Lost and Found
 

Center for Health and Healing

Newsletter
2010 Issue 1

Sheryl L. Brickner PhD LPC LAC RPT/S
Nutritional Consultant/Holistic Health Practitioner
303-420-8080 ext 1102
sherylbrickner@Lnfinc.org

The Center for Health and Healing is Lost and Found, Inc’s. integrative/alternative treatment program. We are here to promote healthy lifestyles and find healing modalities that will enhance your well being.

Health Tip of the Month

Stress and Health

Stress can release hormones that affect our health, our digestion, our immune system and our memory.  The Center for Disease Control acknowledges that 80% of all disease is preventable.  Most natural medicine physicians would indicate a higher percent to be the case. Statistics about breast cancer show that only 4-5% of breast cancers are directly attributed to DNA (genetics) and the rest are a result of life style and environmental causes. Certainly we need to address not only stress, but also nutrition and exercise as we prevent disease and move toward optimal wellness.  Proper nutrition and exercise are two components that help reduce stress as well as improving health. We are at the beginning of a new decade with wonderful possibilities of new things to come.  Begin this new decade with a commitment to improve your health and well being.  Here are my top ten tips for reducing stress:

  1.  Use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to change negative thinking patterns that increase stress.  
  2. Incorporate deep breathing exercises to change your body responses and reduce stress and anxiety.  Breathe in slowly through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth. Repeat 5-7 times. 
  3. Find time each day for prayer and meditation. 
  4. Get some form of exercise daily.  A short walk during lunch or walking your dog are easy ways to work this in.
  5. Eat slowly, focus on your food, and avoid multitasking during meals.  Our bodies can’t focus on TV (or business calls, etc) and eating at the same time, so our digestive system shuts down and our bodies miss the nutrients they need.
  6. Eat 3 healthy meals and snacks each day.  When blood sugar gets too low, the body goes into a stress response. 
  7. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and have good protein with each meal.
  8. Avoid refined sugar, flour, high fructose corn syrup (soda’s and donuts are two examples of these) as these increase depression, anxiety, and stress.
  9. Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night in a totally dark room without electronics.
  10.  Begin each morning and end each day by counting your blessings.

Product of the Month

PrivaTest/Stress Test

The Trump Network ( www.trumpnetwork.com/lostandfoundinc)  has a personal metabolic test called the PrivaTest.  This multi test kit measures urine and saliva (depending on test) to determine which vitamins and minerals your body most needs to improve its metabolic functioning.  The Stress Test uses saliva to measure your body’s response to stress. There are additional tests that provide feedback for weight loss, cancer prevention for women, osteoporosis, and allergies.  The tests allow the labs to formulate supplements that are specific to your needs based on the results of your lab work. Many people take supplements just because they read people need them.  Others take supplements based on symptoms. This test will allow you to take only what your body actually needs.  Tests are done in the privacy of your home with all results sent directly to you.  Cost of the initial Privatest is $139.  The stress test, if taken at the same time as the basic test, is $84.95. These costs are significantly lower than you would normally pay in a doctor’s office.

Treatment of the Month

Emotion Freedom Techniques

EFT  ( www.emofree.com)  is a simple technique using acupressure points to reduce stress, change negative thinking, reduce food cravings, improve sports and other kinds of performance, reduce anxiety and a whole host of attitudes and behaviors that interfere with healthy living.  Even preschoolers can learn to use this very simple method that provides such powerful results. 

 

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