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HeartMath?s emWave Personal Stress Reliever? and emWave? PC Stress Relief System: Like a ?GPS for Life,? Helping Boomers Navigate through Daily Stressors

Monday, February 21st, 2011




(PRWEB) March 25, 2008

If you think stress-relieving technology is an oxymoron, think again. An innovative company called HeartMath has developed two advanced technologies to help people navigate through their daily aggravations and stressors – like a GPS for life. Internationally recognized for their cutting-edge solutions for stress, HeartMath’s emWave® technologies are being called breakthroughs in personal stress reduction technology. Both the handheld emWave Personal Stress Reliever® and the emWave PC Stress Relief System are designed to prevent, manage and reverse the negative effects of stress. HeartMath will be showcasing both emWave technologies at the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Washington, D.C. Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., President and CEO of Quantum Intech, parent company of HeartMath LLC, will be a featured speaker at the event as part of the “Stress Less” Rise & Shine Session 3.

The emWave Personal Stress Reliever (PSR) and emWave PC Stress Relief System were created by boomers for boomers. These technologies essentially mirror your emotional state by reading your heart rhythms and provide real-time feedback so you can more effectively manage stress and reset your inner balance.

An especially stressful challenge that millions of people struggle with is frequent sleep pattern disruptions, and boomers are no exception. HeartMath experts say that repetitive, sustained stress can disrupt many of our bodies’ processes, from metabolism to hormonal balance to your body’s response to infection.

Although it’s not uncommon to experience fluctuations in sleep patterns as people age, for many sleep irregularity can be a result of an accumulation of daily stress. This not only affects the quantity of sleep you get but the quality of your sleep as well. A lack of quality sleep can contribute to and intensify feelings of overwhelm, anxiety and stress.

A recent study in Sleep Medicine Reviews found that chronic insomnia is associated with elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The study also found that insomniacs are at risk for chronic anxiety and depression.

For boomers in search of non-medication solutions for improving sleep, HeartMath’s award-winning emWave PSR is an invaluable tool. HeartMath’s emWave Solution for Better Sleep is a simple five-step program that works in conjunction with the emWave PSR to help you reset your body’s natural rhythms so you sleep more deeply and wake up feeling more refreshed. The emWave Solution for Better Sleep includes the Power Plan which consists of three advanced techniques to further improve your ability to clear stress accumulation and improve sleep patterns.

The emWave products are two components of the HeartMath® System, which is based on 17 years of rigorous scientific research on the physiology of and relationship between the heart, stress and emotions. These technologies help you prepare for and quickly recoup from stress triggers like finances, meetings and deadlines, health issues and relationship conflicts by rebalancing your mind and emotions.

“HeartMath has established themselves as a leader in the scientific community through their years of solid scientific research and in-depth understanding of stress and the physiology of emotions,” says Paul J. Rosch, M.D., F.A.C.P., President of the American Institute of Stress. “The emWave Personal Stress Reliever is a unique stress reduction tool that is unusually effective for reducing stress, anxiety and improving performance.”

HeartMath has earned a global reputation for their innovative research and is acknowledged world-wide as a pioneer in the science of cardiac coherence. The HeartMath System is being used by Duke Medicine, Stanford Hospital, Mayo Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sutter Health, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente and many other top medical centers and healthcare organizations around the world.

HeartMath invites the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit attendees to stop by the HeartMath booth in the Omni Shoreham Hotel’s Empire Ballroom for a demonstration of the emWave Personal Stress Reliever and emWave PC Stress Relief System. The conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, from 8:00am – 6:00pm EDT.

About the emWave Personal Stress Reliever:

This mobile interactive device is small enough to fit in your purse or pocket. A little smaller than an iPod and weighing just 2.2 ounces, emWave PSR reads your heart rhythms through its built-in finger sensor and gives immediate feedback, reflecting your emotional state through changing colored lights and sound. It includes a hands-free option and an animated instructional CD-Rom that guides you through the Quick Coherence® technique for immediate stress relief.

About the emWave PC Stress Relief System:

This PC software and hardware program collects data from your heart through a finger or ear clip sensor that plugs into your computer. The program translates the information from your heart rhythms into user-friendly graphics displayed on your computer monitor. As you apply the stress-reducing Quick Coherence technique learned from the tutorial, you see your heart rhythms change in real time. emWave PC allows you to store and track your progress over time, and has three colorful, interactive games designed to train you to transform stress into creative energy. Another feature of emWave PC is its Emotion Visualizer® which provides stunning images that emit changing degrees of color and movement as you adjust your emotional state.

