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Healing with Far Infrared

How does Far Infrared Light actually heal the human body?

First, it is important to understand that Far Infrared Light Waves, specifically tuned to the human body’s resonant frequency, work through a process called Direct Light Conversion. This means that light energy enters the body, penetrating up to three inches deep, and is converted to heat. This action is also called Radiant Heat because it heats the body directly, not the air around the body.

Exposing the body to Radiant Heat increases the body’s natural homeostatic responses which include: accelerated peripheral (blood vessels close to the skin) blood flow and improved circulation, vasodilation of blood vessels, oxygenation and toxin removal from muscle and fatty tissue. This anabolic response triggers the autonomic nervous system to nourish, heal and regenerate both physical and emotional health conditions. (3) (5) (7) (9)

How Does Infrared Heat Heal the Human Body?

1.    Infrared Heat warms all the tissues, joints, bones, ligaments and tendons in a particular damaged area. Increased blood flow and vasodilation brings needed nutrients, hormones, and healing oxygen to the damaged area while draining off cellular waste products. (1) (2) (12) (15)

2.    Damaged cells which cause pain have a negative electrical charge. Far Infrared Energy reverses the electrical polarity of the affected cells very quickly and pain sensations are noticeably reduced. (17)

3.    Infrared Heat causes tissue expansion in the damaged area which relieves pressure on the affected area, thereby reducing pain. As the muscles relax from the heat, tension subsides and a soothing relaxed feeling is readily noticeable. (6) (7)

4.    Radiant Infrared Heat rebalances and nourishes the enzymes in Synovial Joint Fluid which help keep joints healthy, flexible and properly lubricated. (7)

5.    Far Infrared Energy activates Arginine in the body to create an increased supply of Nitric Oxide (NO) [not Nitrous Oxide… that’s Laughing Gas!] in the blood which enables the hemoglobin to deliver higher concentrations of healing oxygen and nutrients to injured cell areas! Nitric Oxide (NO) relaxes artery walls and expands blood vessels and capillaries, which helps to maintain normal blood pressure. It is a free radical scavenger that lowers serum cholesterol and prevents ‘bad’ LDL from oxidizing and becoming worse. Nitric Oxide is used by different immune system cells to kill bacteria, viruses and even shrink some cancerous tumors. (2) (18)

Nitric Oxide stimulates the body into releasing its own human growth hormone, which is a key to Longevity. Lean muscle mass and bone density are boosted while decreasing fat tissue. Insulin regulation, increased rate of healing, long term memory and adequate blood flow to the brain are all characteristics of Nitric Oxide in the body. (18)

“Nitric Oxide is a beneficial neurotransmitter in the brain and peripheral autonomic nervous system which causes all the muscles and body systems to relax causing the body to become unstressed and relaxed.” according to Harper’s Biochemistry, 24th Edition, Chapter 58.

Pharmacologists, Robert Fuchgott, Louis Ignarro and Ferid Murad won the Nobel Prize in 1996 for their work regarding the effects of Nitric Oxide in the human body. There are more than 10,000 Clinical Studies on Nitric Oxide.

“In my 25 years of research, I have never seen a molecule [like Nitric Oxide] that so pervasively influences normal and abnormal body functions.” – Dr. Solomon Snyder, Director of Neuroscience, John Hopkins Medical School

6.    Stretching during your Infrared Sauna Session produces elongation of muscles, ligaments and tendons which will have a residual effect allowing you to have more body flexibility and increased range of motion. This is very useful in warm-ups for athletic endeavors and helps to minimize the time needed to heal from injuries. (8)

7.    Ischemia ( localized tissue anemia due to lack of arterial blood flow) manifests itself in chronic knotty muscles and muscle spasms. Infrared Hyperthermia causes blood vessel vasodilation and increased blood flow to difficult areas, reducing pain, expanding constricted tissue and relaxing muscle areas and eliminating muscle spasms at the source. (8)

