Dr. Arthur Janov
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 He reported that during the night he woke up with a great pressure on his chest, a little man was sitting on his chest strangling him and he could not get his breath. He pinned his arms in front of him and tied his legs together. He knew at that moment that he was visited by an alien force. Let's put all that in its proper context; during birth there was a lack of oxygen and sense of strangling with the accompanying pressure on the chest. The arms were pinned in the fetal position and the legs were locked as they are in a birth Primal. |
Joseph Campbell
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| In that sea is an island, and on the island there grows a green oak, and beneath the oak is an iron chest, and in the chest is a small basket, and in the basket is a hare, and in the hare is a duck, and in the duck is an egg; and he who finds the egg and breaks it, kills me at the same time." 143 Compare the dream of a successful modern businesswoman: "I was stranded on a desert island. There was a Catholic priest there also. He had been doing something about putting boards from one island to another so people could pass. We passed to another island and there asked a woman where I'd gone. |
Gary E. Schwartz and Linda G. S. Russek
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 The young man looked at me, and then his mother, put his hand to his chest and finally nodded his head. As Glenda reached forward, he unbuttoned his shirt, took her hand, and gently placed it against his naked chest. What happened next transcends our current view of the brain, body, heart and mind.
"Glenda's hand began to tremble, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She closed her eyes and whispered, 'I love you, David. Everything is copacetic' She removed her hand, hugged the young man to her chest, and all of us wiped tears from our eyes. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Roll onto your stomach with your legs straight out, hands closed in fists; plant your knuckles down into the carpet at chest level.
2. Turn your head to the right and hold that position.
3. Push up until your elbows are fully extended.
4. Let yourself down slowly until your chest muscles are stretched tight. Then repeat this step for 1 minute.
5. Turn your head to the left and hold that position. Repeat steps 3 and 4.
Option 2: Hands and Knees Planted
1. Roll onto your hands and knees with your legs bent and your ankles crossed. |
Gary E. Schwartz and Linda G. S. Russek
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| Pearsall continued, "After introductions and awkward attempts at humor about a heart-to-heart meeting between the young wife and her husband's heart, the usually shy Glenda blurted out, 'This embarrasses me as much as it must embarrass you, but can I put my hand on your chest and feel his—I mean your heart?'
"The young man looked at me, and then his mother, put his hand to his chest and finally nodded his head. As Glenda reached forward, he unbuttoned his shirt, took her hand, and gently placed it against his naked chest. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 It is a feeling of discomfort and pain in the upper abdomen and chest and may also be accompanied by a feeling of fullness, bloating, and belching.
Heartburn, which is described as a burning sensation in the chest and stomach, is a symptom of indigestion. The burning sensation may even travel up toward the neck. It's also a symptom of another common condition called gastrointestinal reflux disease, also called GERD, or acid reflux. |
Joseph Campbell
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| My chest is the chest of the Mighty One of Terror. . . . There is no member of my body that is not the member of some God. The god Thoth shieldeth my body altogether, and I am Re day by day. I shall not be dragged back by the arms, and none shall lay violent hold upon my hands. . . . |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Place the other hand on your chest.
3. You will be inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.
4. Concentrate on your breathing. Note which hand is rising and falling with each breath.
5. Gently exhale most of the air out of your lungs.
6. Inhale while slowly counting to four. As you inhale, slightly extend your abdomen, causing it to rise about one inch. Make sure that you are not moving your chest or shoulders.
7. As you breathe in, imagine the warmed air flowing in. Imagine this warmth flowing to all parts of your body.
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Joseph Campbell
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| My loins are the loins of the Lords of Kher-aba. My chest is the chest of the Mighty One of Terror. . . . There is no member of my body that is not the member of some God. The god Thoth shieldeth my body altogether, and I am Re day by day. I shall not be dragged back by the arms, and none shall lay violent hold upon my hands. . . . |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Quickly raise one knee and hug it toward your chest.
3. Lower your leg and repeat with the other knee.
4. Repeat the complete sequence five to ten times.
Reach and Squat
1. Stand upright with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders. Make sure your feet are pointing directly forward.
2. Slowly lower your body into a squat position while keeping your head and chest up and your feet flat on the ground.
3. As you squat, reach straight up over your shoulders with both arms.
4. Slowly return to a standing position and lower your arms.
5. Repeat the sequence five to ten times. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Close your hands into fists and plant your knuckles fist down into the carpet at chest level.
