November 29th, 2011 — 11:01am
This holiday season, instead of trying to perfect your fruitcake recipe, why not work on your mind-body-spirit connection? After all, working to achieve an optimal whole self is guaranteed to be more rewarding than a stale, chewy cake that someone may end up using as a doorstop.
However, you should know that it will take work. Luckily, there are a number of inspirational tips, techniques and tutorials offered by philosopher and trailblazer Ilchi Lee.
The author has a vast array of blogs, books and online videos that are aimed at helping people explore their minds, bodies and spirits. His techniques include yoga, tai chi, meditation, ongoing education and physical exercise that are all specially designed to help people connect their many aspects.
Know that you can help improve your family's holiday festivities by incorporating some of the things you learned while exploring the teachings of Lee. For instance, consider writing one of his inspirational quotes around the dinner table for people to discuss while they dine on the gourmet feast you prepared.
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September 8th, 2011 — 9:14am
Author and philosopher Ilchi Lee recommends an array of physical activities in order to keep the body healthy, thereby nourishing the mind-body-spirit connection. Now, researchers believe that aerobic activity may be especially important to keeping these three aspects aligned.
In a review of more than 1,600 papers and studies on the connection between exercise and cognition, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found significant evidence that aerobic activity induces physiological effects, like stimulated blood flow, that help preserve brain function.
"We concluded that you can make a very compelling argument for exercise as a disease-modifying strategy to prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and for favorably modifying these processes once they have developed," said J. Eric Ahlskog, MD, PhD, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic.
Authors of the study noted that brain images of individuals after engaging in aerobic exercise supported the idea that physical activity improves cognition, and may even prevent or help treat dementia. In animal models, scientists have observed an increased generation of trophic factors that are known to strengthen brain function.
These findings suggest that staying healthy with the seasons involves keeping active. Additionally, the results point to a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical way that individuals can keep their minds strong and possibly avoid the life-altering condition known as dementia.
Ilchi Lee cannot stress enough the importance of the mind-body-spirit connection. This study adds further weight to Lee's ideas that a person's mental and physical aspects are inextricably linked, and that health or illness in one can influence another. Considering this, people should keep in mind that strengthening their brain function may also lead to a stronger body and a more balanced spiritual self.
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August 15th, 2011 — 9:58am
It's well known that exercise can help people shed weight and feel healthier overall, but new research conducted at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reveals that physical activity may help stave off cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease.
In a mouse model, a team of scientists observed that exercising rodents had a higher level of an immune messenger known as interleukin-6 in their brains. The protein protected the mice's brains from a chemical meant to induce inflammation and damage in the rodents' brain regions that control learning and memory.
Authors of the study said their findings may lead to important developments in the prevention of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
"The study on the role of exercise as a therapeutic intervention will undoubtedly get a workout in the years to come. Perhaps the greatest challenge with this line of research will not be more discoveries of compelling evidence of the anti-neuroinflammatory effects of exercise, but instead, getting humans to exercise voluntarily and regularly," said researcher Ruth Barrientos.
Author, philosopher and trailblazer Ilchi Lee believes that staying healthy with the seasons involves addressing three aspects of a being: the mental, physical and spiritual. Results of this study suggest that the mind and body are inextricably linked, and that poor health in one may result in a decline in the other.
Mind body spirit fitness entails taking care of the whole self. It means eating a balanced diet, getting plenty of exercise, engaging in meditation, reading, studying and keeping in touch with the Earth. Additionally, people should attempt to eliminate negative thoughts in their minds in favor of more positive ideas in an effort to become enlightened.
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February 24th, 2011 — 5:37am
While there will always be a place for traditional Western medicine in treating major injuries and illnesses, other types of holistic approaches to wellness can unlock the human potential for healing and help individuals avoid the need for care in the future.
Judy Griffin, a certified holistic health coach based out of Rockville Center, New York, recently wrote in the Rockville Center Patch that holistic methods to not seek to usurp the position of standard care. Rather, the two approaches take very different paths toward healing.
"Conventional medicine tends to compartmentalize disease whereas holistic medicine asserts that it is all connected, and advocates for an innovative approach using a variety of healing modalities to uniquely meet the needs of each individual patient," she wrote.
Griffin added that rather than seeking to treat specific symptoms, holistic medicine tries to attack the underlying causes of illness, thereby completely resolving the condition.
These views echo those of Ilchi Lee, the author and philosopher who believes that spiritual healing should methods should take an all-encompassing approach to illness.
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