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"Dot figures in Alison Pace's novel Pug Hill, wherein a neurotic New York thirtysomething woman finds one of her greatest sources of comfort to be watching the Zoloft commercial. The general influence of DTC advertising is such that, when AstraZeneca began a massive media campaign for Nexium—"the purple pill"—for acid reflux disease, a psychiatric emergency room nurse told me that her department was flooded with calls from people who wanted to know how they could get this great new pill and what exactly it could do for them." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"Comfort Food Many people eat comfort food, discussed earlier, which is the consuming of something (usually something unhealthy) to displace emotional discomfort. When the coping mechanism is taken away (that is, they run out of that yummy food or that heavenly drink or that pep-up snack), they feel distressed. But drinking lemonade on the Master Cleanse does not act like your favorite comfort food, nor will it ever replace it. Now, wait: This is not a bad thing. In fact, it creates an opportunity for you to deal with some past experience in a real way so that you can let it go." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"And, many times when we look back on the process that led us there, we can identify a certain degree of comfort or discomfort with those decisions at that time. But chances are, we were not sufficiently aware of what our authentic self was feeling. We need to become conscious of our feelings and emotions as they are happening. We need to be in touch with our hearts. Research done by the Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, California, has found that the body's physical heart is much more than a pump, it has its own intelligence." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"This process of adding and subtracting and subtracting and adding can be challenging, uncomfortable, even scary—especially if snack foods, sugar, and bread were what you used to comfort you in times of stress. But it is important to remember—again and again—that the stress of not eating them is not nearly as stressful as blasting your body with chemicals that you are not genetically designed to metabolize. By taking sugar, processed foods, hydrogenated fats, and gluten out of your diet, you are easing your body's total stress load." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "Your job as a physician is to be there for them and comfort them." Over the years, I've found that one of the most comforting things I can do is to touch my patients. The experience of being touched in a nonsexual way is healing. I am very lucky that I do acupuncture with my patients, where I have an appropriate reason and way to touch them. Touch is a tricky subject to talk about because our culture is so afraid of it, which is a tragedy because physical contact is so necessary for our health and well-being. Babies don't grow properly if they are not held." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Nowadays we go from the air-conditioned comfort of our house or apartment to the air-conditioned comfort of a car, bus, or train to the air-conditioned comfort of an office or mall. We rarely spend time outside in the sun, and the only "workout" we get is at the gym or health club. Oh yes, there was one more thing. In the good old days, especially during the winter, mothers made their kids swallow a spoonful of cod liver oil. It was never clear exactly what cod liver oil was good for, but mothers seemed to know that fish oil had beneficial properties." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"For sexual function and comfort with vaginal sexual activity, lubrication during sex not only is helpful for comfort, but for some is a necessity. There are many over-the-counter lubricants, and in the context of natural medicine, we can look for lubricants that are less irritating due to a lack of chemicals and hypoallergenic bases. Something as simple as vitamin E oil can be used as a lubricant. Products are available that contain vitamin E oil and allantoin and are water based so they are nondrying and nonirritating. Other natural vaginal moisturizers are oil based rather than water based." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Subjects who received MgS04 had significantly higher mean comfort scores than those who did not (48+/-15 versus 38+/-12; PO.001). CONCLUSIONS: Administration of intravenous MgS04 increases the cooling rate and comfort when using a surface cooling technique. Magnesium sulfate increases the rate of hypothermia via surface cooling and improves comfort. Stroke. 2004 Oct;35(10):2331-4. Epub 2004 Aug 19. PMID: 15322301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?" - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"For sexual function and comfort with vaginal sexual activity, lubrication during sex not only is helpful for comfort, but for some is a necessity. There are many over-the-counter lubricants, and in the context of natural medicine, we can look for lubricants that are less irritating due to a lack of chemicals and hypoallergenic bases. Something as simple as vitamin E oil can be used as a lubricant. Products are available that contain vitamin E oil and allantoin and are water based so they are nondrying and nonirritating. Other natural vaginal moisturizers are oil based rather than water based." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Because the air does not become hot, it can be used with greater comfort and for longer periods of time than conventional saunas. This allows for longer sessions during which you can sweat, shower off, and then return to the sauna again for intervals of sweating and washing off. The heat of an infrared sauna also penetrates more deeply, although without the discomfort and draining effect often experienced in a conventionally heated sauna." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"NatureSeal has also become available for domestic use, meaning apples can now be cored, sliced and doused in the comfort of our homes. "It works wonders," says a sales agent.) Conforming to the sterility requirements of processed food laws isn't simple. The packages can harbor listeria, salmonella and toxic microflora causing diarrhea, mucosal invasion and carcinogenesis. Outbreaks of bacterial contamination have already forced sliced-apple recalls. New chemical additives such as PQSL 2.0 are being developed to neutralize all traces of life on the apple slices." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"And often we eat "comfort foods" to make us feel better, if only psychologically. But what our bodies really need when we're sick is a rest of the digestive system to free up that extra energy we need to get well. I am not suggesting we should refrain from eating when we're sick, but we need to consider eating foods that require little effort from the digestive system, and ones that are high in nutrition. Freshly juiced fruits and vegetables would be a great choice during times of illness." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Some research suggests that eating comfort foods is comparable to self-medicating our stress wounds. Yet there is a serious downside: the regular consumption of comfort foods leads to unstable blood sugar and insulin levels and can contribute to overweight and mood swings. The combination of high Cortisol and insulin levels causes sugar to be stored as fat in the belly, instead of on the hips or the buttocks." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Evo-Pumpkin Blueberry PancokeA PHASES 1 (AFTER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS)-3, SERVES 2 Here's some comfort food I cooked up for friends one chilly morning that won't turn on the "Store Fat for Winter" program. In a pinch, you can use old-fashioned rolled oats. For an occasional treat, serve with sugar-free pancake syrup, but avoid the syrup in Phases 2 and 3." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"The Tempur-Pedic comfort Cushion is another unequalled product from Tempur-Pedic, Inc. This cushion can be used on any sitting surface to make that surface feel custom built for comfort. The Tempur-Pedic comfort Cushion molds to the shape of your buttocks, not only to provide support, but also to enable your weight to be evenly distributed while you're sitting. Collectively, the net effect of using the Tempur-Pedic comfort Cushion is the prevention or relief of low back, tail bone, buttock or sciatic-type pain caused by sitting. The medical division of Tempur-Pedic, Inc." - James H. Wheeler and James A. Peterson, Doctors Guide to Back Pain Relief: The Goodbye Back and Neck Pain Handbook (Get the book.)

"Like Harry, Peter searched outside of his known world and his comfort zone for help. Eventually, he emulated Edward Bach, creator of the Bach Flower Remedies, which are herbal medicinals said to capture the healing essence of plants. Peter was a nature lover and herbalist, so he decided to see if there were plants from the Australian environment that might help treat his symptoms. Peter had an early version of an electronic imprinting device, so he could, if he needed to, make homeopathic-like remedies from any flowers or plants that seemed promising in treating his symptoms." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Rice"and "BeanA" PHASE 1, SERVES 4 Unfortunately, most "comfort food" serves your taste buds but not your genes. In this recipe, high-protein soybeans substitute for beans with a high sugar content, and finely shredded cauliflower stands in for white rice." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Although tempting, the whole scheme is beyond my moral, legal and financial comfort zone. Another suggests that I head to the beach, where "touts and beach boys" sometimes sell stolen coco-de-mers by the spoonful. The lifeguard on duty, however, informs me that the practice tapered off years ago. "They'd be better off carrying a bag of dope," he says. "They wouldn't last two seconds." On the way back from the beach, my taxi driver is a Rastafarian who says he eats coco-de-mers all the time. I ask him how they taste. He pauses. "Have you ever tasted breast milk?" he asks. "Um ..." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Step out of your comfort zone. Given our druthers, most of us prefer to follow our personal routines. After all, predictability provides a sense of familiarity and security. Yet you can learn to step out of your comfort zone in small and safe ways. When you find that little changes don't hurt—and might actually be rewarding—you build your self-confidence. That's good because self-confidence and resilience go hand in hand. As you become more self-confident in dealing with change, your resilience increases. So stretch yourself a little and do things you haven't done before." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Moyle, who thrives on getting people out of their comfort zone, was relishing the tension. Karp held Cindy-Cat's elbow and said, 'You can't make a cat be loquacious when she doesn't want to be." Changing the subject, he started talking about his recently deceased cat, Sahara, whom he missed so much that he still called her name every morning. • Some friends of hers asked me not to use her real name, so I haven't. "Disappear her," they said, explaining that she is "pathological about being portrayed to the point of being phobic." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"We have insulated ourselves from most of the dangers we are likely to encounter in the wild, and provided ourselves with shelters whose level of comfort is far beyond that enjoyed by kings and queens two hundred years ago. If we are still not happy, it is not because we lack some physical need; it is almost certainly because of some inner hunger. We are lacking approval, security, status, power, affection, or the fulfillment of some other psychological need. This is where the memes come into play." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"These cutoffs are set at my level of comfort. They are driven by one's philosophy of life, one's value system. I would argue that a nnt = 50 is ephemeral; it is too small a health effect to measure reliably. I would countenance a debate as to setting the cutoff at greater than nnt = 20 but less than nnt = 50 for hard outcomes. However, the debate must be transparent and public, so that all who are indemnified understand that this indemnity plan is not designed to "save money." Rather it is designed to "save your money," since moneys not expended in Plan B revert to Plan A." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"The direct suggestions we'll be using are simple, clinically appropriate, and universally acceptable, such as, "There's a great feeling of ease, comfort, and strength growing inside of you." Suggestions like this one simply equate with positive thinking. When you use positive thinking under hypnosis, the effect is exponentially greater than when you use it in a waking conscious state. Virtually everyone is aware of the power of positive thinking and the notion that if you believe good things are going to happen to you, they will." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) "Energy-healing work can bring you comfort quickly and has a tremendous impact on healing over time. It can even help you keep your dreams alive. I had a patient who was a teacher throughout her career, but her real love was volleyball. She played in a competitive league that culminated in a national championship every year. Her ultimate goal was to win a championship game. She reached a point where she retired from teaching, but she was still a competitive volleyball player, and the game acquired an even more significant place in her life as a result." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"TEE to an appreciable extent because most people adjust their clothing and environment to maintain comfort), and the energy to perform "physical activity" and more vigorous "exercise," a term often used for an activity level that improves physical fitness [16]. (Energy is also expended for growth, pregnancy, and lactation, but a discussion of individual components of energy expenditure with age, sex/gender, and reproductive status is beyond the scope of this review." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"I did my best to help them understand that their beliefs about these drugs were being masterfully manipulated by the drug companies' multipronged marketing efforts, and that these efforts were being driven far more by the goal of improving the drug companies' sales than improving patients' health or comfort. I realized how little even the best doctors understood the risks of Vioxx when a colleague, a prominent cardiologist, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee. His surgeon prescribed Vioxx for his postoperative pain, no doubt convinced that he was treating his VIP patient with "the best." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"For Cezanne, apples were a way of finding inner peace. "Comfort me with apples for I am sick with love," pleaded Solomon in the Song of Songs. Fruits were part of Einstein's simple formula for joy: "A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?" Seventeenth-century courtier Nicholas de Bon-nefons dealt with stress by hanging out with fruit trees. He believed that fruits spread contentment: "One must confess that of all foods only fruits win the prize for highest satisfaction." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Many people with asthma will verify that their faith and prayer have been a comfort to them and given them the strength to cope with their distressing condition. Others affirm they have gained relief from faith healers and are grateful to such people who have developed and use their skill to perform acts of healing. Faith healers rely on a person's belief, and work on the principle that whatever one believes can be made to happen." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"The Outside Dictates the Inside _ From the moment of conception, the driving force in human behavior is to minimize pain and maximize comfort. To that end we have an elaborate painkilling system mediated by neurotransmitters that enter into the synapses between neurons to block the transmission of the message of suffering to higher centers. Our ability to feel comfortable depends on optimum levels of the inhibitory neurotransmitter serotonin, and of the endorphins, an internally produced morphine of the brain and body. Early love normalizes these levels." - Dr. Arthur Janov, Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health (Get the book.) "Let me be more specific: one can feel comfortable with a spouse but below the comfort and "love" one feels in the present is the ubiquitous sense of lacking. Still, the feelings we have for and from others counts a good deal; it does help quiet the anguish. Once deprivation is installed, we may try to fulfill it with many other partners, and it never works and is never totally satisfying. The infidelity goes on and on. Remember, in infancy the brain is still developing. A lack of love early on can interfere with that development." - Dr. Arthur Janov, Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health (Get the book.)

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