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8.29.2013
6 TREATMENTS THAT FOSTER SELF HEALING
I’m
a hardcore believer in self-healing. I’m not saying we don’t need
doctors and practitioners by any means - that would be ridiculous. What I
AM saying is that I believe we all have the power to heal ourselves and
prevent illness to a very large degree.
My role as a holistic health coach is to be a partner to and guide for my clients - not to dictate how and when they heal. This is why I was stoked to read about Dr. Kelly Turner’s work on cases of spontaneous remission of cancer - or as she calls it “unexpected remission” of cancer.
My role as a holistic health coach is to be a partner to and guide for my clients - not to dictate how and when they heal. This is why I was stoked to read about Dr. Kelly Turner’s work on cases of spontaneous remission of cancer - or as she calls it “unexpected remission” of cancer.
I
first stumbled across Dr. Kelly Turner’s work in the book Mind Over
Medicine, then again in readings from the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
Dr. Turner is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant in the field of
Integrative Oncology. Her specialized research focus is the “unexpected
remission” of cancer—a remission that occurs either in the absence of
Western medicine or after Western medicine has failed to achieve
remission. Turner spent ten months traveling the world in search of
fifty nonallopathic cancer healers. She found twenty unpublished cases
of unexpected remission and conducted phone interviews with the
survivors.
How frickin cool is that?
The American Cancer Society provided partial funding for her study.
Side note: American Cancer Society also paid for my mom’s flight and hotel stay in Arizona when she was seeking alternative treatment. Nice work ACS. But I digress...
How frickin cool is that?
The American Cancer Society provided partial funding for her study.
Side note: American Cancer Society also paid for my mom’s flight and hotel stay in Arizona when she was seeking alternative treatment. Nice work ACS. But I digress...
In her research, Dr. Turner found 6 top treatments used by her interviewees to heal themselves of cancer.
Perhaps you’re asking why I’m focusing on cancer remissions... I want
to make clear that the techniques listed below may be used just as
effectively for the PREVENTION of cancer, or any disease for that
matter. And I’m allll about prevention.
Now
this is not a prescription as to what YOU should do, this is simply a
compilation of treatments that Dr. Turner identified as the top ones her
interviewees followed and that worked for them. So here we go...
6 TREATMENTS THAT FOSTER
SELF HEALING
SELF HEALING
1. DIET CHANGE
Radical diet change was a top factor in fostering self healing among those who had experienced “spontaneous remission” of their cancers. So what did that look like? Elimination of meat, dairy, sugar, and refined grains. The majority of interviewees ate a diet consisting of whole vegetables, fruits, grains and beans.
In
my recent visit to Costa Rica, I took a guided hike through the
rainforest and had some great conversations with my guide Felipe, a
native of the area (and whose family still lived in the rainforest).
We talked a lot about the environment, toxicity from pesticides, cancer and diabetes - which many of his friends and family are now dealing with - and diet. Felipe has considerable knowledge about medicinal herbs and is a “go-to” person for helping people in his community overcome certain illnesses. When asked about diet and disease, Felipe told me that the very first thing he tells someone with such diseases who come to see him is stop eating meat, dairy and sugar. Non-negotiable.
Now
I’m not an advocate that one diet fits all - by any means! And I am not
against consumption of meat and dairy, or the occasional chocolate
cupcake ;). I do however believe that when your body is severely
compromised, elimination of inflammatory or acidic foods such as the
ones indicated above will help your body to heal more rapidly.
Not to mention give your body a well deserved break for those who are
sensitive to these foods! This is why I base my detoxes and programs on
the elimination diet to start - giving your body a break from these
foods can be profoundly healing and eye-opening.
Shameless plug: For anyone who’s interested, I’m working on my fall detox program coming up soon, so be on the lookout! :)
2. TAKING HERBS & VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS
The majority of her interviewees took various herbs and supplements that they believed would help boost their immune system, detoxify and help facilitate healing in their bodies. You might be wondering which supplements worked best... and the truth is they were all over the map. There was no single “super” supplement in common with any of the interviewees - which brings up 2 very important points:
First,
everyone is biochemically different - because of this bioindividuality,
one person’s healing herb may not be so good for another.
Pathologically, each person’s disease or ailment was also unique. So
making the claim that any one specific supplement would work for
everyone would be irresponsible and misinformed.
