"...another widely publicized effect of endorphin production is the so-called "runner's high", which is said to occur when strenuous exercise takes a person over a threshold that activates endorphin production. Endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts, when the level of intensity is between moderate and high, and breathing is difficult. This also corresponds with the time that muscles use up their stored glycogen..." (Source: Wikipedia)

This day has been rather uneventful, woke up, took a shower, ate food, drank coffee, had an ice-cream, that is about where I am now... feeling a bit stiff and numb from yesterdays trip =)

Oh yes, I got a letter from KELA (the social insurance institution of Finland), the people that have paid me some money while I was studying, saying that they want money back for June. It's because the diplomas was written June 12th and they need 18 days in a month to pay for the month... Our school actually ended on July 4th, but I don't think I have a single paper saying that. So I probably have to pay them back the money I got for the month because of a misunderstanding about 6 days... *sigh*

My love affair with running began eight years ago when I entered college and to this day, my sneakers and I have been inseparable. My freshman year of college, I walked onto the school's division one cross country and track teams (impressive, right?). Well, to be honest there were no try-outs. I showed up to preseason in my worn-out cross-training sneakers and a too-big cotton t-shirt. I stuck out like a sore thumb compared to all the other girls who were in their new running kicks, showing off their sports watch tans, wearing spandex and cute matching tops. Not only were the girls dressed the part, but they were exchanging stories about their summer training and how many miles a week they were running, what place they had finished in a recent race or when their last Fartlek was. I felt a sense of doom come over me, thinking "what did I get myself into?" I hadn't run more than 4 miles at one time, and I sure didn't know what a "Fartlek" was.

With little confidence, I set out running with the team on our first of many runs together. I was determined to stay with the pack leaders. It wasn't easy at first, but to my surprise (and the surprise of the team) I did. And for my entire college career I stayed with the lead pack; finished first in a handful of races and received various awards for my accomplishments.

I was hooked on running, and I even enjoyed Fartleks. I learned the difference between a tempo run and an interval run. I learned the importance of both the long run and hill workouts. I discovered that taking a day off doesn't erase all of your training and can actually speed recovery. I experimented with pool running, lifting both before and after running (a popular debate these days), tested various running sneakers (my favorite: Asics), performed workouts with a heart-rate monitor, ran doubles (running in the morning and then again at night), competed in races from a half -mile up to marathon distance and so much more. But those are topics for another day.

People begin running for different reasons; some do if for weight loss, some do it for the social aspect, some run to be healthy, or to raise money for a cause like breast cancer awareness. I started running to prove you don’t need fancy sneakers, or top of the line running gear to keep up. You don’t need to be serious about racing, or know how many miles are in a 5k. You just need to appreciate “the runners high.” And when you do, don’t be surprised if you get addicted like me.

SSRI antidepressants induce dysphoria and definitely can't be used to treat depression in opiate users. They, generally, help increase seratonin and noradrenaline chemical levels in the brain and there are many different proprietry variants, including Seroxat and Prozac are now discredited. The only time I seriously considered suicide was when I took Seroxat 10yrs ago and it is now professionally recognised to increase the risk of suicide among certain groups of people.

Historically, Tricyclics, were superceded by SSRI antidepressants and Mirtazapine is a Tetracyclic which works differently again. Since 1994 it has been prescribed in order to treat many different psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders and mood disorders. Mirtazapine is an Antihistamine and Adrenergic alpha-antagonist

No surprise, then that I don't want to take this medication. I am going to begin a simple fitness regime at the gym and other ways to stimulate endorphins. Feels like, too little, too late, though as 30yrs of opiate addiction will have seriously, and possibly permenantly have affected my ability to feel happiness and pleasure naturally.

Below is a table of new antidepressant treatments and relative information according to patient studies.

Links

Cognitive Behavioural therapy v. Mirtazapine

Wann genau auf dem langen Weg zum Erwachsenwerden ging uns eigentlich die Leichtigkeit des Spiels verloren? Warum erlauben wir uns nur noch so selten, uns die Zeit mit Spielen zu vertreiben? Liegt es daran, dass Spielen schon per Definition keinen Nutzwert, keine praktische Zielsetzung haben darf, weil es sonst eben ganz schnell kein Spaß mehr ist, sondern Training oder Übung? Fest steht, dass die meisten Menschen – eingeklemmt in einen straffen Terminplan mit Jobs, Arztbesuchen, Erledigungen und anderen „ernsthaften“ Aufgaben – seltener Zeit für denn herrlich zweckfreien Müßiggang des Spiels haben, als sie sich wünschen. Und seltener als gut für ihr Wohlbefinden wäre.

Denn zu spielen ermöglicht es uns, in der unmittelbaren Gegenwart zu leben und diese auszukosten – anstatt uns wehmütig an die Vergangenheit zu erinnern oder uns über die Zukunft zu sorgen. Durch dieses Leben im hier und jetzt und die Konzentration auf den Moment, entstehen – ähnlich wie auf Urlaubsreisen und beim Sex – die größten Glücksgefühle. Oder wie Friedrich Schiller es formulierte: „Der Mensch spielt nur, wo er in voller Bedeutung des Wortes Mensch ist, und er ist nur da ganz Mensch, wo er spielt.“

Der vage Begriff „Spieltrieb“ gibt uns nur eine Ahnung davon, was genau uns mehr Lust und Freude empfinden lässt, wenn wir spielen, als wenn wir beispielsweise den Abwasch machen oder unsere Steuererklärung fertigstellen. Psychologen haben eine Reihe von Antriebskräften festgestellt, die uns zum Spielen verleiten: Da ist zum einen der Bewegungsdrang, den vor allem Menschen mit Bürojobs viel zu selten ausleben können. Angefangen vom einfachsten aller Flugsimulatoren (Papa nahm uns an einem Kinderarm und einem -bein und ließ uns im Kreis um sich herumsausen) bis zum rettenden Hecht hinter eine schützende Mauer bei Gotcha-Spielen: Bewegung und die dabei ausgeschütteten Adrenalin und Endorphin-Mengen, die durch unseren Körper rauschen, machen das Spielen so aufregend. Ein Rennen auf der Go-Cart-Bahn, eine rotwangige Schneeballschlacht, ein gewonnenes Duell unter dem Basketballkorb gefolgt von einem krachenden Slamdunk – das sind die Glücksmomente, in denen unser Puls steigt, der Atem fliegt und wir uns hinterher fragen, warum wir so etwas eigentlich nicht viel öfter machen. Der Biopsychologe Peter Walschburger von der FU Berlin erklärt: „Was in solchen Situationen, in denen wir ganz versunken sind, mit uns passiert, nennen die Experten ,Flow-Erlebnisse’ – wenn sie zum Beispiel auf einem Surfbrett an einem guten Tag mit kräftigen Wind über das Wasser gleiten und so begeistert sind, dass sie plötzlich jemanden laut juchzen hören – und dann erst merken, dass sie das selbst sind.“

