Reflexology for the Spirit and Cancer
This post is part of the series on the Big Five Diseases.
For cancer prevention, the story is pretty much the same as for heart disease. Get the cholesterol in the healthy range. Get the exercise program going to shed the excess weight.
Cancer is a group of diseases, actually. So, when we talk cancer, we talk about more than just one illness.
DIET IS IMPORTANT IN CANCER PREVENTION. There is a correlation between fat and meat and cancer. Add fruits and vegetables to your diet and add plenty of fiber. Avoid excess sun exposure. Use sunscreen. Take your vitamins. Skip the tobacco.
One factor contributing to cancer is extreme stress tolerated over a long period of time.
Other risk factors include secondhand smoke, air pollution, workplace exposure to chemicals, exposure to radon gas, heavy alcohol consumption, obesity, overexposure to sun, sedentary lifestyle, age, family history, polyps in the colon, diet low in fiber and antioxidents, and diabetes.
Offering a Reflexology for the Spirit session 48 hours after a client partner has received chemotherapy will help him/her feel much better. This person will experience a deep sense of relaxation and an opportunity for the body to return to balance through encouraging homeostasis.
When someone you know suffers with cancer, encourage him/her to continue all treatments the allopathic specialists have to offer. Your job is to assist your client partner and support him/her in the return to homeostasis through the other treatments s/he receives.
Reflexology for the Spirit does not replace allopathic cancer treatments. Your sessions with cancer patients can be very effective when combined with Reiki therapy and essential oils. Reiki therapy can be offered daily. As a practitioner working with a cancer patient, you’re dealing not only with the physical parts of the disease but also the emotional and spiritual aspects: fear, anger, rage, helplessness, abandonment.
ESSENTIAL OILS: balsam fir, Canadian red cedar, clove, dill, galbanum, grapefruit, hyssop, lemon, myrtle, nutmeg, orange, patchouli, sandalwood, tarragon, thyme, tsuga, valerian
When using essential oils on a cancer patient, consult with an aromatherapist to choose the proper oil for the particular type of cancer your client has.
Work all body systems including the liver and solar plexus.
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Reflexology for the Spirit and the Big Five
SEVERAL DISEASES STALK US ALL. Although it’s difficult to know exactly what causes them, markers exist letting us know where they fit in the overall scheme of things. Some things are certain.
Reflexology for the Spirit plays a significant part in promoting overall wellness, disease prevention, and disease management. These diseases can be prevented and/or managed with some healthy lifestyle habits. Emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion with Reflexology for the Spirit is important.
Focusing on prevention can decrease disabilities, increase the quality of life for your client partners, and reduce their health care costs.
Changing health damaging habits such as smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and poor diet can have a dramatic effect on your client partners. These changes can have a ripple effect in their communities. When you encourage your clients partners to practice disease prevention, you offer them an opportunity for a healthier future.
THESE DISEASES CHALLENGE US IN DIFFERENT WAYS BASED ON OUR AGE. Being knowledgeable of these challenges and how they present themselves to us offers valuable tools to prevent the diseases themselves. The five biggest threats to our health are:
Heart Disease,
Cancer,
Stroke,
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
Diabetes.
Interestingly enough, the risk factors and markers for these diseases are similar (with only a few exceptions).
THE RISK FACTORS COMMON FOR ALL FIVE DISEASES ARE ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL, POOR DIET, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TOBACCO USE, SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE, EXCESS WEIGHT OR UNDERWEIGHT, AND DIABETES.
In the next six posts, I will explore each of these diseases and, finally, offer a summary.
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Searching for the Fountain of Youth? Eat Foods and use Essential Oils High in Antioxidents.
So, what are antioxidents anyway? Antioxidents are chemicals in food which fight free radicals. A popular theory is that we age because of the free radicals which cause oxidation. In other words, we rust.
This oxidation process damages our cells and tissues, allowing diseases such as heart disease, alzheimers, cancer to invade our bodies. It’s possible to take antioxident pills but studies show that eating the foods high in antioxidents is more effective.
If your health interests include a longer, healthier life go for the food. Choose foods with a high Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC).
