Stress and Cancer

November 21, 2011

Some time ago I told you about our former daughter-in-law who was recovering from breast cancer.  She has fully recovered and she is going to be writing the next few blogs to share some of her experiences with you. I hope these blogs are enlightening and helpful.  If you would like to talk with Valerie [...]

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The Effects of Stress

November 14, 2011

Let’s look at the effects of stress in several different areas of our lives.  First let’s look at how stress affects our choices and ability to learn. When the nervous system is overstressed the mind is not clear.  Our perception becomes fuzzy.  You have heard of fuzzy thinking referring to people making bad choices.  We [...]

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What Causes Stress?

November 7, 2011

Now that we know what stress is, let’s take a look at what causes it.  Most people in the world today have been overstressing themselves since childhood because we have not understood stress and how it works. Many times children are pushed to do more than they are capable of doing.  We do that to [...]

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What Is Stress

October 31, 2011

Dr. Hans Selye coined the word stress to describe the pressures we experience in our lives and the affect it has on our health and functioning. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Selye and visiting his lab where he kept all of the little white mice that he was experimenting with at McGill University [...]

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It’s Just a Matter of Choice

October 24, 2011

Yesterday, coming home from a great day out, we stopped by the grocery store to buy our groceries for the week and ran into our neighbors, a great couple that we really enjoy.  As we were sharing stories about our summers, the man looked at our grocery cart and remarked about all the healthy food [...]

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Symptoms of Stress

October 17, 2011

Are you overstressed?  Most people are. Take this simple test to see if you are experiencing symptoms of an over stressed nervous system. Check any of these symptoms that you are experiencing or have experienced in the last year. ____Accidents ____Anger/Hostility ____Anxiety ____Apathy ____Boredom ____Confusion ____Crying ____Depression ____Diminished Productivity ____Dissatisfaction with Life ____Excessive Sleeping ____Fear [...]

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Are You Overstressed?

October 10, 2011

Are you over stressed? Most people are.  Every time we make more demands on our minds and bodies than they can handle, the entire mind/body system becomes stressed. Many people have stressful childhoods and then going to school, studying, working and trying to have a social life is also stressful.  Then it’s time to prove [...]

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Prevention

October 3, 2011

I am sure you have heard the old saying that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.  Understanding that couldn’t be more valuable than now.  At a time when people are so very over stressed. Stress builds up in our bodies over the years.  Many people have stressful childhoods, then we all [...]

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Life, Love and Beliefs

September 26, 2011

What is life really all about and how does it relate to love?  And what role do our beliefs play in our experiences?  These are major questions that most people are seeking to answer.  Today I am going to give you my understanding of the answers to these questions. I believe that life is simply [...]

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Create a Job

September 19, 2011

Are you capable of creating a job for yourself?  Every day on the news we hear about the need to create jobs.  There is certainly no lack of things that need to be done.  Almost anything you can think of needs work, the infer structure, politics, all areas of government, the financial systems, education, health [...]

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