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Self healing does occur for people with cancer. It doesn*t yet happen as often as it does with the cold or with the flu, but it can. Remember that the same flu which kills an elderly person may be shaken off and healed in a younger person. Cancer is very different than the flu, but numerous cases exist of cancer being shaken off in the same way.

There are a number of practices that can be quickly and easily instituted into your life which will help to increase you capacity for self healing of any disease, and in particular cancer. The concepts of self-healing are both accepted and rejected by the Western medical establishment. This means that they accept it in some cases, such as the common cold or the flu but don*t accept it in other cases, like cancer.

The main strategy to improving the self-healing capacity of the body is obvious: increase the strength of the immune system. Strengthening the immune system is probably the most significant thing you can do for yourself and, as a happy side-effect, many other life improvements come along with an improved immune system.

Two simple activities have been shown to increase your natural self-healing abilities in ways that will amaze you if you simply set aside the twenty or thirty minutes a day to do them.

One very simple improvement is a modification in breathing. Far too often, we take quick and shallow breaths. This can lead to a higher blood pressure, as it constricts the blood vessels. That constriction slows our circulation, which also reduce the speed with which our immune system can respond to a problem.

Remember that everything going on in your body is dependant upon a steady and regular circulation of blood. Anything that interferes with that circulation is unhealthy and needs to be resolved immediately.

So, the solution to this problem is really rather simple: commit five minutes, three times a day, to breath deeply. You can do this while working, reading, driving, etc. You'll probably find it most beneficial if you start your day and end your day with one of these five minute breathing exercises. To learn more ways to remain cancer-free, read Cancer Free For Life.

In close conjunction with the concept of deeper and more thorough breathing is the practice of meditation. Meditation has gone from being something that conjures images of robed monks to being something much more secular in nature. Many people still find spirituality there, but it is not required.

The simplest form of meditation is to work on your breathing, as described above, but to focus solely on the action of breathing while you do it. Obviously, then, this requires that you not be driving or reading a book. Instead you simply find a comfortable place to sit, put yourself into the most comfortable sitting posture, and focus on your breathing.

To really focus on breathing during this time, you should focus your attention on your belly, as if you have a balloon in your stomach. Inhale, slowly, to fill the balloon and focus on the expansion happening in your stomach area. Hold the breath for a comfortable amount of time and exhale slowly, depleting the balloon in your stomach.

You'll probably find out, almost immediately, that you feel a lot better*even if you didn*t realize you could!