Articles in Stress Relief category
Adaptogens for Stress Resistance
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could take something and become resistant to the effects of stress? Stress is something we all live with everyday and the hormonal derangements caused by chronic stress contribute to all chronic diseases and aging.
It's a Small World After All
A major strategy for stress relief is to "create your own island" by making your world smaller and simpler. So much of what comes through the news media is sensationalized and does not have a direct impact on your life. Filter your news intake if it tends to cause you anxiety.
Meditation for Healing and Optimal Wellness
Meditation has the potential of being one of the most powerful forms of healing. Emotional stress is a common part of chronic disease and cancer. Regaining a sense of control is profoundly important in healing. Meditation, even in a basic form, is a very powerful tool for regaining a sense of control and decreasing the stress response associated with disease.
Disease Cause #4: Emotional Stress
Day-to-day living causes a certain amount of emotional stress that is not detrimental from a health point of view. Stress can be a motivational factor that gets us going on to the next thing in life. Emotional stress only becomes a problem when it begins to rob the healing potential of the body. For many individuals this is every day. Well recognized as the root of anxiety and depression, emotional stress can aggravate virtually all disease processes. When patients ask if emotional stress could be playing a role in their particular problem, my answer is always a definitive “yes.” Understanding and managing stress is an important adjunct in the treatment of all diseases.
Maintaining Healthy Habits Over the Holidays
Right now you’re probably thinking about grabbing a mini snickers from that stash of leftover Halloween candy on your dining room table. Or maybe your thoughts are filled with pumpkin pies, baked macaroni and cheese, and fried turkeys. The holidays are upon us; and while it’s true that many people experience weight gain during these latter months, it is certainly avoidable. With a conscious effort to maintain healthy habits it’s easy to avoid the holiday bulge.
The Upside of Down
Life is a rollercoaster ride and the flow of up and down is inevitable. Collectively we are in the middle of a historically significant down period, but the potential for positive change is great. We are reevaluating ourselves as a country and discovering that our strengths have never been lost; only diluted by a historically significant “up.”
Achieving a Calm Mind
It is possible to seemingly do everything right from a health point of view and still be unhealthy. Even with a healthy diet, regular exercise and avoidance of toxins, without the last (and most difficult-to-achieve) piece of the puzzle in place, good health is not assured. In modern society, emotional stress may be the largest overall threat that we face. Learning effective tools for minimizing and managing stress is an absolute and essential part of maintaining good health.
Listen to Dr. Rawls on the Radio!
This Saturday evening, tune in to hear Dr. Rawls talk about "How to Deal with Stress During the Holidays" with Julie Rahm.
Taming the Tiger
Bill Rawls, M.D. Maribeth Loynes M.D.
The internal responses that served our ancestors so well when escaping a saber-toothed tiger are contributing to our ill health today. Acute stress shifts the resources of the body away from everyday maintenance functions toward confronting a threat. In our world, the “tiger” never goes away; stress is chronic.
HPA Balance™ for Stress Resistance
Restoring balance in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis), the control central for hormonal systems of the body, is essential for overcoming any stress-related condition (including, but not limited to, weight loss, insomnia, fatigue and lack of focus). HPA Balance™ includes patented forms of three ingredients (Sensoril®, Relora®, & Suntheanine®) that have extensive backing in double-blind studies on safety and effectiveness. Each of these ingredients has been used independently for thousands of years to restore balance in the body. When combined, the effect is synergistic.
