HOLIDAY STRESS AND THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

The holidays are a time of joy and family, but also can be a time of stress. This week, we talk about how to deal with that stress and how an attitude of gratitude can actually add seven years to your life. In this episode, discover:--The physiological definition of stress and how our emotions can take our bodies out of their normal balance.--That there is an increase in suicides, stress-related hospitalizations, and death around the holidays.--How the Centers for Disease Control reports 90% of all diseases have an underlying cause of stress, including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and weight gain "around the middle".--The most common denominator in patients with low back pain and how it relates to their work.--How men and women react differently to stress, including which sex gets stressed more easily and which sex cannot maintain stress levels as long.--A quiz about signs of stress and anxiety symptoms that you might have.--How 80% of the Chiropractic adjustments that Dr. Prather makes are related to stress. And which muscles that Dr. Prather calls his "tension evaluation points".--How 25% of all pharmaceuticals prescribed are for stress-related issues like depression and anxiety. And the natural alternatives to prescription drugs that Dr. Prather recommends to his patients such as homeopathic and herbal formulas, vitamins, and minerals.--The technology that allows Dr. Prather to test specifically for the exact natural products to which your body will best respond.--How an attitude of gratitude actually lowers the levels of stress hormones in your body.--Why you need to learn to breathe properly to shift your body from a fight-flight response to a rest-digest mode. And why Dr. Prather says "the biggest indicator of how long you live" is connected to how deep you breathe.—And we bring you a special guest to talk about an amazing program called "Trades Of Hope" that is changing lives all over the world. http://www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com