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It's your Brain, Heal it:with Gina Lofaro!
To the sufferer of an anxiety disorder … help is inside
of you.
Take it from one who knows, aside from your family GP
or counsellor, the next person you need to consult for
healing, is yourself.
It's
your brain, heal it.
When you suffer from an anxiety disorder, it feels like
there is an almost palpable black cloud surrounding
your head. You feel as though you walk in shadows that
you can't escape from, and that no one has a kind word
to say to you. You, in turn, find very little kindness
within yourself to offer to others. And yet, all you
want, what you crave and yearn for, is for someone to
put their arm around you and make you their sole responsibility
for however long it takes you to return to your own
normalcy. You want that person to wrap you in their
warmth, rub your back and speak softly to you about
how it's all going to be ok and that they have the answer.
Naturally enough, this isn't ever going to happen. People
have busy lives, and let's face it, people who are NOT
suffering from anxiety disorder, have no idea what you
are going through. You reach for help and family tell
you that you have nothing to complain about, and you
should snap out of it. You tell your spouse that the
reason you didn't get changed out of your pyjamas the
entire day is because you weren't feeling well. He rolls
his eyes and you know that he's thinking, "Yeah, you
never feel well these days". As he steps over the garbage
bag you didn't even get around to taking out, on his
way to the table, where dinner has not been prepared,
your anxiety builds even further, wondering how he's
going to take it this time. The tension builds between
you and something's got to give.
You start to wonder if what you really want is just
to be left to wallow in your misery. "Why doesn't everyone
just leave me alone? Everyone's on my case, no on understands
what I'm going through." Well, they may truly be interested
in helping you, but you may have pushed them away, making
them feel just as insignificant to your plight, as you
feel it is to yourself.
I think of Oliver Hardy saying "that's another fine
mess you've gotten us into!" and I think how that relates
to our own inner struggle. The anxiety and depression
you feel fight against the desire to be well again,
and you beat yourself up thinking you CAUSED it to happen
to you in the first place. Well, in some ways, you did.
But now is the time to build defences against the negativity.
The other little cartoon catch phrase I hear in my head
at times is ... "And STAY out!!" picturing someone throwing
a cat out the door by the scruff of the neck. The cat
is your anxieties. Realise that it's a visitor to your
home and wants to be fed and stroked and molly-coddled,
but that it is an entirely selfish entity, which can
run your home if you allow it to. It causes damage to
your property, makes messes all over your floor and
comes and goes as it pleases. Grab the thing by the
scruff of the neck, boot it out the door and tell it
to stay the hell away.
You simply cannot allow this dark cloud to descend any
further. It's up to you to find out what medicine you
need to clear it away. Medicine may mean medication
or it may mean therapy of some kind, or both. To me,
it depends upon how far the depression has brought you
down. But ultimately, your doctor will know how best
to treat your ailment. And if you are not comfortable
with the first doctor you see, seek another. It's of
utmost importance that you find a medical professional
who is not only qualified to deal with your condition,
but with whom you can enjoy a comfortable rapport. After
all, the last thing you want is to dread the appointment
with your doctor, who is supposed to be helping you
to take care of your pursuit of mental health.
Above all, realise that that dark cloud can be lifted.
Medication can work to speed up that progress, and while
many people think that beginning a course of antidepressants
will mean that they are hopelessly inadequate when it
comes to running their own life, it can actually be
a safety net. Even mild antidepressants can help you
to see the light of day, and focus upon what makes you
feel good within yourself. Over time, your positive
thought processes become more easily achieved, and you
begin to bring about a change of outlook. Once this
occurs, you are well on your road to recovery. From
there, it is a matter of regular consultation with your
doctor to determine if and when to begin reducing the
medication.
Rather than torture yourself with the realisation that
you require medication to heal your mind, consider this:
If your blood pressure was elevated and required tablets
daily to regulate it, would you even flinch as the doctor
hands you the prescription? Do not fall prey to the
stigma that depression is a voluntary state of mind,
or that it takes a weak person to succumb to it. Life
is not always the proverbial bowl of cherries, but you
can sure go out and plant a seed. or visit
Gina
is a freelance writer for details contact 1800 227 004
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:with Tom Cowan!
Question: I am a 45-year-old woman and have been suffering
with chronic fatigue syndrome for three years now. It
seems I have tried everything. For a short time I got
better but now I feel no better off than I did two and
a half years ago. Currently, I am taking an antidepressant
and that helps me feel better, but I don’t feel my “problem”
has ever been addressed. Can you help?
Answer:
I hope so. Let me tell you about two recent patients
of mine who have similar stories. Both had life-altering
symptoms to the point where they were both considering
leaving their careers and going on disability. Both
had tried many diets, supplements, antiviral therapy,
fasting programs, herbs, antidepressants, and other
conventional and unconventional treatments. Basically
nothing had helped. I explained to them my view of chronic
fatigue syndrome which I will admit even to me seems
almost absurdly simple. That is, our energy level, or
our energy resource, is like a flowing river. This river
has many tributaries or areas to which our energy is
diverted.
The
main energy “drain” for most of us is the digestion
of our food. When we ease this energy drain going to
digesting our food, we suddenly have a huge reserve
available for tasks such as muscle function, thinking,
exercise or other more creative pursuits. This is the
essence of chronic fatigue syndrome. There is a profound
energy shift from such tasks as immune function, muscle
activity, thinking and creativity toward simple digestion
of food. All of the etiologies discussed in chronic
fatigue syndrome such as viral infections, trace mineral
deficiencies, depression, etc., just contribute to poor
digestion or poor choices in terms of effective therapy.
For example, being depressed often leads to sugar addiction
or eating lots of chocolate which makes digestion even
worse.
The
main contributing factors I have found in making the
digestion weak and a greedy energy drain are eating
processed food and the overconsumption of carbohydrate-type
food, even whole grains. The simple intervention I recommended
with these two patients, which in both has had dramatic
and lasting results, is fairly simple.
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First, they are to eat no more than 10-15% of their
diet as carbohydrate-type food, including grains, pasta,
flour, fruits, sugars, fruit juice, etc. and the only
allowable grains are either fermented (sourdough) bread
or whole grains like those discussed in Nourishing Traditions.
This is to continue for six months. In this time the
bulk of their food is various organic organ meats, fish,
fowl, cultured raw milk products, raw butter, yogurt,
olive oil, flax seed oil and some coconut milk on a
daily basis. To this is added as many fresh vegetables
as can be eaten and prepared in a variety of ways.
* Second, on a daily basis, use some fermented food
or drink. My favorite suggestion is Beet Kvass, for
which a recipe is given in Nourishing Traditions, because
it is also helpful for liver cleansing. Drink three
times a day. There are many other fermented foods and
beverages described in Nourishing Traditions. These
enzyme-rich foods inherently ease the energy we must
use in digestion.
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Third, use Celtic sea salt only, as this is the only
salt with the trace elements present that are so vital
to proper enzyme functioning. Fourth, daily castor oil
packs over the liver area for one hour each day. These
packs aid digestion, detoxify the bowels, and cleanse
the liver. These fundamental changes usually will have
a dramatic impact on your symptoms within one month
and, unlike many therapies, the benefits will increase,
not diminish, over time. About the Author Tom Cowan,
MD is a physician in private practice in San Francisco,
California. He is the author of The Fourfold Path to
Healing. Visit his website at http://www.fourfoldhealing.com.
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