Yesterday I wrote in 1/3 With Arthritis Report Anxiety or Depression I wrote “I started using my unconscious mind to make changes with my autoimmune system. I used stress reduction techniques that allowed my immune system to function better.” Over the years of teaching clients stress management and how to use their unconscious mind with their autoimmune system I have witnessed many clients reducing or eliminating their symptoms of arthritis. No matter how old you are, if you are suffering with arthritis you too can use the stress reduction tools offered here at Hypnosis Health Info (like Orange Blossom) and the Light Switch Self-hypnosis technique to improve your health.

Easing Stress, Easing Arthritis Symptoms

WebMD Feature: Whether it’s a problem at work, relationship troubles, or just dealing with traffic, we all deal with stress in our lives. But ongoing stress can take a toll on your health. It can also make any health condition that you have feel worse, including arthritis.

When your body is under stress, it releases chemicals that can trigger inflammation and pain. So you might be more likely to have arthritis flare-ups when you’re feeling stress.

What’s more, stress can increase your perception of pain. “Stress can leave you feeling less able to handle your pain and more easily overwhelmed by it,” says Sharon Kolasinski, MD, a rheumatologist and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

And, having a chronic illness, such as arthritis, can add to your stress level. “Chronic pain is a stressor in itself,” says Kolasinski. “But it can be even more stressful when the pain limits your mobility or activities.”

This article offers seven stress management suggestions and ideas on how to get started.

1. Exercise to Reduce OA Pain: One of the easiest ways to get started is to find an activity that you enjoy.

2. Meditate for Arthritis Pain Relief: Meditation can be extraordinarily helpful for those with osteoarthritis.

3. Breathe Deeply to Lower Stress: One simple way to stop stress and feel more relaxed wherever you are is to take a few deep breaths.

4. Try Alternative Relaxation Techniques ~ Many people use alternative therapies, such as hypnosis, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided imagery training to help manage stress.

5. Take Time Away From OA~It’s important to make time in your schedule for activities you like, such as reading, having coffee with a friend, seeing a movie, or listening to music.

6. Stay Connected and Say No to Joint Pain ~ Having friends feels good — and it’s good for your health too.

7. Get Help to Manage OA Stress ~ If you’re having a hard time managing your stress, it might be time to ask for help.

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Stress can influence health both directly and indirectly. Directly, stress exerts a powerful effect on all body systems by affecting the nervous system and the endocrine system. All gastrointestinal functions, such as appetite, digestion, muscle contractions in the intestine and bowel movements are mediated by nerve impulses and hormone signals. You don’t need scientific research to know this if you’ve ever experienced a stomachache, diarrhea or loss of appetite in response to stress.

Chronic stress not only makes people more vulnerable to catching illnesses but can also impair their immune system’s ability to respond to its own anti-inflammatory signals that are triggered by certain hormones. Inhibition of immune and inflammatory systems make you more susceptible to colds and flu and can exacerbate some diseases such as cancer and autoimmune diseases like arthritis.

Learning stress management techniques and self-hypnosis are first and foremost for any person with autoimmune disease.  Stress or a stressful event may or may not have triggered the autoimmune disease. Having an autoimmune disease is stressful and stress suppresses the immune system. No matter how old you may be, you can learn self-hypnosis and other stress reduction techniques to ease the pain and suffering of diseases like arthritis. With hypnosis you can use the power of your subconscious mind to enhance your autoimmune system for your health and wellness.

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Anxiety or Depression

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I’m not at all surprised to read that 1/3 of the people with arthritis report anxiety or depression. As someone who has suffered with rheumatoid arthritis in the past, I experienced stress, anxiety and depression. It is frightening and depressing to have your body ache and no longer work as it should and to watch as joints become swollen and misshapen. Knowing what I know about hypnosis and how the mind works, I started using my unconscious mind to make changes with my autoimmune system. I used stress reduction techniques that allowed my immune system to function better. The aching and swelling went away, my joints are no longer misshapen and my symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are gone. Today I teach clients self hypnosis for autoimmune disease so that they too can reduce or eliminate their own symptoms of arthritis.

1/3 With Arthritis Report
Anxiety or Depression

WebMD, April 30, 2012: One-third of people 45 and older with arthritis report that they are depressed or anxious, a new study shows.

And anxiety may even be more common than depression among these people.

“Many patients with arthritis have depression or anxiety related to pain, loss of function or participation, and uncertainty,” says David Pisetsky, MD, in an email. He is the chief of rheumatology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

“Symptoms can be improved by decreasing pain, increasing physical activity, and controlling disease,” he says.

It makes sense that people with arthritis would feel anxious, says Martin Jan Bergman, MD. He is a clinical associate professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and chief of rheumatology at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pa.

“If a person is concerned that they are not going to be able to take care of their family or go to work, they are going to be anxious about that,” he says.

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My hypnosis for autoimmune disease program can help you to end your symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Hypnosis will naturally allow you relax and be free of anxiety and depression. I’m happy to teach you self hypnosis so that you too can decrease your pain and increase physical activity.

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Dr. John McDougall tells us that arthritis means inflammation of a joint and that diseases of the muscles and bones are among the most common of all human afflictions, affecting all ages, but becoming more prevalent with years. Government surveys indicate in the United States approximately 33% of adults currently suffer from troublesome arthritis with symptoms of swelling, limitation of motion, or pain. Approximately half of all people over 65 years report having arthritis. The regions of the body most affected are the neck, lower back, hip and shoulder. Hypnosis can help you change your eating habits and can help you free yourself from arthritis pain. Learn self-hypnosis to help your body recover from arthritis.

