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The Case of Cancer of the Prostate
The influence of the mind on cancer needs to be treated cautiously. In both directions, one should avoid wrong impressions stemming from personal/cultural biases rather than science. Also, one should respect the present-day state of scientific knowledge. Will the yet unknown be filled by the ‘bodyless mind’ or the ‘mindless body’? See also: Psychological impact Read the full article…
Anxiety Not Felt
Worldwide, people are anxious. This may have been the case for a long time, but it’s certainly the case now. Technological progress hardens the cause and consequences. A quote about felt anxiety [*]: Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and separation anxiety disorder, are Read the full article…
Can Long-COVID be Prevented by the Mind?
I think so. Unfortunately, there is no science about this. There are no data, which is weird, and no relevant interest from scientists. June 29, 2022 Daily Total Cases worldwide 883.238 551.808.466 Deaths worldwide 1.652 6.356.460 (Note that people are still dying ― probably many more than these official numbers. Also, many get seriously Read the full article…
Is A.I. Dangerous to Human Cognition?
I have roamed around this on several occasions within ‘The Journey towards Compassionate A.I.’ (of which this is an excerpt) The prime reason why I think it’s dangerous is, in one term: hyper-essentialism. But let me first give two viewpoints upon your thinking: Essentialism: presupposes that the categories in your mind – such as an Read the full article…
Glossary
Several of these terms are specific to AURELIS. If you want some AURELIS-specific term explained, please email us at lisa@aurelis.org . Active acceptance: Embracing one’s experiences and emotions fully without resistance, facilitating inner peace and personal growth. Active placebo: An active placebo itself has (side) effects (unlike a passive placebo). To the extent that the Read the full article…
Autosuggestion: So Little, So Much?
In a culture bent on crudely decisive action, subtle autosuggestion is frequently disregarded. Yet, in the end, it may be more effective than anything else, in positive and negative ways. Subtle dance Did you ever look at a couple dancing the tango while asking yourself how they can make such complex movements together? There is Read the full article…
AURELIS in Healthcare Context
Can AURELIS be a part of healthcare as one corner of a triangle with the client/patient central to the happening? The ‘deeper mind’ as domain Many people with persistent mind-related problems, including psycho-somatic issues, do not seek professional help. With AURELIS – including Lisa [see: “Lisa“] – they have additional options while staying totally within Read the full article…
Psycho-gastro-enterology
The broad role of stress in the brain-gut axis is widely acknowledged. This has implications for multiple prevalent health conditions characterized by chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. These include functional gastrointestinal disorders such as functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis [Labanski et al., 2020]. Read the full article…
Rheumatic arthritis is a psychosomatic disease
Psychosocial factors are essential for the process and the treatment of rheumatic arthritis. Significant events in life lessen the symptoms, whereas a negative state of mind and small irritating events intensify the symptoms [Potter et al., 1997]. Psychological variables influencing the pathology are, among other things: pain, religious belief, expectation pattern, functional handicap [Young, 1992]. Read the full article…
What is Health? – Being Able to Change and Enjoy
Health can be considered as the absence of illness. It was often defined as such in the past centuries. A modern definition of the World Health Organization (WHO) clearly shows another view WHO “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It is Read the full article…
Takotsubo, Broken Heart
Also called acute stress-induced cardiomyopathy (heart disease) or broken heart syndrome, takotsubo is triggered by intense emotional or physical stress. The heart fails. The patient may die. No, it’s not about my broken heart. Who, when, what (scientific background) First described in 1990, takotsubo has gained substantial attention during the past 15 years, although still being Read the full article…
14. Motivation Without Anxiety in Corona Times
Motivation may be the single most crucial factor in the whole COVID story. Yet it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. June 27, 2020 Cases worldwide Daily: 176.568 – Total: 10.075.115 Deaths worldwide Daily: 4.891 – Total: 500.624 [There are a few links in this text towards other blog posts by me. You Read the full article…
Minding COVID: a Different Story – The Untold Story of Mind and Corona
The human mind is missing in the causal story of Covid. Putting it in place makes a Different Story. This is a story about a virus, but even more is it a story about humankind. NOTE: If you are searching for the ‘AURELIS Acute Stress app,’ you can click on this link towards ‘an app Read the full article…
2. Mind and Corona
Nothing worse than a false sense of security. Please, take every measure of precaution. Then, read on. March 20, 2020 [Please read first: “Covid-19: Pandemia or Global Hysteria?“] Disclaimer: This article is not a scientific review. Most unfortunately, the disclaimer holds truth. This article is not a scientific review because there is no science Read the full article…
Medically Unexplained Syndromes (MUS)
Being very common, MUS-patients need recognition of their suffering, a good relationship with their physicians and others, a sense of control and a proper action plan. Needed foremost towards this is a realistic understanding of mind=body wholeness. [This text is the result of a small literature research by me in top medical journals. This is Read the full article…
37. The Thorn in the Eye of the Needle
Acupuncture is a matter of art and philosophy, not of steel and energy. It exists already for so lang. Surely that cannot be true if it would not be effective? But of course it can. Just as a reminder: until the early nineteenth century, we in Europe have been happy with ‘body fluids medicine’, for Read the full article…
30. The Cheapest War is No War
o Mega savings by making peace The enemy ‘disease’? Our medicine is an attacking medicine. It is targeted at an enemy, called ‘disease’. To this end it uses weapons, called ‘pharmaceutical products’, ‘surgery’ and so on. But first it will, as befits an atttacking medicine, identify the enemy: ‘medical history’, ‘clinical investigations’, ‘laboratory ‘ etc. Read the full article…