Doch Bewegung könnten wir uns schließlich auch beim Spazierengehen oder auf dem Laufband eines Fitnessstudios holen. Spielen ist also mehr: Es schenkt uns das Gefühl von Freiheit, weil es entweder gar nichts mit unseren täglichen Pflichten zu tun hat (Kartenspiele, Flippern, Tischtennis) oder unseren Alltag auf unernste, eben spielerische Weise nachahmt (Geld verdienen bei Monopoly oder zahlreichen Wirtschaftssimulationen am Computer). Es weckt unsere Neugierde, lässt uns überschwänglich jubeln oder fluchen wie ein Bierkutscher – je nachdem wie das mit Spannung erwartete Ergebnis ausfällt. Denn auch in eben dieser Ungewissheit, wie das Spiel ausgehen wird, liegt einer seiner großen Reize. Das wusste schon der Psychologe Karl Groos, der in seinem Werk „Die Spiele des Menschen“ 1899 schrieb: „Ein Hauptvergnügen liegt in der Spannung der Erwartung und dem plötzlichen Hervorbrechen der Entscheidung.“ Und natürlich versteht es sich beinahe von selbst, dass wir stets entweder verdient und absolut zu Recht gewinnen – oder falls wir verlieren sollten, nur ein dummer Zufall, unfähige Mitspieler oder schummelnde Gegner daran Schuld sein können.

Urlaub vom Alltag, Urlaub vom Ich

Am schönsten und erfrischendsten sind Spiele meist dann, wenn sie uns erlauben, in eine Rolle zu schlüpfen, die mit unserem gewöhnlichen Leben nichts zu tun hat. Wenn sie uns eine fiktive Scheinwelt aufbauen lassen, in der wir sein können, was immer wir in diesem Moment gerne wollen. Egal ob als Feldherr im Brettspielklassiker „Risiko“ oder als kämpfende Nachtelfe im Online-Rollenspiel „World of Warcraft“ – das Eintauchen in das Spiel, das Verschmelzen mit der Plastikspielfigur oder dem Computercharakter geben dem Spielen eine wichtige neue Dimension. Nicht unser kleines grünes Steinchen startet einen Eroberungsfeldzug – WIR greifen unseren Mitspieler an. Nicht die drei Symbolkarten, die auf dem Tisch liegen bilden aufgrund des Regelwerks eine wichtige Handelsverbindung – WIR haben diesen Seeweg erkundet. Und zwar noch vor unseren Konkurrenten. Ätsch.

Spielenkönnen – und hier liegt ein Problem für viele Erwachsene, die sich albern fühlen, wenn sie mir roten Ohren einen Würfel schmeißen – bedeutet, sich einlassen zu können. Sich einlassen auf eine unwirkliche Welt. In dieser Welt können schmächtige Zeitgenossen mit ein paar Bewegungen am Controller ihrer Playstation zum breitschultrigen Football-Quarterback werden. Üppig behaarte Schwergewichte können auf einen Rollenspiel-Server als sommersprossiges Zwergenmädchen mit pinken Zöpfen durch die Wälder laufen und Drachen verhauen, wenn ihnen danach ist. Und Mädchen, die gerne damit kokettieren, nicht mit Geld umgehen zu können, wurden schon dabei gesehen, wie sie bei „Monopoly“ ihre männlichen Mitspieler ausnahmen wie Weihnachtsgänse und Osterhasen zusammen. Spieleentwickler Klaus Teuber, der unter anderem hinter „Barbarossa“ und „Siedler von Catan“ steckt, ist fasziniert von der Verwandlung, die Menschen bei Spielen durchmachen: „Was mich am Spielen begeistert, ist das Abschalten vom Alltag und die Möglichkeit, Fehler machen zu dürfen, ohne dass sich diese gleich auf Jahrzehnte rächen. Welchen Effekt ich auch liebe: seine Mitmenschen und Bekannten einmal ganz anders erleben zu dürfen. Ich erinnere mich noch gut an ein absolut politisch korrektes Pärchen, wo der Mann im Spiel zum Egomanen mutierte. ,So kenne ich dich ja gar nicht, wie spielst du denn?’ - ich höre noch heute die enttäuschte Stimme der Frau in meinem Ohr.“

Wenn wir spielen, müssen wir uns jedoch auch noch auf etwas anderes einlassen: auf das Risiko zu verlieren. So gut wie jedes Spiel unterscheidet am Ende zwischen Sieger und Verlierern oder gibt – selbst wenn wir alleine spielen wie bei einer klassischen Patience oder dem Spielehit „The Sims“ – Spielziele vor, an denen wir scheitern können oder sie erreichen. Manchmal ist es reines Glück, das über den Ausgang des Spiels entscheidet, manchmal Können, Geschicklichkeit, Anstrengung oder Erfahrung – meist eine Mischung aus alldem. Und dennoch, egal wie routiniert wir in einem Spiel sind, wir müssen immer damit rechnen, zu verlieren – im schlimmsten Fall gegen einen blutigen Anfänger. Doch genau darin liegt auch der Reiz. Natürlich wollen wir uns auch im Spiel mit anderen messen, das macht einen Großteil des Reizes aus. Aber wir treten dabei auch immer gegen uns selbst an“, sagt Biopsychologe Walschburger – selber ein begeisterter Tennisspieler. „Wenn ich gegen einen Spieler verliere, der einfach deutlich besser ist als ich, und ich dabei mein Bestes gegeben habe – dann kann ich unter Umständen trotzdem glücklicher vom Platz gehen, als nach einem haushohen Sieg über einen schwachen Gegner.“

Der vielleicht wichtigste Gedanke zum Thema Spielen jedoch, soll jedoch am Ende dieses Textes verraten werden ... Moment, draußen vor dem Fenster des Autors ruft jemand. Ob ich runterkomme zum Spielen? Hm, ich würde ja gerne. Aber ich muss noch diesen Artikel zu Ende ... Ach, was soll’s? Klar, ich bin sofort unten!

Text: Christoph Koch
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Opiates such as morphine and heroin lessen pain and produce euphoria, but their capacity for misuse means they must be treated with respect. Recent research has led to discoveries that could revolutionize, not only pain relief, but also, the understanding of addiction, reproduction, and the immune system.

Most recent advances stem from the discovery of the brain's opiate receptor and basic technique for studying brain receptors still used today. Brain receptors are proteins located on the surfaces of nerve cells, or neurons. The brain works through neurons communicating with each other by releasing signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals attach to receptors on nearby neurons the way a key fits a lock.

