| Stress that deadly killer. How do you talk about stress | | | | abnormalities become the norm leading to many of our |
| when it is so prevalent in our society and is responsible | | | | health problems due to the wear and tear on our |
| for so many biochemical reactions within the human | | | | bodies from the pollutants we've been subjected to |
| body causing us all kinds of different sicknesses and | | | | and instilled into our bodies not to mention the poor |
| diseases. | | | | diets we eat daily that we truly believe to be healthy |
| According to Wikipedia the term Stress refers to the | | | | when in actuality they are lacking in a multitude of |
| consequence of the failure of an organism, human or | | | | ways. For example a diet that is lacking in |
| animal, to respond appropriately to emotional or | | | | micronutrients and enzymes makes it extremely hard |
| physical threats whether actual or imagined. | | | | to maintain healthy cell membranes, a good absorption |
| Eating a good diet is known to aid the brain in delivering | | | | rate of anti-oxidants, good anti-inflammatory nutrients, a |
| good energy from micronutrients and enzymes in food | | | | strong metabolism and most importantly a healthy |
| to withstand the ravages of stress. If you have a poor | | | | immune system which is needed to fight off sickness |
| diet and do not eat properly then your body lacks the | | | | and disease. |
| nutrition necessary to maintain healthy cell membranes | | | | There is one more thing I forgot to mention. Stress |
| due to a lack of enzymes, anti-oxidants and | | | | also molds our taste buds making us crave certain |
| anti-inflammatory nutrients that are necessary for your | | | | foods that can take us down if eaten in large |
| body to function or operate at an acceptable level let | | | | quantities. In a sense our taste preferences change |
| alone a healthy one. Your goal should always be to | | | | because now our bodies crave more sugar, so what |
| have your body operating at optimum efficiency which | | | | do we do? We start to eat more comfort foods like |
| all starts with a proper diet. | | | | ice cream which is my favorite, chocolate bars, candy, |
| Did you know that many people can be predisposed | | | | doughnuts, muffins and pastries and the list goes on |
| to medical problems later in life due to being born with | | | | and on. The problem is the more sugar we eat, the |
| a low cortisol count. Cortisol is a stress hormone within | | | | more stress we put on our adrenal glands, resulting in |
| the human body. According to new clinical studies | | | | a lack of energy so we eat more and more sugar to |
| done on a daily basis most mother's that gave birth | | | | try and get more energy and the vicious cycle of |
| with a lot of stress at birth, maybe due to low income, | | | | weight gain begins. Now we have a problem with |
| no place to live, or arguments with their spouse, then | | | | weight loss all because of stress. |
| their children were born with a low cortisol count. This | | | | So what is the answer to stress reduction? Well |
| low cortisol count is one reason to cause many | | | | eating properly is only one avenue but another is start |
| problems later on in life. So if you are a mother giving | | | | doing the activities you enjoy more often. When you |
| birth do everything in your power not to be too | | | | are doing things that you enjoy then your body |
| stressed at childbirth. I know this sounds like an | | | | automatically secretes dopamine that stress reducing |
| impossibility but listening to soothing music, prayer and | | | | hormone that has to do with the feel good part of the |
| meditation, viewing old photo albums and reading a | | | | brain located in the cerebral frontal cortex of the brain. |
| favorite book are just a few suggestions. | | | | Start walking more, jogging if that is your thing or how |
| Cortisol's primary function is to increase and store | | | | about reading, with me it's writing ( it totally relaxes me |
| blood sugar in the liver as glycogen, aid in fat storage, | | | | ) playing my guitar is another favorite of mine or |
| protein breakdown and carbohydrate metabolism. Yes | | | | another instrument like the piano, cello, flute, trumpet, |
| Cortisol is responsible for all of that. Furthermore | | | | saxophone, violin or whatever else is your thing, just |
| cortisol counteracts insulin so that the proper secretion | | | | start doing it more often. |
| that is necessary to maintain a healthy body is derived | | | | I have to end with one of my favorite stress reducers |
| so that an imbalance does not occur leading to | | | | for me is prayer and meditation. I was driving home |
| hyperglycemia. It is a well known medical fact also that | | | | from my friends cottage the other day listening to the |
| cortisol increases the amount of glycogen in the liver. | | | | John Tesh radio program and I heard something very |
| By not keeping our stress levels in check we | | | | interesting. Often new health tid bits are mentioned |
| encounter numerous problems with our adrenal glands. | | | | which I put into the archives of this old well used and |
| These glands secrete 32 hormones that are | | | | under used brain of mine when I heard a formidable |
| interconnected with practically all body functions such | | | | foe to combat stress. John mentioned how there have |
| as the immune system, your metabolic rate increasing | | | | actually been studies done on older people that go to |
| or decreasing, maintaining healthy cell membranes or | | | | church and sing in a choir that their hormone levels as |
| allowing your body to process the intake of | | | | well as other chemical levels were actually much |
| anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. That is | | | | better than those that don't go to church or love to |
| how important it is to keep your stress level low and | | | | sing to the Creator of the Universe. Wow that is huge |
| not succumb to many different sicknesses and | | | | if you know what I mean. You mean that I may |
| diseases that derive their birth into the human body. | | | | actually have been created to have a relationship with |
| Stress does not affect only the human mind like many | | | | the Creator of the Universe, that when it is all well it is |
| people think. Stress affects the mind and body | | | | all well with in my body, mind and soul too. Just Food |
| simultaneously and instantaneously. | | | | for Thought. |
| As a person ages hormonal deficiencies and | | | | |