Bruce Lipton explains how your thoughts, and the thoughts of those around you, can directly influence the state of your health.

You can renew your life with your beliefs

Beliefs are energy fields

Placebo = healing through positive thinking

Nocebo effect = negative beliefs that can make you sick or even kill you

The new science has everything to do with your beliefs

Bruce Lipton explains how your thoughts, and the thoughts of those around you, can directly influence the state of your health.

You can renew your life with your beliefs

Beliefs are energy fields

Placebo = healing through positive thinking

Nocebo effect = negative beliefs that can make you sick or even kill you

The new science has everything to do with your beliefs

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By Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D.

Recreational drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are responsible for an estimated 10,000-20,000 American deaths per year [1,2]. While this represents a serious public health problem, it is a "smokescreen" for America's real drug problem. America's "war on drugs" is directed at the wrong enemy. It is obvious that interdiction, stiff mandatory sentences, and more vigorous enforcement of drug laws have failed.

The reason is simple. Cause and effect have been reversed.

The desire to solve problems by taking drugs is a product of our culture. When a child is taught by loving parents that the appropriate response to pain or discomfort is taking a pill, it is obvious that such a child, when faced with the challenges of adolescence, will seek comfort by taking drugs.

Drugs are Dangerous Whether Pushed or Prescribed

While approximately 10,000 per year die from the effects of illegal drugs, an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that an estimated 106,000 hospitalized patients die each year from drugs which, by medical standards, are properly prescribed and properly administered. More than two million suffer serious side effects. [3]
An article in Newsweek [4] put this into perspective. Adverse drug reactions, from "properly" prescribed drugs, are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. According to this article, only heart disease, cancer, and stroke kill more Americans than drugs prescribed by medical doctors. Reactions to prescription drugs kill more than twice as many Americans as HIV/AIDS or suicide. Fewer die from accidents or diabetes than adverse drug reactions. It is important to point out the limitations of this study. It did not include outpatients, cases of malpractice, or instances where the drugs were not taken as directed.

According to another AMA publication, drug related "problems" kill as many as 198,815 people, put 8.8 million in hospitals, and account for up to 28% of hospital admissions. [5] If these figures are accurate, only cancer and heart disease kill more patients than drugs. Has the situation improved since the publication of this information? Hardly. Null [6] et al have published the most comprehensive and well-documented study I have seen of deaths associated with medical practice. In this report, their research revealed some shocking facts. The findings are summarized in the abstract:

"A definitive review and close reading of medical peer-review journals, and government health statistics shows that American medicine frequently causes more harm than good. The number of people having in-hospital, adverse drug reactions (ADR) to prescribed medicine is 2.2 million. Dr. Richard Besser, of the CDC, in 1995, said the number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral infections was 20 million. Dr. Besser, in 2003, now refers to tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics.

The number of unnecessary medical and surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million. The number of people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million. The total number of iatrogenic deaths shown in the following table is 783,936. It is evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the United States. The 2001 heart disease annual death rate is 699,697; the annual cancer death rate, 553,251."

Drugs Number One Killer

The authors conclude: "When the number one killer in a society is the healthcare system, then, that system has no excuse except to address its own urgent shortcomings. It's a failed system in need of immediate attention. What we have outlined in this paper are insupportable aspects of our contemporary medical system that need to be changed -- beginning at its very foundations."
A recent article in Archives of Internal Medicine [7] stated that in the seven year period from 1998 through 2005, reported serious adverse drug events increased 2.6-fold, and fatal adverse drug events increased 2.7-fold. The authors noted that reported serious events increased 4 times faster than the total number of outpatient prescriptions during the period. Another study concluded that the majority(86%) of the adverse drug reactions for which patients were admitted to a medical intensive care unit were preventable. [8]

One proposed solution to the illegal drug problem was encouraging potential users to ignore peer pressure and "just say no." Interestingly, this strategy is not being recommended for prescription drugs. Bruce Pomeranz, MD , one of the authors of the JAMA paper, said he is not warning people to stay away from drugs. "That would be a terrible message," he said. Lucian Leape, MD, of the Harvard School of Public Health said, "When you realize how many drugs we use, maybe those numbers aren't so bad after all." [4]

Does that mean that the number of deaths due to illegal drugs, suicide, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, accidents, and drunk driving "aren't so bad" either? Does it mean that we shouldn't discourage drunk driving or unsafe sex?

The folly of such double standards should be obvious to all. It is time to address the real drug problem -- the cultural notion that the first solution to seek for relief of life's problems is a drug.

That's the drug culture we need to address.

source

Labels: wellness

By Christopher Kent, D.C., J.D.