8.    Radiant Infrared Heat eliminates pain sensation via direct cause and effect on free nerve endings, tangled nerve ganglia and peripheral nerves. Infrared Hyperthermia increases endorphin production which negates pain signals sent from the nerves in the spinal column. (6) (8) (16)

9.    Infrared Sauna Therapy has a wonderful effect on the skin and complexion. Remarkable Results for Acne conditions are achieved through purging the acne causing bacteria and excess skin oils through rigorous sweating.  Facial Lines begin to diminish and Crow’s Feet fade away.  Pores are unclogged ridding the skin of dirt and waste accumulated over the years. Enlarged pores become smaller. Age Spots fade and eventually disappear. Eye Bags and Dark circles under the eyes clear due to improved circulation. The complexion takes on a distinctive, healthy glow and your facial skin and hands become smooth and soft.  (3) (5) (6) (7)

10.  As the body is detoxified through Infrared induced expulsion of toxins via sweating, kidney and bowels, the Immune System is noticeably strengthened! Increased white blood cell production helps ward off viruses, harmful bacteria and germs. Enhanced cardiovascular activity and peripheral blood circulation keep veins and arteries flexible and help eliminate plaque and cellular waste. As the body’s pH level becomes slightly alkaline, disease and infections cannot multiply. Since the body no longer has to fight off an unmanageable toxic overload, accumulated over time, it can function at an optimum level of cellular healing and disease prevention.  Regular Infrared Sauna Therapy has proven to be one of the fastest and most efficient methods for ridding the human body of heavy metals, acids, and hazardous toxin waste accumulated over time from polluted air, water and food.  (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (16) (17)

11.  Dr. Sasaki Kyuo, M.D., has done extensive research on the therapeutic uses of Far Infrared Therapy. She is the author of “The Scientific Basis and Therapeutic Benefits of Far Infrared Ray Therapy” which is an extensive and documented treatise on the clinical effects of Far Infrared Therapy.

12.  Dr. Aaron Flickstein, D.C., states that “Observations from our research studies indicate that far infrared rays provide energy to the body, improve the autonomic functions of the nervous system, restore the functions of the endocrine system, strengthen the immune system, improve blood circulation and increase the level of oxygen in the cells and promote the regeneration of muscle cells, nerves and brain cells.”

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Far Infrared Healing REFERENCES

ARTICLES:

(1)    Cohn, J.R. and E.A. Emmett, 1978, The excretion of trace metals in human sweat, Ann Clin and Lab Sci., 8(4):270-274.
(2)    Czarnowski, D.J., J. Gorski et al., 1991, Excretion of nitrogen compounds in sweat during sauna, Pol Tyg Lek., 46(8-10)(Feb. 18-Mar 4):186-187.
(3)    Dritschilo, A., et al., 1981, Therapeutic implication of heat as related to radiation therapy, Semin Oncol., 8(1)(March):83-91
(4)    Ernst, E., P. Wirz, T. Saradeth, 1990, Regular sauna bathing and the incidence of common colds, Ann Med., 22(4):225-7
(5)    Gard, Z.R. and E.J. Brown, 1992-1999, History of sauna/hyperthermia; Past and present efficacy in detoxification, Townsend Letter for Doctors, June 1992:470-478, July 1992:650-660, Oct. 1992:846-854, Aug-Sept 1999:76-86.
(6)    Hrnjak, M., 1985, The effect of infrared irradiation on the human body, Arh Hig Rada Toksikol., 36(2)(June):201-18.
(7)    Inoue, S. and M. Kabaya, 1989, Biological activities caused by far infrared radiation, Int J Biometeorol, 33(3)(Oct):145-50.
(8)    Kaderavek, R., 1971, Absorption and heat transport during application of infrared radiation, Fysiatr Revmatol Vestn., 51(1)(Feb):14-20.
(9)    Kihara, T., et al., 2002, Repeated sauna treatment improves vascular endothelial and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure, J Am Coll of Cardiology, 39(March 6):754-759.
(10) Krop, J. and J. Swierczek, 1987/1988, Patient with severe intractable asthma, urticaria and irritable bowel syndrome: Response to sauna therapy, Clin Ecology, 5:136-139.
Krop, J., 1998, Chemical sensitivity after intoxication at work with solvents: response to sauna therapy, J Altern Complementary Med., 4(1)(Spring):77-86.
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(14) Rea, W.J., Y. Pan, A.R. Johnson, 1991, Clearing of toxic volatile hydrocarbons from humans, Bol Asoc Med P R, 83(7)(July):321-4.
(15) Schnare, D.W. and P.C. Robinson, 1985, Reduction of hexachlorobenzene and ploychlorinated biphenyl human body burdens, Int. Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO, Scientific Publication Series, Vol. 77, Oxford University Press.
(16) Wyss, V., 1966, On the effects of radiant heat on different regions of the human body. Behavior of cardiocirculatory and respiratory activity, oxygen consumption, oral and skin temperature during infrared radiation of different areas in acclimatized and non-acclimatized subjects, Med Lav., 57(4)(April):262-85.
(17) Zelentsova, S.P., 1968, Immunobiological reactivity of the organism under the effect of the interrupted infrared irradiation, Varach Delo., 12(Dec):88-91.
(18) The Nitric Oxide Solution by Bryan, Zand and Gottlie Neogenis, Austin, Texas, 2010
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034373_nitric_oxide_health_longevity.html#ixzz2VlZWtovP

