Hello, I hope you are well and looking forward to a happy and healthy month!!!  Please check out this month's calendar for some great forums, information, stress reduction, FREE GIFTS for you with supplement purchases while supplies last...and a new, lovely website!!  If you enjoy these forums, I would really appreciate your letting others know that they can participate...without being clients...I do want as many people to be helped by the information I provide as is possible...THANKS!!!

 

This week's topic has to do with STRESS , yes that again...I believe an awful lot of people are struggling at this moment.  I have been extremely downhearted about the BP disaster,  and what is happening to the flora and fauna....this is causing me alot of stress at the moment.

 

Yesterday, a patient mentioned I might be better off going there to help and that was a great suggestion...If I think my immune system can handle more toxicity I may go.  Feeling powerless, is a very stressful state for me.

 

While conventional medicine measures heart rates and rythyms under exertional stress via an EKG...a different, and I think very important gage of chronic stress is a blood chemical called cortisol.

 

Cortisol is a byproduct of the fight or flight response...and usually a relaxation response is activated after a stressful event.  In our culture, however, the body's stress response may be activated so often the body never has a chance to return to normal, resulting in a state of chronic stress.

 

High levels of cortisol have been associated with: impaired cognitive function, adrenal insufficiency, thyroid problems, hair loss, nutritional deficiencies, blood sugar imbalances, decreased bone density, decreased muscle mass, high blood pressure, menstrual irregularities, early menopause, severe menopausal symptoms, low immunity, inflammatory problems, weight gain, diabetes, metabolic syndrome..including storage of abdominal fat and insulin resistance....high cholesterol, sleep disturbances and more!!!

 

When I question many patients about their stress levels many are in denial, and while I can as an objective observer see the tell tale signs..they usually can't.  Sometimes, a cortisol test saliva and or blood will convince them that their stress levels are very high, and may therefore be a huge player in their health problems.

 

Cortisol secretion varies among individuals....some may hypersecrete cortisol in response to a situation that would cause another very little problem.  Studies have shown that those high secreters eat way more food, and it's usually carbohydrates.

 

Cortisol levels must be kept in balance in order to remain healthy....Acupuncture, massage, meditation, guided imagery, arts, breathing and sex are all helpful in lowering cortisol.

 

I have a variety of methods, and products which can help naturally lower cortisol...I can also test you to see if your levels are in a dangerous zone.

 

Please let me know if I can help you or a friend or family member...

 

Next week...I will help you avoid dangerous food additives...see you then.  For more suggestions visit the stress aisle of our store!

 

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Taryn DeCicco LDN, ND, LAc

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