The POWER of Positive Thinking

     As  I  work into Phrase II  of  this website the blog post will have more content with   less links. My challenge will take the background  from past blog post…. while bringing  that  information  forward  into  cancer quick  facts.  Thereby  making  it  more  useful  information  for the visitant  to  cultivate in each blog post.  This  isn’t  to say,  “that my blog post aren’t useful  and  by  all means either scroll through the blogs  on  blog roll  or  use the Archives on the right side of your computer screen for an added convenience.”

   There is alot of research in my archives, hopefully, you’ll  find the blogs     of July which is preventive measures and August which is treatment  just    as informative  as  that  one  that I’m  now  typing.  There  has  been  alot          of research  into   psychoimmunology, which  is  the  study  of  mind  over  matter  and the effect it has on the immune system.  In the “background  blog post”  in  the archives of this website.

    I talk about  Qigong “life energy”  with  which  I’ll  be honest… I had a  good laugh  first at the Chinese expense  of  NOT believing in this practice.  Only  when  I  started  to  research  what  it  was  about ….did  I  start  to  understand the principle behind the practice.  Qigong, “Life energy” is  the  practice  of aligning  breath, movement  and  awareness  for exercise, into healing  and  mediation with roots in Chinese medicine dating back 4,000 years.

  Qigong… has traditionally been viewed as the practice to cultivate and balance “chi”  life energy. Which until only recently have  the  Institution    in the Unites States  started  to  take  seriously.  Those Institutions are at Vanderbilt  and  Dana Farber….  which  warrant  consideration  into  the anybody’s battle with cancer.  If you read a sign every morning that says, “your great…. your gonna live along time ….every cell in your body starts believing and respond to those thoughts regardless of the circumstances.

   With this said,  you  better  start  thinking thoughts  that  are  positive      and powerful.  When  you  read  this  coming  from  me  you  don’t  have to believe  it   from  me,  however,  you best believe it coming  from Paul Falk. When Paul from Cincinnati, Ohio  was  9  years old,  in 1986,  was given the diagnosis  of  acute  myeloid  leukemia  at  Cincinnati  Childrens  Hospital  Medical  Center.  They gave his parents a choice standard treatment  or    and  experimental one  called the Denver Protocol.

  his experimental treatment was going to be administered to 100 children throughout  the  country.  Throughout   his   own  experiences  he  did  learn  that  of  the  100 children  that  received  the  protocol  he  was  the  only  one  that  survived.  Until  this  day  he  believes the only reason  he  survived  the ordeal  is  because  as  he  fought throughout the disease  he  stayed positive. When you stay positive….  you usually stay  a  toned – true  to  yourself  and  you  are  of  like  mind ….while you keep doing…. what you always have been doing.

   When you stay positive…. you  stay  active ….when  you  stay  active       you keep all  your  bodily  functions  in  normal working order and when you  do that…. you don’t give your body  a  chance  to  erode  within  itself.      To me that’s extremely important  and  here’s  why:  every  function that’s within your body work’s in unison.  The circulatory,  also the respiratory , muscular,  nervous and the lymphatic system  all  work’s  together  as one.  When you do something or don’t do something out of the normal it throws your system out of wack.

    The cardiovascular system  is one of  the most important systems in your body.  This system consist of  your heart and a series of  blood vessels that   is called  arteries,  veins  and  capillaries.  That even helps your heart  heal  when  your  heart  isn’t  doing  so  well on it’s own….  for instance …. your heart has blockage the back  flow  of  blood reroutes  itself  to  form  NEW  arteries.

   The cardiovascular system works by pumping blood into the lungs      which causes  the  blood  to  become  oxygenated.   This oxygenated  rich blood  is  then  transported  throughout  the  body  through  a  network of arteries,  vessels or veins and capillaries. That branch out to the trillions    of  cells of  the body to give them access to nutrition and oxygen.

