Posts Tagged ‘anxiety’

A Holistic Approach to Overcoming Overweight

Posted in Fitness, Medical, Nutrition on March 28th, 2010 by Health & Fitness Guru – 2 Comments

If you have a problem,  and you treat only the symptom and not the underlying cause,  you may experience temporary relief.  But the symptom will likely return…again… and again.

Sound anything like your extra pounds?  The pounds you’ve lost and regained…again…and  again?

Overweight is the symptom of fundamental imbalances in your body,  emotions,  and mind.  These imbalances include:  Read more...

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  • Emotional imbalance,  in which food is used as a substitute for love or a way to ” stuff “  your uncomfortable feeling back inside you.

Techniques to Help Control Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Posted in Fitness, Medical, Yoga on February 2nd, 2010 by Health & Fitness Guru – 1 Comment

Prescription tranquillizers such as  diazepam ( Valium )  aren’t all bad.  They can help you cope with acute anxiety.  When you take tranquillizers day by day to control chronic anxiety,  they can actually cause the very problem they’re suppose to treat.

That’s because tranquillizers are addictive.  Your brain and body may develop a physical dependence on them within 4 weeks of daily use.  Then, if you try to stop using them,  the inevitable period of physical withdrawal produces  anxiety.  Therefore if you have been taking prescription tranquillizers daily for more than 4 weeks,  you need a program to help you stop taking the drugs,  since the symptoms of sudden withdrawal can be overwhelming.  Read more...

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