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This study examined the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy combining cognitive and somatic elements, on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
and psychological distress symptoms in veterans receiving mental health services. Veterans meeting the clinical criteria for PTSD were randomized to EFT (n = 30) or standard of
care wait list (SOC/WL; n = 29). The EFT intervention consisted of 6-hour-long EFT coaching sessions concurrent with standard care. The SOC/WL and EFT groups were compared before
and after the intervention (at 1 month for the SOC/WL group and after six sessions for the EFT group). The EFT subjects had significantly reduced psychological distress (p < 0.0012)
and PTSD symptom levels (p < 0.0001) after the test. In addition, 90% of the EFT group no longer met PTSD clinical criteria, compared with 4% in the SOC/WL group. After the wait period,
the SOC/WL subjects received EFT. In a within-subjects longitudinal analysis, 60% no longer met the PTSD clinical criteria after three sessions. This increased to 86% after six
sessions for the 49 subjects who ultimately received EFT and remained at 86% at 3 months and at 80% at 6 months. The results are consistent with that of other published reports
showing EFT's efficacy in treating PTSD and comorbid symptoms and its long-term effects.
(The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease)
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Did you know that there is a powerful, yet simple, tool that you can use
to truly enhance your Emotional Freedom Technique work? It is the
use of essential oils. The psychological powers of scent have been
known for centuries and used by alchemists, herbal healers and
perfumers. In her article, "Fragrance, Mood and Memory",
Lindsay van Gelder explains that scent takes a direct route to our
brains. Every other sense goes from the sensory organ - the
eyes, ears, tongue - into the brain stem and to the thalamus
and then gets processed. But the sense of smell goes straight to the
limbic part of the brain where we connect memory with emotion.
Aromatherapy Enhances EFT
(Whole
Living Magazine, Nov. 2010, pg.109)
We know that exercise can help us loose weight. But did you know that exercise can be a powerful weapon against disease? In the January 26, 2010, article entitled
"The Hidden Benefits of Exercise" Dr. Robert Sallis, co-director of sports medicine, at Fontana Medical Center in California is quoted as saying,
"exercise can be used like a vaccine to prevent disease and a medication to treat disease." (mercola.com)
Do you go to a chiropractor? Or get a massage? Do you take vitamins? If you do, you are one of a large group of Americans who use complementary and alternative medicine.
According to a nationwide government survey conducted in 2007, approximately 38 % of U.S. adults use complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. Do you tell
your medical doctor about these visits? Probably so. But things were vastly different in the 1990s. But first, let's define terms. Complementary and alternative medicine
is group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not considered to be a part of conventional medicine as practiced by holders of M.D.
(medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees. In addition to what has already been mentioned, CAM can include aromatherapy, biofeedback, energy healing or
homeopathy.
Fatigue is a national epidemic. According to Dr.Donna Arand, Clinical
Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton Ohio, who was recently interviewed by Whole Living Magazine, over 50 million Americans
suffer from a sleep disorder, which can include difficulty in falling to sleep, difficulty in staying asleep or early awakening.
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If You Don't Snooze; You Loose - Why Sleep Is Crucial To Good Health
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