Cure common illnesses using your Mind: Here are some Practical Applications
HEADACHE. This is frequently caused by a neurological breakdown (of the brain), which disrupts circulation. In the membrane that lines the brain, blood congeals or stagnates.
The most obvious treatment is to stimulate the brain and restore normal circulation. To relieve tension in the heart and brain, first open the window, then lie down on your back with your feet as high as your head and relax your muscles. Begin to inhale long, deep breaths on a regular basis after the body is completely relaxed, and suggest or imagine that the blood is flowing out of the head and down to the feet. In your imagination, follow the path of the blood. Because more blood rushes to the brain, the primary effect is to aggravate the pain; however, if the treatment is continued for twenty to thirty minutes, the circulation will be normalized, and there will be no congestion and no headache. For a half-hour or less, one should continue to relax and breathe while stopping to think and allowing the brain to rest. There should be daily relaxation and treatment for sporadic headaches until they are under control. This could take several years if there is severe degeneration of the brain and sympathetic centers; the age and overall condition will determine how long it takes. In such circumstances, there is usually some degree of stomach and liver dysfunction. An excellent hygienic measure is to wash out the stomach with hot water. When you first wake up and whenever your stomach is empty.
CONSTIPATION. This necessitates therapy on a local level. Place your hands on the bowels to focus your attention on them. Hold the mind stable and affirm or think that neurological force is traveling to the parts; that increased nerve activity will fill the blood vessels with blood, causing the intestinal muscles to be spurred to action; that this will free and keep the bowels free. There will be a sensation of heat and occasionally discomfort at first, but a half-hour treatment, or in some cases less, for a week will prove effective, and if continued until nerve tone has been restored, will eliminate the need for cathartics forever. Regulate movements by the clock, as all of the body's involuntary activity is automated. Set an alarm for a specific time and expect to be relieved. After "getting in practice," one will be able to boost the liver's function in the same way. Numerous water drafts are a hygienic measure. Because of the free access to water, children are rarely constipated.The intestinal canal will be "flushed" and the membrane kept clean if a pint of hot or cold water is drunk first thing in the morning and a glass or more every time the stomach is empty.
COLDS. When one's vitality is low, one "takes cold." Anxiety, mental pressure, despair, and exhaustion are just a few of the factors that contribute to a lack of energy. A sudden chill constricts the pores of the skin, prevents involuntary sweating, and disrupts circulation by acting on the sympathetic center, causing blood to pool in the membrane that lines the airways of the head and throat. It should be stopped when it is still in the early stages.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," as the old saying goes. Begin taking big, deep breaths as soon as the symptoms appear, and keep doing so. This keeps the circulation normal, so there's no congestion and no cold. Use your imagination to help the circulation and your willpower to fight the cold. An act of will stimulates the brain and provides mental energy, allowing you to combat the cold with greater vigor. It will help to open the bowels and maintain the temperature if you drink enough of hot water. Eat very little, if at all, until the cold has passed; a cold requires all of one's vital force to overcome, and a full stomach requires energy to digest the food.
