Healing Power of the Mind: the Cure for Illnesses is Within You

At some time in your life you must have gone through debilitating body aches and pains, breathing difficulty, stomach upsets, bad skin, premenstrual stress, etc. Relief often came in the form of a pill or a shot but not without its harmful side effects. Do you know that sometimes the most important thing you need to cure yourself is the healing power of the mind? Your mind can heal! Meditation for good health is a proven concept. Dr Joseph Mercola explains that meditation is being able to take a break from the normal flow of thoughts pulsing through ones mind. For some it can be to grow spiritually and for others it is used to bring down stress. Dr. Mercolas article on Meditations Real Effects on Health has more on this revolutionary concept. Research has shown that meditation can improve immunity. When you meditate, your blood pressure is reduced and this boosts your immune system. Whether you meditate for religious or health reasons, what you are essentially doing is closing the door on the material world and calming yourself down from within. In a study conducted by Charles L. Raison, MD, clinical director of the Mind-Body Program at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, it was seen that those who meditated actually responded well physically and emotionally to stress. Susan Kuchinskas article Meditation Heals Mind and Body details how meditation can be used for better health. And with stress being one of the primary causes of several major illnesses, this is a factor that you need to understand really well. The doctor is In in your mind! As you age, you tend to feel that your faculties are failing you. Eyesight is one example. Ellen Langer of Harvard University, has studied the connection between the mind and body for decades. Her study was conducted to see how perception can affect our functioning. Forgetfulness and force of habit are some things that are attributed to old age. While it may not be all that visible in your 40s when you are still very active, a retired life will definitely show it up. Ellen Langer conducted a study with two groups of men in their 70s and 80s. Each group was given a different set of living instructions and were surrounded by different memorabilia. She was able to document that our childhood exposure influences the way we perceive our capabilities and situations as we grow older. Read the Mindfulness Chronicles for more information on this incredible study.

She concluded that the reason we are unable to do many things is a result of us thinking we cant. You can read more on this in a news release Believing is Seeing from the Association for Psychological Science (APS). A break in routine, frequent exposure to new materials and a quiet environment is what can help the elderly with their memory. People tend to forget things simply because they have dedicated themselves to learning so many things that are not really necessary. Harnessing your mind power for healing Meditation for good health is something that will give you power over how your body reacts to its environment. Meditation has been practiced for centuries now in various ways. Every culture has a reference to it in their own unique way. You have mindful meditation, transcendental meditation, yoga in all its variations, Tai chi, and many more. All of these do have a spiritual basis and are age old concepts. Thanks to scientific research that has proven the power of the mind in healing the body, these meditative practices have gained popularity in recent years. Your thoughts work as a healer and a preventive Epigenetics, Bruce Lipton explains, is all about what our genes make us to be. The structure of our genes is constantly changing and their outcome is what we see on our physical bodies. If we train our thoughts on our genes and convince them to work positively, we can easily influence our continued good health. Your thoughts can cause or cure cancer much in the same way that it can cause you to develop diabetes, or osteoporosis. If you believe that it passes on genetically, then your body will work towards this and ensure that your belief comes true. Based on this premise, you can utilize the power of your mind to think positive and help heal yourself often without resorting to medicines or surgeries. Your mind is much more powerful that you may give it credit for. By tapping into its powers with the right techniques of meditation, spiritual communication, visualization, repetition of positive thoughts, Tai Chi, and yoga among others, you can ensure the healing of your physical being. Your healing and continued well being can be controlled effectively by your own thoughts.
This article was written by Ruth D'Souza Prabhu a Content Writer for Adoley Oduntons Wellness Revolution. For more healing breakthroughs for your body, mind, and spirit, please visit http://mywellnessrevolution.com/hello/.