A recent study found that people who drink low fat or no fat milk live longer. See https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157974377369254&id=107948684253
Category: Steven Fox Psychologist
Sleep is important to your body and brain
Sleep was an important part of my recovery from MS described in my book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7JBZ5L/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_awdo_t1_.pDiBbVDAK0S4
Mayzent for active secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis MS
Mayzent is taken orally. It has been shown to slow the progression of disability progression in MS in people who are starting down the road of secondary progressive MS. This article gives the information. I still think that Ocrevus might be best although I know of no direct comparisons. I would like to see comparative studies or meta reviews of the efficacy of Ocrevus compared to Mayzent and other MS drugs. See
Mayzent ‘Will Change Lives’ of MS Patients Transitioning to SPMS, Novartis Says
Dream Incubation for Healing
In ancient Greece, there were temples of healing that use dreams and dreams incubation for thousands of years to heal physical illness. I think I stumbled into using some of their methods, notably dream incubation. See
“Dream Incubation
Present within most of these sleep temples were elaborate systems of fasting, dedication, lustration, purification, ritual drama, sensory deprivation or over-stimulation, invocation and dream interpretation. These institutions prevailed for thousands of years, so clearly the sleep temple methods were fruitful for many (there are countless testimonies and votive offerings proclaiming successful treatment) but how did they work? Would these old methods of dream incubation work today?
The practice of ‘Temple Sleep’ is well-evidenced in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman archaeology and literature. I believe the practice of ‘dream incubation’ reveals many secrets regarding the journey of human consciousness, the evolution of memory and language, the mind-body connection, the placebo effect and the unconscious mind’s potent response to imagination, story and symbolism.”
The dream incubation I used in my healing is at:
www.drstevenfox.com
Preparing for Surgery Meditation
Catherine Shainberg describes meditation to do before and after surgery. Such meditations typically decrease the need for pain medications and speed healing. See:
https://s.amsu.ng/aibFABjBNhUN
How you think and feel can improve recovery at http://www.msmissionremission.com
Remylination: The Holy Grail for MS
The holy grail is remylination of multiple sclerosis damage. See
“Novel regeneration (remyelination) with stem cells and good antibodies in patients. These therapies may help nerves recover normal signaling functions and improve movement and cognition in patients with MS and other autoimmune neurological disorders.”
https://www.mayo.edu/research/centers-programs/center-multiple-sclerosis-autoimmune-neurology/research/multiple-sclerosis
See my book at http://www.msmissionremission.com
Multiple Sclerosis Mission Remission: Healing MS Against All Odds
New Procedure to Eliminate Parkinsons Tremors
The following link describes a procedure that eliminates tremors in people who have Parkinson’s disease. It involves and ultrasound, wearing a helmet, and being inside an MRI machine. After an hour, the patient can leave and can walk away tremor free. Amazing! See
First In Israel: Surgery That Removes Shaking Due To Parkinson’s Disease
To Delay Death, Lift Weights
The following article emphasizes the importance of lifting weights and working out. The good news is that if you work out at all,your survival time goes up substantially. I know that going to physical therapy and working out played a big part in my MS going into remission:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/to-delay-death-lift-weights?utm_source=pocket-newtab”>httpsetpocket.com/explore/item/to-delay-death-lift-weights?utm_source=pocket-newtab
NONJUDGEMENTAL and COMPASSION are 90 percent of everything that is good
I attended a seminar by Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen MD about twenty years ago. I wrote her a letter asking about how to cope with the multiple sclerosis I had at the time. She responded with a hand written two page letter.
The Dali Lama at one point chose her as one of twenty psychiatrists and psychologists to attend a tour. A main value of Buddhists is compassion. It is easy to see why he chose her.
Her Goddesses in Every Woman and Gods in Every Man books helped me learn to interpret dreams. She has written many books. As a psychiatrist, she used to do group therapy with people who had cancer (the book is Close to the Bone). I hope to be more like her someday.
