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Just as chemicals, flavourants, etcetera can be toxic to our bodies, our thoughts can also be toxic to our physical and emotional health.
Dr Caroline Leaf explains this. See You Tube: Dr Caroline Leaf on It's Supernatural with Sid Roth - Toxic Thoughts.
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Thanks Bosbok. I recently
Thanks Bosbok. I recently listened to a similar video about toxic thoughts, it talked about the importance of keeping stress at the lowest possible especially while healing from a disease. According to it, stress reduces the growth hormones in the body which are crucial for cell regeneration. So the more happy you are, the faster you'll heal as well. It's hard to be positive especially during the first stages of healing as our symptoms are all over the place, but as we get better, I think it's important that we try to slowly introduce hobbies, exercise, friends/socialization slowly to produce more endorphins than toxic thoughts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYndG4jF6A
Hi Selichan
Hi Selichan
Thanks for your contribution.
I truly believe happiness can promotes healing! I also believe that sickness is borne out of unhappyness, stress and trauma. Maybe there are people out there that will not agree but I am saying this from my own personal experience in life.
I have experienced that if I focus on my symptoms it just feel worse. Maybe this is because of all the stress chemicals that is also entering the bladder or if not then the stress is maybe causing spasms.
Have you read The Biology of
Have you read The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton yet?
I haven't read the biology of
I haven't read the biology of belief yet, but it's in my wish list :) A short while ago I read a book on stress and toxic thoughts. It gave an example of someone cutting a nice orange, juicy orange. So sweet and fresh, wonderful taste...anyone salivating yet? the point it was making is that our brain doesn't recognize the difference of reality or mere thoughts, anything that is in our mind in form of thoughts can trigger a body response, as in salivating. So when you are upset at someone for instance your boss and keep thinking of it, playing scenarios in your mind how they talked to you, how you responded etc etc, your body actually thinks this thought really happened and will suffer the consequences just as if it really happened. Hard to explain, hope i made any sense :)
So true, whatever you
So true, whatever you repeatedly imagine, your subconscious will accept as the truth.
I definitely believe there is
I definitely believe there is a mind body connection but I get upset when illness is blamed entirely on thoughts!!! What about the antibiotics and PIll?? I thought that was the cause for me??I have done a huge amount of spiritual work/growth in the past year and still I struggle with this. I have a lot to say about this but not enough time because I have 3 young kids who need me right now!! ALso- that is another part of my life that is stressful just because it is what it is- I often fear that as a mom of young kids, I will never get well.
I agree, ilness can't be
I agree, ilness can't be blamed entirely on thoughts and there are many examples to prove this. If a mosquito bites you and you get malaria it did not happen because your thoughts were negative! The truth is it happened because you were in a malaria area and were bitten by a female mosquito that caries malaria.
But if you get malaria and you believe you are going to die then you weaken yourr system further more and maybe your body will have then less strength to fight the disease.
Concerning toxic thoughts, I
Concerning toxic thoughts, I do believe that if we repeatedly engage in them, it does not help. It does not help our bodies heal. I does not help us cope with the pain. It does not help our relationships to be healthy. It does not help our emotional state.
If we repeatedly engage in positive thoughts, it does help all of the above. I think it must be said though that it is good to express our worries, anger, sadness, grief, etc. to safe people who will acknowledge our feelings and help us to reach a more positive place in our thought life. Thoughts do affect feelings and actions.
I think it must also be said that if we have doubts and worries about getting better, it will not keep us from getting better. We will reach a more healthy place if we continue to follow the individualized program that Dr. B creates for each of us. What we think about all of it does help us to appreciate or resent the journey, but I don't think it will stop our physical healing. I think that as our bodies get more healthy, it causes our chemical makeup to change which in turn causes us to have more positive healing thoughts. And that continues to fuel the physical healing.
I have ocassionally had my doubts about getting better, but every time kept coming back to the fact that because so many have gotten better (and it took a long time for them) with Dr. B's help, I will too if I just keep working at it and making it a high priority in my life. Toxic thoughts used to be a daily part of my life, and now because of what I've been through, they no longer have the hold on me that they once did. I had to humble myself and do some hard work emotionally with the help of trusted individuals to get to this place.
I know I'm rambling a little bit, but my bottom line thought is that toxic thoughts are bad for us and positive affirming thoughts are good for us. However, I would never blame toxic thoughts alone for anyone's physical illness.
Thank you Lisa ann- I agree!!
Thank you Lisa ann- I agree!!
Wise and wonderful post!
Wise and wonderful post!
Thank you so much Lisa Ann.
Thank you so much Lisa Ann. So well put!!!!
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.
Hi Lisa Ann
Hi Lisa Ann
To be able to express our worries, sadness and fears to someone close to us is actually a way of detoxing our thoughts. If these persons who each of us shares with are the right ones they will help to transfer our fears into hope, our worries into challenges and our sadness into patience.
I am very fortunate to have a partner that is holding my hand on this road.