Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
Marcus Valerius Martial
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Helping cancer survivors feel better with yoga, meditation & qigong
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
Marcus Valerius Martial
The previous post showed that music can have a great impact on the relief of pain. Now we will take a look at
Music and Aging
As we get older it seems our immune system is showing wear and tear and can be greatly impaired. To be more specific, NK-cell function is lessened. Natural killer cells or NK-cell count were significantly increased in Alzheimer's-, cerebrovascular-, and Parkinson's disease through music therapy. Changes in NK-cell count was independent of neurodegenerative disease.(1)
Entrainment Music and Pain Reduction
In 1985 a gentleman named Rider (1) set out to study the effects of various genres of music on their vividness and activity level of suggested imagery, the potential for pain reduction, and the means to reduce muscle tension.
Music Therapy
Music therapy's mission is to use music on a person to help physiologic, psychologic, and emotional assimilation of the person during treatment of an illness or disease.
Darren Rowse from Problogger challenges bloggers from around the globe about the goals of blogging with a group writing project. Well, I think it is time to step out of my introvert comfort zone and actually participate in a good thing. Darren's group writing project. I almost passed this one up, filed under: no time, what's the use? and any other excuse I could think of. I started to blog in March of 2006 with one simple goal:
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
Buddha
Evidence For Mind Body Communication
Here are eleven points (1) summarizing the conclusion of studies by Ader (2) et. al., demonstrating that communication between the CNS and the immune system exist.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Thomas Edison
We have been busy behind the scenes updating and playing with different formats, styles, layouts and widgets to bring you an easy to navigate, easy to follow blog. I know that you will agree that our activities have dramatically improved the Alternative Medicine Blog dramatically.
The scientific truth may be put quite briefly; eat moderately, having an ordinary mixed diet, and don’t worry.
Robert Hutchison, 1932
You made it all the way down here... So you probably want more great tips from us on how to make the best out of your survivorship experience...