Overcoming Negative Thinking and other compulsive behavior and addictions

NOTHING can come into human experience which does not come as THOUGHT. THOUGHTS DO NOT HAPPEN TO YOU - YOU ALLOW THEM OR YOU COULD REJECT THEM AND THEY WILL CEASE TO EXIST. NOTHING EXISTS EXCEPT IN OUR MINDS.

The only way we ever become aware of any feeling or idea is as a thought. If we do not experience it as a thought, we are unaware of its existence. The moment we experience it as thought, it becomes real to us.

THE LESS ATTENTION WE GIVE A THOUGHT- THE LESS REAL IT ISjavascript:iconTag('CONFUSED1');

Nothing exists but thinking makes it so, or simply stated - NOTHING can bother you unless you let it.

Any thought or idea becomes real in IN PROPORTION TO THE amount of attention we give to it. The more we dwell on an idea, the stronger and more real it becomes.

The less attention given to a thought, the less real it becomes. The world, all emotion, suffering, and problems cease to exist for one who is unconscious, in a coma, or in a state of deep dreamless sleep.

AVOID HURTFUL THOUGHTS:

We suffer in ratio to the degree of attention that we put on an undesirable thought. This thought produces an undesirable feeling at first, which is quickly followed by emotion.

This merging with the emotion is called identification. This identification with unhealthy thoughts is the cause of all suffering.

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The understanding of this profound principle and the use of its infallible technique is the key to happiness. With it you may shape your life in any manner that you wish.

He who has the ability to choose his thoughts at will has the ability to control his destiny. He who accepts only the right thoughts - he who discriminatingly chooses the thoughts which are conducive to his highest physical, emotional and mental wellbeing will perform the right actions at all times.

THE NATURE OF THOUGHT:

All actions are always preceded by thoughts and follow thoughts.

In one second, fifty or more thought impressions may move through the mind with such incredible rapidity that we are for the most part unaware of what is taking place.
A person who undertakes the practice of meditation is faced with the initial task of observing the behavior of thought while in a relaxed state. The endless series of thoughts following each other in amazingly rapid succession immediately becomes evident to the observer.

The next stage of controlling or slowing down these thoughts or even of focussing them on a single subject indicates how difficult a task it is. We are then made aware that we have been prisoners of the thought process all the time without knowing it.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

We may now ask, "How does knowing this help us? How can we use this knowledge in a practical way to improve our lives - to live the good life?" The answer may now be given.

Once you have thought a thing out to the very end and have reached a decision that a thing is not good for you and you DEFINITELY want to give it up, then ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to consider it even for a second from that moment on - FOREVER - if need be.

As soon as you determine
(a) what you must AVOID and
(b) what you must DO to improve your wellbeing, this should be followed by a watchful attention to the thoughts which pass through your mind.

Just as soon as you become aware that you desire a food which you have resolved to avoid - AT THAT VERY MOMENT - without a second's delay, REFUSE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

You must he very alert here.
Just a few seconds of involvement or identification with the desire may suffice to arouse you emotionally, and if you are weak (unattentive - that is all that weakness is), you will find that you are becoming overshadowed and obsessed by the emotion of the desire.
If you play with the desire you will soon be lost. The emotion will be in and you will be out.

DO NOT STRUGGLE

Once the emotion creeps in, the struggle to gain control begins. It is this struggle with the emotions which produces the attendant suffering and misery. The very moment you realize that an undesirable craving has entered your consciousness, DON'T grit your teeth or try to use willpower to force it out of the mind. DON'T struggle with it. Any fighting with the thought will only accentuate it and make it stronger and you will end up becoming frustrated and upset. Don't risk losing the battle. Just simply drop the desire/thought from your field of attention. -
Absolutely REFUSE to consider its existence. Instead, at this very moment immediately put your mind on another subject. Let it be any unrelated subject which will hold your interest and give it your FULL ATTENTION. Keep your attention fully immersed until you are completely calm. Then you may go about your business as usual.

Emotions are much stronger than reason in most people. Emotions will always dictate to reason or intellect. Remember as we said before, thoughts move with the speed of lightning, but they can always be recognized by an alert attention.

THE TRAP OF OVERCONFIDENCE
A word of caution must be interjected and emphasized here.

A beginner in this practice is apt to commit the error of being overconfident that he can cut off the desire/thoughts anytime he wishes. He may thus allow himself the liberty of dwelling on the sensations of visualizing, eating and enjoying the food he wishes to avoid. He continues in this manner for just a few minutes and before he knows it the trap has been sprung.
The next thing he is aware of is that he is saying to himself, "Oh I know that I can give it up. Today is not a good day for this. I'm a little nervous now. I will give it up tomorrow without fail." He has lost the battle already.
If he has exceptional willpower, he will cut off all identification with the desire here, and steel himself to the importance of the desired goal. And after a struggle against his emotions, he may succeed.

