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For sleep disorders, reflexology can help to detoxify organs such as the kidneys and liver, as well as stimulate sluggish glands, like the thyroid and adrenals. success story Reflexology Resolves Multiple Symptoms BARBARA, 44, WAS DIAGNOSED with multiple sclerosis. Around the same time, as part of that crippling disease, she developed constant foot pain that was so severe she had trouble walking and had to use a cane. The foot pain prevented her from sleeping, even though Barbara bought a metal lift to put under her bed covers to keep the sheets and blankets off her feet.

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For a more general, overall reflexology stimulation even a soft drink bottle or tennis ball rolled backwards and forwards on the floor with the feet can be used. Massaging the lung area on the foot would be the best place to start for an asthma sufferer. The reflex areas in the back and sides of the smaller toes should not be ignored, for they are related to respiratory complaints such as hay fever, sinus, colds and catarrh. Other areas, such as the spine, spleen, kidney or liver, could also REFLEXOLOGY AMD ASTHMA prove helpful.

Although we do not claim that reflexology will dramatically improve asthma, such treatments may well be of some benefit. Michael Bradley, a patient of Ron's, believes that foot reflexology does more to help relieve his asthma than any other therapy. How does one argue otherwise? Acupressure Acupressure is simply the application of pressure to one or more of the many acupuncture points on the body. Instead of inserting needles, pressure is applied gently but firmly with the fingers, thumb, knuckle joints or finger nails and the point is massaged or kneaded for 5-10 seconds at a time.

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When we stimulate a reflex area, there is a response to this stimulus; that is why we called it reflexology. A well trained reflexologist can apply specific pressure to reflex areas using their fingers and thumbs. Anorexia and bulimia are mostly stress induced. The main thing the reflexology will do is help the person relax. For all eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, or even people who are just plain overweight, we focus on the same organs and glands to help balance the eating disorder." The first and most common technique is called thumb walking.

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So, even if you don't want to try reflexology, you can stimulate your feet in a very simple way. Just take off your shoes! Go barefoot in the park, walk over a variety of surfaces, wriggle your toes in the sand, or buy a pair of specially designed massage sandals. For a more general, overall reflexology stimulation even a soft drink bottle or tennis ball rolled backwards and forwards on the floor with the feet can be used. Massaging the lung area on the foot would be the best place to start for an asthma sufferer.

Rather than focusing on symptoms, Chinese medicine uses acupressure, acupuncture, moxibustion, shiatsu, reflexology and t'ai-chi to stimulate the chi energy flow and build up whichever of the two forces is deficient. According to this philosophy, whether we are resting or on the move, asleep or awake, hot or cold, the body is constantly in the process of energy balancing. When we get a fever, yin and yang disharmony can cause asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, hay fever and other illnesses.

Numerous books have now been written on the subject and reflexologists believe that good results have been achieved in the treatment of common ailments such as constipation, asthma, sinus problems, stress, migraine and headaches, digestive disorders, back pain, bladder trouble, chronic fatigue syndrome and even more serious conditions like kidney and gall stones. How reflexology works is not easily explained and, like auricular acupuncture (see page 181) it is difficult to comprehend how pressure applied to the feet can have therapeutic benefits in other parts of the body.

Some reflexology points. sinuses sinuses lungs liverspleen lungs Right foot Left foot You can give yourself a foot massage while sitting in a comfortable chair, on the floor or in a bed with your back supported by cushions, in a warm quiet room. Rest one foot on the opposite knee and pressure can then be easily applied to the foot with both hands. Begin by massaging the whole foot with fingers and thumbs. You can then concentrate on any particular tender spots and stimulate them with gentle but firm massaging pressure,-however, do not overwork these areas to the point of discomfort.

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This chapter also describes how spinal and other structural misalignments can be reversed through chiropractic treatments, acupuncture, and reflexology. Additionally, we describe various forms of bodywork that may contribute to better sleep. hree Step 1: Improve Your Diet What you eat definitely influences the quality of your sleep. Unhealthy eating patterns, including excessive intake of stimulants such as caffeine, sugar, and alcohol, along with eating too many nutrient-depleted, processed foods, can disturb sleep.

