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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bird flu : a disease you can?t ignore
- AS BIRD flu, or Avian Influenza, raged through Asia, countries such as Vietnam, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, Korea and Taiwan are stepping up on massive culling of their poultry as they are seized by a realisation that the animal virus could eventually threaten human lives.Their fears are not unfounded. According to a warning issued by the World Health Organisation's s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Freedom is found in detachment
- I am looking for freedom in my life. And I know the only way I can find it is through detachment.Every morning as I am preparing to begin my day I ask for a direction which will ultimately shape my life. During my day little signs will come to me that give me guidance toward my lesson. These come to me in a very profound manner and truly deepen my spiritual connection to all things. It has ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why do so many people seem to have allergies?
- Allergies and asthma arise from loss of the body's natural resistance to allergens, often beginning with early exposure to secondary smoke, industrial chemicals and asbestos, and the incredibly intensive chemical farming and industrial treatment, of the foods we eat, and fabrics we wear and sleep on.Our ancestors did not suffer these maladies as pervasively as we do, because modern industry...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Contact lenses explained and compared to glasess
- Many people over the past ten years have changed from glasses to contact lenses but are they really worth it? This is a question that you need to answer for yourself. Many people change to contacts as they find them less expensive to purchase and certainly less expensive to replace.If you lead an active life well contacts are for youMost people involved in some sort of sportin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Natural aromatherapy, essence of health
- Bringing Home Nature's Forest Correctly and SafelyPreserving Both Essence and HealthRecently, aromatherapy has become a hot topic for discussions. Discussions do not focus on the essential oil, but rather its container; and not its plant origin, but rather the isopropyl alcohol that caused a stir. Eventually, discussions digressed into various associated issues and even resulted in s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My all natural oasis
- About 7 years ago, I decided that my budget could stretch, just enough, to fulfill my lifelong dream of owning my own hot tub. Like most perspective spa owners, my biggest concern was whether the hassle of adding and mixing all those toxic chemicals that (I used to believe) are necessary for clean spa water was really worth the pleasure of after-work escapes into my personal "oasis"....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you suffering from chronic constipation?
- Embarrassing as it may be, we have all suffered from constipation at one time in our life or another. According to the National Health Interview Survey as many as 3 million Americans suffer from frequent if not chronic constipation. While constipation is not recognized as a degenerative disease or serious disorder, people who are constipated often feel bloated, uncomfortable and even sluggish. Con...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pain anatomy 101: how pain works, and how your subconscious may be able to short-circuit it
- In building a strategy for pain relief it may be helpful to understand how pain works. Here's a quick primer to help you grasp the mechanics, and show you the points where your subconscious may be able to intervene to relieve your pain.Science doesn't fully understand how pain signals are generated in the periphery of the body and transmitted to the brain. But it knows the major mech...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How visualization is different from what you may have tried for pain relief
- You've probably tried everything you can think of to ease your chronic pain. But chances are that in your search for relief you haven't tried anything quite like visualization statements.Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read back to it to help ease your pain. They're simple and are targeted directly at the main factors that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using the subconscious for pain relief - what?s in it for you?
- If you're in chronic pain, you probably want 7 things. If you can learn to use visualization statements to program your subconscious, you may be able to attain most or even all of them.The 7 things you probably want are to directly relieve your pain by any safe means possible, to indirectly relieve it using the mind-body connection, to avoid dependence on pain medications, to avoid d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use the subconscious to cope with lifestyle triggers of your pain
- Emotions, food and lack of sleep can all be potent triggers of pain signals in your body. Here's a way to use your subconscious mind to try to lessen the impact of those triggers.EmotionsThe subconscious maintains an encyclopedic record of every event that ever happened to you. This can embed emotions in your pain, a condition that your subconscious may be able to addre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use the subconscious to cope with body system triggers of your pain
- The musculoskeletal, immune and endocrine systems can all be potent triggers of pain signals in your body. Here's a way to use your subconscious mind to try to lessen the impact of those triggers.The Musculoskeletal SystemThe musculoskeletal system consists of the muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and other elements that make up the structural part of your b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The chevreul pendulum - a tool for accessing your subconscious about your pain
- The Chevreul pendulum is a simple device for communicating with the subconscious mind to learn what it thinks you can do to relieve your pain. Chances are good that you'll be able to use it, since about 90% of the people who try it are able to gain information from it about their pain.The pendulum was first publicized in 1833 by a French chemist named Michel-Eugene Chevreul and ever ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Limitations you should know about when using the subconscious for pain relief
- As powerful as the subconscious can be in relieving pain, it has a number of limitations that you should be aware of before attempting to use it to ease your pain.The use of the subconscious to ease pain can be not only helpful but in some cases may be the only thing that seems to produce lasting relief. But it is not a cure-all. It has some serious limitations that may prevent you f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How the subconscious reasons when it communicates with you about pain relief
- The subconscious is a strange creature. It doesn't know what day it is, and can't add two and two. But it seems to know what may be causing your pain.The subconscious has no ability to reason inductively, meaning that it can't use reason to take specific observations (for example, "two plus two") and arrive at general conclusions about them (for example, "equals four").Instead...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The subconscious mind as teacher: why it can help you relieve your pain
