In numerous studies laughter has been found to have medicinal qualities. Laughter therapy is easy to implement and is very inexpensive. Healthcare practitioners do not have to be clowns or stand- up comedians in order to bring laughter into a clinical setting. They just have to break out of the standard westernized method of treatment and realize…
Laughter
Laughter therapy, also called humor therapy, is the use of humor to promote overall health and wellness. Laughing is found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies.
Acid – Alkaline & pH Quick Reference Food Charts
Acid – Alkaline & pH Quick Reference Food Charts The pH scale is from 0 – 14 Use Only Narrow or Short Range Strips measuring from 4 – 9 0 1 2 3 |4 5 6 7 healthy 8 9| 10 11 12 13 14 Testing your ph is done with what is called …
Intimacy
Maintaining intimacy during treatment is vital for emotional health. A Dozen Ways Sex Helps You Live Longer Is sex really that important? As more and more research is done on the subject, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that having healthy sex is essential to a healthy life — and that sex can even help you …
Exercise
Evidence seems to support the benefits of exercise as a treatment for cancer. Several studies have examined the relationship between exercise, rehabilitation and quality of life in cancer patients and reported positive findings. While there are many reasons for being physically active during cancer treatment, each person’s exercise program should be based on what is …
Curcumin Can Stop Cancer
Curcumin can stop cancer in its earliest stages, long before it’s detectable! It works at the level of the cell. One of the things it does is to tell damaged cells to self-destruct so they won’t keep multiplying. The process is called “apoptosis” and it’s the body’s way of destroying abnormal cells that can become …
Massage
Massage promotes muscle relaxation and stress reduction. It can relieve headaches, backaches, joint pain, stiffness and insomnia. As muscles are rubbed, blood vessels dilate, blood flow increases, lymph circulation is stimulated, oxygen supply increases and overall circulation throughout the body is improved. Patients fighting serious diseases such as cancer find massage promotes relaxation, improves quality …
Meditation
A holistic discipline by which the practitioner attempts to get beyond the reflexive, “thinking” mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness. Meditation is a component of many religions, and has been practiced since antiquity. It is also practiced outside religious traditions.Different meditative disciplines encompass a wide range of spiritual goals—from achievement of a higher …
Stress Management
Scientists have discovered that everyday emotional stress is a trigger for the growth of tumours. They discovered that any sort of trauma, emotional or physical, can act as a “pathway” between cancerous mutations bringing them together in a potentially deadly mix.
Drink Pure Water
More than 65% of most of the cells in the human body are made of water, and in some tissues, for example the brain, the cells can be made up of as much as 80% water. Water is absolutely essential for good health, yet most people don’t consume enough water each day. Plus, many of …
Detox Your System
Detox and more detox. Most of us have spent a lifetime building up toxins in our bodies. Sources of toxins include those produced in the body during normal functions, such as the ammonia produced during the breakdown of protein, and chemicals such as pesticides, household cleaners, food additives, drugs, pollution, cigarette smoke, and heavy metals …