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Wilson, L., Sauna Therapy, L.D. Wilson Consultants, Inc., 2003
Yamazaki, T., Science of Far Infrared Wave Therapies, Man and History Co., Tokyo, Japan
McVicker, M., Sauna Detoxification Therapy, McFarland & Co., Jefferson, NC, 1997
Rogers, S.A., Tired or Toxic, Prestige Publishers, 1990. (Also Detoxify or Die, 2002)
Kukreja, R.C., ed., Heat Shock Proteins in Myocardial Protection, Landes Bioscience, 2000

Ever Heard of Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon? a/k/a Frequency Illusion or Recency Illusion...

by Brenda Bishop-Kyle

I went to see my son at college yesterday and while in line at Wendy's drive-thru the voice says "that will be $7.47."  I say, "That number keeps popping up all the time" and give him several examples.  He says to me, "That's a syndrome. No it's a disorder.  I can't think of what it's called..."  So, I looked it up when I was home and what struck me after researching was the fact that after experiencing the phenomenon my whole life like millions of others that someone actually dubbed it something;  Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon.

Named after hearing reference a few times within 24 hours to Baader-Meinhof a group of terrorist gorillas in  West Germany during 1970"s; The St. Paul Minnesota Pioneer Press is credited as the source not the linguist who named it as such in 1994 after realizing that no one never knew what to call it.  It has nothing to do with the gang.  But you will be hearing this name more frequently.

The phenomenon occurs sporadically all the time.  Someone calls you and you say, "I was just thinking about you."  Other examples are reoccurring numbers like mine "747"  or my sister's "431" our old house number.  Phrases are common; you read or see a phrase then hear it all the time.

The reason for this is our brains’ prejudice towards patterns. Our brains are fantastic pattern recognition engines, a characteristic which is highly useful for learning, but it does cause the brain to lend excessive importance to unremarkable events.   Considering how many words, names, and ideas a person is exposed to in any given day, it is unsurprising that we sometimes encounter the same information again within a short time. When that occasional intersection occurs, the brain promotes the information because the two instances make up the beginnings of a sequence. What we fail to notice is the hundreds or thousands of pieces of information which aren’t repeated, because they do not conform to an interesting pattern. This tendency to ignore the “uninteresting” data is an example of selective attention.  Good read about Baader -Meinhof http://www.damninteresting.com/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon/  written by Alan Bellows.  (I would of printed full copy below but Damn Interesting would be mad at me.  So I just did the intro and an excerpt above...  It's a great article about this phenomenon):

