Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Any suggestions for alternatives to medications. I had my son on Adderal for several months and took him off myself around 6 weeks ago. He is 8 yrs old. He has symptoms still...very hard to stay focused at times when he really needs to (like when playing on his little league team) or not hearing me when I am talking to him unless we have continuous eye contact. I was tired of not seeing him eat daily plus very worried about the side affects !!! Thank you for any thoughts or advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Hello before I forget...concerning the boy who likes " Pasta with Brocoli " but you are worried about nutrition(not sure if this same); If the boy likes Brocoli you are truly fortunate. Brocoli is considered to be a superfood; with Vit. A, B, C, E, Folate Magneisum Protein...Brocoli is often called The King of the Vegetable Kingdom... You should let you child eat as much Brocoli as he wants; not only that; but build the entire diet around Brocoli such as Brocoli omlettes; Brocoli souflee; Brocoli and cheese sauce or lemon. There is no harm in feeding him Brocoli all the time; in fact That's good. No on to the ADHD. There is a Diet called The Dr. Feingold Diet/A diet with: No Artificial Sugars; Flavors; Colors; or Scents etc. You have to throw out all your aersols with synthetic scents etc. but it is a well known diet great for children. Dr.Feingold.com There are literally scores of natural methods for helping kids with ADHD. I understand that AdHD and OCD Obsessive Compulsive behavior often go hand in hand. *Wild Yam Extract* is supossed to relieve this as it is now thought that OCD is a form of Estrogen Deficiency often seeen in children who have received alot of anti-biotics. I would think maybe a Nutritional Yeast such as Brewer's Yeast mixed in a blender of ice water milk and banana or other fruits berries. Add about 1 teaspoon of The Brewer's Yeast to the blender. The other key is Brown Rice Bran AND a good Omega Oil Safflower good; see if he'll lick a teaspoon of any oil from a spoon...later you can add Fish Oil...make sure he gets to bed early every night...Tip: Just by lowering the lights the body creates the sleep chemical Melatonin. So begin to turn the lights down 2-3 hours bedtime...hot milk good. Just my opinions! ps keep his feet cared for good shoes etc. Anne. , " Gayle " <imacookiemomster wrote: > > Any suggestions for alternatives to medications. I had my son on > Adderal for several months and took him off myself around 6 weeks ago. > He is 8 yrs old. He has symptoms still...very hard to stay focused at > times when he really needs to (like when playing on his little league > team) or not hearing me when I am talking to him unless we have > continuous eye contact. I was tired of not seeing him eat daily plus > very worried about the side affects !!! Thank you for any thoughts or > advice. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Hi Gayle, Sorry for the late reply. It is high summer and I don't spend much time online. There are so many factors that play a role in ADD. I started writing a series of articles that pull together what I have learned over the years, but it is not ready yet. As a work in progress you can receive it by sending an email to coping-with-add Our own family's story, complete with what helped us, is here: alexstory Feel free to contact me off list to pick my brain. Ien in the Kootenays http://profiles./free_green_living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Try reading Dr. Peter Breggin's books Talking Back To Ritalin and Reclaiming Our Children. Only the U.S. and Canada accepts the diagnosis of ADD Allow me to present an excerpt from and interview with Dr. Breggin... Breggin: I’ve been even more critical of the psychiatric establishment. I’m convinced if the psychiatrists would take a stand against the harmful effects of these drugs, the pediatricians would fall in line because they’re psychiatric drugs. If the psychiatrists would say: Look, let’s stop suppressing the vitality of the children, risking their growth and development, screwing up their growth hormones, and giving them permanent ticks, the pediatricians wouldn’t have any ground to stand on. Let me repeat the theme of Reclaiming Our Children. It’s time for parents to say that medical doctors don’t have the truth. The doctors have gone over to the drug companies, and this is not the place to go if your having trouble with your children – unless there is a physical disease like diabetes involved – and not some fake psychiatric diagnosis like A.D.H.D. It’s time for teachers to return to teaching and to use educational methods to engage kids in learning. If a teacher has a few kids in class she can’t control, because her class is too large, let her get on the picket line and protest for better student-teacher ratios instead of drugging her children to make her classroom quieter. And parents have to take interest and take responsibility for their children’s behavior. They have to reassume the basic verities of parenting and teaching and not cop out with drugs. It’s as simple as that. ...Sorry Tint, I can only conclude that you expected me to be sitting here throwing out baseless barbs. Are you aware that a messy bookbag or daydreaming is enough to suggest that the children are ADD or ADHA? Einstein and Edison were both daydreamers...would they have been as effective if they were assaulted with mind altering drugs? Also a book written by Jane Fendelman, MC Raising Humane Beings will help those that need an educated alternative to the drugging. " ADD, ADHD and Oppositional Defiance are not disorders. They are a result . . . a normal, adaptive, evolutionary, response to a society that's stuck on the hamster wheel. We must stop drugging our children to make them behave. " I do admit, my tongue in cheek reference to BRAT may have been misconstrued as mean spirited. For