Posts Tagged ‘Stress’

The OCD Cure: How to help yourself or a loved one control their OCD

It was about five years ago when my significant other began to express what I considered the most bizarre behavior. It started with flicking on and off the light switch. Before she would leave a room, she had to flick it off, and then on at least once. I would ask her why she was doing this and she’d just laugh and say something like, “I was just checking how bright the lights were in the corner.” And I didn’t really think much of it. At the time, I had no idea that the beginnings of this behavior would start my quest to find her an OCD cure, while simultaneously finding relief for my anxiety.

Not long after, she would start flicking the lights on and off more than once before she left or entered a room. She would flick them on and off in a quantity that was an even number(although it took me months to realize the significance of even numbers for her). Read more…

Chiropractic Treatments For Headaches

Headaches are a common problem and many factors such as poor posture and stress can lead to different types of headaches. Sometimes misalignments in the vertebrae cause nerve irritation and exert pressure on the nerves leading to the brain. This may lead to cluster headaches and migraines. Advanced chiropractic treatment methods help patients to get relief from headache issues and lead a healthy lifestyle. Various healthcare practices offer specialized chiropractic treatments for headaches.

Best Treatment for Headache Relief

As drugs and injections only reduce the intensity of headaches, people nowadays are looking for a natural method that would reduce pain as well as eliminate the cause of pain. Latest chiropractic techniques help people to get rid of headache and also provide the ways to prevent future problems. Application of gentle and skilled chiropractic adjustments will reduce the pressure on the spinal nerves and muscles and it will automatically reduce the symptoms of headache. By restoring the proper function, chiropractic methods reduce the incidence of future headache problems. Read more…

Why Choosing the Right Ergonomic Desk Chairs is Critical to Your Spine Health

You probably did not know that you could develop back ailments from a sitting position frequently on extended periods. Both work and home stress and pressures could be the catalyst. With ergonomic desk chairs, these work related stress and pressures could be greatly reduced, thereby improving spine health.

Ergonomic desk chairs are designed with the objective to correct and enhance sitting postures thereby causing the body to function more effectively and productively, and eventually contributing to the bottom line at the office. They come in a variety of sizes, fabrics and materials, designs, and types, amongst which one will ill surely appeal to you. Read more…

Relaxation for Anxiety: My favorite relaxation method for sufferers of anxiety

The most critical component of ending panic attacks and generalized anxiety disorder for good is learning how to properly relax. Lifetime sufferers of panic and anxiety who first attempt relaxation techniques often realize with astonishment that they never learned to relax properly.

In many ways, anxiety is much like a snowball effect, or a vicious circle when it comes to tension in the body. Anxiety will tighten the muscles, making the sufferer feel tight and rigid…and oftentimes the sufferer does not realize they feel so tense as they actually are. Tense muscles tend to trigger the subconscious mind that there is a logic behind the tenseness, so the body will release a dose of adrenaline through the fight or flight response, sometimes at only mild doses. This will only trigger more anxiety. It almost becomes a “chicken or egg” scenario…it becomes difficult to tell which came first, the tension or the anxiety. Read more…

What Are the Quick and Easy Panic Attacks Treatments Available Right Now? The Answer Will Shock You!

Are you one of those who suffered from Panic attacks? Since we all know that it is a complicated situation and this will always occur in situations like flying on an airplane or riding in a roller coaster, panic attacks also will normally last for about 10 to 15 minutes. Now you are afraid that panic attacks will happen to you and you are searching for a cure everywhere? The good news is, there are easy panic attacks treatments that are available today you just have to know what causes your anxiety and stress.

You have to develop strategies that work- In order to do that, you have to understand first what causes of the damage of our nervous system. These factors include alcohol abuse, poor diet, caffeine and lack of exercise. These factors are always associated with stress.

