Stress Relief Part 2: BodBeat Episode 15

Stress be gone! Simple and safe herbal and vitamin remedies you can use to reduce your stress. That’s today on BodBeat.

To reduce stress, you want to support the adrenal glands as much as you can. Here are some safe and effective herbal and vitamin solutions to help you do just that.

B Vitamins
B Vitamins are especially helpful, B5 B6 support the Adrenals, whenever you take a single B Vitamin you must take a multi as well. The single B vitamin will leach out the other B vitamins from your body.

Herbal Remedies:

Herbal Remedies include Rehmannia root, Schisandra Fruit, Chinese salvia a little Don Quai Root, Licorice Root ,Ashwagandha Root Asian Ginseng root Extract, and Rhodiola Root Extract can help maintain equilibrium, restore inner calm , and support immune function,

Adrenal Adaptogens
Increase energy, enhanced mental clarity, promote balanced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function for enhanced ability to adapt to stress

Glandualar Formulas
Provide nutritional support for adrenals by combining high quality nutrients that are involved in hormonal regulation that come from a bovine source. Extremely effective formula to use…but should only be used for a few months at time.

Other Symptoms of Stress

Sleeplessness:
Inositol is an essential fatty acid that helps to calm the brain and allows you to fall a sleep and stay a sleep longer

Anxiety/Depression:
5 HTP also known as Tryptophan is an amino acid (protein) that helps to increase the production of happy hormones like Serotonin, Melatonin which is naturally produced in the body at night and helps you sleep and Niacin which increases circulation.

L-Tyrosine is another amino acid that increase the body production of Seratonin

EPA/DHA omega 3 fish oils help with depression

Digestive Problems:
A good modified elimination diet and or a detoxification program can clean up your digestion system very well.

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Thanks for watching. We’ll see you next week.

-Dr. L

Stress Relief: BodBeat Episode 14

You’re stressed. I’m stressed. We’re all stressed out. So how do you get rid of it? Stress Relief! That’s today on BodBeat!

Stress is physical and emotional tension that can have a negative or positive effect on your life. It can motivate you and at times it can debilitate you. How you choose to manage stress will either bring you relief or grief, health or disease.

Your reaction to stress is your choice. Only you and you alone can take control of your stress. There are many simple techniques/programs available to relieve stress. Sometimes we might need a little coaching to help recognize the origin and effects of stress on our lives, but the majority of us can take advantage of the following stress relief tips to stay healthy.

1. Identify the Stressors/Seek Solutions.
2. Exercise/Sleep/Nutrition
3. Yoga/Meditation/Breathing
4. Chiropractic Treatments & Trigger Point Therapy
5. Massage Therapy
6. Consciousness of Thoughts
7. Psychoanalysis…are just a few.

You will experience first hand the improvement in your health and life once stress has been managed.

Next week … simple and safe herbal and vitamin remedies you can use to reduce your stress.

Have a question or comment. Contact us at bodbeat.com.

Plus, follow us at twitter.com/bodbeatshow

Thanks for watching. We’ll see you next week.

-Dr. Loretta

Top health headlines for Thurs, December 10th, 2009

HEADLINES

Obama to pledge $600 Million for small clinics

The President announced plans to spend almost $600 million to build community health centers and to make medical records easier to find.

INTERESTING

Experts sound off on cereal

9 unexpected things in drinking water

What really killed the beauty queen?

Caffeine doesn’t sober you up

Drug free method of blocking fear memories

How diabetes and obesity are raging in America today

6 tips to help you feel instantly calm

Childhood obesity’s contribution to heart attacks

GOOD NEWS

Christmas parties improve employee engagement

Addiction meds may help gamblers

BAD NEWS

Holiday toy safety: Beware Mr. Squiggles?

Top Health Stories for Tuesday December 8th, 2009

Top 10 health scares of the decade

Smoking soon after waking can increase your risk of lung cancer

Important “truths” about life

Military teens have more stress

Selenium & Omega 3 may stave off colorectal cancer

7 natural cold remedies put to the test

Syndrome where a bruise could mean death

Swine Flu epidemic may be less severe than expected

10 surprising effects of climate change

Loneliness can increase risk of breast cancer

Prostate hormone therapy may increase heart risks

Docs not giving clear advice on baby sleep positions

5 ways to stay relaxed now

When autism is an asset

Music of Mozart soothes the preemie baby

US tops world health care spending. Where are the results?

Would you choose your child’s gender?

Power Fruits & Veggies: BodBeat Episode 9

Beyond Meds: 6 Healthy Lifestyle Changes – BodBeat Episode 7

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated risk factors of metabolic origin that appear to directly promote the development of arthrosclerosis

Metabolic syndrome is Abdominal Obesity (an over abundance of fat around your middle) and Insulin Resistance (Type II diabetes), coupled with Excess Stress and Hypertension.

According to the experts, the increasing burden of obesity in the United States is the driving force behind the rising prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome.

Why is this so important, because for the last 20 yrs Pharmaceutical Industry has been coming up with better drugs for Diabetes and Hypertension and American are getting worse? Not better….

The medical doctors write prescriptions and patients are only getting more ill.

You can’t take your insulin and go out and eat every fast food that crosses your path. You can’t take your high blood pressure meds or your heart drugs and be a couch potato all day every day.