those that felt it was a personal attack I apologise. I worked in Florida legislature for 4 years serving on the board of directors for The National Congress for Fathers and Children and also as the Secretary-Treasurer of the PAC for the same. I have heard the sleazy deals on the legislature floor by all lobbies. Insurance, medical and pharmaceuticals. I have first hand knowledge of thier intentions. Let me tell you that it is not you or your child's well being. It is all about money. Should you seek soothing essential oils (lavander on the pillow where they sleep) helps calm a seemingly spirited child, you may save the child the dilemma of choosing to rely on drugs and the medical profession to manage the behavior or teach and practice self-control. Ieneke van Houten <ienvan wrote: Hi Gayle, Sorry for the late reply. It is high summer and I don't spend much time online. There are so many factors that play a role in ADD. I started writing a series of articles that pull together what I have learned over the years, but it is not ready yet. As a work in progress you can receive it by sending an email to coping-with-add Our own family's story, complete with what helped us, is here: alexstory Feel free to contact me off list to pick my brain. Ien in the Kootenays http://profiles./free_green_living Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 ---loads of alternatives --so glad you are asking rather that pushing your littlew son down the pill popping routes. my ssuggestions would go like this a very very good looking at his diet back to natural foods removing all e numbers aspartame just a natural diet --in fact would suggest you study nutrition --possibly even have a food allergy test done .. then massage spiritual/reiki healing often your own prayer some info on these Massage, learning to rub people the right way One of the first things we will look at and give the merits for is massage, known and applied for thousands of years .In todays society at least in the UK touch is almost alien through whatever reason be it Victorian or upbringing .Yet touch can convey so much and the UK in general has to learn this very important role. For in my experience touch can be life changing ,yet I still meet nurses who have never had a massage in their life. Clearly there is much to change for these people are supposed to be at the very front to treating the ill but as the previous chapter has explained modern conventional treatment has almost obliterated one of the prime tools for healing. Massage should be done to babies, children and adults and much soothing would take place were this in place without need for drugs, sedatives alcohol or other stimulants. if only this would go into every would be mums repertoire of dealing with their children. The results I am sure would be impressive. Various combinations of oils for massage can be used however I have only experience with using the oils of peanut /olive and almond and I am sure there are many others which are of real benefit too. Also very good results have been obtained using tincture of myrrh. Research in massage therapy has been ongoing for more than 120 years. Here are some reported benefits of massage: Preliminary results suggested cancer patients had less pain and anxiety after receiving therapeutic massage at the James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Women who had experienced the recent death of a child were less depressed after receiving therapeutic massage, according to preliminary results of a study at the University of South Carolina. Medical school students at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School who were massaged before an exam showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiratory rates as well as a significant increase in white blood cells and natural killer cell activity, suggesting a benefit to the immune system Studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found massage beneficial in improving weight gain in HIV-exposed infants and facilitating recovery in patients who underwent abdominal surgery. At the University of Miami School of Medicine's Touch Research Institute, researchers have found that massage is helpful in decreasing blood pressure in people with hypertension, alleviating pain in migraine sufferers and improving alertness and performance in office workers. An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases endorphins (enhancing medical treatment). Although therapeutic massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak, inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It also can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or injury. Research has verified that: Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged. Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension, depression, pain, and itching in burn patients. Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage. Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared better than those who weren't. Autistic children showed less erratic behaviour after massage therapy. According AMTA, massage helps both physically and mentally. " Often times people are stressed in our culture. Stress-related disorders make up between 80-and-90 percent of the ailments that bring people to family-practice physicians. What they require is someone to listen, someone to touch them, someone to care. That does not exist in modern medicine. One of the complaints heard frequently is that physicians don't touch their patients any more. Touch just isn't there. Years ago massage was a big part of nursing. There was so much care, so much touch, so much goodness conveyed through massage. Now nurses for the most part are as busy as physicians. They're writing charts, dealing with insurance notes, they're doing procedures and often there is no room for massage any more. I believe massage therapy is absolutely key in the healing process not only in the hospital