If you knew you wouldn’t fail, what would you be doing right now? Do you ever have moments in your life where you feel invincible? In basketball, they call it “in the zone”. In writing they call it “flow”. It’s a moment when you feel supreme confidence in your abilities, and everything you touch seems to turn to gold
Tag Archive: physical health
Low Back Pain More Costly Than Previously Thought
In an April issue of Spine, the leading medical publication in this field, researchers found that in addition to the direct expenses of back pain, expenses unrelated to the back pain also increased by 295.7% following injury based on the previous 3 months of health expenses.
Pain as an Emotional Experience — A Holistic View
Most people associate pain with a physical problem. Burn yourself or step on a nail and ouch! — it’s going to hurt. What people often overlook is the emotion and psychology behind pain and how simple reassurance about one’s condition or injury can go a long way to speeding recovery.
Alternative Options for Managing Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and Related Conditions
. So while we can point to the brain, the thyroid, the adrenals and other systems in the body as playing a role, specific symptoms are the body’s healthy response to the stresses imposed on it. Simply removing the symptoms, although often necessary in acute flare-ups, is similar to cutting the wire to the check engine light in the car — the problem still exists, yet your body is unable to alert you.