The
second point is that the interviewees believed their herbal and
supplement regimen was healing them. Don’t get me started on the power
of belief and the placebo/"nocebo" effect (I’ll get into that in later
articles) but the importance that your belief carries is substantial.
Check
in with your beliefs about your body and ailments... what is the story
you are living by? If it’s not serving you, then maybe it’s time to
rewrite that story.
3. SURRENDER - RELEASE SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS
Turner remarks that most of her interviewees discussed the importance of being at peace with both dying and living - to truly surrender and release repressed negative emotions such as anger, fear and grief. It does not serve us to hold onto any emotion, even happiness as happiness can easily turn into nostalgia, then longing, etc if not released.
LET THE SHIT GO. Let go of fear. Let go of resentment. Let go of any emotion that you’re harboring so you can focus on healing!
4. FEELING LOVE, JOY, HAPPINESS
This is different than positive thinking... Turner found that her interviewees all believed in the importance of joy & love in your life for facilitating healing.
Laugh every day. Do something you love each and every day. Show gratitude and be of service. Find unconditional love in your life.
5. EXPERIENCING A DEEPENING OF SPIRITUALITY
Most of the people Turner interviewed talked about having an internal sensation of spiritual energy - they felt the experience of divine, loving energy in their body, which they achieved through various ways such as meditation, prayer, gardening, energy healing, etc.
We’re not talking about the feeling you get when you see Brad Pitt take off his shirt in Fight Club (altho it seems pretty damn close to a transcendental experience for me). It’s also not about deepening one’s beliefs about spirituality. But rather, it was having an actual internal feeling/sensation/transcendent experience of loving, divine energy in their body.
And finally, #6. This last one is probably my favorite of them all (...and you thought it was diet change, didn’t you?)
6. USING INTUITION TO HELP INFORM TREATMENT DECISIONS
I’ll tell you why this one is so great to me. It puts the the patient, the person, back into the driver’s seat of our health. It shows that we know our bodies better than anyone else. It empowers us to trust our intuition and listen to our bodies. Any healthcare provider you have - whether they’re a doctor, chiropractor, acupuncturist, health coach, etc - is your partner in your health journey, not the boss of it. Remember that.
Here’s
a story from one of Turner’s interviewees, “Unexpected Survivor #7”,
who overcame recurrent metastatic breast cancer after conventional
medicine had failed to work:
[The
Tibetan healer] took his finger and with a pinpoint accuracy touched
every spot on my body where I had had cancer, or where I had cancer
presently. It was amazing! He could see what scans couldn’t see. I had
predicted my cancer four times. I had led [my doctors] to it with a
pinpoint of accuracy before the scans could even pick up the collection
of cells. [The Tibetan healer] could do what I could do with my own
body.
HOPE FOR SELF HEALING
I love Dr. Turner’s work because it not only demonstrates that we absolutely have the ability to heal ourselves, but the stories she collects provide HOPE to those who are going thru life altering diseases.
Having had a front-line experience with my mom’s cancer journey, I can undoubtedly say that the above treatments and stories from Turner’s research are invaluable. If you’re interested in checking out more stories or work from Dr. Kelly Turner, be sure to visit her website at www.radicalremission.com.
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7.22.2013
Make Your Life TODAY. Yes, I'm lookin at you Crankypants.
I couldn't
stop thinking about this hilarious horoscope that my friend found in
the Red Eye. It so aptly refers to what most of us do - not just those
cranky Leos ;)
Consciously or not, we all do this on a day to day basis: complain, complain, complain.
Then we wonder why we aren't content with certain aspects in our lives. I'm not saying we have to express gratitude 24/7 - I'm a (semi)realist. But it is important to look at yourself in the mirror and every so often tell that inner gremlin to SHUT UP. Your health depends on it! Truly, this one act alone can improve your health in ways we can't even measure yet.
We all know that we should be grateful for everything we have, etc and so forth, but sometimes it's just so gosh darn hard to remember...
Here's a truth:
We have the power to change our lives.
If you don't like the way things have panned out thus far - do something about it! And if you don't think that you can do it all by yourself, reach out and find someone that can help you.
My mom always told us that we need to make things happen for ourselves, we are in charge of our own lives - no one else.
Sometimes fate chimes in and has it where things change around us or things happen to us, for better or worse. How many things can you think of that have been blessings in disguise? (Hint: probably more times than you'd like to admit). Sometimes those things have a way of working out themselves, but most of the time you have to roll up your sleeves and make lemonade.