2. Turn your head to the right and hold that position.
3. Push up until your elbows are fully extended. Then let yourself down slowly until your chest muscles are stretched tight. Then repeat this step for 1 minute.
4. Turn your head to the left and hold that position. Repeat step 3.
Strengthening Hip Flexors: A Better Sit-up for Back Pain
Low-back pain—so common that we all know someone who's troubled by it—is usually caused by one or more of these three things:
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Joseph Campbell
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| In that sea is an island, and on the island there grows a green oak, and beneath the oak is an iron chest, and in the chest is a small basket, and in the basket is a hare, and in the hare is a duck, and in the duck is an egg; and he who finds the egg and breaks it, kills me at the same time." 143 Compare the dream of a successful modern businesswoman: "I was stranded on a desert island. There was a Catholic priest there also. He had been doing something about putting boards from one island to another so people could pass. We passed to another island and there asked a woman where I'd gone. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Other early indicators of sarcoidosis may include fatigue, fever, chest pain, joint aches, and weight loss. These and other signs of sarcoidosis depend, in part, on the organ affected.
The course of this disease varies greatly among people: from mild to very serious, with or without flare-ups, and worsening or not. The signs can last a short time or for a year or more, or may even disappear. |
Michael T. Murray
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 Place the other hand on your chest.
3. You will be inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.
4. Concentrate on your breathing. Note which hand is rising and falling with each breath.
5. Gently exhale most of the air in your lungs.
6. Inhale while slowly counting to 4. As you inhale, slightly extend your abdomen, causing it to rise about 1 inch. Make sure that you are not moving your chest or shoulders.
7. As you breathe in, imagine the warmed air flowing in. Imagine this warmth flowing to all parts of your body.
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Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| BORN (HAIR) FREE
If you're the only man in your family and among your friends who doesn't have to shave and you don't have much chest, pubic, or underarm hair, you may have been born with a
SIGNIFICANT FACT
Beards are the fastest-growing hairs on the human body. The average man's beard would grow to almost 30 feet if he never trimmed it. chromosomal disorder known as Klinefelter s syndrome. This is a relatively rare abnormality. Other typical Klinefelter's signs include being tall, being pear-shaped, having small genitals, and sometimes having enlarged breasts. (See Chapter 7. |
| Indeed, VCD is often misdiagnosed as asthma, especially when people turn up in the emergency room with other common asthma-like signs such as a tightening in the chest and turning blue. As its name implies, VCD results when a person's vocal cords don't open and close properly to let air in and out during speech. A VCD attack can be triggered by nasal problems or either GERD or LPR. (See A Hoarse,
SIGNIFICANT FACT
^WTWf/ The vocal cords vibrate 80 to 400 times per second.
Raspy Voice, above.) VCD can also signal that you're being exposed to environmental or occupational pollutants. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Since beta-blockers inhibit heart function, if your heart isn't working right, they can sometimes cause heart failure, which would be associated with fatigue, chest pain, or a sudden weight gain caused by water retention.
DRUGS THAT ACT ON THE ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS
Alpha-blockers, including doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Minipress), and terazosin (Hytrin), block the alpha noradrenergic receptor in the heart and blood vessels. A related drug, called labetalol (Normodyne), blocks both alpha and beta receptors. |
| This condition, called myocardial ischemia, can lead to chest pain and possible heart attack. Since vasodilators change blood flow to the brain as well as to the heart, they can be associated with neurological side effects, including dizziness, headache, blurred vision, nausea, rapid pulse, and light-headedness. Another side effect is postural hypotension with rising: If you sit up too quickly the blood doesn't get pumped to your brain right away and you can end up feeling dizzy and possibly fall or pass out. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Keep your breathing pattern even, stay within the limits of your airways and avoid taking deep, fast breaths high in the chest. Do not over-exert yourself and possibly trigger an asthma attack.
Take your time to achieve any sustained breathing pattern. It may be two or three months before you can extend to a count out of ten or more. But as your fitness improves you will find that you will be able to walk for more than 15 minutes, even for several hours, without any breathing difficulties. Walk calm—walk tall. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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| In fact, in the A Coronary disease Trial Investigating Outcome with Nifedipine (ACTION) study, the calcium channel blocker nifedipine did not prevent heart attacks or chest pain (angina) any better than did a placebo, or sugar pill.7 A meta-analysis of all studies combined showed that treatment with calcium channel blockers did not improve mortality more than a placebo, although ACE inhibitors did. |
| Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath or rapid breathing, and chest tightness.
