A diagonal crease across your earlobe at a 45 degree downward angle toward your shoulder may be an early warning sign of a potentially fatal heart attack, according to reports in Modern Medicine (57,10:126) and British Heart Journal (611,4:361).
You might think we are pulling your umm ear, but, scientists have been studying the amazing ear-crease phenomenon since 1973 with inconclusive results until this research report. In this study, they found telltale ear creases in both fat and skinny people who died from sudden heart attacks, so weight was not a factor. The common denominator was sudden death, often in people who apparently did not know how sick they were.
Just in case you are having a rough day (week, year, and life), here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological journals. The funny thing is that it really does work.
1. Picture yourself lying on your tummy on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal clear stream.
2. Picture yourself with both your hands dangling in the cool running water.
3. Birds are sweetly singing in the cool mountain air.
4. No one knows your secret place.
5. You are in total seclusion from that hectic place called the world.
6. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
7. The water is so crystal clear that you can easily make out the face of the person you are holding underwater.
No belief is right or wrong. It is either empowering or limiting
Ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954. Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier, and the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.
You have used a computer keyboard or a typewriter. Ever wondered why the alphabets are organized in a particular order in your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.
Have you heard about the placebo effect? People who are told a drug or medical procedure will have a certain effect, will many times experience that effect, even when given a pill without those properties or a sham medical procedure.
This afternoonon there was a segment on the Dr Oz show about complementary medicine and one of the modalities involved was Reiki. Dr Oz announced that it was one of his favourites. He should know as he says his wife is a Reiki Master who treats the Oz family often with Reiki and helps him with his headaches. Continue reading “Energy Medicine – Way of the Future”