The medications don’t work without Life Style changes

You might even be able to get off your medications if you got off your asses to help yourself

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Director Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., said, “This statement should serve as an alert to physicians that it is vitally important to identify and treat the growing number of people with metabolic syndrome. For individuals with this syndrome, lifestyle treatment…is the primary therapy for lowering their risk factors and reducing the long-term risk for heart disease.”

Helping patients adopt a therapeutic lifestyle is the first and possible the most important therapy doctors can use to treat many chronic health problems

Consider a few facts:

91% of type II diabetes cases could be prevented by the adoption of healthy habits and lifestyle choices.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends lifestyle changes as the most important and cost effective way to lower cholesterol (not putting the world on cholesterol lowering drugs)

Lifestyle changes are now recommended as the “First Line Therapy” for the major chronic diseases in our society

Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease.

Lifestyle choices are also the key to many symptoms that are not classified as diseases

Fatigue, Stress-Related Symptoms, Hormonal Imbalances and many others

The American Diabetes Association reports that approximately 2200 new cases of diabetes are reported in the US every day. According to estimates from the National Institutes of Health, over 50 million Americans have “Metabolic Syndrome”, a disorder that is directly responsible for America’s unusually large population of Type 2 Diabetics.

Six Steps You Need To Start Taking “Fundamental of Therapeutic Life Style Program”

1. Knowledge

A healthy lifestyle starts with the knowledge to make an informed decision that impacts your health every day.

2. Balanced Eating

Balanced eating habits have a direct influence on excess insulin production, body composition, and disease prevention.

3. Regular Activity/Exercise

A regular program of aerobic, strength training and flexibility exercises has been shown to reverse insulin resistance, increase vitality and reduce the risk for disease.

4. Appropriate Nutritional Supplementation

Incorporating a foundational nutritional program with targeted nutrients that help to prevent and/or treat specific conditions is an essential part of the therapeutic life style program.

5. Stress Management

For optimum health, regular stress management programs help keep insulin and other hormonal levels balanced, improving vitality.

6. Sleep

Sleep is crucial for the proper functioning of the mind and body. Quality and depth of sleep is of primary importance. Although the amount of sleep individuals need varies, most people should get 7-8 ½ hours per night.

Combating stress: BodBeat Episode 3

Times are tough.  Money’s short … we need to do more today in less time.

I’m actually surprised more are not stressed out most of the time.

And here’s something to really stress you out.

Stress can profoundly affect your health and well being!

Do you know that 3 out of 4 of all visits to a primary care physician are for stress related complaints or disorders.  Some put the figure as high as 90%.

Yes my friends, stress can kill ya.  And we’re not talking just about stress related accidents … don’t lie, we’ve all had ‘em.  But we’re talkin’ heart disease, cancer, lung disease, liver disease … all can be brought on my excessive stress.

So what is actually happening physically when you get stressed?

Your body’s tough.  Kinda like the guys I grew up with in Brooklyn.

If you were walking in the woods and bear came out after you. You would high tail it out of the woods as fast as you can. That Fight/Flight response gives you the extra energy you need at the moment of crisis.

Other bodily functions not urgently needed at that time are shut down … and those functions that help you cope with situation at hand are enhanced … like increasing heart rate and respirations.

While a certain amount of stress is healthy … it keeps you alive.

But imagine chronic prolonged stress.  Remember, during stress other bodily functions are shut down.  So prolonged stress can weaken your immune system and hamper your body’s ability to fight disease.

Most of know stress can cause Anxiety, Digestive Problems, Sleeplessness, Depression and problems with relationships.  But there are hidden problems with stress too.

Normally cortisol and adrenaline are produced in the morning between 6am – 8am.  It’s what helps you get your butt out of bed in the morning … and it lowers naturally at night to allow you to go to sleep.

When Stress is a constant factor all day every day cortisol and adrenaline are being produced at inappropriate times throughout the day. Wonder why you can’t get to sleep?

It what’s more … Cortisol is an inflammatory hormone.  High cortisol levels increase insulin production from the pancreas … which causes more fat storage to occur.  End result.  You gain weight.  And worse .. high insulin and cortisol levels cause inflammation in the blood vessels.  It’s kind of like a blow torch burning away your blood vessels.  Not good.  We’re talking Coronary Artery Disease people.

So how do you stop stress?

You want to support the adrenal glands as much as you can.

B Vitamins are especially helpful, B5 B6 support the Adrenals.  Something important here though: whenever you take a single B Vitamin you must take a multi as well. The single B vitamin will leach out the other B vitamins from your body.

Some Herbal Remedies: Rehmannia root, Schisandra Fruit, Chinese salvia a little Don Quai Root, Licorice Root ,Ashwagandha Root  Asian Ginseng root Extract, and Rhodiola Root Extract.  These can help maintain equilibrium, restore inner calm ,  and support immune function,

Adrenal Adaptogens increase energy, enhanced mental clarity, promote balanced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function for enhanced ability to adapt to stress

Glandualar Formulas provide nutritional support for adrenals by combining high quality nutrients that are involved in hormonal regulation that come from a bovine source. Extremely effective formula to use…but should only be used for a few months at time.

Dr. L