Modify your diet- people do not realize that our diet has a huge impact of our nervous system. You are what you eat as the saying goes. We need to drink more and more water. We should also try to avoid salty and oily foods. Instead, we need to focus eating lean protein, and high fiber foods such as fruits and vegetables. These foods give us a sound body and a sound mind. Read more…

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Sandwiched Boomers

For the past 25 years, October has been designated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You’ll find races to run that raise funds for research. Stores will be selling everything from mixmasters to ipods in pink. In fact, pink ribbons will be virtually everywhere. What does this focus on early detection and recovery mean to you?

If you are over 40, have regular screening mammograms and perform monthly breast self-exams. And see your physician for an annual breast exam and consultation about risk factors and additional diagnostic steps to take, such as MRI. With early detection, most breast cancers now can be successfully treated. There are between 2 and 3 million American women living today who have survived breast cancer and are thriving. Yet, as many survivors have learned, the process of coping with any serious illness can take its toll – emotionally and physically. These 7 tips will help you manage your recovery so you can move forward with your life:

1. Accept your changing emotions as normal and give yourself permission to express them. After a brush with cancer, it’s normal to experience many different feelings, such as anger, fear, anxiety, depression or stress. Talk openly with those you trust and acknowledge these feelings to yourself. Only then can you begin to cope with them. Read more…

Emotional Eating and Coping With Stress

A colleague sent me a gift recently. She sent me a timer. She did not have to explain what it was for, because I know her strategy. She is about getting big things done by making them do-able.

That is such an important key. When we are facing something that feels overwhelming, when we are staring up at a mountain, it may feel intimidating to even think about getting started. We can feel so overwhelmed simply thinking about how big the mountain is that we never even begin to climb.

Last year I ran a marathon for the first time. Here is what I know. If I had stood at the starting line thinking about how I was going to be running for the next 26.2 miles I might not have started. I certainly would have panicked. I started the race by moving forward. I took some steps and then I took some more. I looked for the mile marker that told me I had run the first mile. I ran from mile marker to mile marker and I did not let myself think much farther ahead then that. Read more…

Is There a Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and Depression?

Research has shown people who have stress and psychological strain, or suffer any mental condition with depression as a symptom, have high blood sugar levels as a result of the way different hormones respond to stress. Therefore, a person who suffers with depression has a high possibility of developing type 2 diabetes.

Although for years it was thought depression was a complication of type 2 diabetes, studies are now showing stress and depression are also a cause.

A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) conducted by Dr. Sherita Hill Golden in 2008, on the association between depressive symptoms and type 2 diabetes, revealed:

* there is a modest relationship between depressive symptoms and type 2 diabetes
* there was no link with depression and untreated high blood sugar levels and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes
* with treated type 2 diabetes, there was definitely a positive association Read more…

Is This a Panic Anxiety Attack Or Just Stress?

Many people believe that stress and anxiety are the same. But this is definitely not the case. Experiencing stress and having an actual anxiety attack are quite different. So what are the differences between the two?

Stress is caused from pressure that we experience in our day to day lives. We can experience stress at work, at home or just by keeping company with certain people. When the body experiences stress, the pressure that we are feeling in our mind and body causes adrenaline to be released and our blood pressure to rise. There is also a release of the hormone that causes one to be depressed.

Stress is caused by something existing. Any situation, thought or experience that makes us feel frustrated, upset, nervous or even anxious can cause a person to be stressed. A person who is under lots of stress can feel anxiety, but this anxiety will normally go away when the cause of the stress is eliminated. Read more…

How Stress Makes Women Fat (and How to Get Rid of Both!)

We’ve all seen those commercials on TV that warn of “stubborn belly fat” brought on by too much stress. The pills being hawked on these programs promise to block the stress hormone, cortisol.

Ever wonder if there’s any truth to what they’re saying?

The Truth
Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland in your adrenal cortex. It’s your body’s modern-day answer to the “fight or flight” responses we had to stress (back when we were true hunters and gatherers).

Cortisol:

- Increases blood pressure and blood sugar

- Breaks down lipids and proteins (in case you’d rather ‘fight’ than ‘flight’)

- Acts as a water diuretic hormone (leading to dehydration)

- Physically eats away at the pleasure centers of the brain (producers of norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine)

So cortisol DOES exist and is indeed harmful to the body if left unchecked. Read more…