Relaxing your body and mind
Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When your body senses danger its defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction or the stress response, which is its way of protecting you. During the stress response, your nervous system releases a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, which rouse the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breathing quickens, and senses become sharper.
The stress response should be short and brief, but if it becomes prolonged or frequent, it could lead to changes in behavior and physiology and develop into chronic stress. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body and can lead to serious health problems.
The most dangerous characteristic of chronic stress is its insidious nature. You get used to it and it starts to feel familiar and even normal. You don’t notice how much it’s affecting you even as it takes a heavy toll. That’s why it’s important to be aware of the common warning signs and symptoms of chronic stress.
Cognitive symptoms
You should seek to reduce these symptoms of chronic stress by yourself or with the assistance of a professional.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an excellent form of alternative medicine for reducing chronic stress and relaxing your body and mind. TCM has been utilized for over 3000 years and a large number of recent clinic studies have supported acupuncture as a means of reducing symptoms of chronic stress. (See references 1-5 below.) In addition, laboratory scientists have found evidence supporting acupuncture as a treatment for chronic stress. (See references 6-10.)
I received my medical degree in China in 1983 and I have been using acupuncture for more than 30 years to help people obtain relief from chronic stress. I have extensive experience in reducing the following symptoms of chronic stress:
Emotional symptoms:
Depression, anxiety and agitation, feeling overwhelmed
Physical symptoms:
Aches and pains, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, rapid heart rate, problems sleeping
I offer the following treatment options:
Acupuncture
Relaxing full body massage
If you have any questions, please call me at
64-9-9490168 or 0222926288
You can also email me at: [email protected].
My clinic is very easy to access, my clinic is at 123 Main Highway in Ellerslie, it is in five minutes walk from Ellerslie Train station, and Ellerslie bus stops (ID 7505) and (ID7504), which bus 70, 782, 417, 519, 546 can bring you to my clinic.
Thank you taking the time to read about chronic stress and the treatment options I can offer to help relieve it.
References:
1, Sniezek DP, Siddiqui IJ. Acupuncture for Treating Anxiety and Depression in Women: A Clinical Systematic Review. Med Acupunct. 2013 Jun;25(3):164-172
2, Goyatá SL, Avelino CC, Santos SV, Souza Junior DI, Gurgel MD, Terra Fde S. Effects from acupuncture in treating anxiety: integrative review. Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Jun;69(3):602-9.
3, Amorim D, Amado J, Brito I, Fiuza SM, Amorim N, Costeira C, Machado J. Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the clinical research. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:31-37.
4, Smith CA, Shewamene Z, Galbally M, Schmied V, Dahlen H. The effect of complementary medicines and therapies on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2019 Feb 15;245:428-439.
5, Kwon CY, and Lee B. Acupuncture or Acupressure on Yintang (EX-HN 3) for Anxiety: A Preliminary Review. Med Acupunct. 2018 Apr 1;30(2):73-79
6, Oh JY, Kim YK, Kim SN, Lee B, Jang JH, Kwon S, Park HJ. Acupuncture modulates stress response by the mTOR signaling pathway in a rat post-traumatic stress disorder model. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 8;8(1):11864.
7, Yue N, Li B, Yang L, Han QQ, Huang HJ, Wang YL, Wang J, Yu R, Wu GC, Liu Q, Yu J. Electro-Acupuncture Alleviates Chronic Unpredictable Stress-Induced Depressive- and Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hippocampal Neuroinflammation in Rat Model of Depression. Front Mol Neurosci. 2018 May 31;11:149.
8, Xiao LY, Yang JW, Wang XR, Ye Y, Yang NN, Yan CQ, Liu CZ. Acupuncture Rescues Cognitive Impairment and Upregulates Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Expression in Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion Rats. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jul 12;2018:5423961
9, Xiao LY, Wang XR, Yang JW, Ye Y, Zhu W, Cao Y, Ma SM, Liu CZ. Acupuncture Prevents the Impairment of Hippocampal LTP Through β1-AR in Vascular Dementia Rats. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 Oct;55(10):7677-7690.
10, Cun-Zhi Liu, Jian Kong, and KeLun Wang . Acupuncture Therapies and Neuroplasticity. Neural Plast. 2017; 2017: 6178505.
Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When your body senses danger its defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction or the stress response, which is its way of protecting you. During the stress response, your nervous system releases a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, which rouse the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, muscles tighten, blood pressure rises, breathing quickens, and senses become sharper.
The stress response should be short and brief, but if it becomes prolonged or frequent, it could lead to changes in behavior and physiology and develop into chronic stress. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body and can lead to serious health problems.
