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Seven Keys to Perfect Health
Part III
In earlier newsletters I detailed six
ways to help us have a healthier, pain-free life: 1, Drink
plenty of water, 2. Exercise, 3. Eat healthier meals, 4. Take proper food
supplements, 5. Breathe clean air, and 6. Avoid harmful electromagnetic energy.
Finally, I mentioned key number 7 as having the potential for being
the most important key to maintaining perfect health.
After over 25 years of research into attitude
and its effect on our health, I could come to only one conclusion.
We must maintain a positive attitude toward all experiences in life.
We all tend to get upset while attempting to solve the endless problems
we encounter on a daily basis: earning a living, paying our bills, and dealing
with personal relationships at home, at work and in everyday transactions. All of these tend to call up destructive emotions
like fear, anger, hate, depression, lust, greed and vanity. Our attitude toward the endless variety of experiences
in life is what ultimately determines the state of our health.
What is attitude? According to Webster, an attitude is “a manner
of acting, feeling or thinking that shows one’s disposition or opinion.”
The key words here are thinking and feeling, which implies emotion.
These are key because they are inseparably
linked in the sense that it is my thoughts that determine how I’m going to
feel emotionally. But what is emotion? Again, Webster says that emotion is “any specific
feeling, or any variety of complex reactions with both mental and physical
manifestations, such as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.”
Now the big question: What does my emotional
state, such as anger or fear, got to do with whether I get sick or not?
To answer this question, we have to enter the field of psychosomatic
medicine. Webster again says psychosomatic
medicine proposes that an illness is “a physical disorder of the body originating
in, or aggravated by, the psychic or emotional process of the individual.”
So here we have the implication that if I get angry or fearful, I could
somehow end up in the hospital. So
the bigger question is the “somehow.” How
does this happen, or what is this linkage that can occur between what I think
or feel and my illness?
According to psychosomatic medicine, almost any
illness can begin with a single thought. Psychic
communication aside, we cannot experience emotion without first initiating
the thought that caused it.
For example, when I sit too long at a
red traffic light, I can first feel a fire in the pit of my stomach. Gradually, it spreads to every nerve in my body,
and I become tense and fidgety. All
of this began because I thought about sitting at a traffic light, and I felt
the light was red much too long. I
was acting just like Pavlov’s dog that salivated when a bell rang before food
was ever seen.
Look at the chain of events in this experience.
1. I missed the green light and I get this sinking feeling in the pit
of my stomach, 2. The red light seems endless and I begin to get tense.
Psychologists call these conditioned responses. These feelings are a form of anger and are caused
by secretions from glands in my body called the adrenals.
Whenever I react with emotions like fear,
anger or impatience, the adrenal’s secretion of up to 28 hormones begin to
cause virtually every system in my body to react. My heart begins to pump more blood. My lungs begin to pump more oxygen and fuel
to my body tissues. Lung passages dialate. More sugar
is released into the bloodstream. Systolic
blood pressure is increased. Time
for blood coagulation decreases. Stomach and intestines contract and immobilize.
Andpossibly worst of all, the Thymus
withers. Every system in my
body is preparing me for action, but in most cases, I do nothing. Every system in my body is now out of balance
and has the potential to cause serious damage and malfunction in the body. Usually the weakest part of my body is most
vulnerable.
The eventual result of repeated adrenal
reaction can be stress, anxiety, tremors, shock and counter-shock, bleeding
stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, anemia, lack of energy,
insomnia, headache, depression, morose, self-consciousness, unhappiness, inhibitions,
slow reactions, lack of interest, schizophrenia, and/or manic-depressive psychosis.
This
reaction of the adrenals can be caused by any number of experiences: strange
noises in the house at night, walking down a dark, deserted street, when we
are criticized by a coworker and many others.
This sudden injection of adrenal hormones can be traced back to our
attitude toward the experience that caused the emotional response of anger
or fear. Depending on the cause of the emotion we could
be motivated to take some sort of action – fight or flight, for example.
Most of us are probably aware that the
adrenaline glands are a part of a more complex system in our bodies known
as the endocrine system. According to Mosby’s Medical
Dictionary, an Endocrine gland is “a ductless gland that produces and secretes
hormones into the blood or lymph nodes. The hormones exert powerful effects on specific
target tissues throughout the body. The
[major] Endocrine glands include the pituitary, the pineal, the hypothalmus, the thymus, the thyroid, the parathyroid, the
adrenal cortex, the medulla islets of Langerhaus,
and gonads.” The Endocrine System extends
from the top of our head to the lower part of our torso. "The building and constructive power of
man comes through the endocrines and their hormones."
