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Healing hormones : how to turn on natural chemicals to reduce stress / Mark J. Estren, Ph.D., Beverly A. Potter, Ph.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Estren, Mark James.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stress management.
- Hormones.
- Hormone therapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : Ronin Pub., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Healing Hormones tackles a huge, attention-getting subject. TV and radio shows, websites telling people to take it easy, slow down, de-stress to feel better, live longer, be a better parent and more loving mate. But how? The prescriptions are disappointing: Yoga? Time-consuming and difficult for many. Prescription drugs? Costly, subject to abuse and may not be helpful. Naturopathic remedies? Unproven, untested and often ineffective.Healing Hormones has a better answer: show readers how to harness their own bodies' heal producing chemicals to improve their lives. Healing Hormones takes the take
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Introduction ; 1. Stressors; 2. Effects of Stressors ; 3. Relaxation Response; 4. How to Relax ; 5. Nitric Oxide ; 6. Dopamine ; 7. Endorphins ; 8. Serotonin ; 9. The Cuddle Chemical ; 10. Oxytocin Boosters; 11. Stress Talk ; 12. Reword Self-Talk ; 13. Testosterone & Estrogen ; 14. Human Growth Hormone ; 15. DHEA ; 16. Healing Hormones ; Bibliography ; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-57951-180-5
- OCLC:
- 862049162
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