If we do not change our direction,
we are liable to end up where we are headed.
Chinese Proverb
Absenger Cancer Education Foundation | ACEF
Helping cancer survivors feel better with yoga, meditation & qigong
If we do not change our direction,
we are liable to end up where we are headed.
Chinese Proverb
I see rejection in my skin, worry in my cancers, bitterness and hate in my aching joints. I failed to take care of my mind, and so my body now goes to hospital.
Astrid Alauda
What Will 21st Century Medicine Be Like?
I just came back from my favorite java whole inspired by a discussion several friends of mine and I had. It was about medicine and what the medicine of the future will look like. What a great afternoon to hang out, chill and shoot the breeze about healthcare and listen to different visions of how medicine for the 21st century will take shape. Let me start by saying that the best way to understand your own culture is to visit another culture.
The Alternative Medicine Blog’s
CAM News, Volume I, Issue 7, July 2006
My dear friend,
As you might know, I have been enrolled in Everglades University’s Bachelors of Science Program with a Major in Alternative Medicine since January 2005. I am expecting to graduate in December 2007.
If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
Elbert Hubbard
Entrainment Music
For entrainment music to be effective in altering the mood state, the music needs to be first matched to the current mood state, and then slowly the music needs to move and match the desired mood state. When used properly, entrainment music has been proven to be effective in significantly reducing pain, tension, depression, anxiety and greatly contribute to an improvement in general mood, energy levels, and cognitive tasks.
Support Groups
Support groups are applicable in a wide range of purpose, including psychologic therapy, weight loss, grief work, and personal development. The patient should decide if a support group would be helpful and if he/ she can commit to attending and working with a group.
Implications for Stress Management and Optimal Wellness
The topics we have covered and the research we examined so far, the following themes contributing to health become apparent.
1. Written Oral Expression,
2. Group support,
3. Entrainment music that changes the mood from negative to a more positive one,
4. Some Entrainment with generous doses of laughter,
All the above have lasting implications on overall health and well being. A person feeling in control of his/ her life and well being combined with a sense of purpose are also very critical to overall health and well being.
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
Irish Proverb
Know, then, whatever cheerful and serene
Supports the mind supports the body too.
John Armstrong
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