- Many disciplines are designed to program the subconscious. But except for the method used to derive visualization statements, no technique honors the subconscious as a teacher by first asking it what it believes will work. This distinctive approach may be very helpful for pain relief.Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read bac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relieving chronic pain through visualizations: a three-part strategy
- The most effective way to use the subconscious for pain relief seems to be to encourage it to attack the pain process from three different directions. Here's a recap that you may be able to use to help build an effective strategy for easing your pain.The following approach may give you the greatest chance of alleviating your pain:1. Use the subconscious to try to reduce the pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why your search for pain relief needs a strategy
- If you're like most of us who have known chronic pain, you've tried one thing after another to ease your suffering. Here are three reasons why working with your subconscious and having a well-defined strategy may increase your chances of success.When you're in pain you're willing to try almost anything to ease it. So you end up tracing a zig-zag course from doctor to doctor, drug to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How pain relief visualization statements work
- Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read back to it to help ease your pain. They're simple and are targeted directly at the main factors that could bring you relief.You can obtain these statements by learning how to communicate directly with your own subconscious mind. The process is straightforward and can be done at home by w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What happens during a pain relief visualization session
- A visualization session is an hour-long conversation with your subconscious about what visualization statements you may be able to use to help relieve your pain. Here's how the session works.Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read to it several times a day to help it to ease your pain. The statements are simple and are targete...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I want to be able to function and not be stopped by my pain
- Why Your Subconscious May Be Able To Give You a Powerful Tool for Doing That--A Good Night's SleepBeing able to function starts with good sleep--without it you're a mess. Yet pain prevents you from using the reliable sleep advice that works for other people. Here's a possible way out of that dilemma.Sleep research has shown that the body keeps a meticulous accounting of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feeling helpless in the face of pain?
- Here Are 4 Ways That Visualization May Be Able to Ease You Back into ControlUsing visualizations to reduce pain may be unlike anything else you've tried. It not only gives you the chance to feel better, but does so in a way that may be able to relieve your sense of helplessness.When you have back pain or pain in the neck or other extremities, arthritis pain, fibromyalgi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nerve pain: try using visualizations and you may get some relief
- "Neuropathic" means nerve damage and refers to nerve pain. So far there's very little that science can do about it. But it's possible that your subconscious may be able to help you find some relief.The two forms of neuropathic pain--peripheral and central--both occur when a nerve is damaged from injury or some other source. If the damage is in the periphery of your body, you feel pai...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Arthritis pain: why visualizations may be able to provide relief
- Over 100 different types of arthritis exist, but by far the most common are the "osteo" and the "rheumatoid" varieties. Both may be subject to influence by your subconscious through the use of visualization statements.Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read back to it to help ease your pain. They're simple and are targeted dir...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fibromyalgia pain: how using visualizations may bring you relief
- There are many theories about what causes fibromyalgia. One is that it's due to an overly stimulated sympathetic nervous system. Here's some background on that system and how you may be able to use your subconscious to help calm it down.If you have fibromyalgia you know only too well the bizarre collection of symptoms that can accompany this condition--pain throughout the body, fatig...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Back pain and pain in other extremities: if nothing else has worked, try doing visualizations
- (*In this group are included pain in the back, neck, shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, leg, knee, ankle, foot, and other extremities.)If you've had back pain or pain in an extremity for more than 90 days and haven't seen a doctor, you need to do so right away. If you've already seen one and have ruled out illness as the cause but still can't get relief, you might try asking your su...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ive given away control of my life to doctors?and now i want it back.
- But How Realistic Is It For You To Start Managing Your Own Pain Using the Mind-Body Connection?If you're fed up with the callous treatment, invasive procedures, and under-medication that some doctors provide, you're not alone. But be cautious before you totally embrace a natural approach. Here are some general guidelines to keep in mind and some specific information on one natural...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dopamine relieves pain ? try encouraging your subconscious to supply it
- Dopamine has long been known to be linked to positive experiences such as eating and sex. But it's now known to be released when you're in pain, so you may want to try increasing your supply of it--naturally.Dopamine levels tend to rise when something good happens that exceeds your expectations. The neurotransmitter gives you a pervasive feeling of well-being, making everything seem ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Serotonin kills pain ? and may be available from your subconscious
- Serotonin is not just for depression--it's potent for pain relief as well. Here's a drug-free way you may be able to increase your supply of this natural painkiller.If you're taking the depression meds known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) to increase the serotonin available in your brain, you already know that more serotonin can mean less pain. That's because it i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Endorphins ? strong painkillers your subconscious may be able to provide
- The sources of the original "natural high," endorphins and ekephalins can nonetheless lose their ability to kill pain if the situation becomes chronic. Visualizations may be able to help your subconscious to send in reinforcements.Endorphins and a sub-type of endorphins called enkephalins are a major source of pain relief in the body. Many times more powerful than morphine, they redu...