Medical Myths that Can Kill You: Dr. Nancy Snyderman on The View
ABC Television’s, The View, featuring Whoopie Goldberg and Joy Behar, recently had Dr. Nancy Snyderman on to talk about her book, “Medical Myths that can Kill You,” in which Dr. Snyderman reveals a number of popular misconceptions among the general public – and even among doctors – that could lead to misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and serious problems that Dr. Snyderman says could just as easily be avoided. This is just another reminder that we shouldn’t necessarily accept things as they are because that’s how they’ve always been – especially where modern medicine and our health is concerned.
How Can EFT Help Me Lose Weight?
In the mid-nineties, Gary Craig created the Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT. EFT is based on the work of Dr. Roger Callahan, and is essentially a greatly simplified version of TFT, or Thought-Field Therapy. EFT isn’t really “better” than TFT; it’s simply more accessible to the average person. EFT is based on the age-old premise that negative emotions and symptoms are caused by disruptions in the body’s energy systems. Judging by results, this is a workable premise; EFT is incredibly effective at resolving or eliminating a number of common complaints, fears, phobias, allergies, etc. If it weren’t for all the science behind TFT and EFT, these results would be considered miraculous. Thanks to EFT, they are now commonplace.
Heal Yourself With Water — The Water Cure
Most people have figured out by now that medicine does not cure disease. Medicine isn’t necessarily bad; it just isn’t necessary. Do not let your fear of disease make you forget that humanity wasn’t exactly dying off when pharmaceutical companies saw a financial opportunity and exploded onto the scene. You need to know the facts; then, if you still choose to be ill, it will truly be a "free choice," and not one born of the absence of awareness.
HCG Diet on The Morning Show: Safe and Effective, or Dangerous? Does it Matter?
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet recently featured a segment on the HCG Diet – which involves injections of HCG (Human ChorioGonadotropin) Hormone and a 500-calorie per day diet regimen. As with any diet plan, there were experts on both sides of the issue; and, as with any diet discussion between experts, the point was missed – again. The point remains: There is only one way to effectively and permanently reduce your weight; and it is not with any diet or plan. Diets simply don’t work; and, if it doesn’t work, safety shouldn’t be an issue. Why waste your time, energy, and money doing things that do not work, when you could be learning about what does work?
I Can Make You Thin; and You Can, Too!
The Learning Channel (TLC) is airing a series featuring world-famous hypnotherapist and life-coach, Paul McKenna, as he introduces people to the mind-body connection and new Energy Psychology techniques designed to restore calm in the mind and body by quieting the nervous system and turning-off the stress response. The program is called, “I can make you thin!” and it promises to be quite a hit. But can watching television really make you lose weight?
Three-Secrets for making The Secret Work for You
Everyone loves a secret; that’s one of the things that made the book and DVD, "The Secret," so popular. Everyone wants to know the "Secret." People naturally want things to be better; and they want to know how to do that. That’s why "How-to," and, "Self-Help" books are so popular. And if there’s a Secret that can do the trick for me, tell me the Secret!
The Z-Point Process: The One-Word Prayer You can use Anywhere!
Recently, in response to an article I had written on Forgiveness, I was contacted by a person who said, "Physiologically, the brain can’t forget; I’d like to forgive, but how can I forget what was done to a young child? How can I forget that trauma when I am alone at night in the dark…?" This person’s prayer was to forgive and forget the past; but they didn’t know how to release the thoughts that kept them stuck in the past.
The brain and body do indeed operate much like a computer — remembering and storing everything that happens to you. The brain seems to act like the central processor; while the rest of the body serves to store memories, input and output information, transmit electrical signals and commands, and execute, or perform, the programs sent by the brain. When everything is working smoothly, information is gathered, experienced, processed, assimilated, and released; but when we experience trauma, we can sometimes get stuck in a memory-loop that affects us much like a computer virus affects a computer — slowing it down, making some operations impossible, and shortening the life of the computer.
"Bless Your Heart!"
All my life I have heard people use the phrase, "Bless your heart!" Not so much recently, but when I was younger, it seemed like all the older people said it; so much so, in fact, that it lost any real meaning to me. "Bless your heart" was a little like saying, "Hello," or "Goodbye," when using the telephone; it was just one of those phrases "old people" used frequently — and automatically, in certain situations.
What is a blessing? And can you really "bless" someone’s heart? And, if you did bless someone’s heart, what did it do; what did it feel like? And why would you do such a thing, anyway? What kid knows the answers to these questions? Most of us are taught that the heart is simply a muscle inside your chest that pumps blood; and a blessing is something you have to say before you eat, or when someone sneezes.
The funny thing about people saying, “Bless your heart,” is that they said it when you did something really nice, or when you got hurt, or when something bad happened to you – and even sometimes when you did something really dumb. All of the different uses only served to further obscure any practical meaning. But, I now know that, whether I am feeling good, or feeling bad, I’d always rather receive a blessing than a curse. It’s always Better to Bless.
The Heart is the Source of Prayer
We pray for those things we desire — plain and simple. Even if we sit around saying, "God, you’re so great! God you’re so wonderful! God thank you for all you do! God you are awesome! God, you’re the boss — you’re in charge!", or things of a like nature, we are still desiring to offer reciprocation for good we have, or will, receive — or we desire to garner favor, or to be "good," or not go to hell, or not let our ancestors down, or something along those lines. Prayer is our way of voicing and fulfilling our desires. Even if we don’t know how it works, or how such a thing could be possible, we still do it; and it still works.
Of course, many prayers are actually curses; but whether your desire is for pleasant experiences, or to cast blame and criticism on those you think have made you and your life miserable in some way, you are still thinking about your desire. And, Desire is born in the heart. Prayer begins with an answer — although it may be in a form that is invisible to you. Prayer begins with what we WANT, or desire; before prayer, we give thought to what it is we are praying for.
"Whatsoever you desire, when you stand in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be given unto you."
Putting your mental and spiritual energy into a thought — the invisible form, or mold, for the answer to your prayer — is what builds the energy that becomes the "mass" of your realized desire. Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc2 (Energy is equal to mass multiplied by the speed of light squared), speaks to the transition, or convertibility, of Energy to matter and vice versa. Thought requires and produces energy. Energy makes things happen; and, like Albert Einstein said, "Nothing happens until something moves." Energy makes things move; energy is an animating force.
The Role of the Heart in Prayer
We casually say things like, "I believe it with all my heart," or, "I know it in my heart;" but we rarely consider the literal reality of these sayings — or why there are so many of them, or why they endure through time. We talk about the heart almost metaphorically — or completely metaphorically; but few people realize that the heart is actually a "THINKING" organ. This is no metaphor; this is a literal, scientific, medical fact — and a timeless spiritual truth. The head (brain) thinks; the heart KNOWS.
"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." ~Proverbs 23:7
A well-known teaching on prayer says, "Whatsoever you desire, when you stand in prayer, believing, will be given to you." Prayer is a mental exercise; we think about "whatsoever we desire" in a way we hope will give us the best chance of experiencing our desire. But prayer alone is not enough; Belief is a key factor in the formula for successful prayer. Thinking a thought is one thing; feeling a thought is an entirely separate matter. Prayer is a thinking process; and belief is a thinking-feeling process that you can infuse your prayer with.
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The Belief Formula