environment but because it relieves stress, it is obviously foundational in the healing process any time and anywhere. " Joan Borysenko - Massage Journal Interview, Fall 1999 Physical Benefits of Therapeutic Massage Massage also provides another therapeutic component largely absent in today's world: tactile stimulation, or, more simply, touch. In 1986, the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami published groundbreaking research on the effects of massage on premature babies. The preterm babies who received massage therapy showed 47% greater weight gain and six-day shorter hospital stays than the infants who were not receiving massage. But is this study evidence of what loving touch can do spiritually, or rather what massage can do on a physiological level? Regardless, babies are not the only benefactors Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness. Alleviates discomfort during pregnancy Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue Reduces muscle spasms. Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport or work Promotes deeper and easier breathing Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids Reduces blood pressure Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain Enhances the health and nourishment of skin Improves posture Strengthens the immune system Treats musculoskeletal problems Rehabilitation post operative Rehabilitation after injury (Source: AMTA Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy Fosters peace of mind Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness Helps relieve mental stress. Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately. Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity. Emotional Benefits. Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch Fosters a feeling of well- being Reduces levels of anxiety. Creates body awareness. Increases awareness of mind-body connection Here is a nice story Hi all, I just wanted to share something with you that some of the students in my therapeutic massage class are working on this semester. Part of our curriculum is clinical hands on hours. Most of us are conducting an on-campus massage clinic. We have 2 small groups of students who are working off-campus at the hospital (chair massages on nurses and hospital staff only), and at the adjacent cancer treatment center (hand and foot massages on patients, and chair massages for care givers and center staff). As a part of the quantitative study of how well the massage work is going, they are tracking the patient vital signs both before and after each massage. The results are absolutely amazing so far! They worked with 11 patients this week, and EVERYONE experienced positive results. From all the stress of the treatments blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration levels are elevated in cancer patients. After the massages most of the patients had returned to almost normal ranges. My fellow students got a chance to witness first hand exactly how powerful our gift of touch is, and how much of a difference such a simple gesture can make in someone's life - not just by making them aware that someone cares for them, but also by improving their health. With this data to track, it also gives us a small step toward making the profession of therapeutic massage that more legitimate. You wouldn't believe how much more receptive of all of us students the staff at both the hospital and the cancer center are. Makes me kind of proud to be a part of it all. Spiritual Healing /Reiki healing Spiritual healing/ reiki to many people conjures up so many images and meanings, for those who do not know what it is all about, all that I would ask is that you approach the subject with an open unprejudiced mind and with a wish to explore and evaluate the evidence carefully and properly. It is hoped with such an attitude truth will prevail and misconceptions from misguided people will be put in their rightful place. From the outset it must be clearly understood that we live on a planet of causes and effects, every thing seen on this planet has a cause and an effect. We live in and are surrounded by all sorts of effects like wind blowing from the north or a light shining from a star or a leaf growing on a tree or wealth, health,suffering,Happiness,Love,Sound,lightning,Music in fact everything we see, feel, touch, smell, all have causes. Magic is the name simply applied to happenings where no obvious cause can be seen, at least to some of those witnessing it.As you can easily appreciate no effect is without a cause. We are know witnessing one of the great turnings in our century where old healing practises are re-emerging such as Reiki healing, Colour healing, Seichim, Spiritual healing, Osteopathy, Massage and many others. Some of these are thousands of years old, Spiritual healing/reiki is one of those. It is exactly the same kind of energy used by Jesus in so many of his healings. Put simply Spiritual Healing/Reiki is the transference of certain energies through a channel which could be a person or an animal or even the planet, the wavelengths of this healing energy are well outside the limits of most scientific equipment but a lot of people can feel this energy . The energy in my experience has been very uplifting and beautiful which can touch and vastly influence parts of us such as the spirit or soul or our mental selves and our physical selves. It can bring a steadiness and balance and sense of well-being second to none .Its limits as to its use are in the realms of the infinite. A very simplistic analogy would be to liken it to a massive energy reservoir which can be tapped into by people and animals which act as the conduits of this energy and like wires of electricity some of which are bigger than others and so therefore big wires can transmit more energy than smaller wires. Bearing this point in mind the reader can soon appreciate that going to one spiritual healer , Reiki