Posts Tagged ‘The Brain That Changes Itself’
2023 September 6 (at dear Sabine’s serene home); updated September 28, 2023
Hello Everyone,
I wish you vibrant health!
BOOKS, Our Immune System, Our Beautiful Ever-Changing Brain, Our Internal Organs, Our Body and Vitality!
Three years ago, Shingles virus “woke up” in my body … the rash has healed long ago … but the long-haul symptoms are so darn stubborn; plus, these symptoms have awakened another virus in my nervous system. Also, COVID-Vaccination has worsened my condition.
My internal thermostat is stuck at an uncomfortable down right yucky setting. My immune system had needed to use heat when Shingles virus activated; however, my system is still in “fight” mode three years later.
Illness leads to depression … a nasty loop.
Page 62 of the book IMMUNE: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer
“Inflammation is the universal response of your immune system to any sort of breach or damage or insult. No matter if you burn yourself, cut yourself, or get a bruise. No matter if bacteria or viruses infect your nose, lungs, or gut. No matter if a young tumor kills a few civilian cells by stealing their nutrients or you have an allergic reaction to a food, inflammation is the response. Damage or danger – perceived or real – causes inflammation.”
Thanks to the encouragement from the folks I care about and who care about me, I resume reading books to learn about how hard the human body works, and, I turn depression into appreciating one moment at a time.
My Quest to Wellness by learning from Holistic Healers on how to receive and send instructions for my particular Brain-Body “peace talks”.
Names of Holistic Healers who have helped / are helping me are in this blog post.
I wish everyone vibrant health always!
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Here are the BOOKS!
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Thank you, dear Sue, for telling me about the book
Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
by Philipp Dettmer, creator of the popular science YouTube channel “Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell”
https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt/videos
Book description from the publisher:
“You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You’re mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work yourself. Meanwhile, an epic war is being fought, just below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able to complain as you head out the door.
“But most of us never really stop to ask: What even is our immune system?
“Second only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In IMMUNE, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you’ve been reading this, your immune system has probably identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in your body.
“Each chapter delves into an element of the immune system, including defenses like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like bacteria, allergies, and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body’s defenses, how viruses work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself.
“Enlivened by engaging full-color graphics and immersive descriptions, IMMUNE turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and confusing subjects — immunology — into a gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape. IMMUNE is a vital and remarkably fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the body.”
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Thank you, dear Loduskia “Dusky” Pierce, MFT, for having introduced me to:
Dr. Norman Doidge’s first book –
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Dr. Norman Doidge’s second book –
The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
https://www.normandoidge.com
Look for Dr. Doidge’s interviews on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@normandoidge6991
Thank you, YouTube Channel User The Agenda | TVO Today for posting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYcE4-eI_s
“For a very long time scientists thought the brain was an organ beyond treatment. If something went wrong or if one was born with a deficit, the conclusion was ‘tough luck.’ Not so anymore. There are revolutionary techniques that can alleviate anything from chronic pain to Parkinson’s disease or Down syndrome. Dr. Norman Doidge lays it out in his book The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. He’ll discuss this, and more, with Steve Paikin. ”
Dr. Norman Doidge explains:
“The Brain is NOT like a fixed hard-wired machine. The Brain changes it’s wiring – the word that describes this property is neuroplasticity. The Brain’s structure and functions can be changed by our activities and by our mental experiences.”
“Using energy to facilitate neuroplasticity for healing. The ancient word ‘hælan’ – to cure, to restore, to make whole again.”
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Thank you, dear LaH, for having introduced me to Master Teacher and Healer Gilles Marin!
Five Elements, Six Conditions – a Taoist Approach to Emotional Healing, Psychology, and Internal Alchemy
Gilles Marin is the Founder and Director of the Chi Nei Tsang Institute and School of Taoist Healing Energetics, California, USA https://www.chineitsang.com
Co-directeur de l’institut de Chi Nei Tsang, Nice, FRANCE chineitsang.marin.free.fr
TaoTouch: The art to help people heal, get rid of pain, and bring back vibrant health by reconciling self, soul and spirit while triggering emotional processing. This is done through a traditional Taoist monastic healing practice called Chi Nei Tsang, which works with deep and gentle abdominal touch to enhance health and vitality to the internal organs.
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Michael H. Moskowitz, MD & Marla D. Golden, DO
TRANSFORMING THE BRAIN IN PAIN: NEUROPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION
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Victoria Sweet, M.D.’s book SLOW MEDICINE The Way to Healing
https://www.victoriasweet.com/ Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, “healthcare” has replaced medicine, “providers” look at their laptops more than at their patients, and costs keep soaring, all in the ruthless pursuit of efficiency.
Victoria Sweet, M.D. is the award-winning author of God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine.
