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Archive for April, 2011
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Forty-two lactating women gathered in a laboratory at the the University of Virginia to watch TV. Half viewed an episode of Oprah involving a rehabilitated gang member while the others watched Seinfeld. Mark Matousek (Ethical Wisdom–What Makes Us Good) shares what happened next: “The Oprah-watching moms overwhelmingly leaked milk into their pads (the sign of oxytocin lifting them up) and nursed their babies afterward. Hardly any of the Seinfeld watchers so much as wetted a pad…” Just more evidence of mirror neurons at work–nerve cells that fire both when we engage in an activity and when watching someone else–forming the body’s template for ‘catching’ another’s emotional state. And that state has powerful... (read more...)
Tags: alternative medicine, Beating Chronic Illness, CFS, challenge and control, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Happiness, Lyme Disease, Mark Matousek, ME, mind-body connection, Mirror neurons, Oprah, Oxytocin, Prevention, stress management
Posted in Beating Chronic Illness, Creativity & Health, Guest Bloggers, Happiness, Prevention, Science You Can Use, stress management, Wellness | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Recently I joked with those in attendance at a presentation about our “quarterly newsletter that comes out twice a year!” While we fall behind on that goal we stay current posting compelling links and recent findings on Facebook and in our blog. We invite you to join the conversation by subscribing to either and share your own insights and resources with others.
In the meantime, one of the most important ways to take charge of your health in 2011 is by downloading this free guide and sharing it with friends and family. It provides a list of the labs you need to stay abreast of new thinking in health and medicine along with an annual plan based on your age. Bring it with you to your primary care physician to ensure... (read more...)
Tags: ALCL, alternative medicine, Beating Chronic Illness, blood transfusions, Bowel Cancer, Bowel Polyps, breast cancer, Breast implants, challenge and control, Cisplatin, colon cancer, David Vesely, Depression, EN-2, Estrogen, Fatigue, Francisco Contreras, free radicals, glioblastoma, healthy living, Heart failure, inflammation, Integrative Oncology, Iodine, IPT, Joanie Greggains Show, Low dose chemotherapy, mind-body connection, Nerve damage, Oasis of Hope, optimum immunity, Placebo, Prevention, Prostate Cancer, PSA, Radiation treatment, Renal failure, stress management, Tamoxifen, Vessel Dilator, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamn A, Wellness
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
As geneticist Bruce Lipton reports, DNA is not destiny! Since our body is engineered as a “conversation” the way our genes are expressed depends on the cues picked up from our environment. These include our thoughts, feelings, air, food and water quality, to name a few. Why, laughter alone has been shown to influence the expression of 23 different genes in Type 2 diabetes! This new understanding is changing not only the way we treat illness but the way we look at prevention and anti-aging strategies. Psychobiologist Ernest Rossi explains that the sense of mystery and majesty that accompanies an appreciation of beauty affects... (read more...)
Tags: abstract art, alternative medicine, Alzheimer's Disease, Beating Chronic Illness, better doctors, Bruce Lipton, Cleveland Clinic, Creativity, Dementia, Duke University, Happiness, Harbor View Medical Center, healthy living, holistic health, Integrative Oncology, Journaling, Luciano L'Abate, Museum of Modern Art, music, Narrative Medicine, National Center for Creative Aging, NK cells, Prevention, self-esteem, Society for the Arts in Healthcare, stress management, Stroke, T cells, The Artist's Way, the arts in hospitals, The Literary Arts Program, The Writing Cure, Turning Stress Into Strength, University of Maryland Medical Center, Wellness, Writing
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