Anxiety

Written by Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, Ph.D, ND, DACBN


Some degree of anxiety is perfectly normal. We all experience situations where we may feel fear and apprehension. However, there are some people who feel anxious even when there is no discernible cause. In these cases,repparttar anxiety usually becomes overwhelming and may interfere withrepparttar 113870 normal functioning of one’s life. People who suffer from a debilitating level of anxiety are suffering from an anxiety disorder. Negative emotional patterns, anger, fear, stress and anxiety all contribute to degenerative illness such as cancer, heart disease etc..

What is Anxiety? Anxiety is a normal physical reaction to an internal or external demand that is placed on your system. The human body reacts to most stressful situations withrepparttar 113871 “fight or flight” response where it is flooded with stress hormones. These hormones makerepparttar 113872 heart pump faster,repparttar 113873 breathing rate increase, andrepparttar 113874 muscles tense up. This isrepparttar 113875 body’s way of gearing up for imminent physical activity. However, a person who suffers from an anxiety disorder may experience chronic and recurrent episodes of anxiety that have no discernible cause. These episodes can last for days, weeks, or even months. Sometimes, an anxiety disorder may stem from a definite trigger such as childhood abuse or witnessingrepparttar 113876 event of war. But in other situations, hormonal or chemical changes inrepparttar 113877 brain or environmental factors cause an anxiety disorder to develop.

What Causes Anxiety? There are several parts ofrepparttar 113878 brain that are involved inrepparttar 113879 development of anxiety. Scientists have performed research using brain imaging technologies and neurochemical techniques to discoverrepparttar 113880 network of interacting events that are responsible for anxiety. Most ofrepparttar 113881 activity appears to be centered aroundrepparttar 113882 amygdala, an almond-shaped structure deep withinrepparttar 113883 brain. Many researchers feel thatrepparttar 113884 amygdala acts as a sort of central “hub” that processes and interprets different signals to and withinrepparttar 113885 brain. The amygdala controlsrepparttar 113886 storage of emotional memories, therefore, it may play a central role inrepparttar 113887 development of anxiety disorders such as phobias, and post traumatic stress disorder.

The hiccocampus is another area ofrepparttar 113888 brain that is likely to be involved in anxiety disorders. This part ofrepparttar 113889 brain is responsible for processing threatening or traumatic stimuli. It helps to encode information into memories. People who have undergone severe stress, such as military combat or childhood abuse, have a smaller hiccocampus than people who have not experienced such a traumatic event. The smaller size may explainrepparttar 113890 fragmented memory, flashbacks, and memory deficits of those who develop post traumatic stress disorder.

Enzymes, Are Enzymes Dangerous

Written by Loring A. Windblad


This compilation of information is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. The references for this series of articles isrepparttar author’s personal knowledge and experience,repparttar 113869 book “Enzymes for Autism and other Nurological Conditions. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

We have dealt with internal destruction of supplemental enzymes once they enterrepparttar 113870 acid environment of our stomach. It’s nice to know that vegetable-based enzymes, such as those found in Bio88+ (Plus), actually thrive in our stomach and intestines. But…can proteases be dangerous?

Used appropriately, these enzymes pose no danger torepparttar 113871 consumer. The biggest problem with enzymes isrepparttar 113872 inhalation of large quantities of enzyme dust by people who work around enzymes a great deal, or getting large quantities on one’s skin, such as in manufacturing plants. In both circumstances, enzymes can cause irritation, itching, and discomfort. It is rarely a problem with normal digestive use.

Well, how about will enzymes digest my mouth, stomach or intestines?

If this were true,repparttar 113873 enzymes produced by your own body would have already digested you away. These enzymes much preferrepparttar 113874 denatured (cooked or damaged) proteins found in foods. Most proteins, in their healthy state, are coiled and globular in structure. This preventsrepparttar 113875 enzymes from having access to cleavage sites. When heated or in extremes of pH (like stomach acid),repparttar 113876 proteins uncoil, exposing sites whererepparttar 113877 enzyme can bind and cleave.

Also,repparttar 113878 cells of our bodies andrepparttar 113879 mucosal lining ofrepparttar 113880 gastrointestinal tract contain protease inhibitors that inactivate certain protease enzymes. The mucosal layer acts as a physical barrier to proteolytic activity on living cells. The pancreas exposes your small intestine to a barrage of enzymes every time you eat, andrepparttar 113881 enzymes do not break downrepparttar 113882 intestine. If enzyme powder remains onrepparttar 113883 lips or gums for a prolonged time, it may break down some ofrepparttar 113884 layer of dead cells that covers our mouth and throat (the whitish_colored layer). Whenrepparttar 113885 fresh, raw layer of tissue comes into contact with saliva,repparttar 113886 person may feel slight irritation. If you open a capsule to mix it with food, make sure you drink something afterwards to wash any enzyme residue down. Because amylase is in saliva, you have a constant supply of enzymes in your mouth allrepparttar 113887 time anyway.

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