Recreational drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are responsible for an estimated 10,000-20,000 American deaths per year [1,2]. While this represents a serious public health problem, it is a "smokescreen" for America's real drug problem. America's "war on drugs" is directed at the wrong enemy. It is obvious that interdiction, stiff mandatory sentences, and more vigorous enforcement of drug laws have failed.

The reason is simple. Cause and effect have been reversed.

The desire to solve problems by taking drugs is a product of our culture. When a child is taught by loving parents that the appropriate response to pain or discomfort is taking a pill, it is obvious that such a child, when faced with the challenges of adolescence, will seek comfort by taking drugs.

Drugs are Dangerous Whether Pushed or Prescribed

While approximately 10,000 per year die from the effects of illegal drugs, an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that an estimated 106,000 hospitalized patients die each year from drugs which, by medical standards, are properly prescribed and properly administered. More than two million suffer serious side effects. [3]
An article in Newsweek [4] put this into perspective. Adverse drug reactions, from "properly" prescribed drugs, are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. According to this article, only heart disease, cancer, and stroke kill more Americans than drugs prescribed by medical doctors. Reactions to prescription drugs kill more than twice as many Americans as HIV/AIDS or suicide. Fewer die from accidents or diabetes than adverse drug reactions. It is important to point out the limitations of this study. It did not include outpatients, cases of malpractice, or instances where the drugs were not taken as directed.

According to another AMA publication, drug related "problems" kill as many as 198,815 people, put 8.8 million in hospitals, and account for up to 28% of hospital admissions. [5] If these figures are accurate, only cancer and heart disease kill more patients than drugs. Has the situation improved since the publication of this information? Hardly. Null [6] et al have published the most comprehensive and well-documented study I have seen of deaths associated with medical practice. In this report, their research revealed some shocking facts. The findings are summarized in the abstract:

"A definitive review and close reading of medical peer-review journals, and government health statistics shows that American medicine frequently causes more harm than good. The number of people having in-hospital, adverse drug reactions (ADR) to prescribed medicine is 2.2 million. Dr. Richard Besser, of the CDC, in 1995, said the number of unnecessary antibiotics prescribed annually for viral infections was 20 million. Dr. Besser, in 2003, now refers to tens of millions of unnecessary antibiotics.

The number of unnecessary medical and surgical procedures performed annually is 7.5 million. The number of people exposed to unnecessary hospitalization annually is 8.9 million. The total number of iatrogenic deaths shown in the following table is 783,936. It is evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the United States. The 2001 heart disease annual death rate is 699,697; the annual cancer death rate, 553,251."

Drugs Number One Killer

The authors conclude: "When the number one killer in a society is the healthcare system, then, that system has no excuse except to address its own urgent shortcomings. It's a failed system in need of immediate attention. What we have outlined in this paper are insupportable aspects of our contemporary medical system that need to be changed -- beginning at its very foundations."
A recent article in Archives of Internal Medicine [7] stated that in the seven year period from 1998 through 2005, reported serious adverse drug events increased 2.6-fold, and fatal adverse drug events increased 2.7-fold. The authors noted that reported serious events increased 4 times faster than the total number of outpatient prescriptions during the period. Another study concluded that the majority(86%) of the adverse drug reactions for which patients were admitted to a medical intensive care unit were preventable. [8]

One proposed solution to the illegal drug problem was encouraging potential users to ignore peer pressure and "just say no." Interestingly, this strategy is not being recommended for prescription drugs. Bruce Pomeranz, MD , one of the authors of the JAMA paper, said he is not warning people to stay away from drugs. "That would be a terrible message," he said. Lucian Leape, MD, of the Harvard School of Public Health said, "When you realize how many drugs we use, maybe those numbers aren't so bad after all." [4]

Does that mean that the number of deaths due to illegal drugs, suicide, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, accidents, and drunk driving "aren't so bad" either? Does it mean that we shouldn't discourage drunk driving or unsafe sex?

The folly of such double standards should be obvious to all. It is time to address the real drug problem -- the cultural notion that the first solution to seek for relief of life's problems is a drug.

That's the drug culture we need to address.

source

Labels: wellness

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At this stage, this is what works best.

You can create concepts and models explaining how you believe this works.

However, right now, a direct experimental approach works best.

You need to embody harmony, life force, life flow.

Your life style choices and habits need to reflect what you know gives you vitality, energy and health.

At this stage, this is definitely the way to go!

Practical and experimental exploration!

In other terms you need to take action and manifest it physically.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

At this stage, this is what works best.

You can create concepts and models explaining how you believe this works.

However, right now, a direct experimental approach works best.

You need to embody harmony, life force, life flow.

Your life style choices and habits need to reflect what you know gives you vitality, energy and health.

At this stage, this is definitely the way to go!

Practical and experimental exploration!

