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What is Stress?
Stress. Can you get rid of it? No way! Stress is inescapable. To be alive is to be under stress - but that isn't always bad, as stress expert Hans Selye, M.D. says: No one can live without experiencing some degree of stress all the time. Crossing a busy intersection, exposure to a draft, or even sheer joy are enough to activate the body's stress mechanism to some extent. Stress is not even necessarily bad for you; it is also the spice of life, for any emotion, any activity causes stress. But, of course, your system must be prepared to take it. The same stress which makes on person sick can be an invigorating experience for another. With too little stress we'd be bored to tears, but with too much we'd develop emotional and physical disease. Properly handled, however, stress can mean a life of challenge, excitement and growth. For example, the biographies of famous scientists, explorers, artists, writers, entertainers, businessmen and others reveal that at times of intense personal stress are also times of insight, creativity, accomplishment and personal growth. What causes Stress?
Things that cause stress are called stressors. The world is full of stressors. They can be as simple as a speck of pollen in your nose or as complex as a first date; as uneventful as going out for a walk or as dramatic as facing surgery. What happens when you face stress?
Chronic Stress
In olden days you'd see a tiger or bear and run away from it, or you'd fight it and kill it so it would become your dinner (or you it's dinner, in which case you would definitely be rid of all earthly stress!). But what of your boss or spouse? What about making a living and paying bills? You can't run away and you can't kill it - you have to stay and cope. Living in this world of not quite fight and not quite flight causes you to carry around unresolved, chronic stress much of the time. With chronic stress you can never completely relax- your muscles are always tense, energy is drained, and your body and mind become fatigued, more susceptible to colds, infection, ulcers, digestive troubles, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, heart disease and premature aging. The unresolved stress slowly robs you of health and vitality and, ultimately, of life itself. Mind-Body A person under intense psychological stress is more likely to have a weakened immune system. In a 1988 study, students were divided into three groups: one worked crossword puzzles, one was given relaxation training, and one received relaxation and visual imagery training in which they pictured their powerful and strong immune systems attacking weak flu and cold viruses. Group one showed no increase in immune cells; group two showed a slight increase; and group three a significant increase after only one hour of training. The Chiropractic and Massage Approach
Chiropractors relieve your body from one of the most destructive stresses you may experience: the vertebral subluxation complex. The vertebral subluxation complex is a dangerous stressor that can damage your nerves, weaken you health and exhaust your energy stores. You can carry this often painless condition around for years without knowing. Emotional as well as physical stress may stem from this condition. Doctors of Chiropractic are the only professionals specialized in the correction of the vertebral subluxation complex. Massage therapists also help relieve stress. The body and mind work together. Mental anxiety causes muscular tension. A massage relieves muscular tension and signals the brain to tell all of your muscles to relax. Stress-reduction massage requires no effort or active participation from the patient or client. A massage therapist does all the work while the client unwinds and enjoys a massage that reduces stress and melts away tension throughout the body. The Subluxation as a Stressor Subluxations cause damage to your nervous and skeletal systems, fatiguing and weakening you both physically and emotionally. Your ability to deal with life's stress is thus compromised and this paves the way for sickness and disease. Many diseases are actually not so much the direct results of some external agent (an infection, an intoxication) as they are consequences of the body's inability to meet these agents by adequate adaptive reaction. Studies have shown chiropractic and massage's ability to reduce anxiety levels. Chiropractic and massage care, by removing vertebral subluxations and relaxing the muscles, tendons, and ligaments can improve the function of your nervous system and promote better adaptation to environmental stress, whether physical or psychological. Life is what we make it: always has been, always will be. -Grandma Moses (Adapted from Koren Publishing) |
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our
chiropractic and massage treatments can reduce
pain and enhance your health. We apply a range of
approaches -- from physical rehabilitation to
nutritional counseling to acupuncture -- to address
problem areas, treat injuries or encourage overall
wellness. Give us a call at 773.283.4470 or email us
at info@sauganashwellness.com to make an
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Come celebrate our One Year Anniversary with us!
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Sauganash Wellness Center
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