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Book SynopsisWorried about the nexus between stress and disease? Your know you've got to relax - but how? Stopping at the gym for an hour workout after work is not realistic. Prescription drugs and risk getting "hooked"? You should mediation - but how when you can't calm down! Authors Mark Estren, a Pulitzer-winning journalist who writes about medical and health, and self-help author, Docpotter show how emotional self-talk - like "shoulding" - sets off the "stress response" and how chronic stress can harm your health. More importantly, Estren and Potter offer a fresh, fun-filled approach to toning down stress, while having more fun.* Healing Hormones explains how to turn on natural chemicals - such as by dancing, running, snuggling, laughing, eating chocolate - to reduce stress and improve quality of your life. Anxious about a coming encounter? Snuggle your dog, while focusing on the "experience," right before meeting tells your brain to produce oxytocin, which soothes anxiety and facilitates socializing. No pet to snuggle? Watch a funny movie instead. Make sure to laugh hard to stimulates your body to produce natural morphine-like calming chemicals, called endorphins, and you may "ace" the encounter! *Anticipating laughing and fun stimulates endorphin production! Go ahead: Laugh!
Table of Contents0. Introduction 1. Stressors 2. Effects of Stressors 3. Relaxation Response 4. How to Relax 5. Nitric Oxide 6. Dopamine 7. Endorphins 8. Serotonin 9. The Cuddle Chemical 10. Oxytocin Boosters 11. Stress Talk 12. Reword Self-Talk 13. Testosterone & Estrogen 14. Human Growth Hormone 15. DHEA 16. Healing Hormones Chart Bibliography Index Author Bios
