Mind Body & Soul

Archive for January, 2010

Some people complain of lack of energy and always feeling fatigued. What they don’t know is that vitamins and supplements can also supply us with energy. Every vitamin is essential for making us feel energetic and healthy alert all day.

Among all vitamins, folic acid is what keeps our energy levels at the highest peak. As a B vitamin, folic acid is very efficient in overcoming fatigue and keeping us alert. There are also other kinds of vitamins and supplements that are also good energy-boosters and keeping our body in top shape.

One vitamin called NADH is one of the best when it comes giving us full energy. It isn’t quite popular, but if used, can surprise anyone with the energy boost it provides. It is often applicable with people experiencing chronic fatigue, although the way it works inside our body is hard to explain. MSM supplement and gingko biloba are also vitamins that excel in providing us with energy.

If your currently taking blood thinning medicines, such as aspirin, always consult your doctor first before taking gingko biloba. Gingko iloba is also a blood thinning agent, and taking blood thinning medicines along with gingko biloba can thin your blood too much causing complications in the future.

In many ancient systems of medicine (such as in China) treatment has been made with the view that mind, body and soul are linked together as a whole and should not be seen as isolated from each other.

You can’t treat one area; they are all linked together.Prevention and treatment should be based upon the mind, body and soul and this view is now becoming acknowledged by millions of people worldwide.If you accept this concept you will be healthier, avoid illness and be happier.Overall health and fitness combines physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of our being.

An overall approach to wellness

Mind-body and soul healing focuses on the interactions between the brain, mind, body and the ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual and behavioral factors affect us as a whole.It encourages an approach that enhances each person’s self-knowledge and ability to perform self-care.Mind-body and soul medicine typically focuses on intervention strategies that are thought to promote overall health.

These include such areas as:

Relaxation, imagery, meditation, tai chi yoga, Rekki, hypnosis, biofeedback, yoga, qi gong, autogenic training, spirituality and proper nutrition.Illness is viewed as an opportunity for personal growth, transformation and a move to a happier, healthier being.Health care acts as an important part of this transformation.

The History Of Complementary Medicine

In 2002, relaxation techniques, imagery, biofeedback and hypnosis, were used by more than 34% percent of the adult population of the USA.

The concept that the mind is important in the treatment of illness is integral to the healing approaches of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic treatments dating back thousands of years.In Greece as long ago as 400 BC Hippocrates recognized both the moral and spiritual aspects of healing.This is probably one of the first statements on what we regard today as alternative medicine.

By the 16th century a different direction was being taken that stressed the complete opposite, the separation of mind body and soul, in the treatment of illness.During the periods of Renaissance and Enlightenment, advances in science saw an emphasis on science being the answer to everything.Technological advances in medicine including, the discovery of bacteria and antibiotics changed the notion of belief being able to influence health.In the 1920s, Walter Cannon’s work revealed the relationship between stress and neuroendocrine responses in animals and alternative healing came back into the public eye.

During World War II alternative medicine got another boost in popularity.During the battle on the beaches of Anzio, morphine for wounded soldiers was in short supply which led to an interesting substitute being used.Henry Beecher, M.D., discovered that much of the pain could simply be alleviated by saline injections.

He used the term placebo effect.

His subsequent research showed that up to 35% of a therapeutic response to all medical treatment could be the result of belief.The will to live is often quoted and this comes from the mind not just the body.Our mind has a huge influence on our bodies and this view has gained increasingly in popularity in recent years.The Rise In Complimentary MedicineSince the 1960s, and the rise of the hippy generation and all things alternative, mind-body interactions and there impact on overall health came back into fashion.Today, more people than ever are accepting alternative medicine and there is a rejection that science cures all.People are now seeing and accepting what our ancestor’s cultures saw:

That mind, body and soul are one.

Are you plagued by tiredness? Do others say you snore? Are you at least slightly overweight? If so, you could have sleep apnea.

If these are all true for you, waste no time in having your doctor prescribe a sleep study. If you do have sleep apnea, it can shorten your life. And there is treatment! Those who have sleep apnea hold their breaths many times a night, gasping for air. Sleep apnea means higher risk of cardiovascular disease such as stroke, heart attack, and aneurism.

Sleep apnea is caused by the collapse of the airway while breathing in. This condition happens when excess fatty tissue lining the airway causes the airway to lose elasticity. It is a condition generally caused by excess poundage. Snoring usually occurs also.

The airway collapses. Then the blood oxygen level falls. Blood pressure goes way up as a result. The sleeper, struggling to breathe, starts to wake up. Nearly waking up, the sleeper is able to complete the breath. Then he falls asleep again. The cycle can be repeated many times per minute. If a stopped breath lasts 10 seconds, it is defined as sleep apnea.

There’s treatment?

Effective treatment comes through a system that supplies mild air pressure to your nose and mouth as you sleep. This continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system consists of a fan inside a box, a hose, and a mask. The fan pressurizes the air, delivered through the hose and mask to the nose and mouth. The pressurized air keeps your airway open as you breathe in, and isn’t enough to prevent you from exhaling.

We hear a lot about mind, body and soul and how important it is to connect all three. It has definitely been a prominent life lesson for me and others on a personal level. But what about the mind, body and soul of your business? Most entrepreneurs tend to rely primarily on their intellect. Yes, even the most soulful service providers tend to default to the intellect when it comes to matters of business. I am here to challenge the status quo and invite you to fully and authentically connect who you really are with what you do or provide for your clients.

People Do not Understand What I Do

More often than not the business strategies we are taught are not necessarily in alignment with how we genuinely want the relationships with our clients to unfold. This puts us in a place of incongruence. We have something of great value we know will help, or possibly even provide, a transformational experience for our clients. Yet, the methods to which they find us, and the words we use to describe our products and service, are not an adequate reflection of the benefits available to them through a relationship with us.

Sometimes it Takes More Than One Brain

I know you are passionate about what you do. You wouldn’t be a soul-o-preneur if you weren’t. And if you are reading this, I can assume that you also have a desire to help a lot of people, make a difference in your community or even the world. You also want to contribute financially to your family and your own personal growth and expression. Although your organization may be small-maybe just you-I want you to know that just because you are a solo entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to build your business alone.

Highly successful entrepreneurs have 3 very important things in common when it comes to growing their business:

1. They seek professional help from a mentor or coach who has their best interest at heart.
2. They create a sustainable plan.
3. They Master Mind with others who provide accountability and a call to action.

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect-Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

You do not have to be perfect to begin. Truthfully, nobody is perfect, nor do we need to be. However, you may have heard the expression, “Do the first thing first.” Well, I’d like to add that not only do you need to do the “first thing first”; you need to do the “first thing right!” First of all, some of us do not exactly know what the “first thing is.” Some of us are doing the right things in the wrong way and some of us are doing the wrong things really, really well!Aaargh! It is exhausting, frustrating, overwhelming, and doesn’t save us time or make us money.

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And I will respond, “Yes, I understand your independent nature-that is why you are an entrepreneur!” And then I will lovingly point out that money is merely a method of exchange, an exchange of energy, of giving and receiving.