EMOTIONS ARE STRONGER THAN REASON
What has happened here? The explanation is this - once the strong senses or emotions are aroused, the intellect or the reasoning faculty becomes overshadowed. The emotions are stronger than the reason and tend to have the final say.

The emotions have conquered! Hours later, after you have satisfied your desires, you reflect on what has happened. Once your emotions have subsided you realize very clearly that you have been tricked. This can happen over and over again daily even for years.
I know one fellow who has been rationalizing for ten years and another who has fallen into this trap for fifteen years - always starting tomorrow.

Whatever you do; - don't play this game. Watch your thoughts at all times whenever you are in the presence of temptation and don't let yourself get aroused.
After a few weeks or less these temptations will begin to subside and you'll be able to relax your alertness with increasing safety. However, it is wise to be alert to the mind's tricks until you are firmly anchored in the new desired habit.

BE VERY ALERT TO NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
With just a little practice you will develop the knack of immediately dispelling undesired thoughts just as quickly as they arise; with almost no effort. It is simply a matter of learning HOW and WHERE to place your attention.

Through continued practice you will become very alert to all negative thoughts and you will be able to use this technique in ALL departments of life to achieve self-mastery with ease. The simplicity of this technique is amazing. You will instantly be able to succeed in overcoming emotions which have victimized you for years.

TECHNIQUE FOR RIGHT THOUGHT-HABITS
I know of several other people who struggled for years trying to get up enough willpower to overcome bad habits. Some had very strong wills and would succeed for a period of time, but when they became careless and dwelled upon their previous bad habit-cravings, their emotions took over and they were pulled back into doing the wrong things.

DON'T PLAY WITH UNDESIRABLE THOUGHTS... Shun them as you would the plague. Only when you have become well established in the right habit pattern is it safe to play with memories of food or habit addictions.

Put your mind on the habits you want to cultivate and keep it there - always - whenever you think of the subject.

Just do the right things and keep doing them until they become a habit. Then you will become addicted to the right habits and reap the inevitable reward; joyous health, happiness and peace of mind at all times.

EASY TO MASTER TEMPTATIONS
Once you put this technique into operation, you will be amazed at how easy it becomes to master even the most difficult temptations.
To repeat, all it requires is an alert attention. If you switch your attention IMMEDIATELY as you recognize the enemy thoughts, you will always win without fail.

WITH OTHER PEOPLE
A few words on how to cope with temptation when you're out with friends may be helpful here.
If you're out socially with people and they converse about food or indulge in eating, which includes those foods you are trying to avoid, it is wise to stay out of the conversation and put your mind on another far-removed subject to avoid temptation.
If they engage you in the conversation directly, try to introduce another subject. You may comment on how nice this suit looks - "where did you get it?" etc. An easy way to change a subject is to ask an opinion on a current idea or subject as a stock, a quotation or news article that may interest them.

If they directly confront you with the question of why you don't join them with a particular food, simply state that you're not hungry now, and try to change the subject. It can be done skillfully quite easily.

SHORT-CIRCUIT TECHNIQUE
You try to develop the habit of watching your own feelings, emotions or thoughts. Just observing them short-circuits their hold on you. It makes you objective to them and instantly breaks any emotional attachment or identification.

You will be amazed at how much you find out about yourself and your behavior response patterns. You will learn more in a few hours of alert watching than by reading ten books on psychology. You will become aware of facets of your behavior that you never dreamed existed.

GREATER SELF-CONTROL AND FREEDOM
When you watch yourself you'll find many thoughts arising that you don't like, and will want to change.
One can, however, only change those thoughts that one is AWARE of.
In order to become aware, start by watching your own thoughts and you will automatically change your behavior.

Become MORE CONSCIOUS by watching your thoughts, and you will start to improve every facet of your functioning existence.
It will not make you "self-conscious" in its negative sense or neurotic, but instead will lead you to greater awareness, self-control and freedom from the tyranny of undesired random thought.

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Danielle Spencer
To: Mom
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 3:50:54 PM
Subject: Cancer is a Fungus??

A SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE THERAPY

If 40, 30, or even 20 years ago it was still possible to somehow convince
people of the goodness of official oncology and of its results, today, after
results that are as continuous as they are inane, although trumpeted
regularly by the media, nobody accepts being seduced by words, about
hypotheses and promises that are undelivered and undeliverable, any longer.
The painful awareness, which almost everyone has experienced, of the
miserable end of this or that relative, friend, or acquaintance, is
associated with these failures.

