Overcome Stress: Nutrition Recommendations

Helping You Overcome Stress: Nutrition Recommendations

Dr. Casen and Dr. Bob DeMaria discuss stress prevention

Hello, Everyone; Dr. Casen and Dr. Bob are coming to you from Westlake, Ohio, and Naples, Florida, and we will be talking about one of your top goals. When we see members in our office, or if we're talking to them online and on videos, what's really interesting is that many people have similar goals, and it's DECREASING STRESS.

Stress creates an acid pH in your body. So, if you're underneath stress and your pH goes down, that's acid. When you're under pressure, your body will burn up minerals. So I now make sure that I have calcium in my body regularly. I'll never forget, I happened to be in Florida, and there were these people that had this like suntan lotion on their lips, and I knew what was going on. They thought if the sun didn't hit their lips, they wouldn't get cold sores, and I wanted so bad to go over and tap on them and say, "The sun is taking calcium out of your body." So if you have leg cramps at night, cramping, starting to notice some cold sores, some Celtic Sea Salt, maybe some Cal-Mag-Zyme that we use in our office, perhaps some Bio-CMP, you might think about adding an L-lysine, which helps the absorption of calcium. I don't have cold sores anymore because I take calcium.

We have this Selina Naturally, their Celtic Sea Salt, I was reading some research on this, and the quality of the minerals; it also has some zinc in it and other nutrients, but you can sprinkle it on your food like seasoning to taste, but also sprinkle a fourth of a teaspoon in your water bottle, your kids, all of these different electrolyte powders and drinks that you see out there, a lot of them don't have these electrolytes that they portray themselves have, but they might have dyes and sugars. It's easy to incorporate.

Also, when it comes to stress, you'll hear a lot about B vitamins. The product I have right now is Bio-B 100, which is a lower amount of dose in regards to when it comes to B's. Still, our body goes through minerals and B vitamins, which can impact heart health, overall muscle tissue, and brain health. I know so many people right now; their bodies feel tight, and they say, "You know what? I can't relax; I can't relax my shoulders." And it can impact their breathing, their immune system, and we all utilize B vitamins, but mainly if you have a greater demand going on in your body right now.

People who need B vitamins usually cry easily and have sore muscles after exercise. Let's say you go to bed at 10 o'clock, and if you wake up at 11 o'clock, it could be a possible B vitamin need; your blood pressure might drop from a sit to a standing position. I take B vitamins regularly to help prevent all the issues you may have, and it's essential, so I can hold that one for you if you want to use it.

It's perfect to have on hand for prevention. Also, when it comes to stress and as chiropractors, we work on spinal function, but one of the most significant areas of the spine that we work with that always has extra stress and pressure because of gravity is that upper cervical curve.

Whether it is from food choices because you have to think that nerve only has so much room, so it could be from cookies, grains, dairy, maybe things that you don't typically consume, it can cause inflammation on those nerve roots, and that can cause, whether it's numbness and tingling in the body. We've had a lot of people with dizziness and balance and coordination challenges, increased heart rate, I know with our other nutritional services, whether it's blood pressure or cholesterol, all of these things that could be coming from foods, but also what I want you to think about is your posture. Through the seasons and with stress, you might find yourself leaning forward more in this forward position, and we want to work on, number one, whether it's us that you see or someone in your area, you want to find a skilled chiropractor who does X-rays of the spine.

You can see what's going on, but you also want to be working on strength training and exercises to help bring everything back. What's interesting, Dr. Bob? I was working with a girl, and we saw her a year ago, and I said to her, "So, what's different this year?" And she said, "Well, I want to stop saying to myself, I'm just getting older, and it's just with age." And I said, "So has anything changed?" She said, "Nope, I still have neck, lower back, mid-back, aches, and pains, and she can't move." And I said, "Okay, it will take some work. Are you willing to make a change?" And she said, "Yes."

Another product that we have, it's called Bio-Ashwagandha. It's kind of like what we call an adaptogen; it just kind of slows the body down because we all have a lot of stress going on just regardless, if it's good stress or negative stress, so Bio-Ashwagandha would help you, you could even take one or two every day. So you may consider some Celtic Sea Salt, put it on your food, use it liberally, and a couple of B vitamins every day. If you have a lot of stress, think about Bio-Ashwagandha. Feeling all those cold sores will be crucial to increasing your calcium. So that was a lot of information.

