feelings give our body “live” messages.
This is all very close to the ideas of Professor Kurt Tepperwien, president of the International Academy of Interdisciplinary medicine.
He's the author of a book called 'Think & Heal: Can Your Mind really Cure Illnesses?'
It's fascinating stuff and well worth the read.
Here's a piece from his introduction, revealing how he 'cured himself' of a kidney infection…
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THINK AND HEAL
By Professor Kurt Tepperwein
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The power of the mind can overcome any type of disease.
It is clear that a negative state of mind, characterised by selfishness, envy, anger and so on, will eventually undermine even the healthiest constitution. All these negative aspects can be linked to an underlying fear of life itself, and it is that fear which is the real cause of disease and premature ageing in so man people.
A positive frame of mind, characterised by serenity and good humour, even in the face of life's vicissitudes, allows us to maintain our vital energy at an optimum level, at all times.
Thought is a powerful tool. It is up to each and every individual to use the power of thought to his or her advantage, or detriment. You can use the power of thought to maintain your health and cure your health problems.
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In your thoughts lies your destiny
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Most people spend the first half of their lives ruining their health in order to amass material wealth. They then spend the rest of their lives spending all their money in order to regain their health. |
For many years, I was no exception to this unfortunate rule. I systematically ignored the increasingly frequent warning signals my body was sending me, until one day I was forced to pay a high price for the terrible way I had been mistreating my organism.
I found myself in a hospital emergency ward with a serious kidney deficiency, being prepped for a complicated operation.
The operation was not a success. My doctor ruled out the possibility of a cure, and strongly recommend removing the affected kidney.
I was still in shock from the operation, and I hesitated to give my consent. I was told that if I didn't have a second operation, I would lose the use of both my kidneys and have to depend on an artificial organ for the rest of my days.
While in this desperate situation, I happened to hear about a course being offered on the healing power of the mind.
At any other time I probably would have reacted like any other 'self-respecting realist'. I would have ignored it completely. But under the circumstances, my distress proved stronger than my scepticism.
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I signed up for the course.
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I signed up, and started applying the techniques I was taught very quickly. Little by little my pain diminished. In just a few weeks I was totally cured.
I contacted the physician who had been treating me in hospital. He was astonished when he examined the new set of X-Rays. The results were conclusive: my diseased kidney was functioning perfectly.
Many years have passed since then, and I am still in perfect health.
Inspired by my own amazing recovery, I decided to write this book in order to offer the same opportunity to others. THINK and HEAL is the fruit of my labours, and I can only hope that it provides you with the same help and encouragement I was fortunate enough to find.
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After a revealing introduction, Dr. Tepperwein's book then goes on to reveal many practical techniques you can use to overcome your health problems.
I'm really into these ideas right now. I think it's amazing that western science is beginning to PROVE how ancient holistic techniques actually work.
This is REAL drug free empowerment!
Ten or twenty years ago, Eastern treatments were a leap of faith for most westerners. But now we're beginning to see evidence for why the mind is the key to health and vitality.
Unfortunately, I can't find a copy of the book online, so unfortunately you can't get your mitts on this one, but I'll try and get in contact with the publishers and see if I can get a deal for you.
Yours, as ever,
Ray Collins
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