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body, mind, and heart integration as a key to total wellness
Posted On 10/22/2008 22:06:48 by Bodhi
In my life i have observed through time that the key to total health and wellbeing is the integration of body, heart, and mind. There was a time when i was at the peak of my triathlon training with all the diet and exercise when i suddenly got hypertension. The reason: i was having problems with my masteral thesis. At another time when i thought that i was not training as hard as my friends and i was just competing not to win but for the fun, i was surprised to have won first place. The reason: I was so emotionally happy at that time. I have a friend who went to different doctors already because of a recurrent liver problem. When he finally came to an acupuncturist after a long interview, the acupuncturist adviced him to quit his job or lose his health. He quit his job and got cured. The reason: he was so angry at his boss but just kept up with him for a long time--anger eats up the energy of the liver according to traditional chinese medicine. I have another friend who defied all the doctors predictions that she would die in three months time because her cancer has already spread throughout her body. Nine months after she seemed to be on the way to recovery when she got into a terrible fight with her daughter. Hurting words were spoken and one week after that she died. It turned out that it was her daughter that gave her strength to live. She simply gave up her will to live after the quarrel with her daughter. The heart is an important part of us because it is not only a physical heart that needs cardio exercises but also an emotional heart that needs love. Those who die of heart attack not only die of physical strain but more because of emotional strain. Sudden anger, surprise and extreme happiness can precipitate a heart attack. Health practitioners have also found out that mental activity can actually prevent one from getting old that fast. Medical science have stressed too much on the physical aspect which is not actually bad. But we also have to look at the emotional and psychological aspects in order to attain holistic health and wholeness.

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From: KELLIEC
10/24/2008 21:10:16
Stress can be a bitch !!! It onslots a whole slew of problems !!! We are on top of our game when we are happy but sometimes we have to work on being happy. It takes maintence. If you dont do the maintence you will add more stress. Life in general has to be maintenced. The heart actually hurts when you are broken hearted. Our mind is always a work in progress . If it affects you thru bad times , it will equally respond to good times and same in the thought process.


From: Catherine
10/23/2008 08:57:08
I have had similar things happen in my life too, Bodhi :)

When stress becomes an overwhelming emotion, the body, mind, and heart become confused about how to do their jobs right.

In senior communities it is common to see long-time partners die within a few months of each other; emotions are behind whatever physical problem it is that causes the second person to die.

In abusive homes, the person in control will be satisfied and healthy until the abused partner finds the courage to walk away. This causes an out-of-control feeling of high stress that often results in physical problems coming into play. The abuser then often lures the abused partner back with these new showing illnesses that need caring for.

Body, mind, and heart must all be manipulated through directed happy thought processes when stress becomes overwhelming. To dwell on just the high stress things going on, just makes everything worse while the stress causes new problems to keep forming.

High stress moments in life are interesting when they are brought on by happy events. We don't often think of happiness as a killer, but it is true that very good events can cause extreme stress to happen just like the very bad events in life.

Keeping good health really does require constant thoughts towards the body's emotional and psychological status along with any physical ailments involved. Everything works together and not as individual units.

Have a great day everybody!!! Catherine


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