After establishing that opiate drugs acted on a specific neuron of many with a similar molecular structure it was suggested they worked by attaching to a receptor. Researchers used radioactive naloxone, a synthetic opiate with a strong attraction to the receptor to locate the tiny percentage of brain tissue. It was discovered that opiates bind specifically to cultured rat neurons and that non-opiate drugs do not bind to the receptor. Receptor binding assay, as the process is known, became an important method of studying drugs.

By testing which receptor a drug binds to, researchers can:

* Screen new chemicals for use in pain relief.
* Determine if a drug causes side effects by binding to the wrong receptor.
* Identify subtypes of opiate receptors that may be key to a new generation of opiate drugs that work without side effects.

The action of opiate receptors suggested opiates work by mimicking natural opiate-like molecules made and used in the brain. These are known as Endogenous brain opioids, of which there are two. Endorphins are a group of chemicals with a similar action to morphine and beta-endorphins are , produced by the brain's pituitary gland. The body uses these chemicals to control many functions.
Using the receptor binding assay and gene cloning techniques, researchers have now found at least four subtypes of opiate receptors; mu, delta, epsilon, and kappa. Cloning the receptors has helped scientists develop gene probes to locate the receptors in individual cells and other models for receptor subtypes that can reveal how new drugs work.

Scientists also have found that certain brain opioids act more on some receptor subtypes than others. This may lead to the development of new pain-relieving drugs that do not cause addiction, or other side effects.

Researchers believe that opioid receptors may effect the release of luteinizing hormone; an important reproductive peptide, and also help regulate the immune system. This could aid development of new treatments for problems ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to alcoholism.

Here is a map of brain structures containing opiate receptors. The positron emission tomography (PET) scan of mu opiate receptors shows high concentrations in the thalamus (red) which is involved in pain; intermediate concentrations in the cerebral cortex (green) and basal ganglia (yellow and orange) which plays an important role in movement and emotions; and low levels in the visual cortex (violet).

Exercise is important. Apart from weight loss, good cardiovascular fitness will help you in the long run fight a myriad of heart conditions and other diseases. Exercise is crucial to your fitness, it is crucial to your health. Diet enough is not alone! 

I've done my own research, and from my own experience I can tell you that people who tell you to go lift weights alone are idiots. Yes, your body does have to work harder to maintain muscle mass and burns more calories doing so. That being said, I lost much more weight doing cardiovascular training ALONE than when I was lifting weights and doing cardio periodically.

Do you know what kickstarted my weightloss? I listened to my trainer and did what he used to tell me from when I used to train with him (and was much fitter and in better condition overall) - I got my cardio up. I went into the gym with one purpose, do my cardio. I spent 3 weeks getting it up to about 40 minutes per day and making it a habit.  Now my exercises wold vary in length from half an hour to 50 minutes, my goal at each session though was to use the calorie counter and burn at least 500-600 calories. Somedays it was hard and fast, others more controlled. The hardest part is getting it done, but once it's over, there's nothing like it in the world! 

Post-exercise endorphin releases are actually similar to the feeling experienced after sexual intercourse, particular high in men after orgasm. The ultimate Nirvana. If you like feeling at peace, work your ass off on that cardio machine and work till you are dripping sweat. If you are leaving the gym dry, then go back and try harder.  

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Lamban atau bermalas-malasan membebani kesehatan mental: Orang-orang yang kurang bergerak, menurut studi mereka berisiko tinggi terkena penyakit Parkinson, Alzheimer, atau Depresi. Berolahraga adalah cara pengobatan yang terbaik untuk mengatasi kerusakan otak.

Menurut saya, tulisan Blech sangat menarik, dapat dijadikan dasar pemikiran untuk kita semua, bagaimana sebaiknya mengambil manfaat dari tulisannya, serta mencoba menerapkan di dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Karena tidaklah mudah bagi kita untuk merubah suatu kebiasaan hidup, dan tiba-tiba timbul kesadaran baru tentang kesehatan dan ingin secepatnya merubah gaya hidup.

Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, pakar Neuroscince dari University of California, Los Angeles, banyak melakukan penelitian hubungan antara bergerak dan kesehatan otak (Bila Anda tertarik dengan tulisannya lebih jauh, silakan gunakan search pada PubMed.). Gaya hidup yang banyak berdiam dan duduk membahayakan kesehatan otak. Tubuh manusia membutuhkan pergerakan minimum agar otak bekerja normal, dan ini adalah peninggalan dari perkembangan manusia, nenek-moyang kita, yang asal mulanya pemburu dan harus selalu bergerak mencari makanan. Bermalas-malasan tidak menguntungkan kesehatan otak, dan menyebabkan metabolism otak melambat dan ini merupakan awal dari banyak jenis penyakit. Selama ini kita khawatir dengan jenis penyakit seperti peredaran darah, punggung sakit, tulang rapuh, diabetes dan kaki membengkak, disebabkan kurangnya bergerak. Kini bertambah banyak lagi dengan penyakit pada otak, berkurangnya sel otak, melemahnya daya ingat, Parkinson disease, dementia, dan depresi, yang ternyata disebabkab terlalu banyak duduk dan malas-malasan.

Gene tubuh kita telah terbentuk sedemikian rupa dan menginginkan bahwa kita bergerak. Dengan adanya pergerakan yang minimum dan memberikan feedback pada organ tubuh kita, ini akan berpengaruh positif terhadap kesehatan otak, demikian menurut Thoma Tolle, 48, ahli Neurologi dan Psykologi dari Technische Universitaet Munich, Jerman. Seminggu sekali melakukan jogging, sama efektifnya dengan menggunakan100 mg betabocker, dan pasiennya pun kini diberi alternatif tersebut dan mencoba pengobatan yang murah dengan bergerak badan, komentarnya.

Dan ini membuat Carl Cotman, pakar Neuroscience dari California sampai pada kesimpulan, bahwa olahraga menjadi suatu perkembangan strategi terapi yang sangat menarik, dikarenakan pengertian bergerak penting bagi kesehatan otak.

Psychiatry, John Ratey, 60 dari Cambridge, Amerika, malah berbuat hal yang proaktif, bagi pasiennya yang datang berobat, diharuskan naik tangga dua lantai untuk mencapai ruang prakteknya. Baru tidak lama ini, pengobatan penyakit syaraf masih tetap berkutat di sekitar penggunaan obat, tutur Ratey, dan ia sendiri pernah aktif memberikan ceramah-ceramah bagi banyak perusahaan Farmasi raksasa. Ratey yang juga memberi kuliah pada Harvard Medical School, mulai sadar, setelah melihat bertambah banyaknya tulisan yang mengisyaratkan pengaruh positif bergerak terhadap organ berpikir kita. Kini ia sendiri aktif mengunjungi tempat fitness, dan tiap ada kesempatan ia akan memberikan saran yang sama, entah apa saja masalah si pasien, dari awal, yang dianjurkannya adalah berolahraga, dan ini menurut keyakinannya yang beralasan kuat, akan membantu mengatasi masalah kejiwaan atau mental.

