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Eczema

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Eczema:

Definition: A reaction of the skin to a wide range of stimulants or irritants, both physical and emotional. Can be acute or chronic.

Possible causes: Allergy to chemicals, dust, detergents, soap and cosmetics. Stress. Poor diet. Family history of allergies. Detoxifying through the skin. Often linked to asthma.

General Signs & Symptoms: Itching, redness, dryness, scaling and weeping of the skin, crusts and secondary skin infections.

Primary Reflexology Target Areas: Lungs, Bronchi, Diaphragm, Heart

Reflexology Areas of Assistance: Digestive System, Adrenals

Holistic Advice: Ensure a good balanced diet of fresh fruit and vegetables. Drinking plenty of water can help to keep the skin hydrated. Hypoallergenic moisturizers may be of benefit.

Extracted from “Conditions & Precautions for Reflexologists” manual part of the Universal College of Reflexology’s Therapeutic Reflexology Diploma Program

Fun Foot Facts

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Most amazing feet (in a movie):

Also the world’s tallest actor, 7ft 6 inch Matthew McGrory wore size 29 and a half US shoes. You may recall him in the movie Big Fish.

 

 

 

 

The best use of shoes and/or feet in a quote by a semi-famous person about a really famous person:

“Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, and she did it backwards and in high heels.”

(Faith Whittlesey, former US ambassador to Switzerland.)

How well do you Handle Money

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Did you know that the spacing between the fingers tells how you handle money? Specifically the space between the middle finger and the ring finger! The wider it is – the more generous the person is likely to be, and part with their money.

A narrow space shows a more thrifty person, who knows the value of a dollar. When the fingers touch – their attitude is almost scrooge-like!

The following information is excerpted from the Universal College of Reflexology’s Hand Reflexology Manual.

Our hands are usually different sizes. The more dominant hand is likely to be the larger hand. This hand is also known as the moving hand. In most cases the moving hand gestures or moves more frequently, whilst the other remains at rest.

First let’s look at the non-dominant or stationary hand – this will give the person’s base line or basic attitude towards money. Now look at the dominant or moving hand and compare the two. See which hand has the larger spread between the middle and ring fingers.

Since the moving hand reflects the current situation, a wider space here would show that the subject is presently feeling more generous, and is more willing to part with their money. When the space is narrower on the moving hand, they are not likely to spend on anything except necessities.

For more fascinating information on the hands and how they can help you decipher your own health issues – as well as those of clients – consider studying Hand Reflexology.  Available as an on-line coursethrough the Universal College of Reflexology.

New Reflex Discovered!!!

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If someone gave you information identical to information you already have, how much would you value the information given? Well, you might put a small value on it because it confirms your knowledge and maybe helps you feel more secure. But it is unlikely that you would pay much for it.

It follows that the most valuable information could be the most different from the information you already have.

But there is a problem: New information could be different and useless or different and useful. We apply our minds to decide.

If you decide to dismiss new information summarily, then you are using the Semmelweis Reflex. The Semmelweis-reflex is the automatic rejection of the obvious, without thought, inspection, or experiment.

Even if initially you object strongly to new information, you may find that your objections are satisfactorily answered later.

ORIGINS OF THE SEMMELWEIS-REFLEX

Dr Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician who discovered in the 1840s that puerperal or childbed fever could be virtually abolished if doctors washed their hands in

a chorine solution.

In the 1840s puerperal fever typically caused a 10-30% mortality rate in maternity hospitals throughout Europe. Semmelweis reduced the mortality rate in the division of the obstetric clinic where he worked in the General Hospital of Vienna from 18 percent to 1 percent. But he failed to convince his colleagues and superiors.

Instead of listening to him and disinfecting their hands, they hounded, persecuted, and fired him – for daring to suggest that they wash their hands properly. In the autumn of 1860, after the dismissal of Semmelweis, in the same ward where he had demonstrated how to virtually eradicate childbed fever, 35 out of 101 patients died.

In a book published in 1861, Semmelweis presented his statistics and findings. He sent copies to medical societies and to leading obstetricians in Germany, France, and England. Despite his copious and undisputed statistics, he was completely ignored.

Thirty years after Semmelweis’ discovery, Lister and Pasteur succeeded in convincing doctors that they should disinfect their hands.

The Semmelweis-reflex is the automatic rejection of the obvious, without thought, inspection, or experiment. The results that Semmelweis produced made it obvious that his possible discovery needed to be inspected, experimented with, and thought about.

Understanding Holographic Principles

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One common way of explaining How Reflexology Works is based on holograms. So what is a hologram and how does it work?

The Short Explanation
Holograms are made by exposing a piece of film to laser light, which is then scattered by the object being holographed. The film is also exposed to light coming directly from the laser (the reference beam). The two beams of light interfere when they reach the film because they have taken different paths and are no longer in phase with each other. The film simply records this interference pattern, which is the hologram. To reconstruct (view) the image, the hologram is illuminated by a beam of light, which is diffracted by the interference pattern on the film. This reproduces the original surface pattern of the object in three dimensions.

Holograms are truly 3D. Certain holograms permit one to walk all the way around the projected image and see it from above and below, as if the image were real. The other remarkable property of holograms is that one can cut away a small piece of the holographic film, hold it up to laser light, and still see an entire, intact, 3D image of the photographed object.

A hologram when viewed under the illumination of incoherent light such as the light from an incandescent light bulb reveals nothing. The observer sees only a smoky haze, the result of the laser-produced interference pattern.

If the holographic film is viewed with illumination from a source of coherent laser light, it reproduces the reference beam that helped to create the original interference pattern, and the object being photographed is revealed with all it’s 3D characteristics.

If a small piece of that holographic film is now cut a way and examined under the illumination of laser light, a smaller, yet intact, original object can be seen. The reason for this is the fact that the hologram is an energy interference pattern. Within this pattern, every piece contains the whole. That is, if one could take a hologram of an apple, cut the film into fifty pieces, then each piece when viewed through the laser light would reveal it’s own miniature apples.

So how does the holographic principle relate to the human body? See article Applying the Holographic Principle to the Human Body for details.

Indigestion

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Each month the UCR newsletter discusses a new disease or condition. These items are reproduced here for reference purposes.

Definition: Heartburn, gas or belching, mild nausea, vomiting, pain or discomfort in the upper part of the abdomen or in the lower part of the chest. Also called dyspepsia.

Possible causes: Gastritis, peptic ulcer, hiatus hernia, stomach cancer, gall bladder or pancreatic disorders, heart failure and diabetes. There is also nervous dyspepsia in which indigestion is brought on by psychological or emotional causes e.g. worry, anxiety, being highly-strung, tense or excitable.

General Signs & Symptoms: Pain in the abdomen, tension, heartburn, flatulence, sweating, weakness, palpitations and insomnia.

Primary Reflexology Target Areas: Stomach

Reflexology Areas of Assistance: Diaphragm (organic), Solar plexus (neural), Liver (organic) Thoracic spine (neural)

Holistic Advice: Avoid tea, coffee, spices, pepper, fizzy drinks, fatty foods. Avoid smoking, especially before eating. Drinking herbal teas of chamomile, fennel and peppermint can help. Relax after eating. Exercise diverts blood from the stomach, making digestion less efficient. If you frequently chew gum, stop for a while to see if your symptoms dissipate. It is common to swallow air when chewing gum, which can cause indigestion.

Extracted from the Master Reflexology Degree Diploma program part of the Universal College of  Reflexology’s continuing education program.  For more details click here.