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Article #137 • Written by Alan Bellows

You may have heard about Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon before. In fact, you probably learned about it for the first time very recently. If not, then you just might hear about it again very soon. Baader-Meinhof is the phenomenon where one happens upon some obscure piece of information—often an unfamiliar word or name—and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly. Anytime the phrase “That’s so weird, I just heard about that the other day” would be appropriate, the utterer is hip-deep in Baader-Meinhof.
Most people seem to have experienced the phenomenon at least a few times in their lives, and many people encounter it with such regularity that they anticipate it upon the introduction of new information. But what is the underlying cause? Is there some hidden meaning behind Baader-Meinhof events? ... (to read more click this link http://www.damninteresting.com/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon/ 

I am still in awe of the fact that a group or someone decided to call the phenomena, coincidence, or experience by a given name.  Everyone will now know what to refer to it as.  And you will be hearing about this more frequently...

Mindfulness Practice about Precision, Gentleness, and Letting Go...

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Precision, Gentleness, & Letting Go - a simple yet effective meditation.

Dear Readers,   
     I attended a "Mindfulness Summit" last fall online.  Mindfulness is the trendy new word for meditation I discovered.  This little practice is a great one for mindfulness and training the brain stay focused in the present moment.  I have always been one that enjoyed my "spacing out" time, and still do.  But practicing mindfulness is a great way to de-stress and get on task.  It will not make you lose your edge.  It helps you to be better at what you do.
     I found a "Shambhala Pocket Classic" while in Boulder Colorado last week - shopping at the Pearl Street Mall.   It is a small red book that goes into much depth about this wonderful meditation. It is a great practice that will stop anxious thoughts and eliminate feeling stressed out.  It is a great exercise to draw the thoughts away from deep subconscious thinking that generates anxiety.  I have condensed into a simple mindfulness practice that has brought me a lot of relaxation since I have put it into practice.  I have published my condensed version below and hope it brings you the mindfulness and tranquility it has brought me.

Best,
Brenda Bishop-Kyle

     In our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out.  We already posses these, but they can be ripened: precision, gentleness, and the ability to let go...
     Precision: The technique is, first, to take good posture and, second, to become mindful of your out-breath.  This is just your ordinary out-breath, not manipulated or controlled in any way.  Be with the breath as it goes out, feel the breath go out, touch the breath as it goes out. Now, this seems simple, but to actually be with that breath and to be there for every breath requires a lot of precision.  When you begin to meditate on this out-breath, the fact that you always come back to that breath brings out the precision, the clarity, and the accuracy of your mind.  Just the fact that you always come back to this breath and that you try, in a gentle way, to be as fully with the breath as you can sharpens your mind.
     Gentleness: If we emphasized only precision our meditation might become quite harsh and militant.  It might get too goal-oriented.  So, we also emphasize gentleness.  It is helpful to cultivate an overall sense of relaxation while you are doing the meditation.  When you realize you have been thinking, or even getting lost in thought, you say to yourself "Thinking" even if you wake up as if from a dream and realize you have been thinking - you immediately go back to the breath and pause just a little bit and say to yourself, "Thinking."  Use the label it is so precise and gentle - it acknowledges you've just been thinking, just that, no more, no less.  You may notice as you become more mindful and more aware and awake, you begin to notice that your stomach tends to get very tense and your shoulders tend to get very tight. Relax your stomach and your shoulders and your neck.  If you find it difficult to relax, just gradually, patiently, gently work with it.  You can sit in a chair with back support as you accustom yourself to this practice.  Become softer with the out-breath and more sympathetic with the labeling.
     Letting Go: The third part of the technique is the quality of opening or letting go. It helps us rediscover this ability that we already have to open beyond small-mindedness and to let go of any kind of fixation or limited view.  Precision and gentleness are somewhat tangible.  You can work on being more accurate with the out-breath and relax tense areas of your body.  But, letting go isn't easy.  Rather, it is something that happens as a result of working with precision and gentleness.  Your ability to let go spontaneously arises, you don't force it. The honesty of precision and the good heartedness of gentleness are qualities of making friends with yourself.  If you find your mind tensing, relax it.  If you find your body tensing relax it.  Feel the expansiveness of the breath going out into space.  When thoughts come up touch them very lightly, like a feather touching a bubble.  Let the whole thing be soft and gentle, yet at the same time precise.  Why we are mindful of our out-breath and only our out-breath is the ability to let go; for a moment there is not instruction about what to do --breath goes out and dissolves, and there could be some sense of letting go completely.  Nothing to hold on to until the next out-breath.