Belum lama ini, tulisan pada textbook masih mengatakan bahwa pergerakan otot tubuh tidak mempengaruhi peredaran darah pada otak, kata Wildor Hollman, 83, dari Deutsche Sporthochschule Koln, dan ia sempat melakukan percobaan pada 12 anak muda laki-laki yang sehat, mereka disuruh mengayun pedal sepeda ber-speedometer di ruang fitness. Alhasil membuktikan gerakan demikian meningkatkan peredaran darah pada otak hingga 30 persen, dan selanjutnya penelitian memberikan gambaran lebih jelas, peningkatan peredaran darah pada otak, memberi efek penambahan pembuluh darah baru di otak, kurang lebih di sekitar daerah cortex, otak kecil, dan hippocampus.

Apa yang terjadi dengan peningkatan peredaran darah pada otak? Bila tubuh bergerak, bagian otak tertentu menjadi aktif dan pada sel-sel otak terjadi produksi bermacam-macam protein. Dari hasil percobaan hewan diketahui banyak dari protein itu merupakan growth factor dan ini berfungsi seperti pupuk bagi otak. Protein atau peptida seperti VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor, wikipedia) dan IGF-1 (Insulin-like growth factor 1, wikipedia) dapat memacu pembentukan pembuluh darah baru. Protein BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor, wikipedia) menstimulasi pertumbuhan sel otak yang baru pada hippocampus, dan membantu menjaga penyimpanan daya ingat jangka panjang dari gangguan geger otak.

Produksi protein dengan nama VGF (nerve growth factor inducible, wikipedia)meningkat, bila mencit berlari pada roda berputar, penemuan Ronald Duman, dokter ahli syaraf dari Yale University. VGF berfungsi pada sistem pengontrolan sel otak dan memiliki efek farmakologi seperti obat antidepresif. Tolle juga menemukan sesuatu dari otak bagian tertentu para pelari jogging, setelah berlari selama 2 jam. Hasil scan otak (Positron Emmision Tomography, PET) menunjukkan pada daerah otak tertentu, pada bagian untuk proses mood atau perasaan, serta proses menekan rasa sakit, terbentuk dengan intensif senyawa endorphin. Padahal tanpa ada penjelasan ilmiah yang nyata pun kaum muda telah mempraktekkan dan sering merasakan “wah” dan segar bugar, setelah jogging, memanjat tebing, ataupun bersepeda. Ini dibuktikan oleh Henning Boecker, 42, peneliti di Universitaetklinik Bonn, Jerman, secara ilmiah, bahwa meningkatnya perasaan euphoric seiring dengan meningkatnya produksi endorphin pada otak. Perasaan bahagia dan selalu beredarnya “pupuk” otak, ditilik dari segi evolusi, sebetulnya merupakan sesuatu yang wajar-wajar saja, mengingat manusia purba selalu berjalan dan bergerak. Setelah melakukan training seminggu, kadar growth factor meningkat menonjol, dan mulai menunjukkan pengaruhnya pada sistem kognitif otak.

Bayangkan, manusia modern telah seberapa jauh meninggalkan kebiasaan hidup manusia purba, mereka rata-rata berjalan kaki 40 km tiap harinya (manusia modern rata-rata hanya berjalan kaki 1,5 km), dan 40 persen lebih banyak menghabiskan energi daripada manusia modern. Kurangnya bergerak menyebabkan bermacam-macam penyakit gangguan mental. Suatu studi (Ahli neurologi Hansjorg Bazner, Kilinikum Mannheim, Jerman, beserta 10 kollega dari pusat penelitian lain di Eropa) terhadap 600an orang tua menunjukkan hasil scan otak mereka, terutama mereka yang susah bergerak dan mudah hilang keseimbangan badan karena gangguan mental, perubahan pada “white matter” di otak. White matter (wikipedia) adalah bagian dari penghubung antar sel otak, dan bertanggung jawab seperti saklar pengontrolan bagi otak. Menurut penemuan awal, Bazner mengatakan, dengan melakukan training white matter tersebut dapat dijaga stabil keberadaannya.

Pada awal perkembangannya pasien Alzheimer menunjukkan gerakan yang lamban, ini merupakan hasil studi di Jepang terhadap 800an pasien di atas usia 65 tahun, selama 7 tahun. Kecendrung menderita dementia adalah mereka yang kurang bergerak. Di Swedia dilakukan juga studi terhadap 1500 peserta pria dan wanita, terbukti, melakukan olahraga ringan dapat memperlambat terjadinya Alzheimer. Bila mereka melakukan olahraga 2 kali seminggu, kelaknya risiko terkena Alzheimer akan menurun hingga 60 persen. Ronald Petersen dari Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, membuat pernyataan lebih jauh lagi, berolahraga secara teratur merupakan cara preventif terbaik, lebih baik daripada menggunakan obat, lebih baik daripada kegiatan mental, dan lebih baik daripada makanan yang sehat.

Sampaikan terhadap pasien yang hampir lumpuh tidak bisa jalan pun, para dokter coba mencari cara untuk memberi rangsangan pada otak, seperti pelakuan pada Universitaet Fankfurt, Jerman, ahli pengetahuan olahraga, Christian Haas, memberikan vibrasi selama 60 detik kepada pasien Parkinson. Getaran itu tidak hanya mengaktifkan otot, tetapi juga memberi rangsangan pada otak untuk memproduksi growth factor dan senyawa sejenisnya. Percobaan dengan 68 pasien Parkinson, setelah terapi vibrasi 5 kali satu menit lamanya, gejala penyakit turun sebanyak 17 persen.

Akhirnya, kurang pergerakan juga dihubungkan dengan penyakit depresi. Peneliti di Amereka melakukan studi terhadap 1900 peserta selama 8 tahun, dan mereka awalnya sehat-sehat saja. Hasil menunjukkan mereka yang kurang bergerak cenderung 2 kali lebih banyak terserang depresi. Yang menarik, penelitian tersebut dilakukan juga terhadap siswa sekolah menengah pertama oleh Rod Dishman, ahli pengetahuan olahraga dari University of Geogia, Athens, USA. Sekitar 4600 pelajar diamati selama 2 tahun, terbukti mereka yang kurang aktivitas olahraga, lebih sering dalam suasana depresif.