Bodywork The term bodywork refers to therapies such as massage, reflexology, and acupressure, which are employed to improve the structure and functioning of the human body. Bodywork in all its forms helps to reduce pain, soothe injured muscles, stimulate circulation of both the blood and lymphatic fluid, and promote deep relaxation—all helpful for sleep disorders.

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It's the energy that allows one part of the body to have an effect on another, even though there seems to be no clear chemical connection-for instance, through acupuncture or reflexology. And if you hang around long enough, we might even identify an underlying energy to prayer. It's these energy fields-your life force, your chi, your intangible aura-that we believe will be the next great frontier of medicine. Your nerve cells, in fact, touch stem cells in the liver, which might explain a more direct connection between the mind and self-healing.

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Massage therapy: reflexology is an Eastern massage therapy that manipulates the hands and feet. A pleasant exercise using this method can be done while taking a bath. Use the thumb, index, and middle finger to rotate each toe in a circular motion. Make a fist and rotate it slowly around the bottom of the foot. Finally, gently twist each foot as if wringing wet clothes, moving the top and bottom of the foot in opposite directions.

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Treat Your Body Kindly Energy boosting therapies such as yoga, Shiatsu, reflexology, meditation and relaxation exercises, and brisk walking may make you more comfortable during menopause. In fact, this time period may even become one of the most rewarding stages in a woman's life. Although in some cases, hormone replacements can give almost instant relief of symptoms, they unwittingly allow toxins to build up to the point of saturation. This becomes the cause of more serious illness later, such as cancer or thrombosis. HRT does not correct metabolic imbalances in the body.

You are involved in practices such as meditation, energy healing, and bodywork, including, Shiatsu, reflexology, massage, Tai Chi, Yoga and other forms of physical exercise. You feel that the disease will disappear by itself once you have learned the accompanying lesson(s) and are ready to embrace the necessary changes initiated by this illness. As you may have guessed, persons who are in category 3 or have similar personality traits are better candidates for the placebo effect or for healing themselves than those in categories 1 and 2.

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The natural treatments in this book—vitamins, herbs, minerals, foods, plants, "designer" nutrients, acupuncture, stress reduction, image therapy, reflexology, or any of the many specific treatments or combinations of compounds—can make a huge difference in your health. No kidding. They can address certain metabolic conditions and blocked pathways that can contribute to your illness. They can clear up some of the obstacles that stand in the way of your healing. They can jump-start the body's amazing, natural curative powers.

In this study, thirty-five women who complained of previous distress with PMS were randomly assigned to be treated either by "real" reflexology or by a sham, placebo treatment. This is an interesting study because of an inherent dilemma—how do you do a "placebo" test of something that looks like massage? Unlike a drug test, where you can give an empty sugar pill as a placebo to compare the results with the real drug, a placebo for a touching treatment would still have to involve, well, touching.

Or reflexology for PMS. Or the phenomenally effective EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) technique for post-traumatic stress disorder. And some cures (like the Health Recovery Center program for alcoholism) combine an array of supplements with spiritual and psychological techniques. Though there are a dozen or so listings of single supplements or herbs under the chapter heading "pure cures," truth be told those "pure" cures are even more effective when combined with lifestyle interventions.

The theory of reflexology is based on a kind of 'map' of the human body," he says. "Imagine dividing the body into ten wide vertical strips—one for the thumb and big toe, all the way over to one for the small toe and small fingers. Then imagine a similar division into horizontal zones. The reflexologist determines where the stress in the body is and then goes to work on the corresponding zone for the hands, feet, or ears. The concept is that the work we do on those areas that correspond to the stress areas in the body significantly relieve the problem stress." Flocco offers some examples.

So who is reflexology particularly suited for? Flocco says that there are four types of people who benefit: person who just wants to experience profound relaxation and a safe, nurturing touch; a high-stress person who wants to minimize the effects of stress to operate optimally at home and work; a person who has sciatica or muscular discomfort in the lower jaw, lower back, neck, or shoulders; or a person with severe medical problems who is looking for a complementary adjunct approach to his or her conventional medical treatment. Cathy Wong, N.D.

