Choose Your Type Of Stress

CONTINUOUS STRESS

CHRONIC ILLNESS

Cumulative Stress And Anxiety

Stress accumulated over time can overload multiple systems if it persists for hours, days, weeks, months or years... Event related stress produces a quick, high level response. This was called a ‘fight or flight’ response, which in theory seems to be a problem, but in real situations resolves stress quickly through either of these behaviors.

From Frustration To Panic

The problem with prolonged stress, frustration and never-ending efforts to resolve it, is that cortisol and other hormones stay at elevated levels. Most people are adapted to stress and therefore do not keep track of the accumulated experiences. This is the “Boiling Frog” dilemma; you live in stress every day and can’t easily detect the boiling point or you jump at the last minute.

Prepare for Stress - This basic program teaches you to catch stress at lower levels and step in to create resolution so that the build-up is prevented. Then you can focus on resolving larger anxiety issues with the same process.

Chronic Stress-Related Illnesses

Living with elevated stress has been found to be the cause of inflammation, which produces multiple systemic effects over time. Constant fatigue, numbness and pain create personal social inabilities to have “My normal life”, which causes emotional distress. Battling illness, scheduling treatment and ups and downs of the process of living with an illness or chronic illness can be improved with real time stress reduction by keeping daily cortisol levels low.

Chronically elevated cortisol has negative effects such as inflammation in brain systems, muscles, the stomach, glucose production, immune functions and more.

Immune System - R.A., M.S. Lupus, Psoriasis, Scleroderma…

Chronic inflammation, caused by poor diet and stress, helps to keep cortisol levels soaring and suppresses the immune system. An unchecked immune system responding to chronic inflammation can lead to an increased susceptibility to colds and other illnesses, risk of cancer, development of food allergies, gastrointestinal issues and an increased risk of autoimmune disease.

Gastro – GERD, IBS, IBS, Reflux, Colitis…

The parasympathetic nervous system quiets the body so it can digest and absorb food energy and create enzymes and hormones to control digestion and absorption. These systems cannot operate simultaneously when the sympathetic nervous system activates production of cortisol. Indigestion develop, mucosal inflammation leads to the increased production of cortisol and the cycle continues.

Cardio - Cardiovascular Disease

Cortisol constricts blood vessels and increases blood pressure to enhance the delivery of oxygenated blood. Arterial constriction and high blood pressure can lead to vessel damage and plaque buildup.

Diabetes

Cortisol constricts blood vessels and increases blood pressure to enhance the delivery of oxygenated blood. Arterial constriction and high blood pressure can lead to vessel damage and plaque buildup.

Metabolism - Weight Gain and Obesity

Cortisol directly influences appetite by modulating other hormones and stress responsive factors known to stimulate appetite. Visceral fat cells have more cortisol receptors than subcutaneous fat, which results in greater amounts of cortisol produced at the tissue level. The cycle continues as high blood glucose levels and insulin suppression lead to cells that send hunger signals to the brain.