Bertambah banyak psychiater kini mempraktekkan olahraga mengayun pedal sepeda ketimbang terapi pembicaraan berbaring di couch. Peneliti bidang exercise, Andrea Dunn melatih 80 peserta dengan ciri-ciri bergerak lamban dan terkena depresi selama 8 minggu menggunakan trett-mill dan ayun pedal sepeda, konsumsi energi setara dengan berjalan kaki selama 30 menit. Hasil menunjukkan, rata-rata gejala mereka menurun sebanyak 47 persen, dan 42 persen peserta malahan menunujukkan hilang sama sekali gejala penyakitnya. Terapi demikian hasilnya serupa dengan penggunaan obat, dan keuntungan lainnya, sama sekali tidak ada efek sampingan!

Ups, blitzt ein mittelalterlicher Bader in meine Fantasie...viel früher... ich switche zwischen Ausblocken mit "Früher war alles besser..."/Johnny Thunders/ von den Hosen und dem Versuch den Schmerz als Information zu erkunden. Krasse Information, besonders der Dauerschmerz durch das Gebläse, aber auch die crescendos des Bohrens in der Ruine, ich denke an Paul Atreides und den Schmerzverstärker, ich träume von Mohn,..."früher hör auf mit früher...", ich versteife ungemein, aber ich fühle mich noch immer gut aufgehoben, der Schmerz gehört dazu. Danach bin ich etwas verlegen, Frauen sind mit Schmerzen etwas zäher im Nehmen, ist meine Hypothese, und dankbar, das es vorbei ist, das mein Zahn versorgt ist und das ich in dieser Moderne lebe, die mir solches Empfinden zur Option macht. Draussen Sonnenschein und Kühle.. ich fühle mich stärker und ich glaube einem kleinen Endorphin-rush gewahr zu werden..Geil.

Aber zum Hobbyisten des Schmerzes reicht meine Experimentierfreude wohl nicht...

Inuit: Nur wer Schmerz ertragen kann, überlebt die Wildnis

Weniger ist mehr... ich frage ob diese Jungs erst einmal ordentlich vom riskanten Opium pfeifen...?

Oder mit Blumfeld:

Meine Endomorphinproduktion hat alles verlernt, da hilft auch kein Erinnern mehr (...) Also gib mir meine Dosis, von dem, was mir zusteht, den Rest, ich hab schon bezahlt, also gib sie mir jetzt.

Cheers!

P.S.: Genau drei Stunden, nachdem ich endlich die gesamten Daten meines Laptops auf die neue fette externe Festplatte gezogen habe, fängt mein Laptop an, seltsame Geräusche zu machen. Kann sein, dass ich die nächste Zeit dann mal offline gehe...

Innerlich immer noch Kind.

Liebe zählt zu diesen Empfindungen, die einen komplett verändern. Wie auch die Angst oder die Trauer. Wenn man wirklich liebt, würde man seine Vergangenheit, das damalige Ich nur mehr schwer wiedererkennen. Man verändert sich, scheinbar nur zum Positiven, sicherlich aber auch in die andere Richtung. Richtet sich nach diesem einen Menschen aus und verliert wahrscheinlich viel Wichtigeres für kurze Zeit aus den Augen. Blind vor Liebe. Wie beschreibend doch diese drei Worte sind. Beschreiben sie doch auch, wie ich mich damals verhalten habe. Sagte viel zu oft Freunden ab und wollte meine Zeit nur mit einer Person teilen. Heute würde ich es nicht mehr tun. Ich bin gealtert und gereift. Habe gelernt und verstanden. Und innerlich immer noch Kind. Ich wäre das nächste Mal wieder blind. Nur mit mehr Durchblick. Würde Freiheit geben und meine eigene genießen. Und trotzdem. Noch immer Kind.

Aber Du hast mich wiederbelebt. Jetzt bin ich hungrig nach Leben. Die ganzen Schmetterlinge im Bauch und die Endorphine im ganzen Körper. Zeigen mir, dass es mir gut geht. Jedes Gefühl genieße ich und jede Berührung beknie ich, mit dem Wissen, das alles so schnell anders sein kann. Warum gibt es nicht einfach nur Liebe und keine Liebe. Warum gibt es da noch ein Versuchen wir, ob oder ein Mal sehen wie's wird. Und warum kann man nicht einfach zu einem Menschen sagen, ich liebe dich. Und er sagt Ich liebe dich auch und das wars dann. Das wäre alles ehrlich und So tun als ob gäbe es gar nicht mehr. Ich bin hungrig nach Leben. Das Leben ermöglicht die Liebe und die Liebe beflügelt das Leben. Eine perfekte Symbiose. Du hast mich wiederbelebt und die Schmetterlinge sind aus ihren Kokons herausgewachsen.

Du bist der Sand im Getriebe. Der Gedankenmaschine. Man konnte es schon einige Male spüren. Hat die Liebe in mein Leben gefunden, spielen meine Gedanken verrückt. Dieses Chaos, ich liebe es. Und selbst wenn ich weiß, dass die Liebe auch auf der anderen Seite besteht, bleiben meine Gedanken nicht ruhig. So rotieren und fragen und manchmal zweifeln sie auch. Zweifeln am Wahrheitsgehalt der Gefühle. Zweifeln an der Realität. Manchmal stört es den anderen, weil doch Zweifel nur für ihn reserviert schienen. Warum dürfte jetzt auch der Typ, der sich immer nach Liebe sehnt, an gerade jener zweifeln?

Leg Deine Arme um mich, dass meine Narbe die ich hier auf meinem Herz trage nicht mehr schmerzt. Die Zweifel können erst verschwinden, wenn die Berührung meines Herzens der brodelnden Narbe Beruhigung bringt. Wenn mich eine Berührung und ein Blick und ein Lächeln all den Schmerz und die Wut und die Realität, die die Liebe verursacht, vergessen macht. Dazu braucht man Kraft und Geduld und trotzdem bitte ich jedem, der mich zu lieben bereit ist, es einmal zu versuchen. Es ist doch nur eine Berührung und ein Blick und ein Lächeln. Mehr nicht. Aber es würde eine Narbe verheilen lassen, die all die Jahre immer größer wurde. Jede Enttäuschung ließ sie wachsen und irgendwann würde sie auch wiederkommen. Doch für den kurzen Moment, der nur uns beiden gehört, wäre es weg. Alles wäre weg und egal und wir wären eins.