healer can be vastly different than going to another as it is with so many things whether it be dentists, doctors, policeman or what have you. Spiritual Healing, Reiki is natural healing energy, which is present in this universe. Spiritual healers and Reiki work in many different ways to some it is the laying on of hands onto a person or animal, to others it can be sent through the power of thought. To be even in the presence of some healers can have a profound and beneficial effect on people and one wishes that there were more people giving off just as beautiful vibrations as these people were this world would truly transform it. Everyone needs healing, because there is not a single person which on some part of their being does not require healing. I will clarify that point further because some people are so physically orientated they perceive people and their suffering on a basis of you look OK you must be OK. This perception can be likened to looking at a puddle of water and because it looks all right and then assuming that because the rest of the ocean is made of the same kind of stuff it must be the same, being absolutely oblivious to the rest of the entire ocean. We are a very complicated beings comprising of many different parts some of which are the mental self, the subconscious, the Physical self and the spiritual self. I will leave it up to the reader to discover the parts of themselves and their true importance to their well beings. During the healing process as a general rule people should simply relax, all sorts of sensations may be felt typically heat, cold, energy, sometimes even noises from your body. Who is suitable for healing? All people at all stages of their life especially the terminally ill;Animals even plants seem to respond. Will one session be enough? Sometimes but probably a series may be the answer. Will healing cure me? All healing from all sources be it Doctor, drugs, etc comes under the law of Karma. There are no guarantees that healing from any source may give the effect which the Desiree wishes. However it has been my experience that even if you do not get the effect you desire, on some part of your being you most very probably will receive some healing, even it is just upliftment. Which can be extremely valuable Harry Edwards was one such channel who was told to concentrate on the next person he hears about who is sick. A case arrived one who had TB who was dying .He concentrated on that person with his mind and within 24 hrs the bleeding had stopped the pain had stopped and the temperature had come down to almost normal. The Doctors attending were amazed, the man returned to work in a short time. More cases followed, people came with Cancer, Consumption and other blights. Of notable healing was a boy with Spinal Meningitis and who was dying. Harry sought healing for the boy and within a short period of time the boy's parents were astonished to find their boy sitting up in bed, the doctors looking on in amazement. A growing queue was starting to form at his house and mail started to arrive. But what truly amazed harry was the use of Absent healing where the healing was sent by thought, the patient was not even present but it seemed even more effective. To cope with the growing demands of his work he set up a healing sanctuary at Burrows lea in surrey and his secretaries started answering the hundreds of letters which came each day. He was in constant demand to give talks all over England. Then on one day he had the great urge to demonstrate what he could do before an audience ``is there anyone suffering from Arthritis''? he asked. Hands shot up from all over the auditorium, which started off the public healing. The demonstrations grew, a thousand people attended a demonstration at Croydon and typically Harry would treat Arthritis, Spinal curvature, Deafness and poor sight. One lady who had not been able to walk for three years was given healing, after a few minutes of healing she walked down the aisle much to the audience's delight. A child of six had her spinal curvature straightened much to people's amazement. Gradually over the years of healing he drew together the letters and testimonials and presented them in an incredible book called The evidence for Spiritual Healing which contained ten thousand cures, yes that's right ten thousand . Newspapers captured the signs with headlines like `'Sight restored after seventeen years'' `'the Deaf hear'' `'After healing the cripple danced'' `'Paralysed children walk off the stage unaided''and so on. He would make the point quite clear that Spiritual Healing was not faith healing and if it were so young babies and mental cases with no comprehension about faith would not even respond. On another occasion Harry was called before a panel of Doctors who presented him with their very own patients. The first patient had Disseminated Sclerosis and came in with two helpers. On the first treatment mobility was restored to the spastic spine then co- ordination of the leg movements followed, she responded well and started to walk, the session ended with the Doctors asking for healing for their own personal troubles. Then royalty sought him out Princess Marie Louise granddaughter of Queen Victoria sought healing for Arthritis and she was instrumental in the royals attending the sanctuary. In less than five years Harry had received no less than one million letters and in less than seven years over forty thousand people attended the sanctuary. In the thirty years from the time he moved to Burrows lea up to his passing in 1976 he received an average of 9000 letters a week .In over thirty years he received over 14 million letters from patients. Harry passed to the other side of life in 1976 but not before teaching Ray and Joan branch how to continue with the good work at Burrows lea where they still are today. Happily now Spiritual healers are used quite extensively in the N.H.S, in fact they are in