This
is important. This credible medical dictionary states that
"The building and constructive power of [physical] man comes through
the endocrines and their hormones." Here
is the link between our psychological self and our physical self.
In the examples of fear and anger above, the psychological part of
us, our thoughts and emotions, caused a response from a physical part of us,
endocrine glands called the adrenals.
In
another example, diabetes is a condition where the pancreas (a lesser endocrine
gland) fails to react sufficiently to a sudden surge of glucose or sugar and
doesn't secret enough insulin to balance the effect of all that sugar. This occurs whenever the victim overindulges
in high carbohydrate foods. Knowing
what they have to do to avoid this, they will alter their way of thinking
to avoid too many carbohydrates. So changing their attitude has had an effect on their physical well
being.
In
spite of the many links that can be established between our attitudes, our
thoughts, our emotions and our physical well being, traditional medical journals
and manuals seem to fear building such a link between these more subtle aspects
of ourselves, and our chronic and debilitating illnesses.
But the Internet has no such fear.
On the Internet you can discover that each of these Endocrine glands
is connected to that higher, emotional aspect of ourselves
As
we may recall from the above Endocrine gland definition, “The
hormones exert powerful effects on specific target tissues throughout the
body.” This definition implies that
the Endocrine system as a whole has a powerful effect on every function of
the body. To me this means that our
emotions, that are caused by our attitude and thought patterns, can have a
profound effect on every function of the physical body.
Many
textbooks and publications, as well as the Internet, have shown rather credibly,
that an imbalance among any of the Endocrine glands can cause illness.
Since we also know that our emotions caused by our thought patterns,
can cause a hormonal imbalance we must, therefore, conclude that our attitudes
do have an affect our physical well being.
I finally decided that I didn’t want to
have that tense feeling whenever that red light stared me in the face, when
I walked down a dark, deserted street or when I heard a strange noise in the
house. So I forced myself to think
about something more pleasant whenever I found myself in any of these experiences.
Sometimes I would think about walking along
Our biggest advantage in dealing with
our mind is that it can only think one thought at a time. All other thoughts loose their strength and
eventually dissolve into oblivion.
The thoughts brought about much more pleasant,
and healthy, emotion. This was all
a matter of reprogramming my thought process and changing the makeup of my
subconscious. Just like Pavlov conditioned
his dog when the bell rang, I conditioned myself to think loving thoughts
in my times of stress.
The loving thoughts that I conditioned
myself to think eventually brought my adrenal glands into balance. But what has this got to do with illness?
The answer to this question may be found in any good medical text that
covers the endocrine system. In such a text you will find specific effects
that secretions from each of the endocrine glands have on different parts
of the body.
The ultimate question
then becomes: how can we know precisely what emotion causes which illness?
I know of only one person who has been courageous enough to even attempt
to answer this question in any detail with a published book.
Her name is Louise Hay. Her
classic work is called Heal Your Body. It’s an inexpensive little book in most bookstores.
The Internet has also provided some clues that I will touch on below.
The
Pituitary Gland
The Pituitary gland has an aura around
it (sometimes called the Brow Chakra) and is located
a few inches behind, between the eyes. It
elaborates a host of different secretions. Some of these exercise control
over other endocrine glands (pineal, thyroid, adrenals, etc) which influences
digestion, reproduction, growth, metabolism and motivation, protein anabolism,
blood sugar levels, fatty acid levels, REM sleep, stress, emotion, obesity
and others.
This is considered the highest vibrational center in the subtle, emotional body. Many believe you may bring this center into
balance through meditation and inner searching of one's goals in life. It influences the cerebral cortex, the central
nervous system, and the left & right brain.
An energy blockage
in this gland can cause illness involving any of the physical systems mentioned
above. On a more subtle level it could
cause us to seek unworthy goals with apathy toward one's spiritual welfare.
The physical result can also manifest as cerebral
dysfunction or psychotic behavior.
An energy excess
can cause one to seek ones goals too energetically or cause a desire to achieve
them too swiftly. The result could
be persistent headaches, or brain tumor in extreme cases.
