http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=1445 en-EN The Manage Your Stress Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/manage_your_stress_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/manage_your_stress_video Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:45:10 -0500
If you don't take the time to counter the effects of stress, your short-term happiness and long-term health will suffer. When stress takes over ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/what_is_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/what_is_stress Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:48:07 -0500
Stress is a challenge to your body or mind that elicits a physical response, a readiness to react. Sometimes, the challenge is life-or-death: oncoming traffic ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/fight_or_flight http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/fight_or_flight Fri, 06 Apr 2012 8:38:44 -0500
The stress response likely developed in our early ancestors to help them survive. A real or perceived threat causes a cascade of stress hormones to ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_vs_rest http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_vs_rest Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:53:29 -0500
The autonomic nervous system controls conditions throughout your body, automatically, in response to your environment. It has two parts: the parasympathetic nervous system, which guides ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/the_stress_response http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/the_stress_response Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:58:56 -0500
When a stressful event occurs, hormones are released that empower your body to respond. Your pulse and breathing quicken, and more fuel in the form ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stressed_out__signs_symptoms http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stressed_out__signs_symptoms Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:02:41 -0500
Stress is stealthy. Its negative effects may appear to be caused by an acute illness. Stress may just seem like fatigue. But it wears away ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/chronic_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/chronic_stress Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:05:37 -0500
When unavoidable, relentless stress pervades your life, the health risks are wide-ranging and serious. Those who serve as caregivers to disabled family member, work in ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_takes_a_toll http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_takes_a_toll Fri, 06 Apr 2012 8:51:20 -0500
The way we are programmed to react to stress is no match for the modern world. So many things trigger our stress response! When the ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_heart_blood_vessels http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_heart_blood_vessels Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:08:11 -0500
PART 1 The Heart It Adds Up 616,000 - Number of people... It Adds Up Stress creates an increased demand for oxygen throughout the body. In times of stress, your ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_the_growing_brain http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_the_growing_brain Fri, 06 Apr 2012 8:57:29 -0500
The brain is the main stress processor, so it stands to reason that a developing brain would be especially sensitive to its effects. Multiple studies ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_brain_nerves http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_brain_nerves Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:11:10 -0500
PART 1 Short-Term Memory Part of the fight-or-flight reaction affects short-term memory recall. Stress hormones suppress activity in the prefrontal cortex, which also processes concentration, inhibition and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_immune_system http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_harms_the_immune_system Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:13:13 -0500
PART 1 You and Your Cytokines True or False? Does the stress of having... True or False? Researchers believe that chronic stress shifts the immune response by changing the “recipe” ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_causes_psychological_problems http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_causes_psychological_problems Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:15:10 -0500
PART 1 Mood and Emotions Just the Facts Kids are Stressed Out, Too Just the Facts When acute stress strikes, your emotions are immediately affected. The reaction varies depending on ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_epigenetics http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_epigenetics Fri, 06 Apr 2012 8:59:16 -0500
Your genes are the permanent “recipe” of your traits, your uniqueness. External factors do not affect your genome. However, external factors can affect whether or ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/your_genes_are_affected_by_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/your_genes_are_affected_by_stress Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:16:53 -0500
PART 1 What Stress Does to Genes Keyword Epigenetics Keyword How can stress affect our genes, the permanent building blocks that make each of us unique? Chalk it up to ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/inheriting_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/inheriting_stress Fri, 06 Apr 2012 9:00:38 -0500
One effect of stress that is especially concerning to researchers is that some damage may be passed down to the next generation. Evidence is building ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_aging http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_aging Fri, 06 Apr 2012 9:01:52 -0500
Scientists are making great strides in learning how stress ages us. At the very ends of each chromosome is a zone called the telomere. It ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_makes_you_age_faster http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/stress_makes_you_age_faster Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:20:37 -0500
PART 1 Tales of the Telomeres At the very ends of each chromosome is a zone called the telomere. It has been likened to the tip of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/how_stressed_out_are_you http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/how_stressed_out_are_you Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:22:18 -0500
PART 1 About the PSS You Try It! Help Your Family Recover... You Try It! This stress scale is frequently used by medical professionals to gather information about a patient's ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/coping_with_stress http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/coping_with_stress Fri, 06 Apr 2012 9:03:35 -0500
If you want to reduce the impact of stress on your health, you have to do two things: Minimize your exposure to stressful factors, and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_friendship_community http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_friendship_community Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:24:21 -0500
PART 1 Your connections to loved ones are crucial to keeping stress at bay Whether you spend time with your friends exercising, sharing a meal, or swapping ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_healthier_foods http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_healthier_foods Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:26:40 -0500
Did you know that choosing the right foods can combat the effects of stress? Tryptophan - This amino acid is a precursor to ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_better_sleep_habits http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_better_sleep_habits Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:28:29 -0500
Getting enough deep sleep keeps your stress hormones in balance We need sleep to cope with stress. Even if we miss a few hours ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_exercise http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_exercise Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:34:00 -0500
Vigorous exercise can lower blood cortisol levels and trigger the release of feel-good neurotransmitters Endorphins, the body's home-grown pain relievers, are known to block ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/meditation http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/meditation Fri, 06 Apr 2012 9:09:09 -0500
Meditation practice is one of the key stress interventions being studied by medical researchers. It has proven to be very effective. There is more than ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_mindful_awareness http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/wellness/manage_your_stress/beat_stress_with_mindful_awareness Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:35:46 -0500
Meditation, yoga, group therapy—find the area of focus that helps you overcome stress. What is mindful awareness? It is, at heart, a catch-all term ...]]>