Quantum Health News & Tips

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Self-Talk: The New Frontier

One of the oldest self-help techniques is the reciting of positive statements over and over again, with the belief that perhaps this will override all the negativity within oneself and create a new, more successful self. Relegated to the far back burner in psychological research--some would say the "fringe", this technique has actually not been professionally studied very much. The technique does make sense to the layperson, and even has celebrity backing, yet no real neuroscientific studies have been done to determine the exact mechanism of "positive thinking", and why or why not it works. This is now changing.

David Sarwer is a psychologist and clinical director at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania, has begun a research project using mirrors with obese and anorexic patients. The study investigates negative self-talk that his subjects use toward their bodies when looking at their own reflection. The test group is being instructed to replace perjorative terms, such as, "ugly", "fat", "gross", etc. with neutral or positive terms, such as, "cuddly", "large", or "wonderfully big". Following this, the test group then makes requests of their mirrored image, such as, "I'd like my thighs to be smaller", or, "My butt is larger than I would like". The underlying notion is that it's not enough for a patient to lose physical weight — or gain it, as some women need to — if she doesn't also change the way her body looks in her mind's eye.

Another study explores the difference between referring to oneself in the 3rd person, or by name, and using the pronoun "I". People referring to themselves in the 3rd person are found to be much more encouraging and positive with themselves than those who use the "I" reference to self. This increases confidence and allows for much less self-judgment.

Psychologist Ethan Kross of the University of Michigan led the work, studying the pronouns people use when they talk to themselves silently, inside their minds. "What we find," Kross says, "is that a subtle linguistic shift--shifting from 'I' to your own name--can have really powerful self-regulatory effects." He asked volunteers to give a speech--with only five minutes of mental preparation. As they prepped, he asked some to talk to themselves and to address themselves as "I." Others he asked to either call themselves "you," or to use their own names as they readied their speeches.

Kross says that people who used "I" had a mental monologue that sounded something like, "'Oh, my god, how am I going do this? I can't prepare a speech in five minutes without notes. It takes days for me to prepare a speech!'"

People who used their own names, on the other hand, were more likely to give themselves support and advice, saying things like, "Ethan, you can do this. You've given a ton of speeches before." These people sounded more rational, and less emotional--perhaps because they were able to get some distance from themselves
QUANTUM HEALTH TIP: Use the Success & Achievement Vital Force Crystal to create a field around you of increased confidence, charisma, and appreciation.

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The Medicine of Laughter...

It is well-established in psychological and medical circles that laughter is good medicine. It has been shown to normalize blood pressure, improve sleep, reduce stress, create endorphins and improve overall mood. Thousands of "laugh doctors" and even yoga instructors have made it their mission in life to get people laughing again.

At a recent conference of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in the District of Columbia, professional laughter leader Debbie Ellison demonstrated some laughter techniques. With "milkshake laughter" you pretend you're drinking your own laughter milkshake; you laugh while you do the chicken dance; or you pretend you're on your cellphone and laugh. An at-home exercise Ellison teaches is the "laugh-firmation" in which you get in front of a mirror and say nice things about yourself while pointing to yourself and laughing.

"You'll feel good all day," she says, adding, "One of the benefits of laughter is that it keeps you in the present moment, which is the only time of real joy."

Ellison doesn’t get too hung up on whether the laughter is real or fake because "the body doesn't know the difference." Physically, laughter marries especially well to yoga because laughter causes the diaphragm to move up and down, and it shakes up the surrounding organs. "It's a great internal massage," and the physical activity has even helped people lose weight, she says.

And the mind, she adds, is also more flexible when you're laughing. “If you don’t like something, laughter makes it so much easier,” she says. "Use laughter as a coping skill, so instead of crying or getting angry, just laugh. Even if it’s fake, it changes your whole perspective."

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The unavoidable truth of epigenetics...

The new science of epigenetics proves that genes and DNA are not static and do not control our biology, but are controlled by signals from outside the cell, including our positive and negative thoughts. Molecules don’t trigger events in our cells; mind does!

Medicine may still be at a crisis point as to how to accommodate epigenetics because its emphasis is so much on how the mind (cause) needs to be treated primarily, rather than the body (effect).

However, numerous scientific trials into the positive health benefits of thinking that is buoyant with love, compassion, forgiveness and gratitude consistently show that loving, supportive people and a kind environment reduce stress and disease; that considerate, patient-centred care that treats the individual’s lifestyle and beliefs brings quicker healing; that happy, energetic people who eat well and are cared for are healthier; that contemplative practices like mindfulness meditation and affirming prayer help to heal, repair and prevent depression and may slow ageing.

Earlier this month a new film called "The Connection" (www.theconnection.tv) had its world premiere in Australia. Check out the promo about this provocative film on frontier research that is proving a direct connection between your mind and your health.

As co-author of the popular book Mindfulness for Life, Monash University-based Dr Craig Hassed is among other scientists, researchers, writers and doctors like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Herbert Benson, Dean Ornish and fellow-Australian George Jelinek who share their research on the benefits of mind-body practices and introduce people with remarkable true stories who have recovered from severe back pain, heart disease, infertility, cancer and multiple sclerosis using these practices.

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Our brand new BETA site!
We are excited to announce that we have created a new website, Pure Energy Rx. This website has an updated shopping cart, and will soon have an easily accessible research library about the use of subtle energy in health and healing. It will also be where the Quantum Health Newsletter will live. The Pure Energy Rx website will stay active, although will not be updated, so for the latest products and formulas to enhance the mind-body connection, visit Pure Energy Rx. Make sure to "like" our Facebook page and watch for special discounts and giveaways on that page.

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NEW from Energy Tools: EMF Transformers
Dr. Yury Kronn, the inventor and developer of our subtle energy formulas has completed research on the new EMF (Electro-Magnetic Field) Transformers. They are soft plastic strips with a strong adhesive so they can be attached to any source of EMF, such as your smart phone, home wi-fi router, your laptop, PC, HDTV--even your microwave and other source points for EMF in the home and office. They comes in two sizes and either clear or black.

EMF Transformers™ do not interfere with the signal or function of any electronic device or phone, and their ability to counteract the effects of EMF is permanent. The EMF Transformer™ protects the user in two ways: by transforming the electromagnetic field and reducing SAR (the absorption rate of radio frequency energy) and by maintaining the dynamic equilibrium of the brain waves while you are working on or in close proximity to your lap top or wireless devices. This greatly reduces fatigue and neurological stress (see real-time EEG photos of the EMF Transformers in action).

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