The most dangerous characteristic of chronic stress is its insidious nature. You get used to it and it starts to feel familiar and even normal. You don’t notice how much it’s affecting you even as it takes a heavy toll. That’s why it’s important to be aware of the common warning signs and symptoms of chronic stress.
Cognitive symptoms
- •Memory problems
- • Inability to concentrate
- • Poor judgment
- • Seeing only the negative
- • Anxious or racing thoughts
- • Constant worrying
- • Depression or general unhappiness
- • Anxiety and agitation
- • Moodiness, irritability, or anger
- • Feeling overwhelmed
- • Loneliness and isolation
- • Other mental or emotional health problems
- • Aches and pains
- • Diarrhea or constipation
- • Nausea, dizziness
- • Chest pain, rapid heart rate
- • Loss of sex drive
- • Frequent colds or flu
- • Eating more or less
- • Sleeping too much or too little
- • Withdrawing from others
- • Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
- • Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
- • Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)
You should seek to reduce these symptoms of chronic stress by yourself or with the assistance of a professional.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an excellent form of alternative medicine for reducing chronic stress and relaxing your body and mind. TCM has been utilized for over 3000 years and a large number of recent clinic studies have supported acupuncture as a means of reducing symptoms of chronic stress. (See references 1-5 below.) In addition, laboratory scientists have found evidence supporting acupuncture as a treatment for chronic stress. (See references 6-10.)
I received my medical degree in China in 1983 and I have been using acupuncture for more than 30 years to help people obtain relief from chronic stress. I have extensive experience in reducing the following symptoms of chronic stress:
Emotional symptoms:
Depression, anxiety and agitation, feeling overwhelmed
Physical symptoms:
Aches and pains, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, rapid heart rate, problems sleeping
I offer the following treatment options:
Acupuncture
Relaxing full body massage
If you have any questions, please call me at
64-9-9490168 or 0222926288
You can also email me at: [email protected].
My clinic is very easy to access, my clinic is at 123 Main Highway in Ellerslie, it is in five minutes walk from Ellerslie Train station, and Ellerslie bus stops (ID 7505) and (ID7504), which bus 70, 782, 417, 519, 546 can bring you to my clinic.
Thank you taking the time to read about chronic stress and the treatment options I can offer to help relieve it.
References:
1, Sniezek DP, Siddiqui IJ. Acupuncture for Treating Anxiety and Depression in Women: A Clinical Systematic Review. Med Acupunct. 2013 Jun;25(3):164-172
2, Goyatá SL, Avelino CC, Santos SV, Souza Junior DI, Gurgel MD, Terra Fde S. Effects from acupuncture in treating anxiety: integrative review. Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Jun;69(3):602-9.
3, Amorim D, Amado J, Brito I, Fiuza SM, Amorim N, Costeira C, Machado J. Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the clinical research. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:31-37.
4, Smith CA, Shewamene Z, Galbally M, Schmied V, Dahlen H. The effect of complementary medicines and therapies on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2019 Feb 15;245:428-439.
5, Kwon CY, and Lee B. Acupuncture or Acupressure on Yintang (EX-HN 3) for Anxiety: A Preliminary Review. Med Acupunct. 2018 Apr 1;30(2):73-79
6, Oh JY, Kim YK, Kim SN, Lee B, Jang JH, Kwon S, Park HJ. Acupuncture modulates stress response by the mTOR signaling pathway in a rat post-traumatic stress disorder model. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 8;8(1):11864.
7, Yue N, Li B, Yang L, Han QQ, Huang HJ, Wang YL, Wang J, Yu R, Wu GC, Liu Q, Yu J. Electro-Acupuncture Alleviates Chronic Unpredictable Stress-Induced Depressive- and Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hippocampal Neuroinflammation in Rat Model of Depression. Front Mol Neurosci. 2018 May 31;11:149.
8, Xiao LY, Yang JW, Wang XR, Ye Y, Yang NN, Yan CQ, Liu CZ. Acupuncture Rescues Cognitive Impairment and Upregulates Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Expression in Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion Rats. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jul 12;2018:5423961
9, Xiao LY, Wang XR, Yang JW, Ye Y, Zhu W, Cao Y, Ma SM, Liu CZ. Acupuncture Prevents the Impairment of Hippocampal LTP Through β1-AR in Vascular Dementia Rats. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 Oct;55(10):7677-7690.
10, Cun-Zhi Liu, Jian Kong, and KeLun Wang . Acupuncture Therapies and Neuroplasticity. Neural Plast. 2017; 2017: 6178505.
