NSI Stem Cell Sep 2017

PUT ‘POSITIVE THINKING’ TO BED W hy T his W ay of T hought I sn ’ t W hat I t ’ s C racked U p to B e

Can the power of positive thinking change your life? Bookstores brim with self-help books written to guide readers toward positive thinking and countless websites claim to do the same. But what is positive thinking?

tinybuddha.com, says, “Negative thoughts drain you of energy and keep you from being in the present moment. The more you give in to your negative thoughts, the stronger they become.” This sentiment is ironic considering the Buddhist philosophy of detachment (or non-attachment) suggests that one should let negative thoughts and emotions enter the mind, but not dwell on them, so they pass with the moment. Research into the subject agrees. In the 1960s, researchers studied grief — or the lack of it. When people attempted to suppress grief, it took them longer to recover from what caused the grief in the first place.

may be stress. Stress comes with its fair share of negative consequences. Stress can influence overall health, both mentally and physically. If you are stressed, chances are you are not in a good mood and, by extension, are thinking negative thoughts. And this presents another problem with positive thinking. Anne Harrington, Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science and director of undergraduate studies at Harvard, and author of “The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine,” says, “It’s just as stressful to keep up a performance of positivity as it is to [keep up] a bad mood. It’s very stressful to be inauthentically upbeat all the time.” So, what can you do? Let yourself think negative and positive thoughts. Don’t dwell on the negative, and let it run its course. Then, turn your attention to your sources of stress and do what you can to minimize them.

Essentially, it’s shutting out negative thoughts. One website,

In reality, the biggest factor at play when it comes to positive or negative thinking

Richard’s Recovery

F rom S evere N europathy to a N ormal L ife

Richard Engel is in his 70s and suffering from diabetes and neuropathy. Before coming to NSI he experienced significant pain and numbness throughout his legs. If not treated, neuropathy can lead to serious health complications, including loss of muscle and impaired motor ability. Over time, the symptoms can worsen, leading to high levels of pain and paralysis.

Here’s what Richard had to say:

“I have diabetes and neuropathy of the legs very bad. I came in here to NSI Stem Cell to get some information, and I wasn’t disappointed. They gave me all the information I needed. I started going through the procedure. The surgery is very, very minor. It’s not invasive, and it doesn’t really cause a problem. I feel wonderful, and I’m glad I did it.”

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