We must surrender to the evidence that contemporary oncology is incapable of
giving us the answers and the necessary to those who are cancer patients and
that therefore it is our moral and ethical obligation to try to find the
correct solution for the gravest and most painful disease of our time.

Cancer is a fungus

For about 100 years, the fundamental theory behind cancer has been based on
the hypothesis that it is a malfunctioning of the genes. This point of view
implies that cancer is intracellular. My point of view however is that
cancer is a fungal infection, and therefore an extra cellular phenomenon.

Candida

In the plant world, cancers are caused by a fungal invasion, and it is
possible to argue that the same thing happens in human beings. Fungi are
always involved in cancers: they are found both in vivo and in the
post-mortem examination*.

However, scientists believe that they develop after the onset of the illness
My opinion is that they come before it: they produce the cancer, blunt the
immune system and then invade the entire organism.

Each type of cancer is caused by fungi of the Candida species, as also
referenced by other research*, and the histological configuration is a
result of the defence reaction of a tissue against the invasion. In time,
the tissue gets exhausted and produces only undifferentiated cells.
A cancer could be termed a ‘solid abscess,’ where the colonies form the
centre, and host cellular reaction is all around.

Sodium bicarbonate
Traditional anti-fungal drugs are ineffective in treating tumours because
the solid colonies can be attacked only on the surface of their volume, and
after the first administrations they become resistant.

A solid infection is much more powerful than a bacterial one. That is why
simple fungal infections can last forever.

I have identified the substances uniquely able to penetrate these volumetric
infections: for cancer of the internal organs it is sodium bicarbonate; and
the best substance to eliminate skin cancer is iodine tincture, particularly
when it is spread onto the growth. There are many publications that describe
the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate on cancer*, but the conclusions
drawn in them are invariably wrong because they assume intracellular, rather
than antifungal action.

The treatment

My methods have cured people for 20 years. Many of my patients recovered
completely from cancer, even in cases where official oncology had given up.
The best way to try to eliminate a tumour is to bring it into contact with
sodium bicarbonate, as closely as possible, i.e. using oral administration
for the digestive tract, enemas for the rectum, douching for the vagina and
uterus, intravenous injection for the lung and the brain, and inhalation for
the upper airways. Breasts, lymph nodes and subcutaneous lumps can be
treated with local perfusions. The internal organs can be treated with
sodium bicarbonate by locating suitable catheters in the arteries (of the
liver, pancreas, prostate, and limbs) or in the cavities (of the pleura or
peritoneum).

It is important to treat each type of cancer with the right
dosage. For a phleboclysis, 500 cc at 5% or 8,4% is required; for external
administrations it is enough to taste if the solution is salty. Sometimes it
is judicious to combine different administrations. For each treatment, take
into consideration that tumour colonies regress between the third and fourth
day and collapse between the fourth and fifth, so that a six day
administration is sufficient.

A complete, effective cycle is made up of six treatment days on, and six
days off, repeated four times. The most important side effects of this care
system are thirst and weakness.

For skin cancer, a 7% iodine tincture should be spread on the affected area,
20-30 times once a day, with the aim of producing a number of layers of
crusts. After this treatment, the cancer will be gone and stay away forever.

Pediatric oncology
This therapy is also applicable in paediatric oncology, provided the dosage
is adjusted and revised according to the weight and age of the infant, as
well as the type of neoplastic formation.

Clinical cases

Several well-documented clinical cases, examined before and after sodium
bicarbonate treatments, were reported on and outlined on www.cancerfungus
com.

I wrote a book entitled ‘Cancer is a Fungus’ published in Italian, Dutch and
English, thanks to the help of family and friends. Video footage of patient
testimonials is also available on the internet site mentioned above. My deep
wish is to make this therapy available to all humanity. In order to do so I
must carry on my research. This research is done privately, since I have
received no response from official institutions — despite having published
the results of the well-documented and successful clinical cases I have
treated.

It is my firm hope that soon, the fundamental role of fungi in the
development of neoplastic disease is acknowledged, so that it is possible to
find, with the help of all existing forces of the health establishment,
those anti-mycotic drugs and those systems of therapy that can quickly
defeat, without damageand suffering, a disease that brings so much
devastation to humanity.
read the protocol overview

http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/index.php

Flax Seed Oil Shown to Be Effective Against Cancers of the Colon and Breast

Barbara L. Minton
Source: http://www.naturalnews.com
August 3, 2008


(see all articles by this author)

(NaturalNews) Flax oil and flax seeds have been shown to lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides, and to help reduce damage to cell membranes. Flax is also important in the body's ability to reduce inflammation and prevent the many degenerative diseases associated with it. Studies have shown that women with a high intake of flax oil and flax lignans are at much lower risk of developing breast cancer. Research is now documenting the benefits of flax oil, lignans, and flax meal in preventing and treating cancer in the gastrointestinal tract and colon, and breast cancer metastasis.

