Posts Tagged ‘health crisis’

Nutrition (Chapter 14 of DVD)

Food can lessen inflammation in body from stress. Ritual of coming together to make a meal lessens stress. Don’t have to be very strict about diet. Want health promotion, not disallowance. Meals can be good for soul, too. Food is about joy, love, family. Limit intake of saturated fat: red meat and dairy. Increase fish, vegetables, soy. Taste treats like curry. All relieve inflammation of stress. Use extra virgin olive oil or expeller pressed Canola oil. These oils improve heart health. Less frying, more steaming in food preparation. Cut away charred meat.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chapter 13 of DVD)

A complete system unto itself. Concerned with balance of Chi or Life Force. Under stress, chi is out of balance – deficiency of chi in one area, blockage of chi in another. Chinese medical practitioners diagnose by checking pulse: 3 different places, 2 different depths on either side. Each pulse is a different organ in the body. Patient sticks out tongue for doctor to check. Treatments: medical herbs, massage, diet, and acupuncture. Good research data show it helps with sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and pain.

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Stress Relief: Summing Up – Dr. Russ Greenfield (Chapter 20 of DVD)

I give myself permission to take better care of myself. Reams of research data show effects of stress on emotional and physical well-being. By using breathwork, laughter, muscle relaxation, vitamins and supplements, nutrition, tai chi, yoga, clinical hypnosis, counseling, and guided imagery; we can rely more on ourselves, less on healthcare system. Use less medication. Coming from a physician, you will understand that physical problems are tied to stress. Take action, and be optimally well.

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Counseling, Hypnosis & Guided Imagery (Chapter 19 of DVD)

Counseling is beneficial to all. Counselor holds up mirror, doesn’t judge us. Counselor is partner with tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps shift patterns in thinking. Shifting the ways we think about stress can help. Clinical Hypnosis for relaxation and healing. Helpful before and after surgery. Relieve tension in muscles. Headache pain and lower back pain. Using mind to help the body. Guided imagery uses imagination to relieve tension. Healing thoughts that can relax us. “Go” to a peaceful place in your mind.

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