An empowering how-to guide to managing anxiety and limiting the harmful effects worry and stress can have on the body.
Worry can take a toll on the body as well as the mind-from weight gain and hair loss to irritable bowel syndrome and nausea, excessive anxiety can upset the natural balance of a person's body, leaving them with a weakened immune system and susceptible to illness.
Worried Sick examines the patterns of worry-and offers practical strategies on how to kick the habit and restore well-being, covering topics such as-
. Proven techniques for staying unworried and centered
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Exercises that relax tense muscles and unwind the mind
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How to identify and avoid toxic people and information that encourages anxiety
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Mantras and ""thought blockers"" to use to prevent negativity from taking over
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Which serotonin-boosting foods to reach for and which stress-inducing foods to resist
Worried Sick takes a holistic approach to coping with the circumstances and situations that give rise to anxiety and the symptoms that often result, so that readers can start experiencing a better quality of life.
By:
Karol Ward Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 202mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 227g ISBN:9780425234112 ISBN 10: 0425234118 Pages: 272 Publication Date:04 May 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Karol Wardis a licensed psychotherapist, a nationally recognized speaker, and the author ofFind Your Inner Voice- Using Instinct and Intuition through the Body-Mind Connection. She lives in New York, New York.