Hi All,

I am home with a cold,fever and sore throat and taking advantage of the time in
bed by adding to my blog. Here is part of my latest blog entry I thought might
be of interest regarding visualization. (I am now going to visualize my WBC's
attacking that nasty cold virus {heh heh} )




Visualization research has shown that there is a strong scientific basis for how
and why visualization works.

We stimulate the same brain regions when we visualize an action as when we
actually perform that same action. For example, when you visualize lifting your
left leg, it stimulates the same part of the brain that is activated when you
actually lift your left leg. This shared area of brain activation when we
imagine an action and perform it has been demonstrated extensively in the
scientific literature. A striking example of how visualization increases brain
activation is seen in stroke.

When a person has a stroke (which is due to a blood clot in a brain artery),
blood cannot reach the tissue with oxygen and nutrients, and that tissue dies.
Tissue death then spreads to the surrounding area because it does not receive
the blood supply anymore. However, if a person with this stroke imagines moving
the affected arm or leg, brain blood flow to the affected area increases and the
surrounding brain tissue is saved. Imagining moving a limb, even after it has
been paralyzed after a stroke, increases brain blood flow enough to diminish the
amount of tissue death. This is a very clear indicator of the power of
visualization.

You can read the entire post if you like at www.hypnotichealth.blogspot.com


Warm Hello's,
Seth-Deborah

Seth-Deborah Roth CRNA,CCHt,CI
www.hypnotherapyforhealth.com
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