Stress and Anxiety Management

Have you been living with chronic Stress and Anxiety?

Here are some health conditions associated with stress:

• Increased cortisol production: Associated with weight gain (especially in the belly), inability to lose weight or gain muscle, and premature aging.
• Decreased nutrient absorption: Due to decreased digestive enzyme production; decreased bile flow from the gallbladder, as well as decreased oxygenation and gastrointestinal blood flow.
• Increased nutrient excretion: Stress increases the urinary excretion of calcium; magnesium; potassium; zinc; chromium; selenium; and various trace minerals.
• Decreased gut flora populations: Stress destroys healthy intestinal bacteria, which can lead to immune problems, skin disorders, nutrient deficiencies, and digestive distress.
• Increase in sodium and fluid retention: Can lead to high blood pressure (hypertension).
• Decrease in thermic efficiency: Ability to burn calories is diminished.
• Decrease in thyroid hormone: Can decrease the body's metabolic activity.
• Increase in blood cholesterol: Stress raises LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.
• Increase in blood platelet aggregation: A major risk factor in heart disease.
• Decrease in sex hormones: Can lower sex drive, energy, and decrease muscle mass.
• Increase in inflammation: The basis of many ailments including brain and heart disease.
• Decrease in gastric emptying time: Can lead to constipation and can be a risk factor in diseases of the colon.
• Increase in gastric emptying time: Can lead to diarrhea, and food particles prematurely entering the small intestines—a probable factor in food sensitivities, and various disease conditions.
• Increased food sensitivities: Most likely due to decreased immunity and leaky gut.
• Decreased Hydrochloric acid production: The majority of people will experience a reduction of stomach acid in the presence of stress as the nervous system diverts blood flow away from digestive organs.
• Decrease in growth hormone: A key hormone in growing, healing and rebuilding tissues; helps burn fat and build muscle.
• Increase in insulin resistance: Chronic low-level stress may cause target cells to become unresponsive to insulin—a factor in diabetes, weight gain, heart disease and aging.

Good News!

Here at Lake City Coaching, we take a simple, fun, healing approach to Stress & Anxiety Management.

Learn to:

• Identify and release your stressors to experience peace
• Make yourself a priority (even with your busy schedule!)
• Automatically choose behaviors that calm and refresh
• Use Rest & Digest meal secrets to avoid bloating & indigestion
• Release meal related stress and anxiety to burn more calories
• Understand how stress creates belly fat & how to reverse it
• Practice free, enjoyable, “anytime” ways to get rid of stress
• Realize that you need and deserve joy, relaxation & fun
• Put your body into Fat Burning Mode without dieting
• Calm chronic anxiety related shallow breathing
• Quiet the “chatter” in your head that keeps you awake
• Focus & make better decisions in the absence of stress
• Take the time you need complete a task without feeling rushed
• Respect yourself enough to prioritize your self-care
• Say NO to the things that are keeping you from your YES
• Letting Go is as useful as Holding On once was
• Honor your calendar and your time
• Walk purposefully in the direction of your goals