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"Neurologists performed tests of how well nerves conducted impulses along the spine. Surgeons ordered MRIs and CT scans, which show the anatomy of the bones and soft tissue in the back. CT scans and MRIs are often used to make the case for surgery, especially when they show damage to a disk. You can think of a disk as a jelly doughnut, which will bulge when squeezed between the vertebrae. Squeeze the disk hard enough, and the outer sheath, called the annulus, may rupture, allowing bits of jellylike material to break through and press on nerves in the back." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"The nerves become soothed. As nerves become soothed, muscles relax. As muscles relax, circulation improves, capillaries open up, and more blood is carried to the cells of the body. More oxygen and nutrition are taken to the cells, and as the cells get more oxygen and nutrition they're better able to produce the thousands of chemicals—like endorphins—that are carried around the body and that support the healing process," he says. So who is reflexology particularly suited for?" - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"When taken as a supplement, it affects the way nerves fire. Some cosmetics lines, including Dr. Denese's, want consumers to associate this internal effect with wrinkle reduction. The theory is that if GABA can stop nerves from firing in the brain, it should be able to control the nerve impulses that affect facial muscles—the kind that lead to expression lines. There is no research proving GABA is a revolutionary (let alone effective) antiwrinkle ingredient, but we do know that in the body GABA does not work alone. Keeping nerves from being triggered requires a lot of other components." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"It's shocking, when you think of it, that most doctors never address this thin, tough membrane that surrounds and is fused with your bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and organs throughout your body. It is the organ that literally connects you from head to toe. The fascia helps muscles change shape and lengthen during movement and allows them to move easily over one another. It also aids in the repair of injuries and provides pathways for nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels. It is involved in all aspects of motion and enhances your posture." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"When these nerves are affected, you may feel pain that spreads across your abdomen, nausea, or you may even lose control of your bowels. Sometimes a simple spinal re-alignment is all that's needed to relieve the pressure on the nerves. Incorporating a routine chiropractic exam and spinal alignment into your health regimen can help keep this important group of nerves from being compromised. Your chiropractor can also detail some exercises to add to your routine which will strengthen and support the Lumbar Spine to help prevent these types of problems. 6." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"Put on the market in January 1989, Prozac or fluoxetine was the first of the new group of antidepressants known as the SSRIs—selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—because they block the removal of the neurotransmitter serotonin from the synapse, the submicroscopic location where these chemical messengers cause nerves to fire in the brain. By blocking the removal of the neurotransmitter, the drug is supposed to increase the amount of serotonin in the synapse, thereby increasing the rate at which these nerves fire." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"HERPES ZOSTER (SHINGLES) Herpes zoster, or shingles, is a relatively common infection of the nerves of the skin. The most serious feature of the virus is the pain that follows a rash of small, crusting blisters. After the rash heals, the pain may persist for months, or even years, as a consequence of damage to the nerves. It is possible to reduce the severity of the active stage and to minimize nerve damage by the prompt use of antiviral drugs. Herpes zoster is actually caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Though Fran is having trouble speaking today, mostly because of nerves, the doctor encourages her to tell the story of her memory problems and how they've affected her daily life and her relationships with the rest of her family. Without speaking, she pulls out her purse and passes the doctor a small framed photograph. It's a picture of her father dressed in his Navy uniform. "My dad had dementia. He died twenty-five years ago. Watching him fade away was . . . just. . . just. . . well, worse than you could ever imagine. But now my mind is dimming just like his did." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Medically, it's defined as an autoimmune disorder that results when the substance that normally carries the instructions between a person's nerves and muscles (acetylcholine) is absorbed by a special chemical—one produced by the person's own body. So while my grandfather could think a thought that commanded his body to "sit upright," for example, and his brain would send the signal of that thought to his body, the muscles would never receive it. The chemical would "hijack" the signal." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"This control requires adequate numbers of nerves attached to your muscles as well as well-tuned muscles that can contract and relax rapidly, with no muscle spasms or cramps. Endurance requires optimal muscle metabolism, a healthy heart, and healthy lungs. Your muscle must be able to burn a variety of fuels efficiently, and the heart and lungs have to deliver enough oxygen to the muscle so it can burn that fuel. Vitamin D Helps You Get the Job Done Muscle mass is directly related to vitamin D as well as other variables, such as adequate protein." