I'm puzzled.
I was looking on prominent medical websites for the causes of various diseases and was mystified at what I found.
Take Rheumatoid Arthritis, for example. Below is what WebMD.com gave as the cause of this crippling disease. After reading it I didn't know whether to giggle or gag. That's because they took two paragraphs of wobble words to say they don't know.
"The exact cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, but it is thought to be due to a combination of genetic, environmental and hormonal factors. With rheumatoid arthritis, something seems to trigger the immune system to attack the joints and sometimes other organs. Some theories suggest that a virus or bacteria may alter the immune system, causing it to attack the joints.
Research hasn't been able to determine exactly what role genetics plays in rheumatoid arthritis. However, some people do seem to have a genetic or inherited factor that increases their chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis."
I count many physicians as my personal friends. They are a dedicated group and you would think medical science would give them a bit more to work with than various versions of "We don't know."
Then I randomly looked up 3 other diseases and this is what I found...
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"There is no known cure or way to prevent Parkinson's disease."
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"The cause of Ulcerative Colitis is unknown."
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"Doctors still don't understand what causes Multiple Sclerosis."
What puzzled me was that nowhere in my search was there any mention of such common sense causes as poor nutrition, lifestyle choices and unresolved negative emotions. They're not even given honorable mention.
How strange!
It is well known, for example, that our shifting emotions change the chemistry in our bodies (often dramatically) and thus affect our immune systems. Along these lines, here is a quote from the health section of womensmedia.com...
Scientific evidence has shown that by compromising immune function emotions can:
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speed the metastasis of cancer
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increase vulnerability to viral infections, including common colds and flu
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exacerbate plaque formation in arteries, leading to atherosclerosis, blood clotting and heart attack
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accelerate the onset and course of diabetes
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worsen or trigger an asthma attack
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lead to ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract
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damage memory
Think about it! Our thoughts and emotions are constantly showing up in our physical bodies. Doesn't your heart start pounding or your blood pressure rise as a result of anger, fear or trauma? Doesn't your face flush when you are embarrassed? Doesn't your body change under sexual arousal?
Indeed, our emotions are persistently impacting our bodies. This goes on around the clock and I have yet to meet a physician or, for that matter, an everyday citizen who doesn't recognize this.
It should be no stretch, then, to include long held trauma, anger and fear as leading causes of disease. Anyone who has been collapsing emotional issues with EFT has surely seen glowing evidence of this. Have you not watched headaches, pain, numbness and countless other symptoms disappear as you use EFT to help resolve unhealthy emotions?
This emotional link to disease is clearly illustrated by Caroline Higgins, a Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer who worked with me on stage over a year ago. I used only EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and aimed it at her anger issues. That's all. No medications or other methods were used.
In one session all of her symptoms improved substantially (it's on film). There were many open minded physicians in the audience that found this result impressive, even though they had no way to explain it in medical terms.
Caroline continued to work with Pavla Mraz, a dedicated EFT practitioner, and resolved her emotional issues still further. Here is a note she wrote me months later...
"The seminar opened up my eyes to the possibility of not only moving past rheumatoid arthritis but cleaning the events that tend to "stick" causing unforeseen issues later! It was there I met Pavla Mraz. What an angel! She took me on as a client and we spend many many hours cleaning out the "problemos" as we like to call them.
These days, when I wake up, my feet don't ache, my hands can make sandwiches, comb hair and work on the computer all day without the severe pain that once was there. I used to automatically hand over jars to someone else who could open them, but these days I find I can do it myself! I go to the gym very regularly and continue to gain strength! Aside from a few crooked fingers, no one would ever guess I had a problem. It's amazing. The rheumatologist said that this is the best condition he's ever seen me in."
Caroline is not alone in using EFT to address physical diseases. Our website at www.emofree.com is loaded with examples. Further, our upcoming DVDs (available August of 2006) show 20+ people with impressive results for such diseases as Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, PTSD, Hepatitis C, Asthma and more.
Interested readers who wish to learn the basics of EFT can do so by downloading the free EFT Manual.
Cheers, Gary