Too much or prolonged stress can lead to many ill-health diseases like cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and many more.

The following points need to be taken into considersation in order to live a healthy lifestyle:

• Avoid stress in whatever forms
• Eat and drink wisely ie. include the right types of foods in your daily diet. See Healthy Eating as a guide
• Exercise regularly. Exercise does not need to be strenuous
  • Gentle exercise like walking for half an hour each day
  • Jogging
  • Swimming
  • Practise yoga, tai chi or meditation as you will feel more relaxed with these exercises
  • Breathing and stretching exercises are useful too

    Every morning before I switch on my computer, I do at least 20 minutes of breathing & stretching exercises. Breathe in deeply and hold on my breath, counting to 10 before I breathe out. I can feel the goodness of fresh air with hardly any traffic to pollute the air. Try it yourself.

    I also find that belly dancing is very good for the back if you have back pain. I don't have stiff neck or back pain when I wake up in the morning after doing belly dancing regularly.

  • Exercise your brain by learning something new or play a new game which involves thinking as this will keep your brain cells active and young
  • Take part in sports which are of interest to you
  
  
• Listen to music or play a musical instrument which helps you to relax
• Do not smoke or breathe in second-hand smoke
• Avoid using household items which contain harsh chemicals if possible, otherwise avoid breathing in the smell. You can get natural cleaning household items online from SFI Veriuni Store. See SFI store
• Avoid breathing in polutted air if possible, for example, exhaust fumes, gasoline and chemicals in garden fertilizers
• Do things in moderation, for example, vitamins are good for us but if taken in excessive amounts can be harmful to us
• Make sure you are not overweight as we know that overweight can lead to many diseases as discussed earlier in stress

Have you ever tried using natural healing to treat yourself against certain illness or injury?

I've experienced 2 types of natural healers in particular, reiki & accupressure. So I'm going to talk about these from my own personal experiences, though there are more natural healers like reflexology, acupuncture, herbology, aromatherapy & many more.

REIKI

Reiki (pronounced as "Ray-Key") is a Japanese form of stress reduction & relaxation which also promotes healing. It has helped in healing virtually every known illness and injury. The energy of reiki already exists within you & you use this flow of energy to apply to the part of the area that you are trying to heal.

These are my experiences on reiki which I would like to share with you.

I had a cyst in my upper gum & I went for the operation to get rid of it. 2 years later it came back & I didn't want another operation. My girls persuaded me to practise reiki. At first I didn't believe in it but it did work on me several times & now I go for reiki whenever I need to heal myself.

I used the energy from the palm of my hands to apply to my gum everyday for 5 - 6 wks. The cyst disappeared but a few years later it came for the third time & I used the same technique to get rid of it. Now it has been over 4 years already & it hasn't come back. Not only I have saved over $1000, I hate to have my gum cut open & also suffer from the side effects after the operation as I refused to take antibiotics after I had the operation.

I also had a poorly knee & at one time I couldn't climb up the stairs. I went to the doctor & he couldn't see anything wrong with it. I could hear my bones cracking at times. So I used reiki again on my poorly knee & it worked. So now I don't see my doctor except for the yearly checkup. So everytime I mow my lawn, my knee starts to ache & I practise reiki & it works everytime.

My sister-in-law has spiderveins for many years & in 2005 it was bad while I was there on holiday. I told her to practise reiki & her condition has improved a lot. For her it will take more than just 4 or 5 weeks as her condition is pretty bad.

ACCUPRESSURE

Accupressure is also good to treat certain conditions. I use some of these techniques quite often.

