Question:
How many of you have tried meditation to relieve stress and has it
made a significant difference in your psoriasis.
I was just wondering about it. It seems to me that if I could relieve
the everyday stress in my life that my psoriasis, my hypertension and
my diabetes would all be effected in a positive manner.
Answer:
You know what I think, Chuck, I think it cant hurt. I find in times of
stress, my skin is worse. If you can meditate, which I cant, it would
help your whole Chuck. both physically and emotionally
Well, I have often heard, as have we all, a journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step. I too have thought I can't meditate
because my mind is so incredibly active all the time. It gets pretty
noisy in there sometimes. However, I have found that if I sit
comfortably or when standing in my light cabinet if I repeat a
nonsensical word aloud over and over my mind starts to clear. I think
this is one of those "act your way into a new habit" things.
I just wondered if anyone here has tried it and seen improvement in
their psoriasis they believe was a direct result of meditation.
Without googling the group. We've had many. Some of them add breath
to the P equation.
Well, breathing to be exact. (If you don't want the science lesson
skip to the end for a relaxation triP.)
There are good reasons to meditate, but it really boils my
bum when I see the desperate frustration of psoriasis sufferers
being exploited as a way to promote ANYTHING including New
Age spirituality (against which I have no beef).
Here are some simple exercises that will help you get started.
http://www.harleystressclinic.com/2_mins_stress_buster.htm
I recommend mastering exercise 1 before even trying the others.
Diet, exercise, meditation; these are three things that we know will
help your hypertension, diabetes and possibly psoriasis. Many people
report the importance of diet in managing their psoriasis, and there
seems to be nearly uniform agreement on the negative affects of stress.
I started the breathing exercises two weeks ago. I am modifying my diet
(for me, this is a slow process), and I am tracking my exercise (my
plan is to first determine how much I actually do, and then set goals
to increase walking, stairs, etc). I have no weight loss goals, but I
am losing weight. Despite eating more, but eating healthier, and four
to five times a day, as opposed to twice a day, I've lost four pounds
(2 kilos).
I wish we would all work on diet, exercise and meditation and see how
it helps us collectively.
I would recommend you look in to coenzyme Q10 and hawthorn
berries for your hypertension. If you're on other medication, you
should tell your doctor about taking these. Coenzyme Q10 is only
available as a supplement. Hawthorn berries are available either as a
supplement or a tea. Studies have shown coenzyme Q10 to be helpful in
lowering blood pressure. Hawthorn berries haven't been adequately
studied, but are said to lower blood pressure as well. At any rate,
they do have antioxidant properties, and less understood properties
that purportedly make blood pressure medicines work better.
