Comments on: UltraWellness Lesson 7: The Mind/Body & Body/Mind Effect

By: Al

Al — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:24:09 +0000

It doesn’t work that way at all. Yes, healthy living is very important… for everyone. The brain-mind-body thing in mental disorders refers to how the diseases can impact health overall. Treating the disorder helps with those other problems… because it gets rid of the stress that is causing or otherwise impacting them. (Stress in general can cause problems or make existing problems worse– some of that stress is medical in origin.) Sometimes the mental disorder is a symptom of another disorder, but that’s why it’s important to rule those things out first.

You cannot will away a disorder, be it mental or physical. What you outline can help lessen the impact of a disease, allow the body to recover on its own sometimes (which does NOT happen often), or help with symptoms. But the underlying cause is still present. That underlying cause needs to be addressed and treated. You cannot tell people with type 1 diabetes to stop insulin treatment in favour of exercise or to change diets. Both can help (most diabetics do follow that advice), but these people still have a defect that prevents them from making insulin. Because they cannot make their own insulin, they are given injections of insulin. Nothing sort of gene therapy will change that.

Unfortunely it’s not that simple in other disorders because we cannot correct (let alone address) the underlying cause yet. In those cases we can only treat the symptoms the best we can. That includes the use of medicines. We still cannot cure someone of congestive heart failure, but alievating the symptoms thru the use of dirutics and heart medicine does help decrease the workload on the heart. So do things like diet. Right now we can’t correct the problem, but we might be able to someday in the future.

Also it is impossible to determine who will develop Alziemer’s, short of testing for a gene that is responsible for some cases. If it were that easy, we would be treating people as early as possible to delay its onset or miniminze its impact. Yet we don’t because we don’t know that far in advance yet. We only have risk factours… which include family history among other things. Healthy living can help though.

The same is true in other diseases and disorders. Not all of them are present at birth and neither are indictations of their presence at first. Those can and sometimes do come later. My mom’s dog was born with no heart problems, yet she developed one in old age. That just happens sometimes– some of these are considered acquired disorders.

I’m glad people are being benefitted from your advice. I just feel it’s another aspect in therapy and treatment in addition to medication (when said medication is warrented).

By: Marlena

Marlena — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:50:44 +0000

Great information. I know some Dr.s say people don’t need vitamins, however, we see some wonderful changes when people have less financial stress, and better health with nutritional supplements. The information about your emotions is certainly true, most Dr.s never get to the root cause of a disease, they only treat symptoms. I love what you said about touch it is vitally important. Studies are now finding the power of touch and using different energy modalities are making a huge difference in our health. Thanks Dr. Hyman.

By: spaccio hogan

spaccio hogan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:29:03 +0000

Extremely good article. I am a hypnotherapist and agree wholeheartedly with your article

By: joannepaiva

joannepaiva — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:05:46 +0000

Thank you, Joy, for your message and your interest in Dr. Hyman’s work. Your question and constellation of symptoms represents a complex medical condition and situation. Questions regarding conditions like these cannot be answered in a responsible manner via the Internet.

If you would like information on becoming a patient at The UltraWellness Center please see “How to Become a Patient” at http://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com. That site is designed to give prospective patients a comprehensive source of information about The UltraWellness Center. You may also feel free to call The UltraWellness Center at (413) 637 9991.

Regardless of becoming a patient at The UltraWellness Center, it sounds like you need to consult with a doctor. Please seek medical attention for the issues that you outlined in your message.

Wishing You the Best of Health!

By: Karen Salem

Karen Salem — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:17:09 +0000

The seven steps to Ultra wellness was the most comprehensive, true to the core yet practical health advise I have ever read in a nut shell! I first heard about Dr Hayman reading Suzanne Summers book “breakthrough” where she claims he is the top doc above all others. Pretty impressive considering the book was a collection of
interviewes from leading integrative medical experts. I see him on Doctor Oz too, another fav doc of mine. This article pretty much sums up ecerything that could possible be wring with you aside from injuries. Now the hard part is maintaining the self discipline to adhere to the lifestyle and dietary measures required for Ultra Wellness. It’s hard to believe more people have not posted positive comments after reading and him sharing this summary of this mans life work and findings.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:51:01 +0000

Great article! I read a lot on health, esp. as it relates to ASD, since my 3 year old son has an autism dx. (For the record, I believe an autism dx is an incorrect dx, a better dx would be toxic overload resulting in protein synthesis disruption.) For the past year and a half, I have been trying different things with him, such as restricting casein, sugar and gluten, vitamin and mineral supplementation, enzymes, probiotics and amino support. I find my son to be a picky eater, but he does like certain veggies. I will make a better effort to give more fresh veggies and fruit.

Not sure how you feel about oral chelation with alpha lipoic acid, but after a year of dietary and supplemental interventions and only mild to moderate success, I turned to it after reading and researching Cutler’s method on low/frequent dosing. I have found this to be the best intervention yet. Prior to chelation, my son’s (hair) levels for mercury, arsenic, lead, aluminum and cadmium were quite high- his total toxic representation looking to be at about 98%, yikes! Arsenic showed up even in his U/A prior to chelation. (Only eating organic poultry now after reading about Roxarsone.) After 6 months, hair levels have gone down quite a bit after an initial surge in some toxins and his essentials look more normalized. His GI effects test looks much better as well. He is returning to us; it’s quite amazing really.

After reading your article, I began to realize that not only should I be working to help my sons (both my ASD son and my NT son) reach their full potential, but I should be doing the same for myself as well. Thanks for the great advice!

Best Regards,
Kris

By: P VA

P VA — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:36:24 +0000

Dr. Hyman,
Have you heard about EFT, Emotional Freedon Technique, and do you think it can be useful to deal with stress and negative emotions or thoughts?
Thank you,
P

By: Eduardo Barrera, HSE®

Eduardo Barrera, HSE® — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:35:55 +0000

Great info… we can have our stress, if only we’d take care of it

When it comes to relaxation, I’ve learned to take my cues from healthy vertebrate animals. Isn’t it interesting that you’ll most likely never see a cheetah pull its hamstring or get a muscle spasm?

How do animals move so well in spite of all the stresses they have to deal with?

They do something that most people have never heard of, yet most every baby knows how to do the same… they all pandiculate and easily relax their muscles.

Fido already knows what to do and we can easily do what animals naturally do so that we can have our stress and easily let it out.

To find out what animals do http://gravitywerks.com/pandiculate-your-way-to-health/
you might discover another natural way to feel more comfortable.

By: Sister Catherine

Sister Catherine — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:31:05 +0000

good news, worthwhile reading, informative, pleasing discoveries. take care and rejoice in the moment(s). sister catherine

By: Helen Driscoll

Helen Driscoll — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:44:08 +0000

Yes yes! And add to that some energy work, like Thai Chi, accupunture or accupressure. Laugh, smile, embrace joy. Touch for heath or Donna Eden’s energy medicine is 100% coherent with the list above. There is an energetic component to all of this. Which is why those Tibetan monks can control their body temps. (You can turn on the triple heats, or triple warmer). Conversely, you can reduce stress by some very simple energy medicine techniques. Another benefit is that it becomes impossible to eat food that is bad for you — it just isn’t appealing.
I still eat too much – but I can only eat meat that has lived and died well. And the really fresh and vibrant fruits and vegetables at the farmers markets totally tempt me to take them home