A condensed excerpt from a meditation from "Awakening Loving-Kindness" by Pema Chodron

Cabbage Soup Cleansing Diet

Lose 10-17 pounds and feel like a million in only 7 days!  One of the secrets of the effectiveness of this 7-day eating plan is that the foods consumed are more calories to burn than they give to the body in caloric value.  So eat as much as you want.  This 7-day eating plan can be used as often as you like without fear of felling ill.  As a matter of fact, if followed correctly, it will flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being you never thought possible.  After only 7 days of this program, you will feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least 10-17 pounds, and have an abundance of energy.  Continue this plan as long as you wish and feel the difference in your mental and physical disposition.

Day One:  All fruits except bananas:  Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want except bananas.  For all you melon lovers, this is just the day for you.  Two fruits which are lower in calories than most other fruits are watermelons and cantaloupe.  Should you eat only the melons your chances of losing 3 pounds the first day are great.

Day Two:  All vegetables.  Eat all you want till stuffed with all fresh, raw, or cooked vegetables of your choice.  Try to eat green, leafy vegetables and stay away fro vegetables such as dry beans, peas, and corn.  These foods are not for someone trying to reduce their calorie intake, which you are.  So eat as much of any other vegetable as you wish.  Surprise, you may also have a large baked potato with butter on your vegetable day!

Day Three:  Fruits and vegetables: same as days one and two, except for potato.

Day Four:  Bananas and Skim Milk.  Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many as two glasses of skim milk on this day.  Along with your T-J Soup*  I am sure you have heard that bananas are very high in calories and carbohydrates: They are, and so is milk, but on this particular day, your body will need these essential carbohydrates, proteins, and calcium which will lessen any craving for sweets.

Day Five:  Beef and Tomatoes.  You may have 10-12 oz. of beef and  six tomatoes on your fifth day.  Try to drink at least 8 glasses of water in order to was away and uric acid in the body.

Day Six:  Beef and Vegetables.  Eat until your heart is content of beef and vegetables.  No potatoes, please.

Day Seven:  Brown rice, fruit juice (unsweetened) and vegetables.  Again, stuff, stuff, stuff!

*Cabbage Soup:  Six large onions, 2 green peppers, 4 cans whole tomatoes (canned or fresh 4 cups),
1 large head of cabbage, large bunch of celery,  season with dry onion soup mix or other seasonings of your choice.  Cut your vegetables in medium pieces and boil covered with water for 10 minutes.  Then lower heat and simmer till vegetables are soft.  T-J Soup can be eaten any time you feel hungry.  Eat as much as you like, any time of the day.  This is soup that will not add calories, so eat all you want.  The more you eat, the more you lose!  In fact, if eaten for indefinite periods, one would suffer from malnutrition.  So fill your thermos in the morning if you will be away from home during the day.  You can eat this soup any day except fruit day one.  And, you must drink 8 glasses of water dailyl

Carrot, Avocado, and Coconut Soup! (delicious)

With an innovative combination of complementary flavors, this carrot soup is also mineral-rich and alkaline-forming.

