Kerry Finch,
Healing without using any medicine sounds incredulous.
Most of us are skeptics who view medicine as the ultimate cure for any ailment or
disease.
Our parents, friends, doctors and media have
programmed our minds to think that what our bodies need are pills to pop that fix practically
anything from a bum stomach to depression.
There is however, another form of healing that works
for many, and which doesn't include taking pills. And it starts with your
mind.
The mind is a powerful source of energy. Because it
isn't visible, many people are unaware of this. But there are many things that the eyes cannot see
yet we are sure of their existence.
Gravity, radio frequency and magnetic force are
examples. Quantum physicists confirm the energy that the human brain emits. When we think and feel,
our brains give off energy at a particular frequency. Brain waves can be measured
electronically.
In fact, brain activity is often used as an indication
of life. Doctors can detect when someone is mentally "alive" by monitoring brain activity. When a
person's brain registers a flat line, he may be pronounced "legally dead" in some jurisdictions.
That is how important the mind is.
Placebo
Effect
Most of the time, you
think automatically. You think as a result of how your mind has been
programmed. For example, if you think that the pill you are swallowing is a cure for
migraine, chances are that your headache will go away.
The cure may have
been caused by the pharmacological effects of the medicine but there are studies that show how
people experience healing after taking non-pharmacological substances or a placebo. This is the
famous "placebo effect." The placebo effect confirms that the human body can heal itself
without medicine, and by simply using the mind's thinking power.
To use positive
thinking to heal yourself you need to start believing that you are
healed.
Positive
Thinking
Notice how more and
more illnesses are closely linked to stress or are referred to as stress-related diseases? Heart
attack, stroke, migraine, allergies, chronic illnesses and even cancer has been related to
stress.
Stress is the product
of negative thinking. It starts with a negative thought that goes unchecked. Someone who tends to
linger on the negatives leaves himself susceptible to stress.
Eventually, stress is
manifested by headaches, an upset stomach or worse, by a fatal illness. If stress starts with a
negative thought, then to eliminate it, you need to replace those thoughts with more positive
ones.
Listen to good music,
read an inspiring book, or learn how to revert to thinking happy thoughts.
Laughter is still the
best medicine
Most of us find it
hard to get past our personal problems that are sources of stress.
Instead of letting
negative thoughts sink our bodies deeper into sickness, try turning your attention to something
funny and laugh at it. Watch funny movies and share jokes with friends.
Laughter is the
easiest way to get rid of negative thoughts. When you laugh, your mind is distracted from your
problems and focused on more positive thoughts. When you laugh, you not only feel good but you help
yourself heal.
So lots of people
include laughter as an important component of their healing regime. When someone you know is
feeling poorly or down, offer something to make that person laugh. By doing so, you might just help
them get well.
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