Stress and Anxiety can have a devastating effect on your health, job and relationships.
Whether you suffer from stress or anxiety alone or as a contributing factor to addictive behaviours, low-level laser therapy can alleviate symptoms by producing powerful neuro-chemicals that make you feel good….naturally.
Painless low-level laser therapy applied to specific acupuncture points on the ear, arm and leg can dramatically reduce or alleviate stress by stimulating the body's natural feel-good neuro-chemicals. The procedure is completely safe and pain-free. Many patients experience a sense of deep relaxation during and after the treatment.
After your treatment, we will provide you with audio CDs with specific relaxation and stress reduction exercises to listen to when you go home.
The body can't tell the difference between physical and psychological threats.
When you’re stressed over a hectic schedule, an argument with a friend, a traffic jam, or a mountain of bills, your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death situation. If you have a lot of responsibilities and worries, your emergency stress response may be “on” most of the time. The more your body’s stress system is activated, the easier it is to trip and the harder it is to shut off.
Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility, and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
Many health problems are caused or exacerbated by stress, including:
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