At Rejuvenate, we decidedly believe in the importance of mind/faith/attitude in healing, we recognize religion and belief to be entirely personal affairs. Nonetheless, our common injunction is that "whatever you are, be a good one," and we encourage the patient to utilize the resources of his or her belief system, whatever it may be.

Rejuvenate strongly feels that healthy mental attitudes - definable in different ways by different people and belief systems - play a considerable role in the healing process, just as unhealthy attitudes do the same in reverse.

Our relationship with long-term survivors of allegedly terminal conditions has taught us that such survivors usually have two things in common: First, they have learned to "eat
right," an activity which means different things to different people even though there are several nutritional constants of which we are aware.

And Second, they "think right," which is even more personalized. For the present author, who has dealt with long-term survivors of cancer and other metabolic conditions for three decades, the second element is perhaps even more important than the first.

Even so, in the brief time patients are with us to deal with the physical "crisis" phase of their conditions, we concentrate on the immediate and physiological aspects of their illness not because we feel these bring about miraculous "cures" but because they help
establish the foundation for our long-time goal - healing.

And we recognize that ultimate healing is in the mind and spirit as well as the body. In fact, medical research has proven the effect that our cerebral cortex has over the immune system so a positive outlook can be the most powerful immune stimulant while periods of stress and depression can trigger immune dysfunction so serious that can result in the onset or worsening of autoimmune diseases allergic reactions or malignancies.

On the other hand, laughter and the true feeling of well being including of course, spiritual inner peace, can produce such an important boost that can change the progress of many diseases.