“The Menopause Power Webinar Series” by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D., is a true testimony of her stated mission to educate women. Listen to her series, and your life will change for the better. Schwarzbein is the author of The Schwarzbein Principle and The Schwarzbein Principle II – The Transition. Schwarzbein’s endocrinology perspective is a follows: Menopause [...]
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Menopause Power and Stress
August 9th, 2010Low Cortisol Also Indicates Stress
August 7th, 2010Following yesterday’s article, http://rosiebrownrn.com/this-anti-stress-formula-works/, a friend wrote to me: “Wow—you are right. . . I can see why you are excited. . . what if your Cortisol is low?????” Low cortisol may signify that the adrenal glands are exhausted, again stress being the major player. Per Dr. David Zava: Stress is what both high and [...]
This Anti-Stress Formula Works
August 6th, 2010Stressed? Increased cortisol levels? Belly fat? If so, this article is for you. When a nutritionist I deeply respect recommended a product to me a few weeks ago, I ordered it sight unseen. Two weeks later my best friend said, “Rosie, you seem so calm and focused.” Calm and focused? Those are the exact results [...]
How to Get Rid of Belly Fat
July 12th, 2010Did you know that if you want to get rid of belly fat, the place to start is with stress-reduction techniques such as meditation, exercise and deep breathing…and not dieting? As cited by http://www.elite-wellness-coaching.com/cortisol-belly-fat.html: Cortisol is a stress hormone produced by the adrenal glands in response to stress. It is very useful in the short [...]
The Good News About Adrenal Fatigue
June 30th, 2010Want to hear some good news? You yourself can do most of what is necessary to recover and regain your adrenal health. Per Dr. Wilson in Adrenal Fatigue: “Healing from adrenal fatigue requires a combination of things: first and foremost, your recovery depends upon your lifestyle. How you spend your energy, how you conserve your [...]
Adrenal Fatigue and the Release of the 4g iPhone
June 29th, 2010Yesterday I referenced Dr. Wilson’s twenty-eight “Do These Things,” p. 225 in Adrenal Fatigue. See http://rosiebrownrn.com/twelve-steps-to-simplify-your-life/. Does that count on the day Apple releases the new 4g iPhone? #1: Be in bed before 10:00 PM, and #2: Sleep in until 9:00 AM whenever possible. People started lining up outside the ATT store at 6:00 pm [...]
Twelve Steps to Simplify Your Life
June 28th, 2010“Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?” jumps out at you in bright bold yellow letters on the back of Dr. James Wilson’s book, Adrenal Fatigue. Here are the bullet points that follow beneath it: Tired for “no reason”? Having trouble getting up in the morning? Need coffee or colas to keep you going? Feeling run down [...]
Is Stress Killing YOU?
June 25th, 2010“This stress is killing me.” Actually, when you review the devastating effects of elevated cortisol, you realize that this statement is the absolute truth. After you review page after page, book after book, of recommendations for supplements to take and supplements to avoid, why not just cut to the chase and simplify the whole thing? [...]
Keep It Cute and Keep It Moving
June 24th, 2010What do you think about this statement? “What you may not know is that as little as a night or two of good, sound, restful sleep may do more for controlling your cortisol levels and reducing your long-term risk for many chronic diseases than a whole lifetime of stress-management classes.” In yesterday’s article, http://rosiebrownrn.com/the-cortisol-connection/, I [...]
The Cortisol Connection
June 23rd, 2010Got Stress? Of course you do! That’s strike one. How about sleep – do you get at least eight solid hours of restful sleep every night? No? Strike two. What about your diet – are you among the millions of people who are actively dieting or concerned about what you eat? Yes? Strike three. With [...]
