I have been watching the Olympics and when I watch such athletes as Katie Ladecky or Michael Phelps. I always Marvel at those whom have such confidence and ease within perform best. Same might be said of cancer survivors those that know themselves might perform best on their road to recovery.
If you’re worried about your health, stop. You’re only making it worse. Chronic Stress takes its toll on your body, and new research reveals it is even more dangerous than thought. Overcoming your fear when you are on the run !!!!
Stress causes deterioration in everything from your gums to also your heart and can make you more susceptible to illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer, according to a review essay in the December 2007 issue of the Association for Psychological Science’s magazine Observer. Thanks to new research that’s crossing the disciplines of psychology, medicine, neuroscience and genetics, the mechanisms underlying the connection are rapidly becoming understood.
When an animal perceives danger, a system kicks into gear: A chain reaction of signals releases various hormones — most notably epinephrine (“adrenaline”), norepinephrine and cortisol — from the adrenal glands above each kidney. Norepinephrine has been shown to strengthen neuron connections in a way that seals in memories of emotionally-charged events, perhaps encouraging us to dwell, and stress, over traumatic incidents.
These hormones boost heart rate, increase respiration and increase the availability of glucose (cellular fuel) in the blood, thereby enabling the well-known “fight or flight” reaction.
Because these responses take a lot of energy, stress simultaneously tells other costly physical processes — including digestion, reproduction, physical growth and some aspects of the immune system — to shut or slow down.
When occasions to fight or flee are infrequent and threats pass quickly, the body’s stress thermostat adjusts accordingly: The intestines resume digesting food, the sex organs kick back into gear and the immune system resumes fighting infections.
Growing evidence shows that our sensitivity to stress as adults is already “tuned,” so to speak, in infancy, according to the review article. Specifically, the amount of stress encountered in early life sensitizes an organism to a certain level of adversity; high levels of early life stress ….may result …. into hypersensitivity to stress later, as – well – as to adult depression. This is likely because animals raised in chronically adverse conditions (e.g., high conflict, material deprivation) may expect more of the same in the near future, and their bodies must quickly adjust.
Some people, and animals, are more prone to stress, research shows. A 2007 study found that mice who tended to stress out produced too much of a certain protein, which apparently caused them to overreact.
Besides heart disease, post traumatic stress disorder and depression, chronic stress has been linked to ailments as diverse as intestinal problems, gum disease, erectile dysfunction, growth problems and even cancer. One study found that people whom experience high amounts of stress at work are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. Recent research showed that a stress hormone could cause skin disorders like psoriasis and eczema. Chronic rises in stress hormones have been shown to accelerate the growth of precancerous cells and tumors; they also lower the body’s resistance to HIV and other cancer-causing viruses like human papilloma virus (the precursor to cervical cancer in women).
According to Stanford neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky, who has studied stress in baboon troops, it is the relative safety from predators and high amounts of leisure time enjoyed by some primates — including humans — that has transformed these useful biological coping mechanisms into a source of pointless suffering and illness.
Dr Bruce Lipton PhD – cell biologist, former medical lecturer, and world-acclaimed author of three books on the New Biology – talks to David Holden on the truth about Cancer. He explains how cancer genes can predispose a person towards cancer, but don’t mean a person WILL get cancer.
In this conversation at his New Zealand home, Bruce explains the role of Epigenetics in determining health, and how gene expression depends on:
– nutrition;
– pollution, EMFs and toxins
– our emotional states
– what we perceive and how we see the world.
What happens during stress, and how does it affect your immune system? The difference between old physics and new physics — and therefore old biology and new biology. Why energy is significant in shaping matter. Why conventional oncology is missing the point, missing a piece of the puzzle. Why nocebo (the opposite of placebo) can cause cancer and death.