   Through cardiovascular exercise it can keep everything in working order. By keeping everything in working order….  it keeps your metabolism reving high… burning any excessive cholesterol ..that might be churning up inside   due  to  the  difference in the metabolism in people.  Always  remember  that depleted blood that cells feed upon to gain their oxygen and nutrients must return  to  the  heart  to  restart  the  process  all  over  again  (exercise and replenished nutrients help aide the process).

   Being that  the lymphatic system  which is important to a healthy immune system  doesn’t  work  off  your heart beat.  Rather  it  is  fully – functionally from every  breath  you  take  and  the  more  breaths  you  take…. the  more  fully – functional  the  lymphatic system interacts with circulatory system  (mainly through the removal of interstitial fluid and fatty acids).

   When nutrient-  and oxygen  -rich blood reaches the capillaries, they      leak interstitial fluid into the tissue to feed the cells.  Once these cells have gained what  they  need,  the  fluid  must  be  removed  from  the  cells  and  then placed back  into the circulatory system  to  be  reused…. the  lymph system draws the fluid  from the cells and deposits it back into the blood that’s in the veins.

    Another main – way  in  which  the  cardiovascular  and  lympathic system interacts is through the removal of fatty acids in the body. When you have a mixed up rate of bad and good fatty acid this procedure of removal becomes extremely critical. About as important as gaining omega -3  fatty acids from your diet through proper nutrition in the first place.

  Being that the lymphatic system works  in  unison  with the circulatory system.  Because the lungs  are  where your oxygen supply is picked up in  the blood and then transported around the body  where hemoglobins  are produced in the red blood cells,  It’s these hemoglobins in abundance that are delivered to respiring tissues  (muscles), musclar and nervous  system  interaction  is what controls your breathing rate.

   When the concentration of carbon dioxide increases the chemo – receptor (chemical sensitive)  cells in the wall  of  the  carotid artery  and  aorta  that sends impulses to the respiratory centre of the brain and tells your body to increase your breathing. It’s these same impulses that tells the diaphragm and intercostal muscles to contract while making the breathing rate more rapid.

    Most  of  the respiratory system is lined with mucous membrane which contain mucosal – associated lymphoid tissue. This tissue an essential part of  the  lymphatic  system  that  produces  immune  cells  (e.g. lymphocytes  which is a type of white blood cell that defends the body against infections and viruses).

     The benefits of exercise  is  that it helps  your body to control all the fore -mention functions of the body. Plus by doing so… it also controls the cortisol levels  that  helps to metabolize  fat  for  fuel.  Although this  intense  aerobic exercise causes  a  temporary  increase  in  cortisol…. regular  exercise  helps  control your cortisol levels  and  helps reduce the stress this hormone places on your body.

     Your  hypothalamus  plays  an  important role  in  cortisol production…. this gland responds to any preceived threat by signaling an alarm to the rest  of  the  body.  Which causes your adrenal glands to release a surge of  cortisol (the primary stress hormone).  Although physical  and  emotional stress can increase cortisol production through  sudden burst of energy by increasing   glucose into your blood stream.

    This  hormone  is  essential  for regulating  your  energy  levels,  and  also metabolizing  stored  fat  cells.  It  is  responsible  for  several  functions  in  the  body  including  blood  pressure  regulation, glucose   utilization and – any – and – all  inflammatory  properties.  While  excessive  cortisol  levels  can  and  will cause fatique  as  well  as  fat accumulation  in  the stomach region,  decrease bone formation, increase water retention and changes in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins while affecting the immune system.

  According to the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practices. Studies  indicate  that  even  30 minute sessions  of  moderate  exercise  may help  in  reducing  these  harmful  cortisol  levels.  Whereas  the  Mayo Clinic  recommends  reducing  cortisol  stress  levels  by  getting  regular  exercise period.  Having it MADE means Managing Attitude Diet Exercise….





September 16, 1988  Tom Brownings Perfect Game                                              (12th In M.L.B. History).

   

 

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