over 1500 hospitals and at long last a lot of churches have finally complied with what the master told them to do two thousand years ago and that is to go forth and heal the sick. In the year 2000 even our prince Charles published a report stating that spiritual healers should be extensively available throughout the entire NHS. Over 7000 healers are now registered to treat patients in the health system. I know of no cases where spiritual healing when given by a trained healer has been detrimental in any way, I know of no side effects except better health. Just a few reports – " When I had finished treating him, it was a real delight to see how wonderfully glad he was to be able to use his legs, feet, arms and hands again... and then he told me: " When I came here, I was convinced no one could help me, and I came only to please my Aunt, who brought me. " You worked a miracle with his father when he was very ill 1983-84 when I wrote to you, but you will be pleased to know he is now working for the Council and lives a fairly normal life. " You and the late Harry Edwards helped me so often and indeed I am still pressing on 18 years after I was expected to die from my last bout of cancer. " " On behalf of my mother, daughter and myself may I thank you for the lovely day at your Sanctuary last Tuesday. My mother is so much better it is truly amazing. She can stretch out her arms and even raise them to her head and her walking is much stronger. My daughter was very impressed, too. " My condition improved in as much as I now have much more self- confidence and ability to deal with my everyday life. Reiki, Millions of people are aware of this fantastic healing energy and there are literally thousands of healers [channels for this energy]. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means " God's Wisdom or the Higher Power " and Ki which is " life force energy " . So Reiki is actually " spiritually guided life force energy. " A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the person including body, emotions, mind and spirit and creates many beneficial effects including relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being. Many have reported miraculous results. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that a lot of people can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and can create a very beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques sometimes to relieve side effects and promote recovery. An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an " attunement " given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of " life force energy " to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life. It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds. The Reiki system of healing is a technique for transmitting this subtle energy to yourself and others. Reiki can restore energy balance and vitality by relieving the physical and emotional effects of unreleased stress. It can gently and effectively open blocked meridians, nadas and chakras, and clears the energy bodies, leaving one feeling relaxed and at peace. Reiki can accelerate healing. Assist the body in cleansing toxins. Balance the flow of subtle energy by releasing blockages. Help the client contact the 'healer within.' A treatment feels like warm, gentle sunshine, which flows through you, surrounds you and comforts you. Reiki treats the person's body, emotions, mind and spirit as a whole. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that most people can use. Reiki is powerful, yet wonderfully gentle and nurturing. During a treatment, the clients usually remain fully clothed. Reiki is an effective alternative, or complement to massage therapy. Reiki can support any medical or supplemental healing methods a client may be using and is of growing interest to chiropractors, medical doctors, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, psychologists and hypnotherapists. In fact it is in use by quite a few doctors. A Brief History of Reiki. The history of Reiki, like all other histories, is tainted with different views of the one event. Reiki is seemingly an ancient form of healing that was lost and then rediscovered, during a mystical experience, by Dr. Mikao Usui who was a Japanese psychic. In 1922 Dr. Usui started a healing society in Japan. He created three degrees (or levels) for Reiki healing and initiated a small number of followers. One of his followers, Dr. Hayashi, a retired naval officer, was charged with preserving Reiki. He did this and further developed the Usui system. He gave the knowledge to his wife and to Mrs. Hawayo Takata. Mrs. Takata practiced Reiki healing and initiated twenty-two people into Reiki mastership Today, Reiki is known and practiced in many parts of the world and is increasing in popularity and acceptance. One problem a student might have in learning Reiki is the existence of different Reiki schools, giving different attitudes and different symbols by different teachers. All that is required is a genuine desire for spiritual growth and an open mind. Reiki Research There are now quite a few experiments that validate the usefulness of Reiki and other vibrational healing techniques. The following are few of the more interesting experiments. A registered nurse describes a Reiki experiment she conducted in her paper, " Reiki Healing: A Physiologic Perspective. " In her study, forty- eight people made up the experimental group while 10 made up a control group. Both groups had blood samples taken at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The experimental group received First Degree Reiki training. The control group was not involved in the Reiki training. The blood samples were measured for hemoglobin and hematocrit values. Hemoglobin is the part of red blood cells that carry oxygen. Hematocrit is the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume. The people in the experimental group who received