This Podcast features Karen Malkin from Karen Malkin Health Counseling joining Steve and Dr. Cole to discuss her RE-APPROACH to STRESS DURING A PANDEMIC.
Download PodcastStress and Immunity
When we experience stress, the immune system?s ability to fight infection is reduced.??Neurotransmitters communicate to the part of the brain that processes emotional signals (amygdala).?An alert is sent to the part of the brain that?acts as the connector between the endocrine and nervous systems (hypothalamus).?The hypothalamus communicates with the rest of the body through the nervous system activating the fight or flight response, resulting in the release of cortisol?(Chrousos, 2009, pp. 374-81).
Stress?wreaks havoc on our bodies and immune system?
When you?re?stressed, your immune system?s ability to fight off antigens is reduced, making you more susceptible to getting sick.??While you can?t completely avoid stress from social distancing and isolation, you can change how you respond to stress. Mind-body strategies can help us reframe a painful or difficult experience into one that reinforces a sense of resiliency, self-control, and confidence.
Access Karen’s May Newsletter dealing with Stress and Immunity
Using the power of breath can help you relax when your stress flares. I use??Dr. Weil?s famous?4-7-8-?breath?technique?twice each day to help reduce?my stress and anxiety.
Here?s how it works and it only takes 2 minutes:
- Inhale through your nose for a count of 4
- Hold your?breath?for a count of 7
- Exhale through your mouth to a count of 8
- Repeat 4 cycles
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