Many cases of chronic pain syndrome are due to a neurological phenomenon called negative plasticity. Brain plasticity refers to neurons connecting together through repeated activation, and it can be positive or negative. Examples of positive plasticity include adopting a new habit, learning a new language, or learning a new skill.PTSD is an example of negative plasticity. An adverse event activates the …
Kindness: A Two-Way Street
Lovely words for you today from Rick Hanson on the subject of being kind. Rick does the really excellent Foundations of Wellbeing programme which I highly recommend in my Stress factsheet. RICK'S REFLECTION: KINDNESS, A BEAUTIFUL TWO-WAY STREET Some years ago I was invited to give a keynote to the largest audience I'd ever faced. …
Find Your Happy in 2020
I read this beautifully-poignant blog post over the holiday season from Nutrigold and saved it so I could share it with you at the start of this new year. Have a read. It reminds me of a lot of the advice and practical techniques I share with you in the Healing Plan. The takeaway: happiness …
What Are The Real Causes of Depression? Clue: It’s Not Just Chemical Imbalance!
Great TEDx video here for you today with a chap who has interviewed some of the leading experts across the world on anxiety and depression. He wanted to know why so many people are seemingly not coping with life as well on a day to day basis, why mental health issues are on the rise. …
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Wise Words…
Saw this today and thought you'd like it. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You …
Can A Placebo Help Allergy Symptoms?
Well it seems it can according to this latest study on patients with allergic rhinitis and skin disorders (hives, itching, soreness). Expectations and Placebo Effect in Allergic Rhinitis Even though people knew they were taking a placebo and the pills were labelled as such, symptoms improved within a few days. It didn't seem to matter …
Eight Steps To Healing Mini-Series. Step 2
To celebrate the launch of my new Healing Plan – now on Amazon at a fabulously-low price – I'm doing a mini-series of blog posts to introduce you to it. The book is chock-full of info I hope will truly help release you from the grip of chronic illness and get you back on the path to …
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Eight Steps To Healing Mini-Series. Step 1
To celebrate the launch of my new Healing Plan - now on Amazon at a fabulously-low price - I thought it might be nice if I did a mini-series of blog posts to introduce you to it. The book is chock-full of info I hope will truly help release you from the grip of chronic illness. …
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New Healing Plan Now Out!
Yay, the publishers have just released the second edition of my Healing Plan on Amazon! You can see it here There is a Look Inside option so you can have a good read to see if it might help you. This edition is half the size of the original Healing Plan at 30,000 rather than …
Mind-Body Book Review and New Article
Ooh, nice review from Michelle at FoodsMatter to wake up to this morning! Follow the link below to read the new Introductory article on mind-body medicine and my journey that she asked me to write for the Foodsmatter site. * Mind-Body Medicine For Multiple Sensitivity Last month I flagged up Micki Rose's new book on the …