Stress
Although everyone experience stress, not everyone handles
it constructively. The body can handle
some stress, whether it is physical or mental.
It must be coped with and most people have the ability to do so. Because of the complexity of today’s world
everyone at one time or another experiences stress. Stress can result from many things: financial
problems, loneliness, high pressure jobs, relationships, demise of a close
person, traffic jams, etc.
Positive
Stress:
In this aspect, stress can be
helpful in concentrating, focusing and even performing at peak efficiency levels. When the challenge has been met, the person
then takes time to relax and enjoy the achievements, this “downtime” allows one’s
body and mind to recharge for the next challenge.
Negative
Stress:
when stress becomes a constant , ongoing cycle your health begins to
deteriorate. This “long term” statis, if
not managed, has been linked to ailments ranging from tension headaches to
heart attacks. When the brain is under stress,
it produces an excess of the hormone
ACTH. This hormone inhibits the
manufacture of white blood cells so vital in fighting disease. When faced with a high degree of stress, the
body reacts this way: digestion shuts off and heart rate increases, with a
resulting increase in blood pressure and breathing. Fats and sugars are released from stress in
the body. Cholesterol levels rise, and
the blood prepares for clotting (necessary in case of injury) by changing in
composition. A state of continual stress
eventually tires the body, weakens the immune system, creates states of
hypertension, raises cholesterol levels, and initiates conditions such as
headaches, pains, sleeplessness, indigestion, and depression, which can turn
into much more serious problems.
Suggestions: Exercise
regularly, Meditation & Deep breathing, Proper rest & sleep, Take a vacation, Relax with
a massage or a nice relaxing foot reflexology treatment., warm bath, cranial
sacral therapy, color therapy, herbal teas and nervine herbs.
Important
Nutrients: Nutri Calm or Brewers yeast, nervines,
Nervous system pack available from Natures Sunshine-1 800-223-8225 sponsor
number #194881, Oat Bran for bowel cleansing and improved bowel function,
lecithin-2 caps w/meals. Coats the nerve fibers.
Renee Waters ND, countrydoctordetox@gmail.com, www.countrydoctordetox.com 922-8950