If fate hasn't kicked you in the butt yet and you're sitting around thinking, wishing, hoping, lamenting - that's the exact moment you should make your move. Don't waste another minute of your life "hoping" something will change.
This reminds me of how my parents decided to finally get married - it wasn't exactly the romantic, spontaneous event I had imagined...
Story time!
After quite a few years of dating, my mom was ready for their relationship to enter the next level. I mean after 8 years and 2 days of dating, woman was getting restless! Tired of waiting for her man to make his move, she made hers: the ultimatum. That's right. She told my dad that her clock was a-tickin' and she was NOT gonna wait much longer, plus Spain was looking really good. So move it or lose it buddy.
So of course, my dad had to oblige - she was a catch and he knew better! Shortly thereafter, he slipped a ring into her wine glass during a romantic dinner :)
Good move champ.
Obviously my point here is to demonstrate how my mom wanted something to happen and chose to do something about it. Was it the romantic spontaneous event she had probably wanted? Nope. But she was willing to let go of that in order to make her life. I'm not endorsing that you drop ultimatum bombs left and right. But I do call for mindful action!
So let's try it. Here's your assignment:
Take action on at least one thing you have been complaining about for a while, or that has been on your list of "things to do" for as long as you can remember.
(You know, that one item that makes you cringe every time you come across it on your list - it taunts me!)
I promise, it will feel goooooood!
In the comments below, tell me one thing that you can take action on today, or if you did something about it, what was it?!
Consciously or not, we all do this on a day to day basis: complain, complain, complain.
Then we wonder why we aren't content with certain aspects in our lives. I'm not saying we have to express gratitude 24/7 - I'm a (semi)realist. But it is important to look at yourself in the mirror and every so often tell that inner gremlin to SHUT UP. Your health depends on it! Truly, this one act alone can improve your health in ways we can't even measure yet.
We all know that we should be grateful for everything we have, etc and so forth, but sometimes it's just so gosh darn hard to remember...
Here's a truth:
We have the power to change our lives.
If you don't like the way things have panned out thus far - do something about it! And if you don't think that you can do it all by yourself, reach out and find someone that can help you.
My mom always told us that we need to make things happen for ourselves, we are in charge of our own lives - no one else.
Sometimes fate chimes in and has it where things change around us or things happen to us, for better or worse. How many things can you think of that have been blessings in disguise? (Hint: probably more times than you'd like to admit). Sometimes those things have a way of working out themselves, but most of the time you have to roll up your sleeves and make lemonade.
If fate hasn't kicked you in the butt yet and you're sitting around thinking, wishing, hoping, lamenting - that's the exact moment you should make your move. Don't waste another minute of your life "hoping" something will change.
This reminds me of how my parents decided to finally get married - it wasn't exactly the romantic, spontaneous event I had imagined...
Story time!
After quite a few years of dating, my mom was ready for their relationship to enter the next level. I mean after 8 years and 2 days of dating, woman was getting restless! Tired of waiting for her man to make his move, she made hers: the ultimatum. That's right. She told my dad that her clock was a-tickin' and she was NOT gonna wait much longer, plus Spain was looking really good. So move it or lose it buddy.
So of course, my dad had to oblige - she was a catch and he knew better! Shortly thereafter, he slipped a ring into her wine glass during a romantic dinner :)
Good move champ.
Obviously my point here is to demonstrate how my mom wanted something to happen and chose to do something about it. Was it the romantic spontaneous event she had probably wanted? Nope. But she was willing to let go of that in order to make her life. I'm not endorsing that you drop ultimatum bombs left and right. But I do call for mindful action!
So let's try it. Here's your assignment:
Take action on at least one thing you have been complaining about for a while, or that has been on your list of "things to do" for as long as you can remember.
(You know, that one item that makes you cringe every time you come across it on your list - it taunts me!)
I promise, it will feel goooooood!
In the comments below, tell me one thing that you can take action on today, or if you did something about it, what was it?!
P.S. Dad: sorry I totally called you out here. You're the best and I'm so glad mom made you marry her :)
2.26.2013
We screw ourselves WAY too often...
"I
feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go
against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get
along quite nicely.." - Kim Basinger
Kimmy's got it right. INTUITION. Everybody's got it. Your best friend that you love to ignore. Man, how many times have I gone against my bestest buddy that's within. Truly, it's pretty embarrassing to think of how many times a day I either a. fight against her or b. completely ignore the girl. And of course, each and every time, she wins. I know I'm not alone in this... and you'd think we'd learn by now! Why is it so damn hard to just LISTEN and FOLLOW our intuition?
