I really want to encourage the perimenopausal / menopausal readers today. I want to help you understand why your dieting and weight loss efforts are helping you, even though you may start having problems since starting to lose weight. To explain these concepts let’s take a walk through the life of Sue…a made up, stereotypical, …
Sleeping right is a key element to the Magnificent Seven Lifestyle. Unfortunately, for many this important task is often a difficult one. Every day I talk to patients who have problems falling asleep, staying asleep, or being tired each morning no matter how much sleep they get. Conventionally the options for sleep problems are prescription …
In the last post we discussed the three major factors that play a role in body fat accumulation…stress, toxins, and malnutrition. I want to show you just three ways that stress can be contributing to your weight control struggle. Now there are significantly more ways then the three mentioned here, but let’s start with the …
Three Ways Stress Is Making You Fat and What You Can Do About It Read More »
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 …
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 …
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. The stronger you are going into a storm, …
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 …
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 …
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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. Chronic stress can lead to a myriad of symptoms and leave you with pain. I see a lot of patients each day in …