Recent studies and results

In a study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology researchers noted that flax seed oil and flax seed meal are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Their objective was to investigate the feeding of flax seed oil and flax meal to groups of rats with induced precursors of colon cancer. These precursors form in the lining of the colon and rectum prior to the appearance of colorectal polyps.

The groups of rats were fed either a controlled diet alone, controlled diet plus soybean oil, controlled diet plus flax oil, or controlled diet plus flax meal. The rats were examined after 17 weeks. Those fed the flax seed oil and the flax seed meal showed reduced incidence of colon cancer precursor by 84% and 87.5% respectively. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity rates were significantly higher in the rats fed flax seed oil and flax seed meal compared to those fed soybean oil. The enzymes in GST play a significant role in the detoxification of such substances as carcinogens, therapeutic drugs, and products of oxidative stress.

In the Journal of Nutrition and Cancer researchers note that fatty acid composition of dietary fat plays a vital role in colon tumor development in animal models. Fats containing omega-3 fatty acids, such as flax oil, and those containing omega-6 fats, such as corn oil, reduced chemically induced colon tumor development in rats. Lignans have also been shown to prevent colon tumor development in animal studies. These researchers investigated the effects of dietary flaxseed meal, a source of both omega-3 fatty acids and lignans, on colon tumor development and compared them with the effects of dietary corn meal.

One group of cancer induced rats ate a controlled diet supplemented with corn meal, while another ate the controlled diet supplemented with flaxseed meal. After 35 weeks, the gastrointestinal tract was isolated, and the site, size, and number of tumors were recorded and the tumors were evaluated. Tumor incidence in the corn meal group was 82.6% vs. 29.4% in the flax meal group. Tumor multiplicity was 1.3 for the corn meal group vs. 0.3 for the flax meal group. And tumor size was 44.4 mm for the corn meal group vs. 5.3 mm for the flax meal group. Researchers attributed these amazing statistics to the increased omega-3 fatty acids levels ingested by the flax meal group.

A third study, from the International Journal of Cancer reports that previous studies have shown dietary flax seed was able to reduce the growth and metastasis of human estrogen receptor negative breast cancer in mice. Researchers for this study sought to determine whether the tumor inhibitory effect of flaxseed was due to its oil, lignan secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG), or both, and whether the effect on tumor growth was related to increased oxidative degradation of lipids.

Rats were injected with estrogen receptor negative breast cancer cells and after 8 weeks were fed either the basal diet, or basal diet supplemented with flax seeds, SDG, flax oil, or a combination.

Compared to the basal diet group, the tumors in all supplemented groups showed decreased cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. These results did not significantly relate to lipid peroxidation. Lung metastasis incidence was reduced by 16 to 70 percent by all treatments, and most significantly in the flax seed, SDG, and flax oil groups. Distant lymph node metastasis was significantly decreased (52%) only in the flax oil group. Total metastasis incidence was lowered significantly (42%) only in the SDG plus flax oil group.

What these studies may mean for you

The studies show both flax oil and flax meal to be highly effective against cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and colon. Flax oil was clearly the most effective at preventing lymph node metastasis, while the impact on total body metastasis was greatest when SDG, the active compound from lignans, was included with flax oil.

It is the omega-3 fatty acids in flax that are the active agents producing these results. Omega-3 fatty acids are electron rich, and are able to enter the cells to provide them with the electrical energy needed for the healthy completion of cellular processes.

Our bodies produce over 500 million new cells daily. When these cells divide, the old cell and the new cell must contain enough electron rich fatty acids to divide off completely from each other. When this process is not completed due to a lack of electron rich highly unsaturated fat, the course of growth and division is altered and the maturing and shedding process is never fully completed. This may lead to the formation of tumors.

Unless you frequently eat omega-3 rich foods such as salmon or walnuts, supplementing your diet with lignan rich flax oil may be one of the best choices for your health that you ever make.

Using flax oil

Flax oil is highly unstable and begins to oxidize quickly after processing. If you are going to use flax oil, you will want only the freshest, best quality organic oil. Fresh flax oil has a nutty taste that is good. Although results from study number three indicate that even when the oil has oxidized it will still do its job in the body, most health experts say that any oil that does not taste good is oil you should not use. Any trace of bitterness means the oil is oxidizing.

