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Greetings!
Happy June! Boulder is looking very green these days as the
warm weather is here, yet the extreme heat of midsummer
has not yet arrived to turn the grasses brown. I enjoy this
time of year with lettuces and fresh herbs available from my
garden and the local farmers market. Buying produce that is
both local and organic is easier this time of year and that eases
the body and the conscience. This newsletter issue is
dedicated to the management of our anxiety levels. With
energy prices rising higher and higher, job insecurity for many
and lack of decent health coverage for even more, as well as
an even more unstable global situation many people live with
the chronic presence of anxiety in their lives. While it is
beyond the scope of this newsletter to address the broader
causes of high anxiety, I can aid you in keeping your body and
mind strong, calm, and stable during these crazy times.
| Rhodiola rosea for help with anxiety and increased fortitude! |
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Rhodiola rosea is a plant that originates in Eastern Europe. It
is known as an adaptogen which means it helps the body
increase its resistance to a variety of chemical, biological and
physical stressors. With the increased amount of physical,
biological and chemical stressors barraging us with our modern
lifestyles, I have been using this herb more frequently in my
practice for people who need a little, or a lot of fortitude to
make their lives work better. This herb has been studied for
over 35 years in the Soviet Union and has been suggested to
benefit the following conditions: amenorrhea, asthenia, colds
and flu, depression, fatigue, headaches, hypertension,
insomnia, schizophrenia, and male sexual dysfunction.
From Alternative Medicine Review
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| L-Theanine from green tea greatly reduces anxiety and enhances mood |
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L-theanine is a non-protein amino acid mainly found naturally
in the green tea plant (Camellia sinensis). L-theanine is the
predominant amino acid in green tea and makes up 50% of the
total free amino acids in the plant. The amino acid constitutes
between 1% and 2% of the dry weight of green tea leaves. L-
theanine is considered the main component responsible for the
taste of green tea, which in Japanese is called umami. L-
theanine is marketed in Japan as a nutritional supplement for
mood modulation. From PDR Health
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| Coming Soon, Sugar Snap Peas! |
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Nothing destresses in my book more than fresh sugar snap
peas from the garden or your local farmers market! Here is a
link for some new ideas on preparing them, though we all know
they are good just plain!
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| Coming Soon Virtual Dispensary! |
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Very soon you will be conveniently be able to order many of
the products that I prescribe online via my website! It is a way
to simplify the process and also insure that you receive only
physician quality products to insure that our work together has
the most optimal outcome! Many of the products that you can
get in health food stores may have used old, impure
ingredients and you may not get the desired therapeutic effect
as there is no monitoring of this industry. Rest assured that
anything you receive through the virtual dispensary is of only
the highest quality and purity and only available through
physicians.
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Anxiety increases anxiety levels, or you are what you think! |
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In these chaotic times I am seeing many people who are
victims of what I call the anxiety spiral. They have stress and
anxiety in their lives, they are not able to manage that stress
and anxiety, they don't sleep so they are fatigued, their
performance in life suffers which creates even MORE stress and
anxiety. While I have two of my favorite nutriceuticals
reviewed in this article, one also needs to modify one's behavior
and to create a supportive environment in order to combat
stress and anxiety. If you find you are in an anxiety spiral,
here are some simple things you can do to manage your
stress. FIRST, learn to manage your thoughts. Happiness
creates more happiness and anxious thoughts create more
anxious thoughts in your life. One of my favorite tricks is to
visualize all of your worries and stresses going into a huge
bubble and sending the bubble into the sky where it goes
away. The situation that is irking you may be unchanged but
you are better equipt to deal with it creatively when you aren't
paralyzed by negative thinking. 2. Simplify and learn to say
no. Sometimes you are stressed because you are trying to do
too much. Delegate away some of the responsibility and learn
to budget your time wisely. 3. Get excellent nutrition. This
will keep your body strong so it doesn't fall apart. Eating high
quality organic whole foods, minimizing or eliminating caffeine,
tobacco, sugar and alcohol will keep you at the top of your
game. 4. Get enough fresh air and exercise. Exercising
destresses you and keeps the endorphin levels optimal so you
can destress. 5. Meditate or pray. This puts your mind into a
calm clear state from which creative solutions to your stresses
can arise. 6. Create a loving nurturing community of friends
and family in your life. Being with people who care can work
wonders for coping and making lemonade out of lemons.
Find out more....
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