Chronic Stress

Resilience Defined .

What is resilience? ‘An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.’ - Merriam-Webster .

Chronic, unremitting stress colors your world and affects many aspects of your life. We can help you become stress resilient by understanding the physiological impact of stress. Our main goal is to help you Function Higher—Physically, Mentally, Sexually®

We can help you become more resilient to handle the vicissitudes of life. No matter the changes of circumstances or fortune, you need to be able to adjust. Despite appearances on the outside, there’s still a lot more going un below the surface with your hormones. This quote makes the point that you need to be able to handle whatever stresses come your way. “Only to the extent that man exposes himself over and over again to annihilation, can that which is indestructible arise within him.” Karlfried Graf von Durckheim, The Way of Transformation.

When your stress hormones like cortisol don’t function properly they adversely affect other hormones, your immune system, sleep and your ability to function in the world. In short, it impairs your life!

Adrenal Fatigue in Functional Medicine

Dr. Bieley uses a combination of medicine, nutrition, technology, and lifestyle changes to support you in becoming more resilient. Adrenal fatigue is a functional issue where you don’t have Addison’s Disease where your body does not make cortisol, but you don’t function normally either!  This colors your world and negatively impacts your life.

Adrenal fatigue is a decreased functional state where you don’t know what is important in your life any more, thinking is not clear, your sex drive has driven off, your memory has changed significantly, you feel light-headed standing up, you feel depressed, you don’t feel well after physical exercise, you don’t really feel awake until after 9am, your best moments of the day are after the early evening meal, you crave salt or salty foods. Do these things sound like you? Call us, we can help you repair ‘burn out’ and regain the vitality you once had.

Adrenal Repair

The adrenals don’t break, but they may take from weeks to months to over a year to repair. Cortisol and the thyroid hormone go hand-in-hand. If your adrenals are not working properly, you can not convert the thyroid hormone, T-4 into the active thyroid hormone, T-3 normally. We help patients with their thyroid (the metabolism regulator) and their adrenal glands. Adrenal fatigue is pervasive in our society and is sorely under appreciated, under diagnosed, and often not well treated.

We have vast experience to make you stress resilient and improve the function of your adrenal glands, so that you can handle the stresses of life. You can not ‘get away’ from stress. Stress is a natural part of life, but it does not have to be overwhelming. You will end up finding your own solutions for stress, but we can help with the biological end of ‘stress management’, so that you manage stress successfully, Here is the “Ultimate Stress Guide” according to Relaxlikeaboss.com

Stress, Memory, Aging, and Happiness!

According to the American Psychological Association, socio-economic status affects our work, stress and health. In the later years of life, we have a lot to consider about end of life treatment, healthcare and hospice and we can learn from Dr. Geoff Galbraith (Medical Director, Hospice Hawaii). Before you get to the end of life, check out BJ Miller’s TED Talk “What really matters at the end of life” to make the most of your life.

No matter what age, you can tackle stress with a technique that Dr. Stephen Sinatra calls Grounding or Earthing. Grounding is a way to decrease stress in your body. This has also been known to decrease inflammation, improve mood, balance your cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems, and reduce chronic pain. Read more by Dr. Sinatra or watch THIS VIDEO.

Don’t forget the importance of happiness. Not the Ken Keys books that were around  in the 1970’s (although I did enjoy them and derived value from them). The three things that determine happiness are genetics, big life events, and choices. Check out the Secret of Happiness [VIDEO] with Arthur Brooks. He also has a lecture on Why Earned Success is Important [VIDEO].

“I don’t know  what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve”.   Albert Schweitzer

A 80 year old Harvard study and happiness reveals:

1. Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

2. Social relationships are really good for us.

3. Loneliness kills.

The Zen master said, “Happiness, I don’t want it”.  Our hankering for happiness implies that we come from a ground of being that we are not happy.