Stress Benefits

Applying Mindfulness to Help Control Diabetes

Josie Levine PhD is a writer, psychotherapist, coach and consultant for those wanting to improve their health and lifestyle. Her blog is http://mindfullymanagingdiabetes.com. To receive her latest post, click here. To learn more about her coaching services, click here. If you’re a California resident interested in seeking therapy with Dr. Levine in person or via Skype or phone, [...]

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Stress and Perimenopause

Something different happens with a woman’s body when she reaches the age of 45 and beyond. Some of the women I have worked with tell me that they feel as though their body has suddenly taken on a mind of its own. Menopause is a period of a woman’s life that should not be seen [...]

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Stress and Exercise Part 3 of 3: What to Eat Before and After Working Out

If I had to offer a theme for parts one and two of my Stress and Exercise series, it would be this: Balancing the stress response to high intensity exercise is a central strategy to ensure adequate exercise recovery and to reach new heights of performance. As I’ve discussed previously, keeping your stress hormones in [...]

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Stress and Exercise Part 2 of 3: Why is Post-Workout Recovery So Essential?

Performance training is not just about physical ability, but it’s having mental patience and intuitive self-awareness as to the unique limitations of your body and getting to that final race-day in the first place. To win the race, you have to first be in the race! So how do we get ourselves there? Athletes and [...]

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Stress and Exercise Part 1 of 3: How to Cope With Stress Brought About by High Intensity Exercise

Over the next month, I will be writing a three part series on stress and exercise. Over the last few years, I have helped a number of Crossfit athletes, triathletes, and weekend warriors alike to achieve their performance goals. What’s interesting is that the pandemic of “stress” affects high-level athletes just as much as it [...]

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