RELAXATION AND IMAGERY PRODUCE QUICK RESULTS
Posted on March 23, 2009, under Herbal.
These results were accomplished with only a single hour of practice. By staying relaxed, and by practicing creative imagery at regular intervals, these techniques should dramatically shorten the duration of any cold or flu infection. They should also enable the immune system to lessen the severity of symptoms.
These results were confirmed by a similar study at Ohio State University which was reported in Proceedings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Researchers divided thirty elderly residents of a retirement home into three groups of ten persons each. The first group received relaxation training three times a week. The second group received personal social contact three times a week. The third group received nothing. Results showed a 32 percent increase in white blood cell count for the first (relaxation-training) group; an 18 percent rise for the second (social contact) group; and a 6 percent drop for die control group. (An increase in white blood cell count signifies increased immunocompetence.)
Deep Relaxation and Creative Imagery are simple do-it-yourself techniques that can be learned in a few minutes while lying in bed. They will boost immunocompetence more successfully than most medical drugs. And they clearly demonstrate mat we all do have some control over our bodies and that we need not be helpless victims of stress, disease or prescription drugs.
You will discover that you can relax your entire body at will whenever you choose. You can eliminate all tension and you can guide your Whole Person into the Relaxation Response. In this calm and peaceful state, your mind thinks only positive thoughts and you are completely liberated from worry, guilt and fear.
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