Reiki training experienced a significant change in these values with 28 percent experiencing an increase and the remainder experiencing a decrease. The people in the control group who did not receive Reiki training experienced no significant change. It is thought that changes, whether an increase or decrease are consistent with the purpose of Reiki which is to bring balance on an individual basis. One individual experienced a 20% increase in these values. She continued to treat herself with Reiki daily and after three months, her increase had been maintained and in fact had continued to improve. This improvement was appropriate for her as she had been experiencing iron deficiency anemia. Another experiment using a Reiki like technique has also demonstrated its ability to increase hemoglobin values. A medical doctor conducted an experiment with a group of 79 sick patients. Together the patients had a wide range of diagnosed illnesses including pancreatitis, brain tumor, emphysema, multiple endocrine disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and congestive heart failure. Laying-on hands treatments were given to 46 patients with 33 as controls. The treated patients showed significant increases in hemoglobin values. The effect was so pronounced that even cancer patients who were being treated with bone marrow-suppressive agents which predictably induce decreases in hemoglobin values showed an increase. The majority of patients also reported improvement or complete disappearance of symptoms. Both this experiment and the one above, demonstrate that healers are able to induce actual biological improvements in the patients they treat rather than simply create a feeling of well being. Laying-on hands healing has been validated by experiments carried out at St. Vincent's medical Center in New York. The experiment was carried out by Janet Quinn, assistant director of nursing at the University of South Carolina. The design of this experiment tends to rule out the placebo effect. Thirty heart patients were given a 20 question psychological test to determine their level of anxiety. Then they were treated by a group trained in laying-on hands healing. A control group of patients were also treated by sham healers who imitated the same positions as those who had training. Anxiety levels dropped 17 percent after only five minutes treatment by trained practitioners, but those who were only imitating a treatment created no effect. Daniel Wirth of Healing Sciences International in Orinda, California conducted a tightly controlled experiment involving a Reiki-like healing technique. Forty-four male college students received identical minor wounds deliberately inflicted by a doctor in the right or left shoulder. Twenty-three then received a Reiki like healing and the other twenty- one did not. The treatments were given in such a way that the possibility of a placebo effect was ruled out. All forty-four students extend their arms though a hole in the wall. In the other room, a trained healer was present for those who received healing and administered healing from a distance without touching. For those who did not receive healing, no one was present in the room. Both the students and the doctor who administered the wounds and later also evaluated their healing rate had been told that the experiment was about the electrical conductivity of the body. Neither knew that the experiment was about healing. Eight and sixteen day follow-up measurements of the rate of wound healing were done. After eight days, the treated groups wounds had shrunk 93.5 percent compared with 67.3 percent for those not treated. After sixteen days, the figures were 99.3 and 90.9. After debriefing, the students stated they did not know the true nature of the experiment and had felt no contact with the healer. The possibility that expectations of the students caused the healing was ruled out. Dr. John Zimmerman of the University of Colorado using a SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) has discovered that magnetic fields several hundred times stronger than background noise are created around the hands of trained healers when doing healing work on patients. No such fields are created by sham' healers making the same movements indicating something special is happening with the trained healers. The frequencies of the magnetic fields surrounding the hands of the trained healers were of the alpha and theta wave range similar to those seen in the brain of meditators. Dr. Barnard Grad of McGill University in Montreal, used barley seeds to test the effect of psychic healing energies on plants. The seeds were planted in pots and watered with a saline solution, which is known to retard their sprouting and growth. With elaborate double- blind conditions set-up, one group of seeds were watered with saline solution that had been treated by a psychic healer. Dr. Grad carried out similar experiments involving tap water and plants. Sealed containers of water were given to a psychic healer to hold and others were given to a severely depressed patient to hold. The plants watered with the healer-held water had an increased growth rate and those watered with the water held by the severely depressed patient had a decrease in growth rate compared to controls. These experiments involving plants, in addition to confirming the non- placebo nature of psychic healing, scientifically confirm the ancient metaphysical understanding that healing energies can be stored in water for future use. In another experiment involving psychic healer Olga Worrall, Dr. Robert Miller used an electromechanical transducer to measure the microscopic growth rate of rye grass. The device used has an accuracy of one thousandth of an inch per hour. Dr. Miller set-up the experiment in his laboratory and then left, locking the door behind him to eliminate any unnecessary disturbance. Olga, located over 600 miles away was asked to pray