STRESS

• Description: Stress

• Statistics

• Types and Symptoms

• Questions to ask an expert

• General Tips

• Products and Services

• Books and Publications

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Description
There are different types of stress that affects individuals differently. Stress can have a great adverse effect on the physical and mental health of some people, while have a minimal affect on others who can cope better.  There is the acute stress, the episodic acute stress and the chronic stress, each presents with different characteristics and symptoms and therefore each is treated differently.  One disorder that has been recently been studied more intensively is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, due to the effect  the current war has on the soldiers that have been fighting.

Statistical studies show the following:
Statistical research studies have shown that in general stress affects men’s health more than it does women. There are a myriad of reasons speculated as to the reason women seem to cope better, one of which is that women have more support networks than men did. Most Americans cite money has the number one stressor in their life while a smaller but significant number refer to their jobs as the culprit. In fact it is estimated that about $7500 is by corporations spent annually on each employees on stress related consequences such as absentism, employee turnover, medical and insurance costs and compensation claims. In today’s society, increasing number of young people report feeling stressed.

Types and Symptoms
Acute Stress
This most common type is stressed is experienced due to pressures from the recent past or worries related to the near future. This form of stress is short term and therefore does (?) cause the extensive physical and psychological damage that the chronic stress causes.

Symptoms include
  •  Irritability, anger and anxiety
  •  Back pain, jaw pain, tension headaches and pulled muscles, tendons or ligaments.
  •  Irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea and other stomach discomforts.
  •  Shortness of breath, chest pain and dizziness

Episodic Acute Stress
This is the frequent occurrence of acute stress. Those with Type A personality traits are noted to have the extreme form of episodic acute stress. They have a disposition marked by excessive competitiveness, impatience, hostility and a strong need to control. The worriers are another group whose obsessive nervousness leads to adverse physical and mental affects.

Symptoms include:
  •  Chest pain and heart disease
  •  Tension and migraine headaches
  •  High blood pressure

Chronic Stress
This is a prolonged dysfunction of an individual’s equilibrium that results from either psychological or physical pressures in the environment or lifestyle rather than a single traumatic event. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an example of chronic stress in which a person is unable to cope with an extreme psychological trauma.

Symptoms include;
  •  In its most severe form it can lead to death through suicide, heart disease, strokes and cancers.
  •  Symptoms of PTSD include restlessness, insomnia or nightmares, easy to anger, and disassociation.

Questions to ask the expert
  •  How many years experience have you had treating this disorder
  •  What is your success rate
  •  Certificates and Licenses
  •  References

General Tips
  •  It is important to learn breathing techniques to use in stressful situations
  •  Eat a well balanced diet. Limit sugar and caffeine. Increase fiber intake
  •  Exercise regularly or do yoga or qigong
  •  Get adequate sleep. Sleep on a magnetic mattress (link to therion magnetic mattress)
  •  Find out about local support groups
  •  Go to the expert to find a therapist proficient in cognitive behavior therapy
  •  Get a massage
  •  Certain herbs have be shown to have a relaxing affects such as hops, passion flower, ginseng and chamomile.

List of Products & Services

  •  Calm Within CD - Improve relaxation, support balanced emotions and reduce stress levels
  •  Coping with Stress through Hypnosis - Learn to manage stress; don't let it manage you.  Click Here!
  •  Organic Teas: Calming Tea with Organic Chamomile for Daily Stress Relief, Yogi Tea, Caffeine Free, Certified Organic - 16 Tea Bags - Click Here!
  •  Passion Flower Tincture, 100% Organic - 2 fl. oz. Click Here!
  •  NaturalRest Stress Relief Supplement, Trace Minerals, 120 Tabs Click Here!

  •  PureCalm - Facilitate a calmed mood and soothed nerves
   

Books and Publications
  •  Relaxation And Stress Reduction Workbook (Paperback) by Martha Davis
  •  10 Simple Solutions to Stress: How to Tame Tension and Start Enjoying Your Life (Paperback) by Claire M. Wheeler
  •  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies (For Dummies Series) (Paperback)
by Rob Willson