26. The Power of the Mind in Health and Healing

<p>Episode 26 - The Power of the Mind in Health and Healing</p> <p class="tve-droppable"><span data-css="tve-u-1732c24882a">There is no doubt that our thoughts impact our health.<br /> <br /> Good thoughts are good for you… bad thoughts aren’t.<br /> <br /> That’s easy enough to understand but it goes much deeper than that.<br /> <br /> For example, when you are sick, it’s normal to become consumed with how bad you feel.<br /> <br /> You think about your symptoms, you talk about them, you even Google them.<br /> <br /> But is this productive?<br /> <br /> Not really.<br /> <br /> Why?<br /> <br /> Because your physiology follows your thoughts.<br /> <br /> Therefore, focusing your mind on your symptoms will reinforce an unhealthy state.<br /> <br /> However, focusing your mind on healthy thoughts will steer your body towards health.<br /> <br /> The message is simple:</span></p> <p class="tve-droppable"><span data-css="tve-u-1732c24882a">Try to focus your mind on HEALTH, not disease… ESPECIALLY when you don’t feel well.<br /></span></p> <p class="tve-droppable"><span data-css="tve-u-1732c24882a">(I know it's not easy.)</span></p> <p class="tve-droppable"><span data-css="tve-u-1732c24882a"><br /> That’s not all.<br /> <br /> While positive thinking is important, “right” thinking is imperative.<br /> <br /> Specifically with regard to health, there are three distinctions you really should be clear about.<br /> <br /> Three distinctions that - along with the importance of “positive” thinking - we discuss on this episode of the Get Healthy Alabama podcast.<br /> <br /> These three distinctions involve understanding the difference between:<br /> <br /> 1) Health Care and Disease Care<br /> 2) Allopathic Medicine and Holistic Medicine<br /> 3) A Healer and A Teacher<br /> <br /> I honestly believe that listening to this episode and gaining clarity on these three topics will leave you healthier than before.</span><span data-css="tve-u-1732c24882a"><br /> <br /> All because your thoughts will be better :)</span></p> <p c