We have been discussing the adrenal stress response in our previous posts. There are a number of ways to measure and assess the impact stress is having on your health. There are a couple of easy things that you can even try at home. Positional Blood Pressure Changes Do you ever feel dizzy or lightheaded [...]
Archive for November, 2011
15 Nov
Beware of These 7 Symptoms
Are you losing the battle against stress? Are you “sick and tired of feeling sick and tired”? We face a constant barrage of external and internal stressors that our body and mind must be strong enough to counterbalance. All of health requires balance. In endocrinology it’s called “allostasis” which simply means consistency through change. There [...]
14 Nov
Are You Setting Yourself Up for Disaster?
Planning. Preparation. Interventions. Precautions. We all do our best to take the necessary steps to make sure our life’s events flow smoothly. No planning can prevent some of life’s curve balls, but the better prepared we are, the better able we are able to weather the storms. You take the time to back up your [...]
12 Nov
Improve Diet…Decrease Stress
What you are eating, and what you are not eating play major roles in your stress response. So many people rely on artificial “pick me ups” to get through their day. Are you a user of the 5-Hour Energy, Rockstar, Red Bull drink frenzy? The Standard American Diet negatively impacts the adrenal glands, which leads [...]
3 Nov
The Reason Your Antidepressants May Be Failing You
Millions of Americans are taking anti-depressants for depression and chronic pain issues. The unfortunate fact is that many patients are simply masking symptoms of true underlying imbalances with these medications and the problem just continues to fester and grow under the surface. It’s like putting a piece of tape over your “check engine” light because [...]
2 Nov
Is Stress Causing Your Pain?
Your struggle with depression, anxiety, exacerbation of eating disorders or increased sensitivity to acute and chronic pain could all be due to stress. Stress could be the major player in your battle with pain. I see a lot of patients each day in my practice that have suffered with chronic pain for months or years. They [...]