It was. You should go back and check it out, stop it, share it with a loved one. I know that you'll be glad that you did, and we look forward to helping you.

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Freedom From Stress

Hi Everyone! 

Thank you for joining us for our monthly Half-Hour to Health (H2H). We want you to enjoy freedom from stress, and as much as we are aware that life that throw us curve balls, there are steps that we can take to remove unnecessary stress from our life. Take the quiz below and watch our recap, too!

Take the quiz!

1. Do you feel like you are not yourself?

2. Do you feel overwhelmed?

3. Do you feel unable to cope with the workload that you used to be able to handle?

4. Do you often feel anxious, angry, irritable,  or tense?

5. Do you get headaches or stiffness/tension in your muscles, jaw, or back?

6. Do you feel unable to concentrate or remember things well?

7. Do you frequently experience an upset stomach, skin rashes, racing heartbeat, or sweaty palms?

8. Are you more tired or do you have a lower energy level than usual?

9. Do you lack interest in things that used to interest you?

10. Do you have trouble sleeping?

11. Are you using alcohol or drugs to escape problems?

If you answered yes to more than one of these questions you may be exhibiting signs of stress overload.  When you are overloaded with stress your bodies nervous system cannot express your fullest potential. Stress decreases the bodies ability to heal as it was intended! 

What causes stress to the body & why are we talking about it?

Thoughts/Traumas/Toxins

1. Environment-pollution, weather, toxins from the genetically modified foods, chemicals in foods/products.

2. Social- finances, jobs, demands for your time and attention, loss of loved ones…

3. Physiological- aging, lack of exercise, poor nutrition, inadequate sleep…

4. Thoughts- your brain interprets changes in your environment/body and determines when to turn on the “EMERGENCY” response.  Your thoughts determine your reality! Change your thoughts change your world!

 Action Steps:

1. Use Celtic Sea Salt as a source of minerals- B,L,D  1/4tsp in 20 oz water.

2. Minimize and eliminate sugar that depletes body of minerals (journal)

3. Evaluate stressors in your life and develop a plan to manage them better

4. Chiropractic care reduces the stress response to the body! 50 % brain function

5.  Stress Relievers: exercise, prayer, yoga, healthy eating, planning, and more.

July in office specials-

ADB5 is 10% off. A great product to help with stress management, fatigue. Take two at 8am, and two at noon!

Nutritional Microscopy is $50 (normally $75). This helps the doctors evaluate: digestion, gut health, skin health. 

Breast Thermography is back – July 30th, Aug 2nd, Aug 6th – space is very limited.

Next H2H – Weds. Aug 7th at Noon and Thurs. Aug 8th at 6 PM on FOOD ALLERGIES! 

Have a great month! 

How To: Stress-Less!

This month, our "Half-Hour to Health" was on "Freedom From Stress" and we have the following tips to help you cope with stress naturally:

What causes stress to the body & why are we talking about it?

1) Environment- Pollution, weather, toxins from the genetically modified foods, chemicals in foods/products

2) Social- Finances, jobs, demands for your time and attention, loss of loved ones

3) Physiological- Aging, lack of exercise, poor nutrition, inadequate sleep

4) Thoughts- Your brain interprets changes in your environment/body and determines when to turn on the “EMERGENCY” response. Your thoughts determine your reality! Change your thoughts change your world!

The great news is Chiropractic helps to switch off the stress response and allows relaxation to occur! As soon as the interference is gone the brain stops sending those emergency messages to your nervous system.  3 minutes after you shut off these signals the fight or flight response burns out.  All of these functions will return to normal levels.

We came up with THE BEST TECHNIQUE of managing stress!

B – Breathing – Deep breathing kicks in the healing part of the Nervous System (parasympathetic)

The 5 second breathing technique – breathe in through the nose for five sec, hold for five sec, out through the mouth for five sec, hold the breath out for five and repeat process 2-3x.

E- Exercise – One of the simplest most effective stress reducers is exercise.  Studies show that exercise alone helps reduce stress – Goal: walk 20 minutes a day three to five days a week.

