| Crystals can keep depression away. That's no secret | | | | be for increasing emotional health. Crystals can bring |
| to those of us who use crystals every day, but it's | | | | emotional stability and increase happiness, while |
| always nice when medical studies support our | | | | absorbing the negative energy and negative emotions |
| experiences. | | | | in your system. This results in greater emotional |
| A study by world-renown doctor, Dr. Norman Shealy, | | | | balance and an increase in overall well-being since the |
| shows that the use of crystals can have a huge | | | | connection between mental and physical health is |
| impact on keeping depression away. Dr. Shealy | | | | now well-documented. Hopefully more doctors will |
| conducted a wonderful study where he gave Quartz | | | | follow suit and conduct more studies on the amazing |
| crystals to depression patients who had improved | | | | results of crystal healing. |
| using his program. He gave the patients in the control | | | | *For more information on the study please see Dr. |
| group a piece of glass instead of a quartz crystal. | | | | Normal Shealy's book, "Life Beyond 100: Secrets of |
| The study was double-blind so the patients did not | | | | the Fountain of Youth." Dr. Shealy is a reputable |
| know they were receiving glass instead of a Quartz | | | | doctor and leading source on pain management who |
| crystal and the nurses distributing the crystals also did | | | | has acted as a consultant to many, including President |
| not know they were handing out glass to patients. All | | | | Kennedy and Eisenhower's personal doctors. He |
| patients were asked to wear their "crystals" around | | | | graduated from Duke University Medical School and |
| their neck for three months. Three months later, with | | | | received a Ph.D. from Saybrook Institute. He is the |
| no further treatment (not even anti-depressants), | | | | founding president of American Holistic Medical |
| 70% of the patients who received the Quartz crystal | | | | Association and is Board Certified in Neurosurgery, |
| remained out of depression. In stark contrast, only | | | | Holistic Medicine, and Medical Psychotherapy. Most |
| 28% of the patients who received glass remained | | | | notable are Shealy's results in over 30,000 patients |
| out of depression. | | | | with chronic pain and depression that he has treated- |
| This study shows what a wonderful tool crystals can | | | | he has a success rate of 85%. |