OPTIMIZE YOUR HEALTH
Manage Stress and Anxiety

APRIL 2007

Stress! We all have it to a certain degree, but learning to control stress can mean the difference between good and ill health. Stress can affect your health in many ways, both major and minor. Fatigue, weight gain, high blood pressure, and headaches are a few of the side effects that stress can generate. This month’s newsletter is full of helpful ideas on how to decrease stress in your life and in turn improve your health.

MEDICAL NEWS
Green: Stress Relief for the Planet, Mind, Body and Soul

In this month’s article about stress, I am going to ask us to think about our environment in broader terms. Our personal environment is comprised of our diet, physical activity, thoughts, sleep and rest, and stress. Here I am going to discuss the stress we have put on our larger environment – our magnificent planet, and how that in turn places stress on our health. Talk about a vicious cycle on a grand scale!

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ENDOCRINE NEWS
Sex, Rock ‘n Roll and Other Creative Strategies for Stress Relief

In today’s world where we are rushing 100 miles a minute, we have often overlooked natural and fun ways to de-stress. We then find our bodies and minds suffering from the negative impact of stress. This article is meant to give you some “scientific reasons” to put sex, Rock ‘n Roll and other fun things back into your schedule.

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEWS
Avoiding Burn-out

The term, “burned-out” brings an image of someone physically exhausted and dragging themselves through their work day and personal life. What may not come to mind immediately is the psychological toll that being burned-out takes as well. The physical and psychological combination can become devastating. It may feel like hopelessness, depression, frustration, panic, or anxiousness. If you are experiencing burn-out, or recognize the feelings of burn-out becoming more prevalent, don’t despair. There is hope for getting back on your feet or preventing it altogether.

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EXERCISE NEWS
Exercise: A Positive, Healthy Way to Help Manage Stress and Anxiety

Exercise is well known to help manage and prevent many chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis, just to name a few. Exercise also helps you look and feel better, gives you more energy, and even helps you live longer. Researchers are now showing that exercise can also help manage stress, anxiety and even depression! Have you ever noticed that after a good work out you feel calm, relaxed and ready to take on the world?

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NUTRITIONAL NEWS
Stress and Eating: A Dangerous Combination

How many times a day do you say,” I’m so stressed?” Stress along with obesity has become a national epidemic. I believe there is a definite correlation. The 21st century lifestyle is making Americans fat. Many times good nutrition is the first thing to go when times are stressful. When stress strikes, cortisol, a hormone, is released to help the body handle the physical response to stress. Cortisol is a powerful appetite trigger, which increases the desire for extra snacks and high-fat comfort foods. But in the end, eating to overcome stress will most likely lead to more anxiety. Be aware and plan ahead to avoid stress eating.

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SUPPLEMENT CABINET
Reduce the Stress on Our Planet

In this month’s supplement cabinet, in the spirit of being “Green” for the health of our planet, we are recommending something wholesome for your home – LDC cleanser by GNLD. Read on for a wonderful story of how LDC saved the lives of African penguins.

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