Word: achterberg
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...wasn't the first to explore the link between mind and disease, but few practitioners have delved as deeply or successfully into the topic. Jeanne Achterberg was 32 when she read an article that described how oncologist Carl Simonton helped cancer patients fight malignancies not just by using medicine but also by drawing on their emotional reserves and the support of other patients. Achterberg, now 59, was so taken with this revolutionary notion that she sought out Simonton and his wife so she could work with them...
...three decades since, Achterberg has become a force in the world of mind-body medicine. She is best known for a healing technique called guided imagery, in which the patient meditates on her disease, her immune system and the medicines coursing through her body. And while nobody knows precisely how it works, guided imagery has shown clear benefit in reversing weight loss in cancer patients, reducing the length of hospital stays and easing the pain and fatigue of a number of ailments...
...Duffell delivered to Hildreth, Carey andBinkowski charged from the corners and Woodforkwheeled to first base. Sophomore catcher ScotHopps--in for Keck, who was replaced by sophomorepinch runner Joe Llanes after his ninth inningsingle--received the pitch and fired to Woodfork,who tagged out the sliding Achterberg...
...defensive play of the series--when Walsh called for junior first baseman Erik Binkowski to charge home plate with the pitch as Woodfork wheeled from second to first base. Sophomore catcher Scot Hopps received the pitch and rifled the ball to Woodfork at first, where freshman left fielder Ryan Achterberg--who represented the tying run--was desperately sliding into the base. Santilli called...
...defensive play of the series--when Walsh called for junior first baseman Erik Binkowski to charge home plate with the pitch as Woodfork wheeled from second to first base. Sophomore catcher Scot Hopps received the pitch and rifled the ball to Woodfork at first, where freshman left fielder Ryan Achterberg--who represented the tying run--was desperately sliding into the base. Santilli called...