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Enhance your well-being and aging process by harnessing the power of thought. Learn to combat dementia, Alzheimer's, stroke, depression, and anxiety through positive thinking and mental rehearsal. Explore the link between mental imagery and physical health and embark on a journey to reshape your mind for optimal healing. Discover the transformative potential of imagination and the science behind mind-body connection. This book offers practical insights and techniques to uplift your mind, body, and spirit. Start your healing journey today!
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Use Your Mind to Optimize Healing It all starts with a thought… Glen Glenda Christiaens, PhD, RN, AHN-BC
Move it • Improved thinking skills • Successful aging • Decreased risk of • Dementia • Alzheimer’s Disease • Stroke • Decreased • Depression • Anxiety
“I am Happy” “I am Healthy” “I am Beautiful”
Stress Begins with a Thought Negative thoughts Negative emotions Stress Response
“I don’t need to think that.” “Cancel, Cancel”
Mental Rehearsal Stimulates the Same Part of the Brain as Physical Rehearsal
Motor Cortex Mental rehearsal activates the same motor circuits as actual rehearsal
Use Your Mind to Optimize Healing Movement “I don’t need to think that” Relaxation “Cancel, cancel” Positive Affirmations Imagination Mental Rehearsal
Book List Begley, Sharon (2007) Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. Ballantine Books, New York. Iacoboni, Marco (2008). Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York. Medina, John (2008). Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Pear Press, Seattle www. GlendatheGoodNurse.com