{"id":2465,"date":"2011-02-24T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2011\/02\/my-debut-on-blisstreecom-why-i.html"},"modified":"2011-02-24T10:30:57","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T10:30:57","slug":"my-debut-on-blisstreecom-why-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2011\/02\/my-debut-on-blisstreecom-why-i.html","title":{"rendered":"My Debut on Blisstree.com! Why I Don’t Buy “The Healing Code”"},"content":{"rendered":"

My column on mental health, therapy, and all things in that category<\/a> debuted this week on Blisstree.com<\/b><\/a>, a very cool, hip website that covers everything from reality television to bad diets. I will be writing weekly for them, and I’m very excited about that! You can visit them by going to blisstree.com.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n


\n\"healing<\/span>In my first blog post, I reviewed the book, “The Healing Code: Complete Mental and Physical Health, Success, and Inner Peace In 6 Minutes or Less.” <\/a>I’ve posted part of the review here. You can go to Blisstree.com to read the rest.<\/em><\/p>\n


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I admit it: I am one skeptical chick when it comes to health solutions, because I read so many self-help books a week that my bookshelves can no longer hold their weight. I’ve spent close to $40,000 on therapy, outpatient treatment programs, and psych visits. I’ve also explored almost every single alternative health treatment on the market today, from acupuncture to expensive Chinese herbs.<\/p>\n

I spend an incredible amount of time each day pursuing good emotional and physical health. I’ve been called many things, but “health slacker” is not one. If I don’t swim 150 laps before 7:30 am, then I run seven miles. I eat plenty of roughage and vegetables, keep processed foods to a minimum, and take six omega-3 capsules a day, plus vitamin D, folic acid, and calcium supplements. I meditate for 15 minutes each morning, read spiritual literature, and keep a sleep\/mood journal, where I jot down the time I went to bed the night before and how many hours I slept. In between therapy visits, I practice cognitive behavioral exercises on my own — stuff like identifying the ten distorted thoughts that bestselling author David Burns tells us to watch out for. I gave up alcohol 22 years ago, and I regulate the amount of caffeine I drink. Sugar? I’m still working on it.<\/p>\n

I don’t believe in easy answers. If there ever were any, I would have found them by now. Trust me.<\/p>\n

Alexander Loyd, Ph.D., N.D. and Ben Johnson, M.D., D.O., N.M.D., make several good arguments in their book The Healing Code: 6 Minutes to Heal the Source of Your Health, Success, or Relationship Issue<\/a>, but I’ll take a pass on buying into the Healing Code as the potential answer to all my health problems, which, I humbly admit, are substantial: A pituitary tumor, thyroid growths, Raynaud’s phenomenon, aortic valve regurgitation, and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Click here to continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

* Click here to subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and click here to follow Therese on Twitter<\/b><\/a> and click here to join Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. Now stop clicking.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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