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My blog post https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/brain-pain-scientist-professor-lorimer-moseley-uses-humor-to-help-us-understand-dark-side-of-pain/ contains my notes from –
“Getting a grip on pain and the brain – Professor Lorimer Moseley – Successful Ageing Seminar 2013?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6sbi_0lLc
“What we now understand about pain.”
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I am grateful to these healers / holistic health practitioners:
USA: https://www.chineitsang.com/ France: http://chineitsang.marin.free.fr/
Stephanie Doucette, M.S., L.Ac., Dipl. OM
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Danielle Rosenman, M.D.
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Stephanie Wilger, N.C. https://stephaniewilgernc.net/ recommends:
Taoist Meditation: The Six Healing Sounds – YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7UZa_zhOg9A
“Detoxifying from Vaccines with Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables”
https://www.chineitsang.com/post/detoxifying-from-vaccines-with-herbs-fruits-and-vegetables
“COVID Raises Risk of Long-Term Brain Injury, Large U.S. Study Finds” https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-09-22/covid-raises-risk-of-long-term-brain-injury-large-u-s-study-finds
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung,
formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan
http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog
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Writing Coach Teresa says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
January 3, 2021 California USA 20:00-22:00
Thank you, Marie-Christine Cornet, for sending this lovely image from France!
Meilleurs voeux 2021!
Story/Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says: “Adaptable Brain, Let Quiet Enter.”
IS part 2 of my trilogy to honor our Beautiful Brains.
Finding URLs (of videos posted on Youtube) for mentors has given me an opportunity to learn (again) what I can do to help myself transform persistent pain signals (when there isn’t new damage to body tissue) and depression signals… into a refreshed Brain so that I can do what I love doing during my waking hours. I am most grateful to the precious people in my life who care about my well-being.
May these sites help you, dear Reader, and your loved ones too . . .
Norman Doidge, M.D.
“Dr. Norman Doidge | The Power of Thought” on YouTube https://youtu.be/2c5aTlq3nYI
Dr. Doidge’s first book – The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (translated into 26 languages)
Dr. Doidge’s second book – The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity (translated into 19 languages so far)
Professor Lorimer Moseley
Michael H. Moskowitz, MD & Marla D. Golden, DO
Dr. Danielle Rosenman
https://www.medicalcounseling.net/ Danielle Rosenman, M.D. uses neuroplasticity, imagery, meditation, psychotherapy, and other techniques in her Medical Counseling practice and in her innovative “Tools for Healing” groups.
Learning about our beautiful adaptable brains has inspired Teresa Jade LeYung to write Haiku poems.
Thank you to the many poets who inspire me,
especially Frances Kakugawa https://franceskakugawa.wordpress.com/
and Dr. Amy Grace Lam ! vibrational energy healer http://amygracelam.com/
and Olga A. Malyj
and M. Emily Onglatco
and Kim McMillon https://www.facebook.com/kim.mcmillon
and Elisa “Sasa” Southard https://sasasouthard.com
and Linda A. Harris, and MaryT, and Nan Noonan
and Diane Ichiyasu
and Margaret R. Davis http://margaretdavisbooks.com/about/
and Chandra Garsson https://www.facebook.com/butterflybonesandhummingbirdsongs
Teresa Jade LeYung’s Haiku poem 2020 December 28 Monday 03:55
Sweet raindrop music
May we all be safe and warm
Today and always
(Although the 5-7-5 structure was added on December 28, 2020 to honor the Haiku form, the composition has been my fervent prayer for decades, long before the word “pandemic” was in my daily vocabulary. Because Haiku poems aren’t titled, please accept the publishing date as identifier for this piece.)
Teresa Jade LeYung’s Haiku poem 2021 January 3 Sunday 20:40
Quiet please enter
Let Brain imagine Paris
Depression Pain leave
To read Part 1 of my trilogy on our Beautiful Brains:
Story/Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says: “Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ would feel NO pain” http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/story-theme-consultant-teresa-jade-leyung-says-scarecrow-in-the-wizard-of-oz-would-feel-no-pain/
For other posts in my blog, please go to: https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog If you look at right side of screen, you’ll see the category “Beautiful Brains Neuroplasticity”. Please click on that category to get all my blog posts pertaining to our our Beautiful Brains and Neuroplasticity.
Sincerely,
Love Made Of Heart ®
Teresa Jade LeYung, an American naturalized citizen of Chinese ancestry, is a story/theme consultant, author of LOVE MADE OF HEART (daughter-mother novel archived at the San Francisco History Center and used by college professors), BUILD YOUR WRITER’S PLATFORM & FANBASE IN 22 DAYS (a workbook), and TALKING TO MY DEAD MOM Monologues (the first monologue received an award from Redwood Writers Ten-Minute Play Festival), an advocate for public libraries and public schools, creator of http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/ , and, admirer of City of Light. Composing Haiku poems is a new love for LeYung.