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"It is found in the lens of the eye, the Schwan cells of the peripheral nerves, the papillae of the kidney, the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, and the Murel cells of the blood vessels. This tells us it seems to be associated with almost every tissue, and though its exact function is not clear, it is associated with these complications. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE People who have diabetes are two to four times more likely than non-diabetics to develop heart disease or have a stroke, and three-fourths of all diabetics (77,000 annually) ultimately die from heart disease." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Excessive glycosylation also occurs in red blood cells, in the lenses of the eye, and in the myelin sheath of the nerves. This glycosylation creates deactivation of enzymes, inhibition of regulatory molecule binding, cross-linking of glycosylated proteins, trapping of soluble proteins by the glycosylated extracellular matrix, abnormalities in nucleic acid function, altered molecular recognition, and increased immunogenic-ity.81 All this accelerates the aging process. Sorbitol buildup inside the cells is another major serious metabolic problem." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Damage and pain to the nerves of a person with diabetes. Nerve damage may affect the feet and hands, as well as major organs. dialysis—A method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys can no longer do the job. There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal. diphtheria—An acute, contagious disease that causes fever and problems for the heart and nervous system. diuretic—A drug that increases the flow of urine to help eliminate extra fluid from the body. endocrine glands—Glands that release hormones into the bloodstream and affect metabolism." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Autonomic Neuropathy Autonomic neuropathy affects the nerves that are associated with the function of various organs and organ systems, including the heart, blood vessels, digestive system, urinary tract, reproductive organs, sweat glands, and eyes. Autonomic neuropathy can cause hypoglycemia unawareness, in which people are unable to sense the warning signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). (See chapter 10 for more on hypoglycemia unawareness.) Some of the more common conditions associated with autonomic neuropathy in people with diabetes include the following. ?Gastroparesis." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"In chapter 6, you will see how these concepts changed the way in which doctors viewed the relationship between stress and the body—that is, stress turns on nerves to bodily organs, with pathological consequences. Engel's biopsy-chosocial model was a direct outgrowth of that line of thought. He believed that psychological and social factors outside of the body play almost as important a role in influencing how a patient feels from day to day as the patient's underlying disease. Psychosocial factors count whenever chronic illness exists." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Microvascular complications involve small blood vessels and damage the eyes, kidneys, skin, and nerves throughout the body, resulting in neuropathy, vision problems, infections, and kidney disease. Let's take a look at some of the sobering statistics. Microvascular Complications ?Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, representing 44 percent of all new cases in 2002. ?About one-third of diabetes patients have severe periodontal disease, resulting in damage to the teeth and gums. ?" - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Fatty acids are essential for healthy membranes, hormones, and nerves. Load up on walnuts, pumpkin seeds, soybeans, linseed oil, rapeseed oil, and flax oil. • Olive oil, sunflower seeds, almonds, corn, sesame seeds, safflower oil, and extra virgin olive oil are a source for linoleic acid. • Garlic can lower blood pressure enough to reduce the risk of a stroke, coronary disease, and blood clots." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In summary, ALA improves blood sugar metabolism, reduces glycosylated protein, improves blood flow to peripheral nerves, and actually stimulates the regeneration of nerve fibers.132'133'134'135 Research has shown that ALA increases insulin sensitivity. In one study, seventy-four patients with Type-2 diabetes were randomly assigned to receive either a placebo or 600,1,200, or 1,800 mg a day of ALA.136 After four weeks, those receiving ALA supplements had statistically improved insulin sensitivity, and all three dosages of ALA were effective. Other studies have supported these findings." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Because the brain does not distinguish between doing something specific and just thinking about doing it, mental rehearsal lays down the tracks just as well as physical practice does. The nerves and muscles create a pathway just as sound as one produced through repeated practice. Nevertheless, there are a few important differences between mental and physical practice. With physical practice, when you practice too much, you become fatigued, and fatigue causes electrical interference and blockage along the tracks." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) "If you are in pain, imagine the nerve endings in your entire body and "see" healing energy being taken in with every breath, flowing through your muscles and blood cells, through your arteries to the nerves, where they are soothed and healed. ?Send out the visualization often, both during meditation and throughout the day. BELIEF The copious evidence of the placebo effect demonstrates the extraordinary power of belief. Belief in the power of intention is also vital. Keep firmly fixed in your mind the desired outcome and do not allow yourself to think of failure." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"There are more than 7,000 nerves in each foot," Norman says. "When we stimulate a reflex area, there is a response to this stimulus; that is why we called it reflexology. A well trained reflexologist can apply specific pressure to reflex areas using their fingers and thumbs. Anorexia and bulimia are mostly stress induced. The main thing the reflexology will do is help the person relax. For all eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, or even people who are just plain overweight, we focus on the same organs and glands to help balance the eating disorder." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "It has about 100 billion nerve cells and each nerve cell shares information with up to 10,000 other tiny nerves in just the flick of an eye." The brain has evolved tremendously over time. "People compare our brain to a computer," Toth says. "It really ought to be the other way around because even the computers they're developing now can't compare. Lower forms of life, like a reptile, just have a brain stem." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"They can accumulate inside the brain tissue and eventually disrupt normal brain function, most notably causing damage to the cells, disrupting normal brain chemicals and neurotransmitters, and damaging the myelin sheaths protecting the nerves in the brain. This in turn can cause such disease processes and conditions as depression, anxiety, learning disorders, autism, ADHD, multiple sclerosis, and brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Poor memory, "brain fog," and unexplained numbness can also be the results of toxins impinging on an otherwise healthy nervous system." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "In addition to our nerves and spinal column, at the top of the nervous system is the organ that controls so much of our life: the brain. Anything that disrupts the brain's health and capacity to function normally should be a cause of alarm. First, a note about fat. If there's one kind of "body fat" that's extremely healthy, it's the kind that comprises our nervous system. Yes, you read that right: about two-thirds of your brain is composed of fats. And the protective sheath that covers communicating neurons is composed largely of fat?0 percent fat, to be exact—and the rest is protein." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"A warm bath can settle jangled nerves while baptism is said to purify one of sin. Holy wells were claimed to heal any number of ailments. Rosita Arvigo, in her book Spiritual Bathing, says of water: "Until recently, water was one of the most universal spiritual concepts on our planet. Buried somewhere in the genesis of every culture is the idea that water is divine, life-giving, healing, cleansing and renewing. Some people even considered water to be a living being." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"Five days afterward, the doctor gave Neurontin to a patient with inflamed nerves in his lower back. By the end of six months, the doctor had written fifty-three Neurontin prescriptions for Medicaid patients, most of them for uses the government had not approved. Franklin said he found that many physicians did not question even the flimsiest or most reckless claims made by the company or the physicians they hired. Everyone—both doctors and the company's employees?seemed entirely comfortable with what was going on." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "She had also found a report in the British Medical Journal in December 1960 that said the sedative appeared to damage the nerves of some patients. Merrell executives had become furious with Dr. Kelsey for delaying the sale of their product as she asked them for more data to prove it was safe. It is now estimated that thalidomide caused deformities in some eight thousand infants around the world. Thousands of other babies were so malformed that they died before they were born. Only about forty of those cases were in the United States, although there has never been an accurate count." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Exposure to chronic hyperglycemia is associated with pathologic and functional changes in organs such as the eyes, blood vessels, heart, kidneys, and nerves [57]. The classification of diabetes mellitus is based primarily on its clinical description and comprises four major types: type 1, type 2, other specific types, and gestational diabetes mellitus. All differ in their etiology." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"First, as we discussed in chapter 1, if you have no energy in your nerves, you can have no sensory awareness (no electric impulses reach the brain). You may feel as if you do not have a body while in a deep meditative state. It's a delightful relief, especially if you suffer from chronic pain. Once you experience the relief, you'll think, "Why didn't I know about this sooner?" Another benefit is that the energy flowing to the crown of your head is now at your disposal to utilize for vast levels of expansion in awareness and power. You can do remarkable things with this energy." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) "If you have too little energy in your nerves, as would be the case if you have a neurological problem, you won't actually "see" correctly because insufficient electrical current is going to the brain. Or perhaps this is the first "car" you've ever seen, in which case you still won't "see" objectively because your thoughts and beliefs provide no model for interpreting the signal. I saw this phenomenon in 1998 when working with the Shuar, a tribe of headhunters in Amazonian Ecuador. Most of the Shuar had never seen a white person or any form of modern technology." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

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