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Self-healing: Activate your inner doctor

A positive attitude towards life, joy and love strengthen the inner healer
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Correctly interpret signals from the body

The best medicine, the most effective tablets, the most accurate diagnosis - all this helps little if you do not activate your own healing potential. Already Albert Schweitzer said: "What we can do is give the doctor who lives in us an opportunity to take effect." But what does that mean exactly? How can you specifically mobilize your "inner healer"? The following factors are particularly important.

trust

Every person receives healing powers at birth, which are active throughout their lives. It is therefore important to trust one's inner powers. An example: A cold announces itself. One worries about the consequences that can have. The other trusts that his body will cope with the problem easily. That's exactly what will happen: He gets well fast. Only the positive thought can increase the number of immune cells by 15 percent!

love

Caressing and being stroked - touch is a basic human need. Without caring, babies stay behind in their development. Even adults need "petting" to be happy. Above all, the tender proximity to the partner stimulates the release of the "happiness hormone" oxytocin. The messenger makes us calm and supports our defense in the fight against diseases.

friends

Talking about problems, crying out for a while - that reduces long-term ill health. Whereby the number of friends is not decisive, but care and reliability.

creativity

Immune system and brain speak the same language. When the brain is fit, the defense also moves with it. Therefore, immunologists recommend to awaken the creativity with a mental hobby. Whether singing in the choir, painting, photography, dancing or listening to classical music - everything helps to switch off your mind and to mobilize inner reserves of energy.

activity

The self-healing powers can also be perfectly boosted by regular exercise. Sports scientists discovered: even a daily 30-minute bike ride or a brisk march with the dog breaks down stress hormones - the cells are better protected from attack by free radicals.

Laugh

Humor is another immune stimulator. Scientists from the American Loma Linda University recently provided evidence. To do this, the researchers measured the stress hormone levels of 16 young men who had previously fasted. Half of them served a funny video to stimulate the laughing muscles. Result: In the "funny group", the levels of the stress hormones cortisol and dopamine dropped by 39 percent and those of adrenaline by as much as 70 percent. The values ​​of the control group did not change.

Fantasy travel

Thoughts - or fantasy iron are a good tool to initiate the self-healing powers. Sit in a quiet place and concentrate fully on your body's core. Then stop at the place of pain and fill it with positive thoughts. Think z. For example, how warm sunshine floods you. It's worth a try.

meditation

In the deep relaxation of the Far East, attention is directed inwards - to organic body processes (eg inflammation of the intestines), but also to mental disorders. With success, as studies show. Thus, a trained meditator can relieve chronic pain and heart problems.

Autogenic training

According to studies, autogenic training is particularly well suited to reduce fears and to awaken happiness in us. And positive thoughts in turn support the immune system as well as the self-healing powers. Courses are available through the health insurance funds or at adult education centers.

Faith

Not least, deep trust in God and the belief that they are helped will help many people. Religion gives them support and the power to recover. An example of what power has deep-seated hope is the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in France. Many pilgrims leave him stronger and healthier.

BOOK TIP :

Guide: Activating the powers of self-healing

Zabert Sandmann, 300 pages, 24.80 euros

Author: Silke Schikowski-Meyer

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