I recently entered this video contest for a scholarship to a program I've been wanting to do for a while now. When I first heard about it, my intuition told me THIS IS IT. This is exactly what I need, I feel it, and I could toootally do this. Didn't seem too difficult and I really wanted this scholarship. So why not? Of course the other voice within - the inner critic and naysayer - started flappin her big mouth saying things like "ha! your video's gonna suck so hard, you never win anything, sooo many other talented people are going to enter. You ain't got a chance." Of course, after many years of learning to build a defense against this, I told her to put a sock in it and proceeded to work on creating this video.
It all seemed so effortless, ideas were flowing and it seemed quite easy. Then the second roadblock set in... I had to actually implement these ideas and execute. Not only that, but I had to sacrifice things like time with a loved one who was visiting, brunch with friends, and pretty much my entire Saturday (a holy day for me since I don't get much time off). Of course, this is usually the point that's hardest to get past... the brat within and laziness started to set in. Ya feel me?
Just as I started to convince myself that this wasn't worth the effort and begin to make up a lame excuse to leave the house, Intuition said
"girl, you better do this sh*t or you're seriously
gonna regret it..."
If there's one thing I've learned in my days on this planet, it's this - Intuition IS ALWAYS RIGHT.
Damnit. Fine. I refuse to screw myself this time! On with the video production...
So I followed thru, got 'er done and sent my vid. Yes, it took sweat, work and discipline (and some tears to be honest), and ya know what? I WON A DANG SCHOLARSHIP. It was that simple. And I truly believe it can be that simple 90-95% of the time if we only just listened to ourselves and followed thru every time!
So how do you discern which voice is Intuition, actually follow it faithfully and stop screwing yourself over?
1. Remember that Intuition always has your back
If a voice is telling you that you're not good enough or why bother... warning: that is NOT Intuition. Pay no attention to that voice behind the curtain! Intuition will always have your best interest at heart, and usually comes as the very first feeling you get.
2. Tune-in to your own radio frequency, not others
You really need to pay attention to your body and feelings, stop the chatter and don't turn to anything outside of yourself for answers. Are you someone who asks everyone and their mom if you should go ahead with something? STOP. You most likely already know the answer but maybe lack the confidence or just don't like what Intuition is telling you. Trust yourself. You already have all of the wisdom you need - just remember that in the end, it will all work out for the best.
3. Practice Practice Practice
If you're not used to turning to your inner voice for guidance, or find that you have trouble following it - start out small. Try doing it with the little things first like choosing whichever food is going to make you feel the best, mail the letter now and not tomorrow because something inside of you told you to do so, etc etc. Try to pay attention to initial thoughts and feelings you get in response to things - what are they telling you? And if it's too loud in your head to even hear Intuition, start to quiet your mind with meditation or journaling. Sometimes a data dump onto paper does a mind good.
I believe if everyone followed their heart, this planet would be a lot less screw-y, don't you think? :)
What are your biggest obstacles with intuition and follow-thru? Leave a comment below if you'd like to share!
1. Remember that Intuition always has your back
If a voice is telling you that you're not good enough or why bother... warning: that is NOT Intuition. Pay no attention to that voice behind the curtain! Intuition will always have your best interest at heart, and usually comes as the very first feeling you get.
2. Tune-in to your own radio frequency, not others
You really need to pay attention to your body and feelings, stop the chatter and don't turn to anything outside of yourself for answers. Are you someone who asks everyone and their mom if you should go ahead with something? STOP. You most likely already know the answer but maybe lack the confidence or just don't like what Intuition is telling you. Trust yourself. You already have all of the wisdom you need - just remember that in the end, it will all work out for the best.
3. Practice Practice Practice
If you're not used to turning to your inner voice for guidance, or find that you have trouble following it - start out small. Try doing it with the little things first like choosing whichever food is going to make you feel the best, mail the letter now and not tomorrow because something inside of you told you to do so, etc etc. Try to pay attention to initial thoughts and feelings you get in response to things - what are they telling you? And if it's too loud in your head to even hear Intuition, start to quiet your mind with meditation or journaling. Sometimes a data dump onto paper does a mind good.
I believe if everyone followed their heart, this planet would be a lot less screw-y, don't you think? :)
What are your biggest obstacles with intuition and follow-thru? Leave a comment below if you'd like to share!
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