About HeartMath:

HeartMath LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum Intech (www.quantumintech.com ), is a cutting-edge performance company providing a range of unique services, products, and technology to improve health and well-being, while dramatically reducing stress and boosting performance and productivity. For more than 17 years HeartMath clinical studies have demonstrated the critical link between emotions, heart function, and cognitive performance. HeartMath’s compelling solutions for stress relief have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Cardiology, Stress Medicine, Preventive Cardiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. HeartMath’s organizational clients include Duke Medicine, Stanford Business School, Stanford Hospital, Mayo Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sutter Health, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, BP, Cisco Systems, Redken, Kaiser Permanente, Boeing and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, as well as dozens of school systems and thousands of health professionals around the world.

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Daily Video Recap (9/7): EU Stress Test Questions Pressure Euro, USDJPY Probes Fresh 15-Year Low

Monday, September 20th, 2010


The Wall Street Journal said European stress tests for banks understated some holdings of sovereign debt. With German factory orders sliding as well, the Euro was pressured amid general risk aversion. The USD/JPY meanwhile proved a fresh 15-year low as traders saw signals from the BOJ that it would not directly intervene in currency markets. News Provided by CMS Forex www.cmsfx.com Market Analyst Nick Nasad

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking to reduce negative affect: An investigation of trauma-exposed daily smokers

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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Living Stress Free: The Benefits of Music in Your Daily Life

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Living Stress Free – The Benefits of Music in Your Daily Life

 

Stress is something that is part of everyone. It lives within us, rearing its ugly head when life’s demands and pressures begin to weigh us down. Unique as we all are, each person can handle a different amount of stress before overload occurs. There’s always that person at work who appears to be the master of multi-tasking. Or that calm, collected colleague who gives presentations in front of a full room without any problem. Believe it or not, that person feels the effects of stress even if they don’t appear to. These individuals have the ability to flourish under these circumstances, and most likely know how to manage their stress by using stress management techniques.  Effective stress management techniques are the key to waking up every morning feeling fresh and clear headed. Music is one of the most effective techniques, yet sometimes can be overlooked as an important part of our personal healing.

Most of us never stop to think about all of the various ways we can lead a more stress free lifestyle. In this article we will focus on the direct benefits of music in our daily lives and how it can be a great factor in relieving anxiety. Taking time out of your day to be alone with some calming music is the best remedy for stress. Slow, calm, meditative music can leave you feeling relaxed and peaceful after listening. Many people are so exhausted after work that they find it impossible to do anything meaningful or productive. If this sounds like you, you probably know that playing that CD in the car after a busy day at work can truly be one of the most relaxing feelings imaginable. Music inspires us, it comforts us, and it heals us. The calming effect of music allows us to unwind and relax. We use music to relieve stress everywhere we go. When we’re on the train, we have our iPods on. When we’re driving, we listen to our stereo to quiet our busy thoughts. Music is there to help us calm down or help us relate to our emotions. Calming music helps us alleviate the stress we suffer from everyday. It’s no wonder people buy music and iPods! It’s our own portable stress reliever.

If you have high levels of stress in your life that you cannot cope with, the problem may not be with you, but with the techniques that you use to manage it. Why do you think so many people at work listen to music on their computers? Work is a stressful environment and it can be tough to make it through a day without some kind of anxiety reducer. That is why so many people use music to ease their minds and help them get through the day. The New York Times Health Guide tells us to, “Listen to music. Music is an effective stress reducer in both healthy individuals and people with health problems. In one study, for example, students who listened to a well-known gentle classical piece of music during a stressful task had reduced feelings of anxiety, heart rate, and blood pressure.”  There are studies that show music can actually lower your heart rate and can reduce stress for some people, but can it reduce stress for you? The odds point to yes, but only you can discover this for yourself.

            Everybody experiences stress. Although we cannot change when and how seriously we become anxious, we can decide how we manage our stress levels. Music is a powerful weapon for combating this problem that many of us struggle with daily. Listen to music that you find to be relaxing and meditative, leaving you feeling calm and relaxed after or during a demanding day. It is important not to let stress take over your life. If you feel it creeping in, take action. If you use music to rise above your stress, you will reap the benefits, and learn to quiet your thoughts and develop an inner sense of peace.