• Acne
• Press both accupressure points which are situated one finger-width below the lower ridge of each eye socket, in line with the centre of the iris & in an identation of the cheek
• Hold the points for 1 minute
• Do this 3 times a day for a clearer & more radiant skin
• Backache
Pressing the accupressure points which are behind your knees, may help to move pain & pressure away from your back.
• Lie on your back with your legs up & your knees bent
• Place your fingertips in the centre of the crease behind each knee
• Holding on to these points,gently rock your legs back & forth for 1 minute as you breathe deeply
• When you are done, let your feet rest flat on the floor, with your knees bent & relax
• Repeat this exercise 3 times a day
• Colds (dry cough & fever)
• Use pressure points in the depressions directly below the protrusions on the left & right sides of the collarbone (P1), underneath the base of the skull & 2 inches out from the middle of your neck (P2), & at the outer edge of each elbow crease (P3)
• Start with P1, press both points for 1 minute while breathing slowing & deeply
• Move to P2 & press both points with the thumbs for 1 minute
• Next move to P3, stimulating one of the points with the middle finger of your opposite hand for 1 minute before switching hands
• Then return to P1 & repeat the entire sequence
• Do this 3 times a day
• Colds (sniffy, sneezy cold symptoms)
• Use 1 minute of pressure each on points in the webbing between the thumb & index finger (P4), on the face on each side of the nostrils (P5), & in the upper ridges of your eye sockets close to the bridge of your nose (P6)
• Pregnant women must AVOID pressure point (P4) as stimulating this point can activate uterine contraction
• Coughing
• With the middle fingers of both hands, press the P1 points, situated in the depressions directly below the protrusions on the left & right sides of the collarbone
• Constipation
• While lying down comfortably press P7 which is found 3 finger-width below navel
• Close your eyes & breath deeply as you use all of your fingers to apply gradual pressure. Press for 2 minutes
• You can also press each P3 point (which is at the outer edge of each elbow crease), holding it for half a minute, then switching to the other side
• Do this 3 times a day
• Dizziness
• Press both P8 points, situated 4 finger-widths below each kneecap in the outer leg
• Sitting down with your knees bent, press the point on each shin bone with the thumb or forefinger of the same or the opposite hand
• Eyestrain
• With both thumbs, press the P6 points, located in the upper ridges of your eye sockets close to the bridge of your nose
• Press upward into the indentations of the eye sockets & hold for 2 minutes while you concentrate on slow, deep breathing
• Foot pain
• For pain in the big toe, press P9 point, located on the top of the foot in the valley between the big toe & the second toe. Hold it for 1 minute
• To relieve foot cramp, press P10 point in the upper arch of the foot, one thumb-width from the ball of the foot. Press it for 1 minute
• Headache
• Use the thumbs of both hands, press P2 point underneath the base of the skull & 2 inches out from the middle of your neck
• Sitting in a chair & bending over, with your elbows propped on a table, breathe deeply & press firmly for 2 minutes
• P4 point (situated in the webbing between the thumb & index finger), is especially helpful for frontal headache but NOT for pregnant women as described under Colds (sniffy, sneezy cold symptoms)
• Heartburn
• Press P11 point, located in the middle of your body just below the rib-cage, for NO longer than 2 minutes ONLY when your stomach is fairly empty
• Hiccups
• With the fingertips of both hands firmly hold P12 points on the left & right sides of the body below the edge of the rib cage (ie. P11 point is in the middle between the two P12 points)
• Close your eyes & breathe deeply as you hold the points for several minutes
• Insomnia
• Use the index & ring fingers of one hand, apply pressure to the identation on the back of the head at the base of the skull for several minutes
• Exhale first, then inhale, receiving a new breath as you guide your fingers to the spot
• You can also apply pressure to the fleshy pad of skin at the base of either thumb, switching hands
• Joint Pain
• For joint pain anywhere in the body, press both P8 points, situated 4 finger-widths below each kneecap in the outer leg
• For joint pain & stiffness in the ankle, press both P13 points, situated in the large hollow directly in front of the outer ankle bone
• For knee joint pain, press both P14 points, situated 4 finger-widths below each kneecap in the inner leg (opposite P8 point)
• For wrist pain, press P15 & P16 points
• P15 is located on the inside of each arm in the middle of the wrist crease
• P16 is located on the outside of each arm in the hollow at the centre of the wrist crease
• For shoulder pain, press the points on each side of the shoulder
• Leg Cramp
• For cramp in the calf, press the point, situated in the middle of the calf
• Hold for 1 minute
• Memory Problems
• Press the points, situated near the temples
• Sitting in a chair, resting your elbows on a table & pressing the heels of your hands on these points
• Close your eyes, relax & breathe deeply as you press these points for at least 1 minute
• Migranes
• Use the thumbs of both hands, press P2 point underneath the base of the skull & 2 inches out from the middle of your neck
• Sitting in a chair & bending over, with your elbows propped on a table, breathe deeply & press firmly for 2 minutes
• Sinus Problems
• Press both P5 points on the face on each side of the nostrils for 2 minutes
• Sprains
• For ankle sprain, press P13 point, situated in the large hollow directly in front of the outer ankle bone
• Stomachache
• Press both P12 points on the left & right sides of the body below the edge of the rib cage
• Water Retention
• To improve the body's fluid balance, press P10 points, situated in the upper arch of each foot, one thumb-width from the ball of the foot
• Wrinkles
• To tone facial muscles, press both facial beauty points which are situated at the bottom of each cheekbone, directly below the eye pupil

I prefer natural healing to modern medicine. I hate to use drugs for treatment & if I can avoid them, I will.



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