News from Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
February 2008


In This Issue:
  • Resources You Can Use
  • News From the Pain Front
  • Dear Colleague,

    In this issue of my email newsletter, I announce my upcoming February 27 live teleseminar with Fred Gallo: Using Energy Psychology Techniques to Treat Emotional and Physical Pain. This is a great opportunity to "Ask the Experts."

    Also in this issue, I introduce you to several natural and easily accessible treatment methods to help you reverse chronic pain.

    I look forward to connecting with you for the Gallo seminar on 2/27. Don't forget to register! In the meantime, be well...

    Maggie Phillips
  • Resources You Can Use
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    Teleseminar with Fred Gallo & Maggie Phillips
    Wednesday, February 27
    9:00 - 10:30 AM Pacific Time

    My new teleseminar series Ask the Experts About Chronic Pain will begin on Wednesday, February 27, at 9:00 AM Pacific time with the topic Using Energy Psychology Techniques to Treat Emotional and Physical Pain.

    Dr. Fred Gallo, international expert on Energy Psychology, will join me on the call. Fred was an early teacher for me in Energy Psychology and he and I have enjoyed keeping in touch ever since. Recently, we were both keynote speakers at the Energy Psychology conference held this past September, 2007, in Heidelberg, Germany. Whether you are a highly skilled EP practitioner, a beginner, or know absolutely nothing about Energy Psychology, you will benefit from and enjoy our presentations on this call.

    About Dr. Gallo: Fred Gallo is the author of seven books on energy psychology, including his most recent book, Energy Tapping for Trauma. For more information, please visit www.energypsych.com to find out why he is one of my top choices to help you learn effective tools with chronic pain.

    The fee for the call is $50. You can pay using your credit card and the secure payment system provided by Paypal. There are limited "seats" for this call so please register early. The seminar will last 60 minutes followed by a 30-minute live "question and answer" session.

    The deadline for signing up is Monday, February 25, by 11:59 PM Pacific time, so please take one minute to enroll right now while this opportunity is in the front of your mind. Several people missed the January teleseminar due to late enrollment. Believe me, you won't want to miss this call! Your fee also includes 30-day unlimited telephone access to the audio recording of the call and a free study guide to help you get the most out of the call.

    To sign up for the call click here. If you are a pain patient, and would like to submit questions for Fred and me, please click here. If you are a professional who treats chronic pain, click here. Please note that you may receive several email reminders with "Gallo Teleseminar" as the subject. If you are not interested, please delete the email.

  • News From the Pain Front
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    There are many exciting breakthroughs to help you reverse chronic pain. I will be sharing many of them in this newsletter in the months ahead.

    Sometimes the most reliable and helpful treatment methods for pain are those that are natural and easily accessible.

    The April, 2007 edition of Prevention magazine has a wonderful section on Ways to Achieve Speedy Healing. The most important natural remedy for pain is adequate sleep -- at least 8-9 hours or more per night. That makes sense to all of us, right? Pain is exhausting and without sleep we cannot support adequately our body's healing. But here is the biological reason why: During the first two hours of sleep, there is a spike in the production of growth hormone which is vital to the healing process -- producing new cells, nerve fibers, and other body resources which help repair, restore and expand our pain system.

    Another strategy is the use of honey for superficial wounds like cuts and burns. Honey appears to act as an anti-bacterial agent, rapidly cleaning and preventing infection. A New Zealand study found that burns healed 4 days faster, reduced swelling and minimized scarring. I'll bet children would particularly benefit from this one!

    Reducing stress is a third important strategy. The stress hormone cortisol is produced as a response to emotional conflict. A rise in cortisol can slow healing. This fact is also relevant to unresolved trauma due to abuse, loss, accident, injury or surgery. When the traumatic reaction is re-triggered in the present, which happens when people involved in vehicle accidents must defend themselves in court, the increase in cortisol can be devastating to a pain patient.

    The article also suggests hypnosis as an important healing technique, citing studies conducted by my friend, Carol Ginandes, at Harvard University. Carol and her colleagues found that people with fractured bones who received hypnosis were healing at an advanced rate of 2-1/2 weeks faster than those without hypnosis.

    The relaxation response can be achieved through imagery, muscle relaxation techniques, and other easy to learn methods. People who practice regularly have been shown to shave weeks off the time it takes to recover from any disorder caused or worsened by stress. It behooves all of us to learn to achieve reliable relaxation.

    Yoga has been shown to improve stress, improve circulation and mobility. Researchers at the University of Washington have found that yoga can ease lower back pain faster than conventional exercises.

    Finally, massage is particularly effective for acute injury. If you pull a muscle or strain a tendon, massage can quickly reduce soreness and swelling. Australian researchers report that if massaged within 3 hours of the onset of pain, a strained muscle will be a third less sore and swollen 3 days later than the same injury without massage. Please note that this does not hold true for many kinds of chronic pain, especially nerve pain, and for systemic disease such as cancer, so please check with your physician or massage therapist to determine whether massage is a timely fit for you.

    For more information, please visit http://www.prevention.com.

       
    Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
    2768 Darnby Dr.
    Oakland, CA 94611
    USA
    510-655-3843

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