The Healing Power of Our Bodies and How We Can Naturally Increase It.
Our bodies heal us on many levels through out our life. From cuts and scratches, to colds and illnesses, our bodies demonstrate that they have certain innate healing abilities within us. To add to that, it’s been demonstrated time and time again that the mind itself, through the power of belief and suggestion, is able to bring about dramatic healing. In addition to that, there are many natural remedies and holistic techniques that have been proven to have dramatic and positive effects on our health and healing process, with little or no side effects. This is in sharp contrast to synthetic pharmaceutical drugs, which often not only fail to heal us, but also introduce side effects that are often worse then the ailments we are trying to heal. Many of these pills and treatments are designed simply to relieve the symptoms of our illness, while ignoring the root cause itself.
Since our bodies are capable of such amazing healing powers, I find that helping the body heal itself is often much more effective then relying on a synthetic chemical to try and do the healing for me. It is alarming that the medical community will acknowledge that an herb such as St. John’s Wart can serve as an effective antidepressant, and yet almost blindly dismiss any other herbal treatment as superstition. The reality of the situation is that these herbal treatments consist of chemicals, just as their pharmaceutical counterparts do. The difference is that while one has evolved through natural means, the other is produced through chemistry. Some of the drugs produced in the lab often start off as chemicals that are poisonous and lethal to humans, while natural herbs and remedies begin as seeds and grow through the power of water and the sun. Just from those basic principles, I’d say that the natural remedies sound quite a bit healthier for the body then pills that start out as toxic chemicals.
So how can we help our bodies along when we’re feeling sick? There are several well known methods to help against common illness. For example, when I feel a cold coming, I eat raw garlic cloves, cayenne red pepper, and echinacea. These not only help my body and immune system fight the cold, but they are also things that are intrinsically healthy for me anyway. They also are fighting the cause of the problem, instead of trying to repress the symptoms of the cold, which does nothing in helping the body heal quicker. In short, since there are so many natural remedies that are healthy for us, there’s no reason not to help our bodies’ already powerful healing abilities along through their use.
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