Nonallergic asthma is triggered by factors not related to allergens, such as upper respiratory infections, anxiety, stress, exercise, cold or dry air, hyperventilation, smoke, viruses, medications [aspirin, NSAIDs (see Chapter 2), beta-blockers, and ACE inhibitors (see Chapter 5)], sulfites found in red wine, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). |
| Side effects of Cisapride include diarrhea, nausea, headache, stuffy nose, constipation, and coughing; more rarely it can cause changes in vision, chest pain, mental/mood changes, stomach pain, dizziness, fainting, irregular heartbeat, or allergic reactions. Unfortunately, it also has troublesome cardiac side effects, which restrict its use. One controlled study showed that itopride, a dopamine D2 agonist, was superior to a placebo in improving symptoms of functional dyspepsia. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| X-rays: an experienced radiologist may be able to detect changes in the bronchi and bronchioles that are indicative of asthma, and chest X-rays will also rule out the possibility of another disease causing the symptoms. ţCT, or computerised tomography, scanning is being used more and more to diagnose asthma. Essentially it is a combination of X-ray and computer technology that means a three-dimensional picture can be built up of tissues of the body, particularly soft tissues such as lungs, which do not show up so well on X-rays. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| Losing chest and body hair can be a normal sign of aging or signal an androgen deficiency, which itself is often related to aging. It may also be a sign of alopecia areata. (See Spotty or Patchy Hair Loss, above.)
LOSING PUBIC HAIR
Many of us choose to pluck, shave, wax, burn, or otherwise remove unwanted hair from various parts of our bodies. Indeed, one of the latest crazes among some young women is shaving their pubic hair. But when our pubic hair starts to fall out on its own, it may not be quite the fashion statement we wish to make. |
| DANGER SIGN
If you have tenderness, swelling, redness, or warmth in one leg and then begin to have chest pain or trouble breathing, these can be signs of a pulmonary embolism—a potentially fatal complication of a deep vein thrombosis.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
The term claudication has its roots in the Latin verb claudi-care,"io limp.'The Roman emperor Claudius was given this name because he hobbled.
Leg cramps, particularly in one leg, can also be a sign of another potentially life-threatening condition, deep vein thrombosis (DVT). |
Jack Challem
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 Symptoms include shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, and a fear of going crazy or losing control. Often, the person having a panic attack feels as if he or she is having a heart attack. Perhaps not surprisingly, people with a history of panic attacks have almost twice the risk of developing heart disease.
An estimated 2. |
| Lift one knee to your chest for ten seconds, straighten the leg, and repeat with your other knee. Next, stand with your feet a few inches apart. Slowly bend forward and bend your knees slightly, allowing your fingertips to touch your feet or ankles for five seconds.
• Carb and protein intake. Many athletes and weekend warriors believe that carbohydrate loading increases the amount of sugar (glycogen) stored in your liver, but carb loading can actually play havoc with blood sugar and insulin levels, making you feel more tired than energized, according to Loren Cordain, Ph.D. |
John E. Sarno, M.D.
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 Always upbeat, he initially thought it unlikely that stress could be to blame for his chest pain, but in time he warmed to the concept. Today, he has been free of chest pain for more than two years. He told me with a smile that the pain had relocated to his elbow, but was now resolving with his use of knowledge.
Jack was a former athlete, now in his forties, with left hip pain. His orthopedist told him that he would benefit from a new hip joint, as his x-ray showed "significant" degenerative changes. |
Ron Garner
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 Respiratory system chest cavity above the diaphragm. The respiratory system also plays a major role in working to maintain the acid/alkaline balance of the body.
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Heart
The circulatory system is made up of the heart and blood vessels. The heart is the pump for the blood in our body. It consists of four muscular chambers. Each chamber opening has a one-way valve to regulate the flow of blood in and out of the heart. Blood comes from the body into the right upper chamber known as the right atrium. |
| The person may even have had pains in the chest and arms, or difficulty breathing. These are all signs the body gives to warn that serious problems lie ahead if corrective action is not taken.
When the body's warning signals are ignored, at some point one of two things happens. Either health degenerates to a point where the body is unable to reverse it and return to health, or the person decides to change lifestyles, and work with the body using nature's way to regain health and vitality. Figure 4.1 illustrates this process. |
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