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Take a Nap! Change Your Life
(Mednick and Ehrman), 137

tangerines, 148

Team in Training (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), 194

teas: chamomile, 73, 222
table
; healing, 222
table

tequila, 222
table

Thieves Oil, 253

thyroid remedies, 254

Tibetan Rites: consider adding to evening routine, 74; deep breathing exercise to finish the, 83; history of the, 77; illustrations of the five rites of, 78–82; lymphatic fluids released during the, 52; Morning Glory ritual (Radiate phase), 182; Morning Glory ritual (Reflect phase), 76, 78–82; Morning Glory ritual (Release phase), 130; positive motion of the, 102; Radiate phase and expanding the, 194

Time Audit: description and purpose of the, 107–8; Kerry’s story on her, 116–17; Release the Time-Wasters exercise, 117, 156–58; template for, 106
table
–7
table

TMAO, 150

tomatoes, 149

tomato juice, 149

trauma: Body Timeline to recall painful, 94–95; EMDR therapy to release memory of, 162, 164–66; Negative Feedback due to unresolved childhood, 20; “post-traumatic growth” following, 53–54.
See also
pain

travel/jet lag: dietary suggestions for, 256–57; other remedies for, 255–56; self-healing trigger points for, 255

Tropical Smoothie, 218
table

tummy massage, 182, 183–84

tumor necrosis factor, 73

Type 2 diabetes, 59, 214

University of California, San Diego, 137

University of Chicago study, 61

University of Pennsylvania, 198

University of Texas, 165

upper back pain: Adam’s story on his, 33–35; common profile of, 31–35; physical and emotional causes of, 27
fig
; self-healing trigger points to help with, 129
table

urinary tract infections, 184

Valerian root capsules (
Valeriana officinalis
),75

vegetable-based brushes, 131

vegetables: Positive Feedback, 189
table
; Positive Feedback protein sources in, 188
table
; Release Meal Plan, 213
table
; white potatoes, 149.
See also
side dish recipes

Vicodin overdoses, 12

Village Soup, 227–28

vinegars, 149

visualization: create your release through meditation and, 163, 166–67; of forgiveness and release, 171–73; meditation for happiness, 205

vitamin B complex, 247

vitamin C, 77, 247, 257

vitamin D, 204

vitamin D deficiency, 20

Vlachonis, Vicky: analyzing the whole picture, 47–50; learning the power of food to hurt or heal during childhood, 41–43; turnaround from PCOS pain to health, 43–47

vodka, 149, 222
table

Wake Forest University study, 109

walking exercise, 153–54, 192

Warrior Smoothie, 218
table

water retention: inflammatory foods associated with, 140; self-healing trigger points in case of, 128
table

Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, 60

wheat products, 149

whiplash, 32

whiskey, 149

White Beans with Cinnamon, 240

white potatoes, 149

white vegetables, 189
table

worry: linkage between lungs and, 9; SNS triggered by overwork and, 120

yellow/orange fruits and vegetables, 189
table
yin and yang, 129
table
yoga, 154 yogurt (live), 187
table

Zoe’s story, 196–97

About the Author

VICKY VLACHONIS
was born in Athens, Greece, and began her professional career as a European osteopath and musculoskeletal specialist treating dancers from the Royal Ballet and major theatrical productions including
Cats
and
The Lion King.
After working in London’s Hale Clinic and the Integrated Medical Centre, she established her own practice in 2001. Today, Vlachonis shares her holistic healing methods all around the world. Vlachonis lives with her family and practices in Beverly Hills, California.

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Credits

Front cover design: LeVan Fisher Design

Front cover photograph: Jeremy Cowart Photography Inc.

This book contains advice and information relating to health care. It should be used to supplement rather than replace the advice of your doctor or another trained health professional. If you know or suspect that you have a health problem, it is recommended that you seek your physician’s advice before embarking on any medical program or treatment. All efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this book as of the date of publication. The publisher and the author disclaim liability for any medical outcomes that may occur as a result of applying the methods suggested in this book.

THE BODY DOESN’T LIE:
A 3-Step Program to End Chronic Pain and Become Positively Radiant.
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