In other terms you need to take action and manifest it physically.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Many systems teach you just that:

• Hatha Yoga
• Kung fu
• Other martial arts
• Chi gong
• and more!

The focus in not on the muscles but on the energy flow in your system.

Other elements that will strongly impact on your energy body are:

• Harmonious connection with nature
• Healthy environment
• Positive states of mind
• Etc.

We'll check these further on other posts.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Everyone knows that intuitively, right?

You know that when you are very stressed emotionally, this negatively impacts on your health.

You know as well that negative thinking eventually makes you sick.

On the other hand, a bright and clear mind will have a positive impact on your energy body and health.

The whole multidimensional system is deeply interlinked.

Body/Life force/Mind are totally interconnected.

Life force? Is this the same as spirit?

In a way, it is.

Your energy or etheric body is your spirit's "physical body". It is it's outermost expression.

More on that coming soon

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Many systems teach you just that:

• Hatha Yoga
• Kung fu
• Other martial arts
• Chi gong
• and more!

The focus in not on the muscles but on the energy flow in your system.

Other elements that will strongly impact on your energy body are:

• Harmonious connection with nature
• Healthy environment
• Positive states of mind
• Etc.

We'll check these further on other posts.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Everyone knows that intuitively, right?

You know that when you are very stressed emotionally, this negatively impacts on your health.

You know as well that negative thinking eventually makes you sick.

On the other hand, a bright and clear mind will have a positive impact on your energy body and health.

The whole multidimensional system is deeply interlinked.

Body/Life force/Mind are totally interconnected.

Life force? Is this the same as spirit?

In a way, it is.

Your energy or etheric body is your spirit's "physical body". It is it's outermost expression.

More on that coming soon

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

It is simple: it disturbs the flow of energy in your system.

Stress means pressure!

It is an external or internal force impacting on your energy body.

If you release that tension, the energy flows again.

Now, if you stay stressed for many months or years, the energy blockages crystallize nodes in your energy system and these disturbances remain until they are cleared.

These disturbances are the possible cause for residual emotional tensions and sicknesses as well.

The key to stay in good health is to make sure that your energy system is harmonized.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

It is simple: it disturbs the flow of energy in your system.

Stress means pressure!

It is an external or internal force impacting on your energy body.

If you release that tension, the energy flows again.

Now, if you stay stressed for many months or years, the energy blockages crystallize nodes in your energy system and these disturbances remain until they are cleared.

These disturbances are the possible cause for residual emotional tensions and sicknesses as well.

The key to stay in good health is to make sure that your energy system is harmonized.

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Life force is the essence or the energy that sustains your body.

When we talk about life force, we talk about the etheric body, the energy body and the meridians (or nadis) that channel this energy.

A lot is known about your energy body but this knowledge is not common.

One of the greatest sources of knowledge at this stage comes from the esoteric field and the Chinese medicine field (acupuncture).

Many people work consciously with energy especially in martial arts, chi gong, hatha yoga, etc.

At the same time, only a fraction is know about the detailed anatomy of the energy body.

If we check the amount of knowledge and research available on physical anatomy and biochemistry for instance, the knowledge and research concerning the energy body is only a fraction of that.

Why is that? Because at this stage, we miss the tools to explore the energy body in detail.

To explore the physical body, we use the eye, microscope and other existing tools.

Now, when it comes to exploring the energy body, we rely on more subtle intuitive or energy senses.

The practical approaches like martial arts and yoga are super effective so far in harmonizing the energy body.

There is more of course to it though!

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

Life force is the essence or the energy that sustains your body.

When we talk about life force, we talk about the etheric body, the energy body and the meridians (or nadis) that channel this energy.

A lot is known about your energy body but this knowledge is not common.

One of the greatest sources of knowledge at this stage comes from the esoteric field and the Chinese medicine field (acupuncture).

Many people work consciously with energy especially in martial arts, chi gong, hatha yoga, etc.

At the same time, only a fraction is know about the detailed anatomy of the energy body.

If we check the amount of knowledge and research available on physical anatomy and biochemistry for instance, the knowledge and research concerning the energy body is only a fraction of that.

Why is that? Because at this stage, we miss the tools to explore the energy body in detail.

To explore the physical body, we use the eye, microscope and other existing tools.

Now, when it comes to exploring the energy body, we rely on more subtle intuitive or energy senses.

The practical approaches like martial arts and yoga are super effective so far in harmonizing the energy body.

There is more of course to it though!

To your life force!

vitalcoach

Labels: energy, tips

check as well these two good pages to start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/~desait01/ayurveda.html

Labels: ayurveda, health, links, wellness

check as well these two good pages to start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/~desait01/ayurveda.html

Labels: ayurveda, health, links, wellness