What Happens to Your Immune System During Stress!
10BEST WINNERS
Congratulations to our 10Best Winners of our reader’s choice survey on the best Energy Healers and Yoga & Pilates
It’s well known that “stress is a killer” and prolonged stressful situ- ations can make you sick. When we allow ourselves to remain in a state of stress, our bodies go into fi ght-or-fl ight mode which is very taxing on the immune system, and eventually causes havoc throughout the body. Your heart rate increases, your breathing becomes shallow, your muscles contract, and you may break into a sweat. Your adrenal glands activate the adrenaline rush shooting up your cortisol level, which can eventually lead to belly fat. There are a variety of natural, alternative and complementary therapies that can be utilized to help you manage your stress and eventually eliminate it.
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A Reiki treatment can cleanse the aura, clear energy blocks in the chakras and meridians and release subconscious fears. Its beautiful universal light reconnects us to all that is within our heart, realign- ing us with our Higher Self. Many essential oils such as lavender, chamomile, or yling ylang can work on the pathways of the ner- vous system to reduce stress and offer a calming effect, sometimes instantly.
Before you sleep, fi nd a guided meditation that speaks to you with a soothing voice, and listen to it as you drift off to sleep. Crystals such as amethyst induce calming moods and restful sleep. A larger piece can be set on your bedside table, within 4 feet of your aura, or placed under your pillow at night as well. Even something as simple as a few minutes of deep breathing techniques can offer tremendous healing to reduce the heart rate and return you to homeostasis.
Whatever methods you fi nd resonate with you to offer you stress relief, it is truly important to learn to recognize what it is that is causing you the stress to begin with. Diet, nutritional defi cien- cies, toxins, and lack of exercise can all contribute to a buildup of stress. During a health consultation, I can review many of these common stress triggers with you on a personal level to directly address the root of the problem. From a holistic mind-body-spirit perspective, that is much more important that trying to treat the symptom.
Kerry Hardy, RN, HNB-BC, RMT is a Board Certifi ed Holistic Registered Nurse, Reiki Master and Certifi ed Holistic Cancer Educator. She is a member of the medical advisory panel for
www.beatcancer.org, a doTERRA essential oils Wellness Advocate and a Juice Plus + representative. Kerry can be reached through her private practice Holistic Heaven for consultations and healings 203-895-5134. kerry@holisticheavenwellness,
www.holisticheavenwellness.com See ad on page 33.
id you know it takes your immune system 6 HOURS to return to homeostasis after only 2 minutes of stress? At two minutes, Let It Go!
Energy Healers
1. Lisa Zaccheo - Avon 2. Robin Clare - West Hartford 3. Diane Bahr Groth - Stamford 4. Priscilla Bengston - Glastonbury 5. Dan Lupacchino - Glastonbury 6. Joyce St. Germain - Burlington 7. Karen Rowan - Simsbury 8. Beth Leas - Norwalk 9. Edie Jemiola - Manchester 10. Ming Wu - West Hartford
Yoga/Pilates
1. West Hartford Yoga - West Hartford 2. Jate Flow Yoga - Norwalk 3. Yoga 4 Everybody - Fairfi eld 4. Samadhi Yoga - S. Windsor 5. Evolution Pilates - S. Windsor 6. Be Yoga - Avon 7. Harmony Yoga - Stamford 8. Yoga Born - S. Windsor 9. Vasu Tribe - Hartford
10.The Yoga Center - Greenwich
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