Try to eat five servings daily of foods high in antioxidents: alfalfa sprouts, avocado, baked beans, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cherries, cranberries, garlic, kale, kiwi, onions, oranges, plums, prunes, raisins, raspberries, red peppers, spinach, strawberries, white grapes.
Some essential oils also have significant to high ORAC counts. If you use essential oils, you might as well choose those with ORAC counts: Anise, Basil, Black Pepper, Blue Cypress, Blue Tansy, Cardamom, Cassia, Cedarwood, Celery Seed, Canadian Cinnamon Bark, Cistus, Citronella, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Cumin, Cypress, Dill, Douglas Fir, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Eucalyptus Globulus, Fennel, Fleabane, Frankincense (Boswellia carteri), Galbanum, German Chamomile, Ginger, Goldenrod, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Hyssop, Idaho Balsam Fir, Juniper, Kaffir Lime, Laurus Nobilis, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lime, Mandarin, Manuka, Marjoram, Melaleuca Cajeput, Melaleuca Ericifolia, Melaleuca Quinquenervia, Melissa, Mountain Savory, Myrrh, Myrtle, Nutmeg, Orange, Oregano, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Peppermint, Petitgrain, Roman Chamomile, Rose, Rosemary, Rosewood, Sage, Spearmint, Spikenard, Thyme, Tsuga, Vetiver, White Fir, Wintergreen, Yarrow.
While you are doing this, please don’t forget that weekly reflexology sessions encourage homeostasis which is extremely important for continued good health.
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7 Levels of Disease – a New (Very Old) Way to Think About Disease
So often, when we visit a healthcare professional, we want the whole body, the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, to be considered. Instead, a portion of the body is considered.
Fortunately, this attitude is changing. More and more people are receiving healthcare for the whole person.
Healthcare for the whole person requires a different outlook, attitude. It sometimes requires that we return to a much older model of wellness or illness, as it were.
I offer here a 7-point scale:
Level one is the lowest on the scale. The word for level one is fatigue. If your client partner comes to you complaining of fatigue or loss of appetite only, this person is experiencing the lowest level of disease. As you offer a Reflexology for the Spirit session, try to find out why the person is tired. Has s/he been burning the candle at both ends? What is happening here?
Level two is fever. Try to find out what is causing the fever. Does your client partner even know? How does the person know s/he has fever? How long has it been high? What times of the day is it high? When is it lowest?
Level three is irritation. The operative words here are: headaches, itching, feeling jumpy or uneasy, coated tongue, halitosis. What are the best ways to deal with these conditions?
Level four is inflammation to include colitis, sinusitis, gum disease, etc. Is s/he doing anything to treat these conditions?
Level five is ulceration. As in stomach ulcers or canker stores.
Level six is induration. That is an encapsulated group of toxins. An induration is a health issue that a person’s body has built a wall around. Essentially, the body is saying: “Toxins, I’m not going to deal with you now. I’m going to close you in and deal with you later.”
Level 7 is cancer.So…we go from fatigue to cancer. All these levels are important. The issues at each level must be addressed and treated…not ignored. They are all connected.
Through regular Reflexology for the Spirit sessions, we can address these issues to facilitate homeostasis. And, these conditions are all valid reasons to visit a physician. The reflexologist works on a regular basis to address the whole person and facilitate homeostasis.
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Don’t like Getting Colds, Flu? Take Care of Your Immune System. It Keeps You Well.
In the last post, we discussed the lymphatics.
The lymph glands need exercise. A good exercise for moving the lymph is to jump for a few minutes each day on a personal trampoline. A personal trampoline is inexpensive, folds flat, and fits under a bed or in a closet when not being used.
Another good way to keep the lymph moving is to receive Reflexology for the Spirit sessions regularly. When the immune system is stimulated the lymph moves.
Keep the lymphatic system moving so the body can remove the clogging waste products which make it harder to fight colds, flu, respiratory congestion, swollen lymph nodes, stiff joints, cysts, slow healing wounds, etc. Thank of a stagnant lymph system as a clogged sewer.
If the immune system is not properly maintained, and never cleaned, the body may end up with problems extending beyond colds, flu and other things. This escalation can include problems such as arthritis, autoimmune diseases, and possibly cancer.