S-Sleep – Most Americans do not get enough sleep, compounding stress in the body – this means going to bed before 10 pm and stopping the use of all electronics before bedtime. One of the most common themes that we have seen with our practice members today is not getting good restful peaceful sleep.  Example – “The nothing box.”  Tips for improving sleep include: Dark rooms, as quiet as possible and eight or more hours when possible. 

T – Talk – Self talk is huge when it comes to stress.  Most people talk worse to themselves then they would ever let anyone talk to them.  Having the right kind of self-talk is important – we create our world by our words.  In every situation look for the positive that can come out of it and don’t jump to the conclusion that it is bad or negative. For example Car mechanic – Someone comes in after they had their brakes repaired and says that they still don’t work – The mechanic can jump to conclusions like they don’t like me or I am a bad mechanic and neither of those may be true. 

T- Time – All processes take time – small changes today result in large changes over time , Your problem is not your problem it is your attitude about your problem that’s the problem.  If there are stressors in your life identify them and do not sweep them under the rug because over time they can get worse if they are not addressed.  Once you have identified the stressor come up with several ways in order to deal with the issue.  Not having a plan is a plan to fail.

Action Steps: 1) Get Adjusted 2) Practice the BEST technique 3) Share this with as many people as possible so that everyone can have the freedom!

Here is our video recap, enjoy!

How To: Stress Less During the Holidays

How to do approach the Christmas season? Is your calendar booked with something each night of the week? Spending time with friends and family is one of the focal points during this season, but we have found that stress levels can also be at an unreasonably high level during this time as well. Dr. Bob shared his tips to help us stress-less on our sister site, druglessdoctor.com & we have them here for you today:

I have read that stress creates over 80% of all sickness and disease today. Due to all of the instant gratification, stimulation and communication in society today it seems that the days tend to fly by! I know from my own perspective the week skips from Monday to Friday in a blink. Our schedules are filled with day to day chores, family and personal responsibilities and opportunities to help our friends, relatives and co-workers.

For the purpose of this entry, we will focus on two general responses to stress. There can be a positive stress, celebrating a victory or a negative one – living with the consequences of a mis-step or reset. People living today, and this is a general statement, receive happiness from the positive response and appear to be taught from the negative ones. Unfortunately, the consequences of a negative stress often times can create distress for years and even generations.

Stress has a variety of impact possibilities to the physiology of the body; it literally cause a pit in your stomach, hives on your skin, loose stools, hair loss, sleepless nights, dry mouth, back pain, headaches, “tics” and about five hundred other responses. So, what does stress really do; it literally pushes buttons that speed up the adrenal gland causing more cortisol which races the heart, increases blood pressure, burns muscle and starts your metabolism running.  How you handle the stress impacts your immune system response. Stress impacts several areas in the body and has a negative impact on your health especially when it is constant and sustained as some of you may endure during the Christmas season.

Stress tends to cause an acid pH which burns up your minerals. It is wise to add additional minerals from the beginning of November until the spring time. We use Multi Mins™, three to six a day on an empty stomach. Body signals for mineral need would include cold sores, leg cramps at night, itchy skin, legs twitching in bed, craving salt and/or sugar.

Stress exhausts the adrenal glands which is a very important natural pain reliever, hormone maker and blood sugar controller. Adrenal fatigue is common with the additional hours, schedules and commitments during the holiday season. I encourage our patients to take two ADB5™ upon waking and two at noon. Body signal for exhausted adrenal function include dizzy from a sit to a stand position, craving sugar or salt, back going out easy, a need to wear sunglasses, pain and inflammation.

Stress during the Christmas season tends to rapidly burn through B vitamins; you may notice sore muscles, difficulty in staying asleep, crying easy, noise sensitivity.  B vitamins are also exhausted additionally with sugar consumption. I encourage our patients to take three Bio-B Complex a day for three months. If you notice pain after snow shoveling you would be wise to substitute the Bio-B Complex to Bio-B 100’s™, four to six a day. The Bio-B Complex is very potent and should only be taken for three months at the maximum.

About: The Drugless Doctors is a chiropractic and nutrition-based wellness practice located in Westlake and Elyria, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.