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Foot reflexology Chart Right bottom Sinus, head & brain area Sinus, head & brain area Ileocecal valve and appendix Sciatic Lung Breast Heart NX-i-Arm Eyes/Ears Lung Shoulder/ Arm Diaphra Gallbladde Waistline Ascending colon Left bottom Eyes/Ears Shoulder Diaphragm Spleen Waistline Descending colon Sigmoid colon Acupressure Points for Better Sleep Shiatsu, which means "finger pressure" in Japanese, was originally developed from ancient Chinese acupressure techniques.

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She defines reflexology as "a science and an art that deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in your feet that correspond to all parts of the body. When we stimulate these areas, it helps to bring about homeostasis, balance in the body, without side affects. It deeply relaxes, which helps to reduce vascular constriction, so your blood and nerve supply can flow more freely. Improving circulation can help to eliminate toxins in the body and break up congestion or blockages resulting from the accumulation of excess mucus, uric acid, lactic acid, calcium deposits.

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Reflexology. reflexology originated thousands of years ago in China. It was taken up in the United States in the 1950s. Reflexologists apply pressure to different spots on the feet, hands, and ears that correlate with the body's organs. This opens a channel for energy to flow to the affected part of the body. There may be pain when pressure is applied to some spots, and in some cases it is necessary to use prolonged pressure.

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Using chiropractic, acupuncture and neck traction reflexology, along with massage and Epsom salt baths, my pain began to subside. The homework and lectures opened my insights into my feelings of guilt and dissatisfaction. My home today is uncluttered, peaceful, and stress-free. Best of all, my family follows the protocol. ANDREA I was trapped inside the typical American diet with its false sense of security. I weighed 300 pounds and was not diagnosed with illness. My back ached, veins in my legs hurt, I felt ill after ingesting most foods?

The main thing the reflexology will do is help the person relax. For all eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, or even people who are just plain overweight, we focus on the same organs and glands to help balance the eating disorder." The first and most common technique is called thumb walking. Using the thumb, the reflexologist moves in a forward motion, inching along "like a caterpillar" on the sole and sides of the foot. The second technique is known as finger walking. The pointer finger, bent at the first joint, travels forward motion on the top of the foot.

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If you've had reconstructive surgery of the feet, hands, or ears, you should not undergo reflexology in that area for at least 1 year after the surgery. Women who are in the first trimester of pregnancy should not have reflexology that stimulates the uterine points on the hands, feet, or ears. In general, it's best for pregnant women to receive reflexology that uses light, gentle pressure. Relaxation Therapy WHAT IS IT? The goal of relaxation therapy is to induce the relaxation response—a calm, rested state of body and mind that relieves tension and stress.

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It will also loosen muscles that have reflexology areas and how to work them, relief of arthritis pain, with special attention area (i.e., shoulder, hands, or back). painful Hydrotherapy Soak in a hot bath with Epsom salts or rnineral salts for at least twenty minutes. You'll eliminate toxins through sweat, and the salts will help replenish the body's mineral stores. Constitutional hydrotherapy is excellent (see the Hydrotherapy section for directions). Aromatherapy A number of different oils will reduce jstress, so you should try several to see which ones work best for you.

Take a ten-minute hot foot bath out toward your limbs. reflexology areas and how to work them, diaphragm, all the glands, the heart, and the to draw blood away from your head before to encourage the blood to move down and Aromatherapy Many essential oils have relaxing properties, but lavender, melissa, jasmine, and ylang ylang are among the best for anxiety. Use them in a bath or a massage, or add some to a room diffuser for extended relief. During a panic attack, inhale frankincense to encourage deep breathing.

If you have osteoporosis, reflexology can help ease pain. Be careful, however. Do not treat the foot or the hand roughly or with too much pressure. Work the areas corresponding to the vertebrae; the hip, the back, and the sciatic areas; and the lower back. Aromatherapy Black pepper and rosemary both have warming qualities that soothe aching bones and joints. Use them in a massage, a lotion, or a bath. If bone loss leads to stress, try any of several oils that have a relaxing, uplifting effect.

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