Most flax oil on the market is rancid to some degree, particularly the capsules. Taste one and you will be appalled. The maker of the capsules is counting on you swallowing them whole and never tasting the rancid oil that is in them. Oil that is bought from a drugstore, supermarket, or discount center is usually quite oxidized and bitter. Even house brands from online supplement stores are usually oxidized. Just because it's organic doesn't mean it isn't rancid.

There are two brands which produce organic flax oil that is usually fresh and good-tasting. These are Spectrum and Barleans. Spectrum is the more consistent of the two brands. These oils are available at health food stores, and grocery stores that cater to the health conscious. They are sold in the refrigerator section, and should be refrigerated again immediately after purchase.

If you do not have access to these oils where you live, they can be ordered from the online supplement stores. When it's relatively cold outside, the oil can be shipped to you without a problem. In the warm months or if you live in a place where it is warm all year, you will need to have them shipped in a cold pack. Not all online stores offer cold packs, but several do.

Taste the oil when you bring it home or have it delivered. If it does not taste fresh and good, if you detect bitterness, return it or call the online store and ask for a refund. Retailers seem to be quite used to people returning rancid flax oil, and they will give you a refund or replacement.

The amount of oil you need per day to keep yourself healthy is one tablespoon for each 100 pounds of body weight. If you have had cancer and are trying to prevent a recurrence you may want to double that amount. If you are actively fighting cancer or other serious disease, you will need to take the oil throughout the day, building up to an amount of 8 ounces or more as you are able to tolerate it.

Never heat flax oil. Always shake the bottle before using.

Using flax lignans

Spectrum and Barleans as well as others produce flax oil with lignans added. They usually settle to the bottom requiring you to give the bottle a hard shaking every time you use it.

If you don't want to take flax oil with lignans but want to get the benefits of lignans, you can get one of the capsule forms on the market containing SDG. The best known of these is Brevail, made by the Barleans company. There are others that are equally as effective.

Learn more about lignans at (http://www.naturalnews.com/022625.html) .

About the author

Barbara is a school psychologist, a published author in the area of personal finance, a breast cancer survivor using "alternative" treatments, a born existentialist, and a student of nature and all things natural.

ICEBERG LETTUCE


[MAYBE] 05/26/2008: Angela from Montreal, Quebec, Canada writes: "I had about 15 at least gallbladder attacks in 2 weeks -hospitalized one night as well and they wanted to take out the gallbladder for my "diamonds" gallstones which I'd had for 16 yrs. at least with no probs. except very sick in my 4 pregnancies because of excess bile...

The attacks started due to taking digestive enzymes for 2 days and then going off them. The attacks began the next night with coleslaw, sausages, and saurkraut ..but continued for the next 2 weeks pretty much whatever I ate.

In my worst attack I practically crawled to the computer to earthclinic.com. The 1/2 cup lettuce cure came up with 2 yeas. Sent son running to store for it and 20 mins. later after eating the 1/2 c. I had complete relief.

As one writer speculated that it stimulated the liver to produce digestive enzymes that would stop the body from calling on the gallbladder to produce digestive bile.. So for the next 24 hrs. I ate nothing but iceberg lettuce -lots of it - and slices of organic apple. The next day I tried out eating whatever I wanted which had caused attacks throughout the prev. 2 wks. (except the cabbage/sausages -bad memory!) Even McDonald's failed to give me an attack. I am so thrilled with this cure of course!

Hearing once recently that digestive enz help people lose a lot of weight, I wonder if the stimulation of the liver a couple times a day with particularly iceberg lettuce (as it's supposed to work the best rather than other lettuces) would be a natural weight loss cure as well?

I know it seems to make less of the slight puff around my ankles -more definition. So it might also help with fluid retention. As well my new pretty set wrinkles of 6 mos. ago have almost completely disappeared within a few days of ingesting 3x per day at least (vertical ones beneath my eyes -not the crow's feet). Try it and I'd love to hear your feedback as I'm a personal trainer and would love to see if it helps people lose weight -at least it brings down the glycemic index of each meal you eat it with some."

Clean yellow from teeth. Dissolve 2 oz. of borax in 3 pints of boiling water and before it is cold add 1 tsp. of spirits of camphor, and bottle for use.

A tablespoos on this mixture, mixed with equal amount of tepid water, and applied daily with a soft brush, preserves and beautified the teeth, extirpates all tartarus adhesions, arrests decay, induces a healthy action of the gums, and makes them look pearly white.

Lemon juice whitens teeth also. Rinse afterwards because of the acid.

Peroxide is in most whitening toothpastes so it probably is good for whitening as well.