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Category Archives: Stress
Obesity-Thinking Outside The Box
An article in the New York Times got me thinking (yet again) about obesity and weight loss. Obesity Rates Keep Rising, Troubling Health Officials. Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the CDC said “Over the past several decades, obesity has increased … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Exercise, Stress, Uncategorized, obesity
Tagged Changing Habits, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, obesity, Stress, Stress relief
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Meditation for the Mind and Heart
A short article in the New York Times reports a small but significant study of 200 patients at high risk for coronary artery disease over a 5 year period. Among those who meditated, there were 20 heart attacks, stokes and … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, CAM, Stress, Uncategorized, well being
Tagged heart disease, meditation, Stress
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Hypnotherapy In The News
WMUR TV, the local ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, aired a short segment highlighting my hypnotherapy work. Jennifer Vaughn, a wonderful reporter, interviewed two of my patients and myself. Christine experienced a rapid resolution of PTSD symptoms that had plagued … Continue reading
Posted in Dental Phobia, PTSD, Stress
Tagged Dental Phobia, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, phobias, PTSD
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Wellness, Stress and the American Health Care System
A number of years ago, changes in my life style led to a transition from working as an RN in Emergency Departments to a private practice in hypnotherapy. I had no idea the impact this would have on my life … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Health Care Costs & Stress, Stress, well being
Tagged health care reform, Stress, wellness
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Stress and Your Health
How is life treating YOU? Life is busy; we face many challenges. We seem to accept the fact that we are too often stressed. The truth is stress is a lot more than just an uncomfortable feeling. It has profound … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Stress
Tagged Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Stress, stress management, Stress relief
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Studying What Works in Medicine
When I heard that President Obama’s plan to reduce health care costs included a provision to determine what health care interventions work, I was ecstatic. Much of what is done in health care does not work and conversely a lot … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, CAM, Health Care Costs & Stress, Stress
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Gems in Harvard Women’s Health
The May issue just arrived with a few wonderful articles. The first is “Experts recommend low-dose aspirin to prevent stroke in women”. It is important to know that there are gender differences in aspirin use. The Women’s Health Study which … Continue reading
The High Price of Stress- How to Lower Health Care’s Bottom Line
Companies today carefully calculate their bottom line, and the current cost of health care is of global concern. Yet, how often is one important ingredient—STRESS—factored in? The Gallup Organization Well Being Index, the country’s largest poll of health and well-being, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Costs & Stress, Stress, Uncategorized, diabetes
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Women and Stress Management
The staff of Atlantic Complementary has been hearing lots of stories lately about stressfulevents in women’s lives. We’ve decided to do our part to help manage this stress. During the month of March, we are offering 4 workshops which will … Continue reading
Posted in Stress, Uncategorized
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“New” Thoughts About Heart Attacks
Jane Brody hit the nail on the head again this week with her article “New Thinking On How To Protect The Heart”. After all is said and done; after billions of dollars have been spent on cholesterol lowering drugs, studies … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Costs & Stress, Stress, Uncategorized
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