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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 13B
Mind over matter, or over,:,)ming 'stinking thinking'
C-FORCE
HEALTH AND FITNESS
CHUCK NORRIS
info@creators.com
Q: Chuck, I'm usually not a
negative person, but lately I
have been because of some
tough times I'm facing. Any
word of advice?
--Susanna C.
Montana
A: Sometimes life throws
obstacles at us so big that we
feel like retreating and sigh-
ing, "I can't go on."
At times, it seems so easy to
be discouraged and so diffi-
cult to pick ourselves up and
keep going.
I remember a time or two in
my own life when someone
would say, "If life gives you
lemons, make lemonade," but
all I felt like doing was throw-
ing the lemons! (Been there,
done that?)
Jothy Rosenberg under-
stands. At age 16, he lost one
of his legs to bone cancer. At
19, when the cancer metasta-
sized and spread to his lungs,
he had to have one of his
lungs removed, as well. He
wasn't expected to live. In
fact, his doctor warned,
"When this cancer metasta-
sizes, no one has survived."
But 35 years later, Jothy is
not only alive but also living
his dreams.
Who could argue that
Rosenberg had both big physi-
cal and psychological obsta-
cles to overcome? He actually
testified in a recent interview
on Fox News' "Health Talk"
that the mental obstacles were
much more difficult to over-
come than the physical ones.
Many people in Rosenberg's
shoes (or, should I say, shoe)
have given up. Millions upon
millions spiral downward and
sedate their minds in the face
of such misfortune, blaming
I ,
their woes upon the cata-
strophic cards dealt to them
in this life. But not Jothy.
Rosenberg chose sports as
the vehicle to help him over-
come what physically and
psychologically inhibited
him. He started with skiing
and went on to biking and
swimming. He then took the
principles of overcoming that
he had learned and applied
them to the business world,
and he became a successful
entrepreneur and CEO. Jothy
earned a doctorate in comput-
er science, was on the faculty
of Duke University for five
years and started eight high-
tech companies -- two of
which sold for more than $100
million. He is also the author
of four books.
Rosenberg says it took 25 to
30 years to prepare him to
write his most recent book.
He didn't just want to pen an-
other cancer or amputee sur-
vivor book; he wanted it to
aid others in overcoming
their own obstacles. He appro-
priately titled his book "Who
Says I Can't?"
The title reminds me of the
main theme of my friend's
brand-new martial arts stu-
dio. Ed Saenz, a ninth-degree
black belt in Chun Kuk Do--
my own particular method
and technique of martial arts
-- is opening his school in
Tomball, Texas (the grand
opening of which my wife,
Gena, and I will attend Sept.
24), and embedded the words
"I can do all things" in his lo-
go and on his studio walls. It
is a critical truth abbreviated
from this biblical verse: "I
can do all things through God,
who strengthens me."
The point is that God has
empowered everyhuman
with the resources and auton-
omy to live, excel, overcome
and even heal. We were creat-
ed to use our faith and cranial
powers to enhance the will to
fight and win. As Jothy
Rosenberg's life shows, when
the world says you can't,
courage and determination
can show otherwise. That is
also why my first principle
for life is this: "I will develop
myself to the maximum of my
potential in all ways."
The University of Maryland
Medical Center's website
states: "While phrases such as
'mind over matter' have been
around for years, only recent-
ly have scientists found solid
evidence that mind-body tech-
niques actually do fight dis-
ease and promote health, ha
1989, for example, a clinical
study by David Spiegel, M.D.
at Stanford University School
of Medicine demonstrated the
power of the mind to heal. Of
86 women with late-stage
breast cancer, half received
standard medical care while
the other half received stan-
dard care plus weekly support
sessions .... The women who
participated in the social sup-
port group lived .twice as long
as the women who did not."
The University of Maryland
Medical Center reports that
mind-body techniques can
help treat many different dis-
eases, including high blood
pressure; asthma; coronary
heart disease; obesity; pain
and nausea/vomiting related
to chemotherapy; insomnia;
anxiety; diabetes; stomach
and intestinal problems, in-
cluding indigestion, irritable
bowel syndrome, constipa-
tion, diarrhea, ulcerative coli-
tis, heartburn and Crohn's
disease; fibromyalgia; and
menopausal symptoms, such
as hot flashes, depression and
irritability.
In 2010, Science Daily report-
ed that the mind might play a
more critical role in overcom-
ing addictions, such as smok-
ing, than formerly believed. A
study from Tel Aviv Universi-
ty's psychology department
found that cravings for ciga-
rettes were more the result of
psychosocial elements of
smoking than they were the
physiological effects of nico-
tine as an addictive chemical.
And a May study by Yale
University even suggested
that people's state of mind in-
fluences "how physically
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search team focused on levels
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hunger. Levels of ghrelin were
varied not by what was or
what was not consumed, but
by what the brain believed
was being consumed. "This
study shows that mindset can
affect feelings of physical sati-
ety," concluded lead author
Alia Crum.
Hippocrates, the father of
medicine, was absolutely cor-
rect: "The natural healing
force within each one of us is
the greatest force in getting
well."
Whether overcoming physi-
cal limitations, low self-
worth, addictions, unemploy-
ment blues or relational
trenches, we definitely can
experience a better day by
fighting to eliminate what I
call our "stinking thinking."
As Mark Twain once said,
even "age is an issue of mind
, over matter. If you don't
mind, it doesn't matter."
Write to Chuck Norris (into@
creators, corn) with questions
about health and fitness.
Copyright 2011 Chuck Norris
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