Myasthenia gravis is an
autoimmune disease characterized by weakness of muscles in the body, in
particular, the eye muscles. One of the main causes of the disease is a
dysfunctional immune system, and stress is a major contributing factor. The
severe symptoms of myasthenia gravis are stressful themselves,
and thus creating a vicious cycle of stress that may further impair the immune
system Chronic stress can cause your body to maintain physiological reactions
for long periods of time, and these reactions can damage different parts of
your organs and tissues, including your immune system. In addition, stress can
lead to depletion of vital nutrients in your body, particularly DHEA (a hormone
critical to aging and longevity), vitamin C, and the B-complex vitamins.
Therefore, it is important to stress proof your body to help your myasthenia gravis symptoms.
Stress has to do with the mind: how the mind perceives
stress. Help your mind to help your stress.
The human mind is most powerful in that it controls everything
the body does, and therefore determines the quality of life of an
individual. Descartes, one of the great philosophers, made his
famous statement: "I think, therefore I am." That is to say, your
thinking thoughts shape you into who you are and transform you into what you
have become. Accordingly, if you can effectively control your mind and thoughts,
you can successfully turn your mind into your friend instead of your enemy. The
importance of mind power cannot be overstated.
Unfortunately, your mind can be your enemy in that it may
be a dangerous place where hard life lessons have to be learned, where truths
are distorted, and where self-delusions are spun. How? Your mind can generate
self-doubt when you try to use natural medicine instead of the dangerous
steroid medications; it confuses and distracts you when you try to concentrate;
it pushes your thoughts back and forth between the past and the future when you
try to focus on the present moment.
In contemporary living, you may have become addicted to
hurry or speed that your mind is unable to quiet down. Indeed, many people are
afraid of the sound of silence because once their minds quiet down, they begin
to generate doubt and fear of what they are going to do with their failing
health. To avoid that, they simply rush their lives forward. Once the human
mind has become a compulsive mind, it creates undue stress for both the body
and the mind
There are ways to quiet the compulsive and the unquiet
mind: meditation and aromatherapy.
Meditation is easy to learn. Find a quiet place for
yourself. Sit erect and gently close your eyes. Soon thoughts will come to your
mind. Dismiss them by focusing on your breaths. Then more thoughts will return,
and, once again, dismiss them by concentrating on your breaths and body
sensations. Repeating and repeating the process will quiet your mind. All you need
is practice and perseverance.
Aromatherapy, one form of natural medicine, can also
effectively quiet the mind. It makes use of essential oils, which are
concentrated substances obtained from plants. Based on the concept of smell,
which affects your emotions as well as your moods, aromatherapy can relax both
your body and mind. Aromatherapy has a long history and tradition: the Arabs
were the first to use essential oils to promote health and wellness through
body-mind relaxation to help you cope with the severe symptoms of myasthenia
gravis.
Learn How
to Use Essential Oils: Get everything you need to know about aromatherapy,
including making your own recipes for natural healing of some of the symptoms
of myasthenia
gravis through total relaxation of the body and mind.
Stephen Lau
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