Is there anything in the world greater than music? Music can be a comfort. Music can be a cure. Music can be a companion in times where you need a friend.  It’s our own personal stress reliever.  Here is a great website with some samples of calming music:  Stress Free Music

 

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Stress- A Part of Daily Life

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Stress- A Part of Daily Life

Existence is a gradually becoming a very complicated process. In the olden days, life was much simpler. People were bothered with the day to day proceedings. They did not have much complicated life styles. Their unhappiness was much more basic. Maybe it stemmed from lack of money or resources, or the illness of relatives etc. The word ‘stress’ was virtually unknown at that time. These days, every few sentence includes the word stress in it. Most people do not quite realize what exactly it is.

The word ‘stress’ is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “a state of affair involving demand on physical or mental energy”. A situation or circumstance (not always adverse), which can disturb the normal physical and mental health of an individual. In medical terms ‘stress’ is defined as an alteration of the body’s homeostasis. This demand on mind-body occurs when it tries to cope with incessant changes in life.

A ‘stress’ condition seems ‘relative’ in nature. Extreme stress conditions, psychologists say, are detrimental to human health but in moderation stress is normal and, in many cases, proves useful. Stress, nonetheless, is synonymous with negative conditions.

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
—Thomas Jefferson

The events that provoke stress are called stressors, and they cover a whole assortment of situations – everything from absolute physical danger to making a class presentation.

The human body responds to stressors by activating the nervous system and specific hormones. The hypothalamus signals the adrenal glands to produce more of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol and release them into the bloodstream. These hormones speed up heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and metabolism. Blood vessels open wider to let more blood flow to large muscle groups, putting our muscles on alert. Pupils dilate to improve vision. The liver releases some of its stored glucose to increase the body’s energy. And sweat is produced to cool the body. All of these physical changes prepare a person to react quickly and effectively to handle the pressure of the moment.

This natural reaction is known as the stress response. Stress in certain circumstances may be experienced positively. Eustress, for example, can be an adaptive response prompting the activation of internal resources to meet challenges and achieve goals. But the stress response can also cause problems when it overreacts or fails to turn off and reset itself properly.

Good Stress and Bad Stress

The stress response (also called the fight or flight response) is critical during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident. It can also be activated in a milder form at a time when the pressure’s on but there’s no actual danger – like stepping up to take the foul shot that could win the game, getting ready to go to a big dance, or sitting down for a final exam. A little of this stress can help keep you on your toes, ready to rise to a challenge. And the nervous system quickly returns to its normal state, standing by to respond again when needed.

But stress doesn’t always happen in response to things that are immediate or that are over quickly. Ongoing or long-term events, like coping with a divorce or moving to a new neighborhood or school, can cause stress, too. Long-term stressful situations can produce a lasting, low-level stress that’s hard on people. The nervous system senses continued pressure and may remain slightly activated and continue to pump out extra stress hormones over an extended period. This can wear out the body’s reserves, leave a person feeling depleted or overwhelmed, weaken the body’s immune system, and cause other problems.

Although just enough stress can be a good thing, stress overload is a different story – too much stress isn’t good for anyone. For example, feeling a little stress about a test that’s coming up can motivate you to study hard. But stressing out too much over the test can make it hard to concentrate on the material you need to learn.

Pressures that are too intense or last too long, or troubles that are shouldered alone, can cause people to feel stress overload. Here are some of the things that can overwhelm the body’s ability to cope if they continue for a long time:

Some stressful situations can be extreme and may require special attention and care. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a very strong stress reaction that can develop in people who have lived through an extremely traumatic event, such as a serious car accident, a natural disaster like an earthquake, or an assault like rape.

Some people have anxiety problems that can cause them to overreact to stress, making even small difficulties seem like crises. If a person frequently feels tense, upset, worried, or stressed, it may be a sign of anxiety. Anxiety problems usually need attention, and many people turn to professional counselors for help in overcoming them.

People who are experiencing stress overload may notice some of the following signs:

Experiences of stress differ from person to person. Some people become angry and act out their stress or take it out on others. Some people internalize it and develop eating disorders or substance abuse problems. And some people who have a chronic illness like blood pressure, blood sugar, arthritis etc may find that the symptoms of their illness flare up under an overload of stress.

Stress-management skills work best when they’re used regularly, not just when the pressure’s on. Knowing how to “de-stress” and doing it when things are relatively calm can help one get through challenging circumstances that may arise. Here are some things that can help keep stress under control.

Some people are very resilient under stressful situations. They’re cool under pressure and able to handle problems as they come up. They are very well balanced and capable.

 

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