Overview of Cancer Programs Presented by Siegfried Gutbrod … · 2017-12-14 · Title: Overview of...

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Health & Wellbeing Retreats in Victoria’sbeautiful Yarra Valley.

2Copyright 2016 Yarra Valley Living Centre

OVERVIEWPARKINSON’S WELLNESS RETREAT

A/Prof Sanjay RaghavMovement Disorder Expert

Therapeutic Director- Yarra Valley Living Centre

Director- Dandenong Neurology


The Yarra Valley Living Centre and TGCF, is a not-for-profit, non-denominational organisation that promotes a holistic and integrative approach to health and wellbeing.

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Founded by Dr Ian Gawler in 1981,our organisation has been running educational programs for the management, recovery and the prevention of illness for well over 35 years.

These unique and life-changing programs fall under the umbrella of Lifestyle Medicine.


INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

FRAMEWORK• EVIDENCED BASED THEARPIES:

oConventional medicine and

oComplementary and alternative medicine and

oLifestyle medicine

• Holistic approach

• Help individuals make informed choices


Lifestyle Medicine

Not to be mistaken with complementary

and alternative therapies, Lifestyle

Medicine is about self-care.

It is about what a person can do for

themselves, through making positive

lifestyle choices, to contribute to their

health, healing and wellbeing goals.

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KEY OUTCOMES

HOPE

CHOICE

INNER PEACE


Find Hope.

Wishful thinking versus hopeHOPE BACKED UP BY ACTION• set your healing goal • own your lifestyle choices• give it your best effort

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Find Choice.

Apply proven & researched lifestyle medicine choicesEmpower your own healingChoose the course of action you want to take

“Get in the driver seat of your recovery bus”


Find Inner Peace.

Reduce damaging stress, fear and excessive thinkingTransform through• Meditation• Constructive ways to deal with emotions• Meaning and purpose• Understand the place of impermanenceCope with uncertain outcomes


WHAT DO YOU WISH TO

ACHIEVE IN LIFE?

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PERSONAL OUTCOME FROM

RETREAT ?


1. Regular Meditation

2. Food As Medicine

3. Power of the Mind

4. Emotional Healing

5. Purpose & Meaning

6. Exercise & Yoga

7. Effective Support

…are all research-based lifestyle practices, widely recognised for their heath and

wellbeing benefits.


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Meditation

Deep physical relaxation with undistracted awareness

Mindfulness-based meditation An effective way to overcome excessive

thinking and calm the busy mind Ancient tool


Why Meditate? Helps in Parkinson’s Disease Reduces Stress Improves Sleep Improves pain management Decreases depression, anxiety, distress Improves our ability to cope Helps in General Wellbeing Clarity & Wisdom Acceptance


Reduces inflammation Improves genetic repair Reduces number of genetic mutations Decreases Cortisol Increases Melatonin Improves immune system

Evidence base > 6000 research articlesrelated to benefits of meditation

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HOW TO MEDITATE


Food As Medicine

Fuel your bus with right stuffNutrition focusedAvoid problem foods.Focus on health promoting

foods Plant-based wholefoods diet


Power of Mind

Positive thinking – use the mind for healing

What we think / believe / feelaffects our biology.Close connection between the brain, endocrine & immune systems. (Bruce Lipton – Biology of Belief, 2008)

Placebo effect vs. ‘pointing the bone’

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Emotional Healing Psycho-Neuro-Immunology:

emotions physically affect our health. Healthy and unhealthy emotions Unhealthy emotions affect the brain, causing loss

of focus, reduced motivation and decision making ability. Improve focus, motivation and decision making ability

(Candace Pert – ‘Molecules of Emotions’)

“Laughter is the best medicine”


Meaning and Purpose Fear of suffering and death

leads to compromised healing, quality/quantity of life

Ability to enjoy good quality of life regardless of circumstance

Search for deeper meaning and purpose(Based on Victor Frankls, Man’s Search for Meaning.)


Exercise/Yoga

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Effective Support Adequate support is essential for healing Social isolation is a negative

prognostic indicator Consciously choose your passengers on

your bus – who is on yours?• Family members• Friends/acquaintances/colleagues• GP, Neurologists, Movement Disorder Expert• Complementary therapists, counsellor, Yoga/QiGong

teacher• Church members• Domestic pet

Prepare to receive help and to ask for support

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