Another major part of the immune system is the thymus. This is a small gland located in the chest cavity below the thyroid and behind the sternum. The thymus gland manufactures T-Cells which strengthen our immune system. One thing that makes the thymus interesting is that it’s a particular size when we are born and doesn’t grow much after that. So, the size of the thymus in relation to the size of our bodies decreases as our bodies grow into maturity.
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Tomorrow we’ll continue with the immune system as we discuss the tonsils and the spleen.
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Who Shouldn’t Receive a Session, and Why (Contraindications) Part 1 of 2
Cancer Patients
Reflexology for the Spirit is wonderful for cancer patients. It’s now offered in many hospitals throughout the country. However, patients receiving chemotherapy shouldn’t receive reflexology for 48 hours after the end of a chemotherapy session. This is for your protection. The theory is that the patient is toxic for 48 hours after receiving chemotherapy. If you decide to offer a session to a patient in less than 48 hours, please wear gloves.
Pregnant Women
Women in the first trimester of pregnancy experiencing an unstable pregnancy should not receive reflexology. Nothing is more wonderful than a reflexology session offered to a woman who is in her 7th month of pregnancy and has not seen her feet for a couple of months and still has 2 months to go. The rule is to avoid offering reflexology in the first trimester and stay on the bottom of the feet when you offer sessions thereafter. If you have any concerns, switch to Reiki therapy. Reiki therapy is wonderful for pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy.
With a regular Reiki therapy client, you can offer sessions weekly and can offer to go with your client partner into the labor and delivery stages of the birth process. Then, of course, you have two clients.
Clients with Infectious Diseases
Infectious disease and/or fever sufferers should not receive Reflexology for the Spirit for your protection. To offer a session to someone in a contagious condition, consider some options: gloves, mask, etc.
Severe Congestive Heart Failure
This is a good time to use your Reiki therapy skills.
Gangrene
Gangrene occurs when a person’s cells begin to die in a particular place when there is no circulation in a certain place in the body. Gangrene is fairly rare but can be seen in cases of advanced diabetes. This situation requires a physician’s attention.
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When You Consider the Pace and Demands of Life in the 21st Century, it’s no Wonder that Stress is a Huge Factor and Issue in our Health Care Dilemma
The causes are overwhelming and include lifestyle situations, medications, time management, relationship issues, which produce biological responses, any or all of which can contribute to making a person somewhat, or even very, ill. Many people live with stressed adrenal glands.
Prolonged stressful situations can have effects lasting an entire lifetime. In some cases, children growing up in stressful or abusive situations maintain a stress alert throughout adulthood so they never seem unstressed. This can contribute to disease even decades later.
Stress weakens the immune system and, because of this, becomes a factor in diseases such as angina, anorexia, anxiety disorders, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, colds, depression, Type II Diabetes, digestive diseases, fibromyalgia, headaches, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, immune suppression, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual irregularities, PMS, rheumatoid arthritis, sinusitis, ulcerative colitis, ulcers.
“Flare ups” because of an event or problem can trigger outbreaks of acne, arthritis, asthma, heartburn, Multiple Sclerosis.
It’s important for your client partners to develop positive coping habits to manage stress. These include yoga, meditation, tai chi, regular Reflexology for the Spirit sessions.
A healthy diet is essential for stress management. People suffering from the effects of stress should restrict or eliminate caffeine, alcohol, and refined carbohydrates. Meals should be eaten in a relaxed atmosphere.
Reflexology for the Spirit facilitates homeostasis. It can also be used to calm the adrenal glands. This is essential when dealing with stress.
SYSTEMS TO WORK: thyroid, parathyroid, and pituitary reflexes as well as the lung, kidney, spinal reflexes and the solar plexus. Include extra warm ups and warm downs.
ESSENTIAL OILS: lavender, Roman chamomile, blue tansy, cedarwood, marjoram, rose, sandalwood, and frankincense.
Thanks for reading this blog. We are approaching the end of this section. There are three posts remaining: Sweaty Feet, Swollen Ankles, and Thickened Nails. After those posts, we’ll explore some spiritual and non-spiritual treatments for different medical issues.
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Thurman Greco
