O/T SR. Long.

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While this is totally off-topic, I truly believe it can help those of us

struggling who are not

yet able to start chelation.

You have the idea, Livene. I use a Stress Reduction CD where a hypnotist guides

me

through very easy process of relaxation. I was skeptical of hypnotism, but now I

see I'm

totally in control of my mind the entire time. It's so easy with the CD. I urge

you to buy

the " Recapture Your Health " book by Dr. Stoll. He explains it all so thoroughly

and simply.

There are so many different methods a person can use. The goal is to achieve the

" relaxation response, " (as opposed to the body's " stress response, " which most

people

never have quite released, causing us to be in a continual mode of " fight or

flight, " with all

the unconscious total body muscle bracing and clenching that goes along with it

when the

stress response is not released).

You can use an " Active Technique " that you train yourself to do (such as

positive

affirmations, applied relaxation, breathing techniques, meditation, progressive

relaxation,

self-hypnosis, thought stopping, Silva Mind Training, Yoga), or you can use a

Passive

Technique--using something external to get started (Audio tapes or CDs

w/soothing muc

designed to induce alpha or theta brainwaves, Biofeedback, Guided Imagery, Light

goggles, mind machines, or sound and light machines).

There are so many choices because people are so different and no single method

works

for everyone.

Here are a couple quotes from the book:

p. 40: " Note that the short-term benefits of symptomatic relief are NOT enough

to

sustain a health CHANGE. It takes the long-term benefits of reversing the

condition to

actually create health, about six to twelve months into a Skilled Relaxation

program. "

p. 40: " Skilled Relaxation, along with its other benefits, automatically

reverses the buildup

of chronic stress-effect and does so at a rate 24 times as fast as normal sleep.

SR is an

activity that produces a physical relaxation response that occurs when you slow

down your

brainwaves. When you practice SR, you consciously change the activity of your

brainwaves

from ordinary waking consciousness (beta brainwave) to relaxed (alpha or theta

brainwave). This is not to be confused with sleep (delta brainwave) though.

These

brainwaves are nothing mysterious, unusual, or new. You can expect to experience

helath

benefits fairly soon after correctly reaching alpha or theta brainwaves

consistently in your

sessions. "

Later in the same chapter, the author describes in very specific terms just how

to tell

whether your particular SR method is allowing you to enter these alpha and theta

brainwaves. As long as you've gotten into alpha or theta for at least several

minutes, you

are entering a level of relaxation that allows the nervous system to begin

healing from the

constant stress response. Again, it needs to be done 20 min., twice daily,

consistently.