Balanced energy
in this gland can result in balanced attitudes toward our material as well
as our spiritual goals in life. All
of this filters down to the physical level as overall good health.
The
Pineal gland has an energy field around it (sometimes
called the Crown Chakra) which influences our reproductive
activities, our motivation, and our emotions.
This is sometimes called the seat of intuition
and insight into the problems of life. It influences the health of the spinal cord,
the eyes, ears, nose and sinuses.
An energy blockage
can cause one to live life according to one's mental perception of reality
and failing to perceive, or ignoring, intuitive guidance. It can cause lack of spiritual insight and retard
growth in the more important goals in life. Physically it can cause sinus problems, eye
problems, and endocrine blockages.
An energy excess
can cause the misuse of our intuitive faculties or our more subtle powers
as spiritual beings. Physically it
can cause cataracts, sinus congestion, inflammation or toxicity in the areas
of influence.
A balanced energy
permits the proper use of our spiritual powers.
It results in increased, and more accurate intuitive guidance.
The
Thymus gland is Connected
to the heart chakra.
It influences: Cell growth, immunity to disease, expelling toxins and
foreign invaders & general health maintenance.
After puberty gland is replaced by fatty tissue.
By maturity the gland becomes atrophied (inactive). The heart chakra has
connections to all the lower chakras.
The Heart Chakra
effects the ability to express love.
It is the balancing factor between the higher and lower bodies (mental
and emotional). It influences the health
of the physical heart, bronchial
tubes,
lungs, breasts and circulatory systems.
Energy Blockage can cause loneliness,
depression, bad love relationships or the inability to love in a detached
way. Physically it can cause blood
clots, stagnation of blood flow to any part of the body, including the brain,
causing a stroke. This lack of nutrients
can cause asthma and effect the pulmonary function,
digestion, blood pressure, immunity function, causing rheumatoid arthritis.
Energy Excess can cause heart failure,
high blood pressure, or stress.
Balanced Energy results in loving all
of life in a detached way as well as one's self. One gives without expecting anything in return.
It causes a balanced life, inner peace, a strong heart and constitution.
The
Thyroid Gland is Connected
to the throat chakra.
It influences: tissue growth, muscular control, reproductive cycle,
urine control, blood pressure, metabolism regulation, nervous system, blood
calcium regulation.
The Throat Chakra
influences growth, glands and structures in the neck region, the mouth, vocal
cords, the trachea the cervical vertebrae and parasympathetic nervous system
of the autonomic nervous system. Effects the ability to communicate, creativity, self-expression,
self-discipline, decision-making.
Energy Blockage can cause difficulty in
making decisions, poor self-discipline and the inability to express oneself
creatively. When projected into the
physical, it can cause deterioration in those structures dependent on the
thyroid, causing laryngitis or thyroiditis.
Energy Excess can cause one to make decisions
hastily, may tend to be inflexible. In the physical it can cause glandular tumors,
cancer of the larynx and toxic or cancerous condition in structures dependent
on thyroid secretions.
Balanced Energy can enhance creative self-expression,
and be highly self disciplined as well as flexible.
Adrenal
Glands are connected to the solar plexus influences:
blood levels of sodium, potassium & water, metabolism, stress, inflammatory
processes, emotion.
The Solar Plexus provides energy for the
activities of life. It motivates; It excites to action. It projects power. It is the most common site for energy blockage.
It supplies energy for digestion and purification of body organs including
the stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, spleen, lumbar vertebrae. and
adrenal glands.
Energy Blockage can cause fear, low self
worth, impatience. Physically it can cause, constipation, fatigue, hypoglycemia and a sense of loss
of personal power.
Energy Excess may cause anger, intolerance
or impatience. Physically it can cause diabetes, excess of stress, ulcers,
desire to dominate or have power over others.
Balanced Energy can cause one to be highly
motivated in worthy, growth activities and a strong desire to be of help to
others.
The
Pancreas influences: blood sugar, liver health,
digestion, body energy, protein synthesis by body tissues. Influences the Spleen or lyden
that influences the immune system, blood production, trauma.
The
Sacral Chakra is considered
the seat of sexuality and is associated with the reproductive functions.
Energy Blockage is caused by deviate or suppressed
sexual desires. It can cause colitis,
irritable bowel syndrome, malabsorption diseases
of the small intestine, sexual dysfunction and lower back problems.