It’s The Whole Diet

The importance of the overall diet cannot be overemphasized. Proper foods keep the intestinal barriers strong and the immune system in a fighting condition. Those foods are whole starches, vegetable, and fruits. In addition to being free of animal products, the diet must be low in fat of all kinds—vegetable oil (even olive oil, corn, safflower, and flaxseed oil) and animal fat. When it comes to blaming individual foods, dairy products seem to be the most troublesome foods, causing the most common and severe reactions. Many reports indicate grains, such as corn and wheat can also aggravate of symptoms. The truth seems to be almost any food can cause trouble, but few people react to vegetable foods.

My experience and this research has lead me to prescribe for the past 22 years a starch-based diet with the addition of fruits, and vegetables (low-fat and devoid of all animal products). If no improvement is seen within 2 weeks, I suggest wheat and corn be eliminated. The final step is to follow an elimination diet based on the foods least likely to cause problems, such as sweet potatoes and brown rice with the addition of noncitrus fruits, and green and yellow vegetables. All thoroughly cooked. Water is the beverage. If improvement is found (usually within 1 to 2 weeks), then foods are added back one at a time to see if there is an adverse reaction. (A complete description of this diet can be found in the McDougall Program—12 days to Dynamic Health). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be stopped, and if necessary, replaced by aspirin or nabumetone (Relafen). Other medications are reduced and/or discontinued as the symptoms improve.

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~ John A. McDougall, M.D.

Hypnosis is the perfect tool for an autoimmune disease like arthritis. I recently asked one client about her rheumatoid arthritis and she responded, “It’s a miracle. I just don’t hurt anymore. Learn self-hypnosis and eat the right foods for your health and wellness. If you are ready for a miracle in your life, discover what self-hypnosis can do for you.

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Help For Arthritis by Duncan McColl is this weeks featured hypnosis MP3 download in the Hypnosis Health Info Store. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease and studies have shown hypnosis to be an effective therapy. Seattle hypnosis and Bainbridge Island hypnosis clients suffering with rheumatoid arthritis learn self-hypnosis to manage pain and to facilitate their body’s natural ability to heal.

Help For Arthritis

This healing recording is designed to reinforce your determination and resolve to overcome any and all forms of the malady we identify as arthritis, rheumatoid or osteoarthritis, or osteoarthrosis or gout, and to be sure that you marshal the unlimited power of your natural resources in doing so, because all of us are healers, we all have the natural ability to heal ourselves, and to contribute to the healing of others. No additional skills or talents are needed. You were born with them, with all of them. And whatever methods we use, whatever treatments and therapies we devise, they all have this one feature in common. They’re all designed to assist and encourage the natural healing processes…’ Duncan McColl.

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It has long been established that the use of hypnotherapy is effective in the treatment of pain. (Hilgard & Hilgard, 1975) have demonstrated the analgesic effects of hypnotic suggestion are indeed very powerful in the treatment of pain. Learn self-hypnosis and marshal your unlimited power of your natural resources.

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Weight Loss Strategies to Help Ease Osteoarthritis Pain

WebMD Feature, April 25, 2011: It makes perfect sense if you think about it: carting around extra weight in your middle, for example, places a burden on your knees and hips. And study after study shows that this extra stress can put you at risk for developing osteoarthritis (OA), the wear-and-tear form of the disease. Being overweight or obese will also amplify your pain and make it harder for you to remain active and independent if you’ve already got OA.

With obesity rates soaring, it’s no wonder that 27 million Americans now have OA, according to the Arthritis Foundation. But modest weight loss — dropping just 10 to 15 pounds — can make a huge difference in your knee and hip OA pain, and may even postpone or prevent joint replacement surgery.

As of now, there are no medications that can help modify or stop the OA disease process once it has started, so weight loss and exercise have become increasingly important.

Being overweight puts too much pressure on the joint, and stresses the tendons and a number of other structures around the joint like your muscle. Overweight people usually develop accelerated osteoarthritis in their weight-bearing joints like hips and knees, so one of the treatment strategies is to lose weight.

Many orthopedic surgeons won’t even do the surgeries if you are overweight, so there is really no way to feel better without first slimming down. Being overweight increases the risk of any surgery, including joint replacement.

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Slender For Life™ weight loss hypnosis can help you lose weight to ease arthritis pain. With hypnosis for weight loss you can achieve your healthy ideal weight. You really can make a difference with your arthritis pain.

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RA and Exercise: Getting Fit at Home and With Your Family

WebMD: If you have RA, exercise isn’t just about looking good in a cocktail dress or taking off baby weight. It can reduce your pain and help you function better as you do all the million tasks your household requires each day. Plus, it can just plain make you feel better, which is invaluable when a chronic disease like RA is dragging you down. Exercise can also help reduce your risk of osteoporosis, which is a big issue for women with RA, especially if you’re taking steroids to fight inflammation.

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You can easily use self-hypnosis to reduce the physical, mental and emotional pain of rheumatoid arthritis. Hypnosis for exercise is also excellent for getting you up off the couch and to get you moving. My 88 year-old Mom has demonstrated that you are never to old to start exercising. Thanks to hypnosis, I no longer suffer from the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. Learn more about hypnosis for rheumatoid arthritis by clicking here.

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