Stress, The Mind and Immunity In Preventing And Treating Cancer

Stress is an imbalance between demands and resources. Anything that continually taps into your resources is depleting. This is why repetitive demands - especially without re-invigoration or a sense of "winning' - cause big health issues. And more than anything else, chronic stress-induced depletion is the predecessor of severe immune system dysfunction - the greater and more longstanding the relative depletion, the greater the risk of developing cancer. Even though all depletion and stress is negative, there are different types of stress. The two main types are current stress and legacy stress.

Current stress seems like an obvious thing: too much to do! But that is only a small part of it, because that is usually only about not having enough time. In fact, issues of self and spirituality are the most potent current stresses as they cut away at the very core of being (which is about you, rather than your activities). So losing sight of who you are, feeling fractured as an individual, losing faith or trust in "bigger things" or in others - these issues create infinitely greater demands and consume infinitely greater resources than having too much to do.

Consequently, in preventing and treating cancer, addressing issues of individuality and spirituality are very important. Although the value of ongoing exercise and system support through diet and supplements are appreciable, individuality and spirituality are the "longest levers" meaning they are the most powerful tools, exerting the greatest force for gaining and maintaining health. Having fun should delight you and light you as an individual, not just distract you from your worries.

However, even more than that there is legacy stress, which refers to all those demands and resources tethered to your emotional baggage and undesirable or adverse life experiences. I believe at least 80 percent of current stress has legacy attached to it. The problem with this is that the hormones and the immune system continue to be tilted toward disequilibrium by a mind anticipating, perceiving, creating, defending against, and reacting to threats that are real, huge, and current to the individual, but that in truth no longer exist.

You should view stress differently if you are trying to prevent or treat cancer. In prevention you can afford to set up your life, your personal focus, and your mind to maximally offset stress and constantly fill the bank with resources. This means minimal stress, rare adverse physical impact, and maximum biological bounce.

However, in people who have cancer and are receiving treatment, the equation is tilted - often drastically. Cancer itself can consume huge resources (including nutritional), the emotional stress of cancer can prove to be an enormous demand, and all forms of conventional treatment, while necessary, increase system stress. That being the case, it is important to clear as much legacy stress as possible as quickly as possible, with as little effort as possible, thereby rapidly tilting the imbalance back toward equilibrium by dramatically reducing demands and maximally increasing resources. This can be done through a combination of introspection, psychological therapy, counseling, and other activities. Professional assistance may be required.