Energy Excess can cause excessive lust
and sexual practices. Physically it
can cause bladder tumors, cervical and uterine cancer in women and leydig cell cancer prostate Cancer in men.
Balanced Energy can cause healthy attitude
toward the use of sex and extension of physical longevity and health.
Gonads/Ovaries
are connected to the base chakra. They influence
reproduction, cell nourishment. sexual traits and
biorhythm
The Base Chakra
is the chakra that binds us to the earth or the
activities that are required for our survival in this environment. It is associated with the spine and the external
orifices such as the rectum and urethra.
Energy Blockage can cause inflexibility,
and at the physical level, hemorrhoids, rectal fissures, urethral strictures,
and constipation.
Energy Excess can cause paranoia and a
tendency to act defensively in most situations as well as a very strong will
to live. Physiologically it can cause
diarrhea.
Balanced Energy In a positive vein it
can promote stability and the ability to be highly creative.
Thoughts are the Solution
Now
the second big question: How do I tear down those firmly ingrained attitudes
built up through our traditional methods of teaching. The answer is: we tear them down using the same
method we used when we first established them, namely by establishing a brand
new thought pattern.
Thought
patterns are the groundwork of our attitudes.
Change them and our attitudes and beliefs will change automatically.
I remember sitting in my religion classes listening to the teacher
tell me, “you must have faith, because faith can move mountains.”
I would always think to myself, “I’d do anything to have half that
kind of faith. How can I get.” The usual response to that question was, “Faith
is a gift.”
After
many years of study and trial and error, I’ve learned that faith is not a
gift. Nothing is given without payment, otherwise God’s justice becomes imperfect. It takes
effort and self-discipline. The next
paragraph may very well be the most important sentence in all of the newsletters
I’ve ever published, because it will be the basis for what your attitude will
become.
I
first heard this while attending a lecture by a clergyman from
Most of us are aware of those fortunate
few who defy the doctor’s death sentence when they are given only a few months
to live. The question I had when I
first heard about such a case was: “What’s attitude got to do with healing
a illness? How could
my mind possibly have anything to do with healing the physical body.” It took me many
years to convince myself that there is a connection between mental and physical.
Some of you may remember an earlier newsletter
when I wrote about the "Right Hand Rule" in physics The rule has
to do with the flow of electricity through a conductor, like the electrical
wires in our houses, for example . The
"Right Hand Rule" states that if we would grasp one of the wires
in our house in our right hand, with our thumb pointing in the direction of
the electrical flow, then our fingers would point in the direction of the
magnetic field around the wire that results from that electrical flow. This is an undeniable law of physics.
Conversely, physical law also states that
whenever you can detect a magnetic field around a conductor, then you can
be certain that there is a flow of electrical energy through that conductor.
Several conclusions may be drawn from this law.
"The
Right Hand Rule" in Action
As it turns out, there's not one object
on the face of this earth that is not effected by
the "Right Hand Rule." A
husband and wife team proved this many years ago.
In 1963, a Russian couple, Semjon and Valentine
Kirlian, took out a patent for a technology that
they called electro-photography. With
a special camera they built, they were able to take photographs of very subtle
magnetic fields. They took pictures
of hundreds of objects, and they all had magnetic field around them.
This is also true of you and me. Our
energy fielda are usually called auras. Each of
our auras are as unique as a fingerprint.
They once photographed a man with a missing hand and found that his
hand still existed at a more subtle level of reality, because the outline
of the hand was defined by his aura.
Subsequent studies with auras have discovered
that organs within our bodies also have their own unique auras. Interestingly, the most prominent auras in our
bodies were not detected around the organs we are most familiar with like
the heart, the lungs or the stomach. The
most powerful and widespread energy fields were detected around the glands
of our endocrine system: the Pituitary, the Pineal and the Thymus glands.
The Physical- Psychological Bridge
Our
physical bodies consist of a number of separate but linked systems that make
up the entire community of cells: the Circulatory System, the Lymphatic System,
the Nervous System, the Pulmonary System, the Musculo-skeletal
System, the outer covering or skin, and, last but not least, the Endocrine
System, etc. Most of us have a basic
knowledge of most of these systems, but very few of us know much about the
Endocrine System.
Ed Leary