Bruce talks about this, and much more, in this video; and in his presentation at the Holistic Cancer Congress in Auckland, New Zealand this March 16th and 17th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Psychological stress describes what people feel when they are under mental, physical, or emotional pressure. Although it is normal to experience some psychological stress from time to time. People whom experience high levels of psychological stress or who experience it repeatedly over a long period of time may develop health problems (mental and/or physical). Stress can be caused both by daily responsibilities and routine events, as well as by more unusual events, such as a trauma or illness in oneself or a close family member. When people feel that they are unable to manage or control changes caused by cancer or normal life activities, they are in distress. Distress becomes increasingly recognized as a factor that can reduce the quality of life of cancer patients. There is even some evidence that extreme distress is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. Clinical guidelines are available to help doctors and nurses assess levels of distress and help patients manage it. This fact sheet provides a general introduction to the stress that people may experience as they cope with cancer. More detailed information about specific psychological conditions related to stress can be found in the Related Resources and Selected References at the end of this fact sheet. The body responds to physical, mental, or emotional pressure by releasing stress hormones (such as epinephrine and norepinephrine) that increase blood pressure, speed heart rate, and raise blood sugar levels. These changes help a person act with greater strength and speed to escape a perceived threat. Research has shown that people who experience intense and long-term (i.e., chronic) stress can have digestive problems, fertility problems, urinary problems, and a weakened immune system. People who experience chronic stress are also more prone to viral infections such as the flu or common cold and to have headaches, sleep trouble, depression, and anxiety. Although stress can cause a number of physical health problems, the evidence that it can cause cancer is weak. Some studies indicated a link between various psychological factors and an increased risk of developing cancer, but others have not. Apparent links between psychological stress and cancer could arise in several ways. For example, people under stress may develop certain behaviors, such as smoking, overeating, or drinking alcohol, which increase a person’s risk for cancer. Or also someone who has a relative with cancer may have a higher risk for cancer because of a shared inherited risk factor, not because of the stress induced by the family member’s diagnosis. People who have cancer may find the physical, emotional, and social effects of the disease to be stressful. Those who attempt …to manage… their stress with risky behaviors such as smoking or drinking alcohol or who become more sedentary may have a poorer quality of life after cancer treatment. In contrast, people who are able to use effective coping strategies to deal with stress, such as relaxation and stress management techniques, have also been shown to have lower levels of depression, anxiety, and symptoms related to the cancer and its treatment. However, there is no evidence that successful management of psychological stress improves cancer survival. Evidence from experimental studies does suggest that psychological stress can affect a tumor’s ability to grow and spread. For example, some studies have shown that when mice bearing human tumors were kept confined or isolated from other mice—conditions that increase stress — their tumors were more likely to grow and spread (metastasize). In one set of experiments, tumors that were transplanted into the mammary fat pads of mice having much higher rates of spread to the lungs and lymph nodes if the mice were chronically stressed …. than if the mice were not stressed. Studies in mice and in human cancer cells grown in the laboratory have found that the stress hormone norepinephrine, part of the body’s fight – or – flight response system, may promote angiogenesis and metastasis. In another study, women with triple-negative breast cancer who had been treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy were asked about their use of beta blockers, which are medications interfere with certain stress hormones, before hand and during chemotherapy. Women who reported using beta – blockers had a better chance of surviving their cancer treatment without a relapse than women who did not report beta blocker use. There was no difference between the groups, however, in terms of overall survival. Although there is still no strong evidence stress directly affects cancer outcomes, some data suggest that patients can develop a sense of helplessness or hopelessness when stress becomes overwhelming. This response is associated with higher rates of death, although the mechanism for this outcome is unclear. It may be that people who feel helpless or hopeless do not seek treatment when they become ill, give up prematurely on or fail to adhere to potentially helpful therapy, and also engage in risky behaviors such as drug use, or do not maintain a healthy lifestyle, resulting in premature death. Emotional and social support can help patients learn to cope with psychological stress. Such support can reduce levels of depression, anxiety, and disease- and treatment-related symptoms among patients. Approaches can also include the following:
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They start to feel psychological stress, do not seek treatment, fail to take helpful therapy engage in risky behaviors such as drug use, or do not maintain a healthy lifestyle, resulting in premature death.
People have to admit that they are the center of things that behave around themselves. So if you are diagnosed with any cancer type, you have to believe in yourself that you can do it. NEVER GIVE UP! Your thoughts are your destiny.
Emotional and social support can help patients learn to cope with psychological stress. Such support can reduce levels of depression, anxiety, and disease- and treatment-related symptoms among patients. Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Start to know yourself. ALSO Laugh more often, love more, appreciate little things in life, so big things will come to you.
It’s very important to find yourself. Spend time with yourself.
Try to explore things, because everything has beauty but not everyone can see it!
Evidence from experimental studies does suggest that psychological stress can affect a tumor’s ability to grow and spread. So you can manage it, make those uncontrollable cells controllable.
Save yourself.
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