Chronic stress, which has been called America's number one health problem,
is not something to take lightly--it can have profound effects on your
immune system and your overall health. Estimates have placed stress-related
problems as the cause of 75 percent to 90 percent of all primary care
physician visits.
Most people associate stress with worry, but stress has a much broader
definition to your body. Any kind of change, whether it be emotional,
chemical or physical can be stressful. Even positive events, such as getting
a promotion or taking a vacation, can be stressful and can gradually weaken
your health before you realize what is happening. If you have recently
experienced a change in your sleep patterns, feel fatigued, anxious or a
lack of enjoyment for life, or have multiple aches and pains, you are likely
overstressed.
It was recently discovered that people under chronic stress had above-normal
levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), an immune-system protein that promotes
inflammation and has been linked with heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis,
rheumatoid arthritis, severe infections and certain cancers.
It appears that stress increases levels of IL-6, which in turn accelerates a
variety of age-related diseases. Further, stress can weaken a person's
immune response, leaving them more susceptible to infection, and can lead to
unhealthy lifestyle habits. For instance, stress often leads people to
overeat, lose sleep, and neglect exercise, all of which can create health
problems on their own.
"There is a whole new field called "neuroimmunology" that studies the
effects of stress on the immune system. Scientists in this area have
demonstrated alterations in the normal function of immune cells in animals
during times of stress. Excessive physical stress (poor posture / unhealthy
spine) significantly changes our immune cell profile.
Without a properly functioning immune system, our bodies are vulnerable to
invasion by opportunistic germs such as fungi, viruses and bacteria.
It's not practical to advise people to avoid stress because--let's face
it--we all have it. What is practical, however, is to emphasize the
importance of dealing with stress before it takes a toll on your health. It
appears that stress impairs the immune system, which allows underlying
infections to cause damage.
There is ever increasing evidence that most diseases have an infectious
component. Such is the case with most autoimmune disease like rheumatoid
arthritis (RA), which--like most all other diseases--is a result of things
that happen, or more frequently, things we allow to let happen to us, such
as stress overload.
Unfortunately, for most people, no one has ever taught us how to identify
stress in our lives. In addition, most people have absolutely no idea how
to minimize or eliminate stress.
How much stress do I have? Where is the stress in my life coming from? Can
my stress(ors) be eliminated or minimized, and HOW? More importantly, how
do I keep the stress from coming back? These are questions that most people
have or at least should be asking themselves.
In our next seminar, "Lifetime Wellness, Maximizing Health and Minimizing
Stress" we will strengthen your understanding about stress, health and
disease. We will also be teaching those in attendance strategies for
improving their life, now and in the future!
In essence we will help you better define your understanding of health, and
more importantly teach you how to remain healthy for the rest of your life!
In a day and age where people are losing their health due simply to a lack
of understanding how to maintain it... how can you afford not to attend a
free seminar that guarantees RESULTS?!?
Please, sign up now and reserve your seat at the front desk.
is not something to take lightly--it can have profound effects on your
immune system and your overall health. Estimates have placed stress-related
problems as the cause of 75 percent to 90 percent of all primary care
physician visits.
Most people associate stress with worry, but stress has a much broader
definition to your body. Any kind of change, whether it be emotional,
chemical or physical can be stressful. Even positive events, such as getting
a promotion or taking a vacation, can be stressful and can gradually weaken
your health before you realize what is happening. If you have recently
experienced a change in your sleep patterns, feel fatigued, anxious or a
lack of enjoyment for life, or have multiple aches and pains, you are likely
overstressed.
It was recently discovered that people under chronic stress had above-normal
levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), an immune-system protein that promotes
inflammation and has been linked with heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis,
rheumatoid arthritis, severe infections and certain cancers.
It appears that stress increases levels of IL-6, which in turn accelerates a
variety of age-related diseases. Further, stress can weaken a person's
immune response, leaving them more susceptible to infection, and can lead to
unhealthy lifestyle habits. For instance, stress often leads people to
overeat, lose sleep, and neglect exercise, all of which can create health
problems on their own.
"There is a whole new field called "neuroimmunology" that studies the
effects of stress on the immune system. Scientists in this area have
demonstrated alterations in the normal function of immune cells in animals
during times of stress. Excessive physical stress (poor posture / unhealthy
spine) significantly changes our immune cell profile.
Without a properly functioning immune system, our bodies are vulnerable to
invasion by opportunistic germs such as fungi, viruses and bacteria.
It's not practical to advise people to avoid stress because--let's face
it--we all have it. What is practical, however, is to emphasize the
importance of dealing with stress before it takes a toll on your health. It
appears that stress impairs the immune system, which allows underlying
infections to cause damage.
There is ever increasing evidence that most diseases have an infectious
component. Such is the case with most autoimmune disease like rheumatoid
arthritis (RA), which--like most all other diseases--is a result of things
that happen, or more frequently, things we allow to let happen to us, such
as stress overload.
Unfortunately, for most people, no one has ever taught us how to identify
stress in our lives. In addition, most people have absolutely no idea how
to minimize or eliminate stress.
How much stress do I have? Where is the stress in my life coming from? Can
my stress(ors) be eliminated or minimized, and HOW? More importantly, how
do I keep the stress from coming back? These are questions that most people
have or at least should be asking themselves.
In our next seminar, "Lifetime Wellness, Maximizing Health and Minimizing
Stress" we will strengthen your understanding about stress, health and
disease. We will also be teaching those in attendance strategies for
improving their life, now and in the future!
In essence we will help you better define your understanding of health, and
more importantly teach you how to remain healthy for the rest of your life!
In a day and age where people are losing their health due simply to a lack
of understanding how to maintain it... how can you afford not to attend a
free seminar that guarantees RESULTS?!?
Please, sign up now and reserve your seat at the front desk.
Your Maximized Health Mentor,
P.S.
"Planning for health in the future requires a little work, but is so much
easier than managing a disease!"
