Eva/Meditation and tidbits on balance

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Eva,

Don't be too quick to jump on the AADD wagon. I, too, went through a period

of " where's my head, what was I thinking " . A whole lot of things that

others report reminds me that, yeah, I did that a long time ago. It seems

like a lot of things that I experienced came and went. Some took longer to

go than others. I have a high tolerance for pain and I hate going to the

doctor so always wait until I can wait no longer. Now I'm not trying to say

that the way I handle my stuff is the right way for everyone. We all know

better than that but there are times that I think doctors dole out medicine

too easily, too quickly. Who is to say that in another week or two that

symptom may have just disappeared all on it's own but if we are taking the

same pill a year from now we will never know, will we? Anyway, give it some

time. You may just surprise yourself and start collecting your thoughts

again one of these days. Afterall, you have just put in a hard, hard year.

Is it any wonder your mind is scrambled????

Ronnie

Re: Meditation and tidbits on balance

Bebe I don't meditate YET probably because my med school daughter has

informed me I am borderline adult onset attention deficit disorder

(Really!! all along I've been joking about it and now find out it's

true) I can't seem to keep my mind focused for more than 5 minutes.

According to countless research studies done on the brain and

emotion link --all in the past 18 months---meditation not only

changes your brain chemistry to facilitate a peaceful emotion BUT

remarkably changes cell growth. The most remarkable study was done

on Buddhist monks who had at least 45 minutes of meditation daily.

MRIs were done repeated and showed increased normal cell growth in

the area controlling emotion and more specifically the area labeled

as the empathy center. With real-time MRI response these monks were

then presented with case studies of people with problems, their

empathy centers were quicker to respond and responded with greater

brain activity than the control group of non-meditating men.

Stimualting the brain with an environment that causes healthy new

cell growth can't hurt. Just think of all the possibilities!!!

And by the way My researching today taught me:

1)Anxiety in healthy 20 yos affects their balance (Gee that explains

why we fall more when upset)

2) Jaw position, head/neck posture affect your balance - Guess Mother

was right when I failed a task and she said " you have to hold your

mouth right. " ha

3) Healthy post menopausal women without hormone supplements have

more blance issues and falls that those on supplements or

premenopausal women.

4)Women regardless of age fall and lose balance more than the same

age-group males.

Maybe that is why people meditate usually sitting on the floor. HA

Eva

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> Guess that I'm one of the lurkers. My so called physically non-

fatal disease has progressed faster than I am able to " adapt: " Just

started to use the handicap bus that is provided, 3 $ a ride, and am

finding fitting into their time schedule very difficult because

others have called for that time before I did. But as my friend says:

Don't sweat the small stuff.

> Wishing everyone a year filled with lots of good days.

> A professional has strongly urged me to investigate Meditating.

He said that he has seen it help many people with heart conditions

and chronic illnesses. Apparently he is very familiar with it, as he

was able to name books and authors when I asked him for suggestions.

My perception of what he was saying was that if I can create a

peacefullness within, for whatever amount time, it will give me more

energy to face some of the other painful " realities. "

> I'm wondering if anyone " out there " meditates? I've just ordered a

book and a CD.

> Bebe Leon

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