Und Du fühlst Dich fern an. Millionen Meilen von mir. Wo bist du. Und wo warst du all die Jahre, die ich mit Suchen verschwendete, welche ich nach dem scheinbaren Finden immer wieder neu verursachte. Wo wirst du sein, wenn wir uns das erste Mal sehen, wenn mein Herz und mein Kopf und meine Seele und all das, was in meinem Körper noch eine Stimme hat aus einem Hals brüllen: Ich liebe dich. Wo werden wir uns sehen. Und wie wird es sein. Ich weiß es nicht. Doch ich freue mich schon heute jeden Tag darauf.

Sabe aquela história de que aos 20 anos a nossa pele é exatamente a que Deus nos deu e, aos 40, o resultado do que nós fizemos por ela? A idéia central continua a mesma: cuidar hoje significa ter amanhã. Porém, pesquisas recentes sobre envelhecimento, feitas em grandes universidades de todo o mundo, jogaram por terra o valor do tempo. Isso mesmo. Esperar até os 25 anos para tratar e proteger a pele é coisa do passado. A partir dos 18 anos - às vezes 15, dependendo da fragilidade da pele -, já é mais do que hora de dar uma força para a renovação celular (leia quadro abaixo). Além disso, com a quantidade de tratamentos disponíveis, é possível não só manter a pele jovem por muito mais tempo como deixá-la ainda mais bonita do que a versão original - leia-se dar cabo de pequenas asperezas, manchinhas e falta de brilho. E, com essa missão, novos cosméticos vêm surgindo. Os mais promissores nasceram da neurocosmética e da nanotecnologia.

A nossa pele é renovada naturalmente a cada 28 dias. Com o passar do tempo, o espaço de "troca da casca" ganha intervalos maiores. E as células sofrem por mais tempo a ação do sol, vento, calor e do próprio envelhecimento natural. Resultado: a pele fica mais grossa, opaca e até enrugada.

Neuropeptídeos

O que é:

O nosso corpo é formado por bilhões de células -- as que fazem parte do nosso sistema nervoso são chamadas de neurônios e são especializadas em transmitir mensagens do organismo para o cérebro (são quase 100 bilhões de neurônios em cada ser humano). A pele, por sua vez, é rica em terminações nervosas, ou seja, de acordo com a necessidade, ela vive mandando mensagens para o cérebro. É aí que atua a neurocosmética: onde os ativos aplicados na epiderme chegam aos neurônios, protegendo-os ou estimulando-os, deixando a pele mais bonita. "A neurocosmética pesquisa e busca reproduzir os efeitos positivos que o bem-estar traz à pele", diz Kélia Resende, farmacêutica da Galena.

Como age:

A neurocosmética tem nos neuropeptídeos seus grandes heróis. Essas substâncias, proteínas e aminoácidos encontrados naturalmente no organismo, estão em atividade no cérebro (daí a palavra neuro) e na derme e agem como mediadores entre as células nervosas e a pele, estimulando a formação de colágeno e a renovação celular. A quantidade de neuropeptídeos diminui com o envelhecimento. Assim, a neurocosmética prega que, ao repor essas substâncias na pele por meio de produtos cosméticos, garante uma aparência mais serena, bonita e jovial.

Os neurocremes:

Há dois ativos que atuam na preservação da conexão pele-neurônios e que sofre degeneração com o tempo. Um é o neuroxyl, que protege topicamente a tal rede, impedindo que ela se degenere, retardando, assim, o envelhecimento. Outro é o endorphin, que estimula a producão de, por exemplo, betaendorfina, um neuro-hormônio que dá à pele aparência e sensação de bem-estar, suavizando, acalmando e hidratando.

E tudo começou...

Com o dermatologista Nicholas Perricone, que, depois de ganhar o mundo com os efeitos antiflacidez do DMAE, divulgou as maravilhas dos neuropeptídeos para o rejuvenescimento e bem-estar da pele.

Nanotecnologia

O que é:

O prefixo "nano" vem do grego e significa "anão". Um nanômetro corresponde a um bilionésimo de metro - para ter uma idéia, em uma cabeça de alfinete caberiam 1 milhão de nanômetros. A nanotecnologia aplicada à cosmética consiste em colocar princípios ativos em partículas tão pequenas, mas tão pequenas, que elas consigam penetrar nas camadas mais profundas da pele, potencializando os efeitos dos produtos.

Como age:

A nanotecnologia funciona a partir das nanopartículas, um tipo de "elevador" que carrega os princípios ativos até as regiões mais profundas da epiderme. Graças a isso, os nanocosméticos conseguem agir na camada basal, o local de nascimento da células da pele. Dessa forma, contribuem para que se forme uma epiderme de melhor qualidade já que fortalecem as células muito novas que ainda não sofreram as agressões do meio ambiente.

Os neurocremes:

Embora a maior parte deles seja de produtos anti-rugas, o princípio pode ser aplicado a todo cosmético já que quanto mais fundo ele for, maior a sua atividade (imagine as maravilhas da nanotecnologia em um creme anticelulite, por exemplo). "O cosmético vai chegar direto até as células nervosas, acionando-as para agirem na renovação do tecido cutâneo", explica Maya Maalouf, diretora do Instituto Anna Pegova.

E tudo começou...

Os primeiros produtos que pretendiam combater as rugas limitavam-se a esfoliar a área mais superficial da epiderme, a camada córnea. Na década de 70, surgiram cremes cujas formulações continham substâncias que conseguiam penetrar na pele (mas só na camada córnea). Nos anos 80, chegaram ao mercado compostos à base de alfa-hidroxiácidos, capazes de ir um pouco mais fundo. A década seguinte foi dos lipossomas - minúsculas partículas compostas de gordura e água -, que chegavam ainda mais fundo na pele, mas não na camada basal. A nanotecnologia, já empregada por diversos laboratórios e empresas, promete isso.

AcuEnergetics:
Same as Chakra Therapy in a nutshell. Its also known as Harmonics Energy Balance. Therapists use a concepts in Chakra therapy to heal. The basic principles are the same but with a different name. Read on Chakra Therapy in this post.

Acupressure:
In the first part I mentioned that our astral / emotional body is attached to our physical body at various points along its length. These points have various names as chakras, pressure points, vortexes, psychic centers, meridians, energy centers, etc. Acupressure is associated with applying physical pressure to these points and transferring emotional energy, chi or prana through fingers unblocking the blocked chakra. Hands are considered healing agents in every form of physical contact therapy. Pressure points are gateways that channel healing energies to the main chakras. You would need to understand the concept of chakras before this entirely makes sense. Try this link healing.about.com for some basic clarity on chakras.

Acupuncture:
This is very similar to acupressure; the only difference being the use of pricks via pins or needles at the same points. This is also called Meridian Healing. Medicine.net has a great FAQ on this subject.

Aromatherapy:
Its the therapy where the use of scents from essential oils are used to heal certain common ailments. This educational site offers some great information on some more basics and is worth a quick glance.