for the test plant at exactly 9 PM that evening. When Dr. Miller returned to the laboratory the next day, the test equipment had recorded normal continuous growth of 6.25 thousandths of an inch per hour up to 9 PM. At that time, the record began to deviate upward and had risen to 52.5 thousands of an inch per hour which was an increase of 840 percent! This increased growth rate remained till morning when it decreased but never to its original level. The Spindrift group has done extensive research involving prayer and plants. Their results indicate that prayed for plants always grow faster and are healthier than non-prayed for plants even though the conditions are equal for both groups of plants and those doing the praying are miles away. These results were consistent regardless of the distance involved and occurred over and over. They are described by Robert Owen in his book, " Qualitative Research: The early years " : One of the interesting results of their research work is that they were best when the prayer was non-directional, that is when the prayer was simply for the plants general well-being, rather than for a specific result, such as a certain growth rate or overall height. More experiments are being done and scientific theories are being developed to describe Reiki and Reiki like healing techniques. As we continue into the millennium, increasing interest along with more sensitive equipment will allow science to more completely understand, validate, and accept the reality of Reiki. As this happens, we will see increasing use of Reiki and other laying-on hands healing coming into common use by individuals for themselves and family along with its use in hospitals and doctors offices. The deeper understanding about the nature of health and the unity of all life this re-discovered age old wisdom will provide will reduce suffering and make earth a more worthwhile place to live. With this in mind, let us be encouraged to continue in the spirit of Reiki to help others and to heal the planet. Practitioners have some real interesting stories. Reiki can also enhances natural abilities. If you are an artist, it can help develop your artistic expression. If you have an intuitive sense, Reiki can heighten that. If you have a business head, Reiki can enhance that as well. In the practice of Reiki, working with energy helps you to connect with your path, your skills, and develop your senses. But it takes practice and trusting what you feel. Reiki is also present in some hospitals. Reiki has been applied to these conditions and more with very beneficial results. There are a lot more applications of Reiki – see there web site for more information. http://www.reikimedresearch.com/ ADDICTIONS (drugs and alcohol) Addictions and suicidal behavior Appendicitis Arthritis (osteo-, rheumatoid) Add/adhd Aids /HIV Burns Cancer all types Cervical dysphasia Childbirth Chronic fatigue syndrome & fibromyalgia Coma –phenomenal result Croons Depression Diabetes Dyslexia Eye sight Endometriosis Heart conditions -saved surgery Hypothyroidism Insomnia –results good Leukemia -recovered Lupus-improvements Mole – fell off Migraine- pain free Multiple sclerosis – beneficial results Neuropathy Pagets - beneficial results Pain relief – very beneficial Paralysis- beneficial results recovered Polyps –surgery cancelled Prenatal condition- child born healthy Psoriasis 70% cleared Seizure beneficial Shingles- patient in remission Karuna Reiki Laura gifford gives some interesting differences between reiki and Karuna Reiki and says that Reiki increases the awareness of the way God works in life. Usui Reiki, is the connection to the highest and most holy spiritual energies. Usui Reiki is unconditional Love. Usui Reiki is gentle and peaceful, but very powerful. Usui Reiki is a conduit for Karuna Reiki® to flow through. When receiving Karuna: Karuna Reiki® is very serious, let's get down to business energy. Karuna Reiki® energy goes very deep, gently, but quickly. She describes vibrating at a rapidly increasing rate, feeling like more light than I am flesh. The first few times she received a Karuna treatment she describes rising out of her body, and was taken into the symbols used. One repeated occurrence has been that she has seen flashes of traumatic experiences in this life, and from other times. They appeared as if I am looking through a picture window. The image briefly comes into focus so she was clear on what she was seeing, and then a beam of white and gold light pierces the images and shatters them into zillions of pieces, which immediately become pure light. When she had these experiences she also felt and at times saw physical releases within my body. She experienced deep physical and emotional healing. She describes Karuna being profoundly transformational for her as Usui Reiki and she felt that it had come into her life to assist her in her growth. She says how multi-dimensional Karuna feels to her. She felt it working simultaneously on the emotional, mental and physical bodies, and it has her me layers in her energy field and within her consciousness that go beyond anything she can intellectually comprehend. Karuna Reiki® takes her to that space beyond form, color, time and sound that just cannot be described within the constraints of words except perhaps, the purest sense of peace, and total love she have ever felt. Those words don't even do it justice. She also had sensations of Karuna Reiki® reaching into other times, connecting with karmic issues, and flashing through incarnations linking them and bringing the related lessons to her conscious awareness, and offering her the opportunity to transmute it in the moment. So in this sense, she felt it very gracefully transcends time and space on many levels simultaneously. She also used Karuna Reiki® to do spirit release work with others. phil i would also look at classical music anfd colour therapy In , " Gayle " <imacookiemomster wrote: > > Any suggestions for alternatives to medications. I had my son on > Adderal for several months and took him off myself around 6 weeks ago. > He is 8 yrs old. He has symptoms still...very hard to stay focused at > times when he really needs to (like when playing on his little league > team) or not hearing me when I am talking to him unless we have > continuous eye contact. I was tired of not seeing him eat daily plus > very worried about the side affects !!! Thank you for any thoughts or > advice. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 David wrote: Try reading Dr. Peter Breggin's books Talking Back To Ritalin and Reclaiming Our Children. Only the U.S. and Canada accepts the diagnosis of ADD Allow me to present an excerpt from and interview with Dr. Breggin... David, I love the work of Dr Breggin, and totally agree with you that ADD is over-diagnosed, and drugs should be a matter of last resort. I consider myself somewhat of an anti-ritalin activist. However, for whatever reason the ADD diagnosis is now accepted in other countries as well. The 9 year old who said his first day on Ritalin was the best day of his life lived in Holland. I stumbled onto his mother's website. Who am I to question that boy's experience? Especially since his mother is an aware health conscious person. Let's stay away from ideology and think and/and, not either/or. Beleaguered parents do NOT need more guilt trips. The first articles in my in-progress series on ADD can be found by sending an email to coping-with-ADD The way this works: you get a confirmation request, reply to that, and get the series in the mail, one at the time. Ien in the Kootenays *********************************************** " If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't " . ~Lyall Watson Nourish your brain with whole wild food aquazon ********************************************* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Great post pjb! It ALL works together. An ADHD child needs a clean, orderly environment, the right teaching methods, the right foods, a balanced spine, etc, and only when all those factors are into place should we look at stimulant medication. AND: sometimes, especially short term, a bit of judiciously monitored stimulant medication CAN be helpful to get a struggling student over the hump. Kids who take meds need all the nutritional help even more... It is and/and. Ien in the Kootenays ******************************** " No illness which can be treated with diet should be treated with any other means. " ~Moses Maimonides, 12 century My fave Superfoods: http://wildhealing.net ******************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Hi Gayle, I think it was just this week I saw something on pine bark and ADD in boys. Some study. A google search might pick it up for you. I recall it didn't work so well in girls or adults...something like that but did well in boys. Also foods really can aggravate some conditions in some kids so you might want to look at his diet. If you want to try to eliminate something, do it one at a time so you'll know what is making any positive change. Sometimes problems can be caused by artificial coloring or flavoring, diary...etc. You an probably search for ADHD diet and turn up lots on this. Look at omega 3 & 6's also. AND - are you sure ADHD is the only thing going on? Sometimes kids begin with that diagnosis but there can be something else going on. Just a thought there. Chris in NC , " Gayle " <imacookiemomster wrote: > > Any suggestions for alternatives to medications. I had my son on > Adderal for several months and took him off myself around 6 weeks ago. > He is 8 yrs old. He has symptoms still...very hard to stay focused at > times when he really needs to (like when playing on his little league > team) or not hearing me when I am talking to him unless we have > continuous eye contact. I was tired of not seeing him eat daily plus > very worried about the side affects !!! Thank you for any thoughts or > advice. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 " One Beneficial Pine-Bark is *Pycnogenol; Pine Barks strenthen the arteries thus allowing more Nutrients to brain; very expensive; tho' Taxol is also an Evergreen called the Yew. These are " Bio-Flavonoids " also found in Citrus the whole fruit; in Grapes' esp. Grape Seed Extract. Olive Leaf Extract is another good Bio-Flavinoids;Oranges too , " castleboys3 " <castleboys3 wrote: > > Hi Gayle, > I think it was just this week I saw something on pine bark and ADD in > boys. Some study. A google search might pick it up for you. I > recall it didn't work so well in girls or adults...something like that > but did well in boys. > > Also foods really can aggravate some conditions in some kids so you > might want to look at his diet. If you want to try to eliminate > something, do it one at a time so you'll know what is making any > positive change. Sometimes problems can be caused by artificial > coloring or flavoring, diary...etc. You an probably search for ADHD > diet and turn up lots on this. > > Look at omega 3 & 6's also. > > AND - are you sure ADHD is the only thing going on? Sometimes kids > begin with that diagnosis but there can be something else going on. > Just a thought there. > > Chris in NC > > , " Gayle " > <imacookiemomster@> wrote: > > > > Any suggestions for alternatives to medications. I had my son on > > Adderal for several months and took him off myself around 6 weeks > ago. > > He is 8 yrs old. He has symptoms still...very hard to stay focused > at > > times when he really needs to (like when playing on his little > league > > team) or not hearing me when I am talking to him unless we have > > continuous eye contact. I was tired of not seeing him eat daily plus > > very worried about the side affects !!! Thank you for any thoughts > or > > advice. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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