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Our Stress management strategies use only natural remedies to address the underlying core issues of stress, which are...adrenal stress and sub-optimal sleep or insomnia.We are usually motivated into seeking stress management strategies when we begin to experience some of the signs and symptoms of stress. Two of the major ones are fatigue and insomnia. Our research shows that fatigue is often a result of a less-than-obvious combination of stress and sub-optimal sleep/insomnia.* Stress has often been referred to as the “silent killer”. A recent health newletter notes that “75% of diseases prevalent in western society today are… related to the stress mechanisms of the body” (1). Chronic stress has been implicated in most major diseases of our day. Heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, cancer and chronic infections (from depleted immune function) are just a few. Look at just a few of the symptoms of stress…
Stress wears the body down. Alternative health providers are finding this more and more among patients. The body’s stress response system begins to wear down. Clinicians document this through lab tests that show a gradual shift in key hormones produced by the adrenal glands, namely cortisol and DHEA. One of the major symptoms of a depleted stress response is fatigue. There are other causes of fatigue as well, but stress is a major one. (2) Another casualty of stress is sleep. Stress is now implicated by numerous research studies as a common cause of insomnia. "One of the big causes of insomnia is stress. Right now in the United States, there is a lot of stress for various reasons: the election, the war in Iraq, the economy. People are watching the news constantly, and most of it is bad.” (3) While the ill effects of insomnia on our health are barely appreciated by our society, researchers have recently sounded the alarm. “There is plenty of compelling evidence supporting the argument that sleep is the most important predictor of how long you will live, perhaps more important than whether you smoke, exercise, or have high blood pressure or cholesterol levels.” (4) The combination of stress and insomnia creates a vicious cycle. The result can be unrelenting fatigue. Fatigue then arises both from depleted adrenal function and from lack of sleep. A very effective way to break this vicious cycle and restore your energy levels and vitality is to:
2. Minimize stress and the impact of stress on your body with a group of nutraceuticals called “adaptogens”. 3. Take key vitamins that optimize cellular energy production. After researching this strategy for a full year we are pleased to announce a system of products that are designed to revitalize the stress response, promote healthy sleep and restore energy levels and vitality. Our two products are designed to be taken together as a system. They are Vitalisom AM & PM. Vitalisom AM contains key vitamins and nutraceuticals designed to optimize cellular energy production and restore the adrenal stress response. Vitalisom PM contains mildly sedating nutraceuticals designed to promote optimal sleep. I hope you'll look through all of the information on our site. If you have any questions, don't hesistate to
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Dr. Harlan Mittag *There can be other causes of fatigue, some of which are serious diseases which require medical intervention.
(1) The Standard. Vol 3, No. 1 (a publication for health professionals by Orthomolecular Products) (2) Taylor, R.B.; David, A.K.; Fields, S.A.; Phillips, D.M.; Scherger, J.E. (Eds.) Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, 6th ed., 2003, XXXII, pp. 466. (3) Williams, Alex. "Can't Sleep? Change Towns, Not Sheets". New York Times. Nov. 14, 2004, Fashion & Style.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/fashion/14SLEE.html
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