Astral Projection:
Healing through Astral Projection or Astral Travel usually works by just understanding the experience of the non physical universe. The other term for it is 'Out of body experience' or soul travel. This is the phenomenon of your soul or mind leaving your body. Some use Astral Projection to perform a Past Life Memory investigation which can be very healing. It helps to understand how one may suffer certain trying disorders in spite of medication. For the most part, it helps with building confidence in the greater purpose of life and karma.

Auric Healing (Aura Healing):
Auras are created by the energies from each chakra. The strength of an aura reflects the emotional IQ of the person. Better the Aura, better the E-IQ. The basic principles for healing are the same as Chakra Therapy. Read on Chakra Therapy in this post.

Chakra Therapy (Chakra Balancing):
If you have read about chakras from part 1 of this post, you would understand that the mental or astral body has 7 chakras along the length of a person's physical body. Each of these 7 points are associated with emotional and physiological illness that represents a physical organ or gland. Before a physical illness appears, an emotional illness is considered to be the cause of the fall in bodily defenses. Chakra therapy is the foundation of every other therapy. Further information can be found from the combination of both these sites Astral Mate & The School of Tantra. On a another note, there is a correlation between Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and The Chakra System (highlighted by Norwick Gray).

Cognitive Therapy:
Also called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the focal point is tuning emotions and hence the outcome of thoughts. The targeted outcome is to change the way we think. Most therapists use this method to help clients empower themselves to solve their emotional issues. It goes by many names: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Rational Behavior Therapy, Rational Living Therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Dialectic Behavior Therapy. The National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists have a quick read on this subject. This form of therapy does not specifically aim at resolving physical illness.

Color Therapy:
The same as chakra therapy but using colors to heal. Certain colors tend to magnify certain emotions or the lack of it. By understanding the need for certain colors you understand personal issues that one faces and its physical consequence. Gemstones therapy is a subset of color therapy and color therapy is a subset of chakra therapy. For example, if your favorite color is blue, it indicates that you might have issues speaking up or being open and frank with people. Here's a link to a chart in Chakra Therapy; each color representing physical ailments and emotional symptoms. Please refer to Chakra Therapy in this post for additional info.

Crystal Healing:
Read on Gemstone Therapy in this post.

Energy Balancing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.

Exorcism:
Please read up on Spirit Releasement Therapy in this post.

Expressive Therapy:
A form of therapy that is targeted to clear blockages in the 5th or throat chakra. The 5th chakra represents innermost creative expression. Expression can occur in any creative form; through writing, dance, vocals, music, painting, craft, sculpting, architecting, etc. The Wikipedia has great examples on this subject.

Food Therapy:
A process using healing properties of various natural foods to cure ailments. I dug out this site (natali.co.uk) that has an illness to food matches.

Gemstone Therapy:
The concept of gemstone therapy arises from the theory of color therapy. Color therapy in turn associates its roots from Chakra therapy. This article clearly describes the roots of Gemstone Therapy. However, these forms of therapy creates dependencies on external objects; its best to resolve emotional issues associated with each unbalanced chakra to completely balance self.

Gestalt Therapy:
The concepts in Gestalt Therapy served to evolve into NLP. See NLP in this post. More history here @ wikipedia.

Guided Imagery
Visualizations that use the imagination to heal both mind and body. It boils down to restoring balance in every chakra using the third eye or 6th chakra (ajna). Since the obvious form of modality here is using the mind to heal, it brings focus to Chakra therapy as the base foundation for identifying symptoms, emotional causes and implementing fixes. Eupsychia has some good information on definitions and how-to.

Harmonics Energy Balancing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.

Hecatean Projection
A type of astral projection where one gets projected into a negative emotional area made of fear, hate, jealousy, anger and other remaining deadly sins. It is definitely not therapeutic. Read up on astral projection for more information on how projections can be therapeutic.

Energy Healing with Chi, Ruah, Prana:
Chi, Ruah or Prana refer to the same energy: 'emotions'. Since Chakra therapy is about healing using emotions, please refer to chakra therapy for details.

Herbal Therapy:
The use of twigs, leaves, flowers or the entire plant to create healing teas, soups, powders or just skin patches. Ancient Ayurvedic Medicine from India and Herbology in witchcraft are such forms of herbal therapy. Herb to disease matching can be found here (herbsandcures.com).

Homeopathy:
Just like the other forms of therapy, this form of therapy is targeted at the same emotional energy system in the body. The National Center for Complimentary Medicine has explained this concept pretty well. Homeopaths use the concept of 'like attracts like', which is the 'Law of Attraction'.

Hypnotherapy:
Using hypnosis to heal mental and physical conditions. While most sites explain it as using alternate states of your consciousness to heal, these consciousness could be your own, or your Higher Self (spirit guides / guardian angels), or vampiric consciousness that linger from a previous incarnation. New age movements see this as your past consciousness (egos) or other vampiric consciousness creating blockages against self healing. By engaging these consciousnesses and walking through causations of their own emotional blockages, the emotional block in the client clears. As per chakra therapy, these forms of emotional blockages cause physical illnesses; and by clearing these, physical balance is eventually restored.

Landscape Therapy:
Watching natural serenity in pictures, photo slides or in person can have a very soothing effect on your mind. A combination of the sounds of nature, its panaromic views and the natural smell of the earth does relax one's mind. This is achieved through slide shows as well. That's all that this form of therapy is - a relaxation technique engaging the visual senses through color combinations and visualizations.

Light Body Activation:
Same as Chakra Therapy in a nutshell. For more details on how this therapy is practiced, read up on an article by Laughing Life coach and Merkaba.

Massage Therapy:
Any form of physical contact therapy aimed at relaxation through overall body massage falls under this category. The names & techniques are aplenty. A consolidated list can be obtained here at Wikipedia.

NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming):
Mostly used in Professional and Self success management, this self empowerment technique is a very high level and neutral form of therapy used to perform self analysis and self rectification. This is best for skeptics who do not wish to engage in understanding spiritual therapy as the core of every alternative therapy. This form of therapy is not designed to heal physical illnesses either. The best source for NLP info is NLP.com. However, if you have faced a road block after using NLP, I suggest investigating the spiritual aspects that form the core of this training.

Past Life Regression Healing (PLR):
This is hypnosis on 'steroids' (without the use of any steroids of course). If you haven't familiarized yourself with the concepts of hypnotherapy in this post, please do before moving forward. PLR is consciously knowing that you have lived in previous lives hence using hypnosis or trance to go back into those lifetimes. The healing effect comes into play when one understands his or her karmic debts from a past life. Past life negative karma's can cause emotional blockages in any or many of the 7 chakras. By understanding and overcoming these emotional blockages, one can heal the physical and mental self. A clear and simple read can be found here. The site HealPastlives.com is considered to be one of the best sites detailing Past Life Regression Healing.

