Dmso: Nature's Healer

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Many people say that they feel very sleepy and relaxed during and after the treatment. The next day you might feel full of energy. Sometimes you can feel some effect in one session. But more often than not, any improvement is gradual. Balance the nervous system, by increasing the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, and dampening the activity of the sympathetic nervous system Of her experience, she said, “I learned the depth of my strength and how much I could accomplish. My courage surprised me…Being surrounded by nature reminded me to keep the Big Picture in mind not only during my wilderness experience, but also when I returned home. Life is in front of me and I have lots of options.”

Do your homework. When selecting a holistic doctor, find out as much as you can about that person’s training, experience, specialty, and association with professional organizations and hospital affiliations. Are they board-certified in holistic medicine by a credible medical board? Also, consider the doctor's treatment philosophy. Is it similar to your own views? Moss M, et al. (2009). Aromas of rosemary and lavender essential oils differentially affect cognition and mood in healthy adults. DOI: At the moment there is no single professional organisation that regulates healers in the UK. Healers can join several associations. But they are not required by law to do so. They also don’t need to finish any specific training. Vaughn AR, Branum A, Sivamani RK. Effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) on skin health: A systematic review of the clinical evidence. Phytother Res. 2016;30(8):1243-1264. doi:10.1002/ptr.5640 Kaur M, et al. (2009). Anticancer and cancer chemopreventive potential of grape seed extract and other grape-based products. DOI:

In addition to the abundance of research linking impulsive decision-making in delay discounting to health, Van der Wal, Schade, Krabbendam, and van Vugt [ 66], and Berry and colleagues [ 67, 68] have also found evidence linking exposure to nature images to reduced impulsivity in delay discounting tasks. Taken together, this prior research connecting nature to impulsive decision-making and impulsive decision-making to health outcomes provides evidence for a model that impulsive decision-making mediates the nature–health relationship. However, despite this evidence connecting nature exposure to impulsive decision-making and impulsive decision-making to health in separate studies, no prior work has simultaneously tested the links between nature exposure, delay discounting and health in the same study. While prior research has suggested a link between nature exposure and increased self-discipline [ 69], research suggests self-discipline and impulsive decision-making should not be considered synonymous constructs (see e.g., [ 70, 71]).

That rang a bell. I have been giving out old-school paper prescriptions for about two years now, where I prescribe non-pharmaceutical steps that have been proven to make people healthier. Apparently, I had given him one to get outside and take in the natural beauty of the sunset. There are ways that we can develop our connectedness with nature. Activities that involve the senses can help to develop our connection with the natural world, as can activities where we feel emotions such as compassion, perceive beauty or find meaning in nature. According to a series of field studies conducted by Kuo and Coley at the Human-Environment Research Lab, time spent in nature connects us to each other and the larger world. Another study at the University of Illinois suggests that residents in Chicago public housing who had trees and green space around their building reported knowing more people, having stronger feelings of unity with neighbors, being more concerned with helping and supporting each other, and having stronger feelings of belonging than tenants in buildings without trees. In addition to this greater sense of community, they had a reduced risk of street crime, lower levels of violence and aggression between domestic partners, and a better capacity to cope with life’s demands, especially the stresses of living in poverty.The effects were robust, cutting across different occupations, ethnic groups, people from rich and poor areas, and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

The idea that human health can be salved by “nature” has been around for as long as we have regarded ourselves as a species apart from other living things. It truly arrived in Britain with the Romantics, for whom prosperity enabled a more reflective and worshipful relationship with the landscape that others had to toil in for a living. Keats and Byron loved swimming; sea-bathing was an upper-class health fad that inspired the first seaside resorts. The popularisation of nature’s healing power peaked after the industrial revolution, when later Victorians were beset by fears of the all-conquering machine. Fresh air, exercise and healthful hobbies, from collecting butterflies to finding fossils, were prescribed in much the same way as GPs today are experimenting with “prescribing nature” to patients. Hardman reminds us of the prescience of Octavia Hill, the social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust in 1895, who campaigned to save urban land for city parks. London commons that could make developers fortunes had greater value as outdoor space, Hill argued: “To my mind they are even now worth very much; but they will be more and more valuable every year – valuable in the deepest sense of the word; health-giving, joy-inspiring, peace-bringing.” People with bowel cancer were least likely to use mind and body therapies. Only about 9% (9 out of every 100) of people used it. Unfortunately, this has led to a large percentage of us (particularly in Westernised societies) losing touch with traditional forms of healing. American researchers did a study in 2018. They looked at how adults with a recent cancer diagnosis used complementary therapies. They found that about 26% (26 out of every 100) of women with breast cancer used mind and body therapies. Healing is a type of mind and body therapy.As nature changes with the seasons, it’s a reminder this is also happening in us — we’re changing constantly.”

Other holistic providers may not have medical degrees, but could have degrees in various types of complementary or alternative medicine. Along with medical doctors, holistic providers may include doctors of osteopathy, naturopathic doctors, chiropractors, and homeopathic doctors. Long term hormone therapy can cause side effects that make some women stop taking it. In 2012 researchers looked at how spiritual healing could help with these side effects. It’s well-known that getting outdoors in nature can be good for people’s health and well-being, but until now we’ve not been able to say how much is enough,” White said. “Two hours a week is hopefully a realistic target for many people, especially given that it can be spread over an entire week to get the benefit.” Dault, who’s spent more than two cumulative years on silent nature retreats around Asia and the West, told me that silence helps us become more aware of the body and how the mind is reacting to everything around it.

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Nature reminds us of impermanence — we’re not surprised when flowers are blooming or dying; we know that’s what’s going to happen,” Dault said. Experiences of awe attune people to things larger than themselves,” says Piff. “They cause individuals to feel less entitled, less selfish, and to behave in more generous and helping ways.” The benefits of awe are physical too: regularly experiencing moments of awe has been linked to lower levels of inflammatory compounds in the body. Proximity is certainly a factor, with deprived communities least likely to live near a high-quality nature space. Perhaps unsurprisingly, our poll found that people living in urban areas were less likely than rural residents to connect with nature as much as they wanted. People without gardens were less likely than those with gardens. Younger adults, in particular, may face many barriers to connecting with nature. You’ve experienced major trauma in your life, e.g., loss of your family, life-threatening illness, near-death experience, physical/sexual/ emotional abuse, war, mental illness. Cardia GFE, Silva-Filho SE, Silva EL, et al. Effect of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) essential oil on acute inflammatory response. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018;2018:1413940. doi:10.1155/2018/1413940