Ingredients (Serves 6)

• 1 ripe avocado, peeled
• 1 small clove garlic, chopped
• 4 medium carrots, peeled and juiced
• 4 cups coconut milk
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tsp yellow curry paste
• Small handful of fresh cilantro leaves, torn
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup roasted cashews, coarsely chopped

CREDITS

• Thrive Energy Cookbook by Brendan Brazier
• Publisher: DaCapo Press

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Preparation

1. In a blender, combine the avocado, garlic, carrot juice, coconut milk, lime juice, curry paste, half of the cilantro leaves, and salt and pepper to taste.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Serve garnished with cashews and the remaining cilantro leaves.

Cannibus Oil Kills Cancer Cells and so does Hyperthermia!

A plant extract that is rapidly showing success as a cure or beneficial medicine for many diseases and disorders, including cancer and is also great if your cancer is too far gone to aid in your passage because it kills pain morphine can not touch; is Rick Simpson Oil.  The way this herb works is amazing.   http://buyricksimpsonoil.com/ 

I have been doing a lot of research these past two weeks on all the updated data surrounding this medical cannabis oil and it is amazing!  I highly suggest that people who now have cancer begin to think about treatments.  It will take years to prove that it may cure cancer, but it does kill cancer cells and that has been researched extensively by bio-chemists. http://www.cureyourowncancer.org/how-cannabis-oil-works.html

Read up on the facts :))

Hyperthermia has been researched and is known to kill cancer cells.  Check out this website for more information.  Do not limit your choices and wait until it is too late.  http://www.chimachine4u.com/hothouse.html

Have you heard of the Infrared Sauna or Hothouse Dome?

I jumped on this many years ago.  They first originated in Japan in the late 1960's and are extensively used today all over the world as a pain treatment, cancer treatment, and for many other purposes.  It works; that's all I can say from experience.

The infrared light is the light from sun that cannot be seen with the naked eye.  It is the healing light of the sun.  (All sunlight in moderation can be healthy, but most people do not understand not getting a sunburn.  A sunburn is a major injury to the largest organ of the body; the skin.) 

Infrared is the healing light.  In an FIR (far infrared) Sauna or hothouse the light will penetrate about 1 1/2 inch into the skin and body.

http://www.chimachine4u.com/hothouse.html  this site will give you lots of technical information and benefits.

Feng Shui Tips to Help with Weight Loss

The best way to lose weight may not be finding the right diet. It may be enhancing your weight loss program with Feng Shui. Feng Shui means wind and water. Together these elements mean harmony and balance. Using Feng Shui in your home is believed to increase compatibility with nature and increase the natural flow of energy, chi. The ancient Chinese doctrine of Feng Shui is over 6000 years old and helps people improve their careers, relationships, and health. Follow these simple Feng Shui tips to enhance your weight loss program.

1

The best way to lose weight with Feng Shui is to clear out the clutter in your home especially in the kitchen. Put all those excess items you don't use away. Clean out your cupboards, and keep a minimal amount of food in the kitchen. Weight loss diets will be easier to follow if you use dark colored tablecloths, placemats, and plates. Black and dark blue are good color choices for the best way to lose weight. Do not use red in the kitchen. The color red subconsciously increases hunger.

2

For the best way to lose weight, make meals sacred. Meditate before each meal, and imagine the food entering your body and making it healthy. Food should have mostly bright colors like those in fruits and vegetables. Limit neutral colored foods like meat to less than 30 percent of your meal. Keep a bowl of fresh fruit on the table. Fresh brightly colored flowers in the kitchen and dinning area will also help weight loss problems.

3

Place a lot of mirrors in your home for the best way to lose weight with Feng Shui. Hang a mirror near the dinning table. Put a small mirror on the refrigerator. Make sure there is a lot of natural light especially in the kitchen and dinning areas. Many people use full spectrum lights with their weight loss program. Open windows and allow clean air to circulate throughout the house

4

Weight loss solutions using Feng Shui include placing objects around your home that represent a healthy body. Leave your running shoes out where you can see them throughout the day. Keep a set of small weights in your bedroom. Hang images of healthy people in your home.