Pranic Healing:
Read up on Chakra Therapy. Its the same base concept.

Physical Fitness Form of Therapy:
A therapy involving Endorphin release through cardiovascular exercises. It may be assisted with weight training. I personally use the site exrx.net to learn and plan my routine.

Reflexology:
This falls under Massage / Touch therapy and attempts chakra balancing by applying pressure only at end points - hands, feet or ears. Wikipedia hosts a great article on this subject.

Shamanic Healing (Shamans):
Healing through the knowledge of the village medicine men or tribal witch doctors. They use a variety of healing methods that include herbal therapy, soul retrieval (past life regression healing), gemstone therapy (color therapy using gemstones), exorcism (using hypnotherapy) and spirit assistance (assisting consciousness in the afterlife). In the true meaning of the word 'shamans', alternative therapists are shamans as well. Its just a broad term encompassing various forms of therapy.

Sound Therapy (Mantra Therapy):
This form of therapy is closely tied to Chakra Therapy where the 7 musical notes (or mantras or chanting) assist in healing various ailments. Try this site (elivia.com) for detailed information and downloadable music notes. On another note, any sound or music that puts your mind at ease comes under this form of therapy. Most musical tunes have all 7 notes. You don't really need to buy any expensive relaxation CD that claims wonders. Other forms of sound therapy are listed here (biowaves.com). It also include binaural beats from Monroe's Institute of Hemisync Research.

Soul Retrieval:
It is healing using Past Life Regression. Please read on PLR in this post. A great note on soul retrieval by another author can be found here.

Spirit Releasement Therapy (Spirit Intrusion):
Also known as exorcism, this therapy involves identifying spirit consciousnesses that affect your current life. Known mental illnesses associated with these are schizophrenia, personality or identity disorders. The intruding spirits are identified and confronted through hypnotherapy aided with concepts in past life regression. Shamanic healers or past life regressionists are known for healing this. I've had fairly good success with the help of psychics as well; although the information was a bit obscure and left for interpretation. With two schizophrenics in my family, I took my wife's psychic help to identify the intruding spirits causing them pain.
The spirits that linger around are dissatisfied emotional remains of physical people from your previous lives or in some extreme cases 'wandering spirits' that may not be related directly to you. Wandering spirits are easier to release and this can be termed as spirit assistance ( I wrote about spirit assistance in one of my posts here.) However, releasing spirits from your past lives require a little more work; work mostly on your part. These spirits are normally upset with you for a reason unknown to you in this lifetime; past life regression gives great insight on this reason. In most cases, these spirits are past life egos of your own consciousness itself; i.e. unsatisfied version(s) of your previous life. Schizophrenics are one example of this. Their unsatisfied spirit of a previous life constantly intrude and try to quickly resolve what has remained as unfinished business before they had physically died then. In all cases they use negative ways to achieve this; these include hate, anger, pride, self denial, greed, jealousy or any form of an insecure belief. Then there are those affected with personality disorders like MPD or DID. These folks are usually involuntary spirit mediums who host other consciousness in their physical body without control or knowledge. The only way to release these spirits in these cases requires complete the karmic debt payback. The time frame can be as long as paying back house loan payments. Hang in there and seek help from past life regression hypnotherapists on what you may have done in your last life to undergo this pain.

Talk Therapy:
It is just talking about your emotional issues. Please read up on Cognitive Therapy in this post. The definitions vary at various sites but if you look at all of it closely, you will find the commonality.

Taste Therapy:
Therapy through taste has not yet been researched to a great extent. As stated, there are 6 tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, astringent, spicy hot & salty; this page talks about taste therapy and its association with healing.

Tantric Sex:
Sex in general is the most commonly played sport among humans. I hope we all agree that in the mammal world alone, it is the common form of 'physical' evolution (excluding artificial means). Fortunately, sex assists in mental evolution as well. Tantric sex is exactly what this is all about; mental / spiritual evolution through sex (i.e. maturity through sex). During a tantric orgasm, emotional energy or chi / prana flows up your spine inducing a fulfilling effect; which is why some have chills right after or during orgasms. As the chi rises, it clears blockages in all chakras having a healing effect. It is a self transforming process with the aim to finally achieve the art of making love in its purest form. The sole intent evolves into pleasing the other by attending to their every sexual and emotional desire. At every age, tantric sex heals, vitalizes and rejuvenates mind and body. Discovery Health has a good 5 page article on techniques and effects. I highly recommend this read.

Therapeutic Imagery:
Same a Guided Imagery listed in this post.

Touch Therapy:
This is the same as Massage Therapy listed in this post.

Visualization:
Its the same as Guided Imagery listed on this post.

Yoga (Hatha Yoga exercise):
The ancient Indian forms of physical exercise with poses targeted to heal specific illnesses. This site
(Truthstar.com/yoga) has some great information on specific exercises/poses to heal specific physical problems.

Enjoy your journey!

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This reminds me of one of my favourite quotes. 'Confusion is always the most honest response' by Marty Indik. (Uh, interesting, my cerebral cortex seems to messed up confusion and curiosity.) However ..now I found out that he also said 'Half of analysis is anal'. Notice! This second quote is the perfect and short example to the theory of jokes mentioned before. What else did I have to find out? '"Non-notable lawyer." by LrdChaos' in July 2006. If that isn't notable?
How trustworthy is the Internet? If you know something about Mr Indik, LrdChaos or July 2006 - tell me, I'm dying to know. Not physically, more on a neurological level.
Statistics reveal: don't trust statistics!

When a neuron initially fires, it sends an electrical signal down its axon to the pre-synaptic terminal (also known as the end of the neuron and the end of the axon). The neurotransmitter’s task is to convert that electrical signal to a chemical signal and transmit it across the synapse to the dendrites of a nearby neuron. The nearby neuron’s dendrites contain receptors to receive that transmission, which convert the chemical signal into a new electrical signal.

For a visual explanation of how this process works visit the Mind Project’s Flash animation Introduction to Synapses. A consortium of educational institutions, the folks at The Mind Project are creating “curriculum materials that provide students with a challenging yet accessible introduction to the cognitive sciences (the study of the mind and brain).”

Back in 1921, Otto Loewi discovered the first neurotransmitter, Acetylcholine, and there are now some 50 or so known neurotransmitters. Over the next several posts we will explore some of the ones that just roll off the tongue (!): Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Endorphin, Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Cortisol and Melatonin. Meanwhile you can check out some neurotransmitter tidbits at Neuroscience for Kids – Neurotransmitters.