By Miriam Langsam

The Ancient Chinese had instituted a most remarkable healthcare system: They visited the doctor regularly for well check-ups and of course paid him his fee.
If they became ill they went right back to the doctor but this time did not pay him for his services. Apparently, the doctor’’s responsibility was to prevent illness from occurring in the first place. If the patient became sick, the doctor wasn'’t doing his job, & therefore didn'’t deserve to get paid! (Care to institute this with your local HMO?)We also have a dynamic ounce of prevention tool at our fingertips, which we'’ll soon explore…

The #1 health complaint in North America is…you guessed it:STRESS. And women suffer from stress & anxiety twice as much as men. This is no surprise, as women juggle thedemands of the workplace along with running a household. Who is responsible for putting a meal on the table and ensuring that the kids have clean clothes for the next day? You can bet it’’s usually Mommy.

Here are some familiar by-products of stress & anxiety:
mild depression / perpetually feeling down / fatigue / irritability

What’’s the difference between Stress and Anxiety? Stress is caused by an existing factor or stressor. Anxiety is stress that continues after the stressor is gone. Example: A person may have experienced a stressful situation in a public place, perhaps a startling dose of verbal abuse. If she is unable to control the harmful build-up of stress it can snowball into a full-blown anxiety, perhaps rendering her homebound.Stress is here to stay. It’’s part of everyday life. Nevertheless, you still have a choice. How will you react to the stressful situation?

Here are 5 Stress Management Strategies:
1.)Exercise (or simply movement) is a great stress buster, along with deep breathing. Motion Creates Emotion.
2.)Eating & sleeping properly is the foundation of stress management. But you knew that already, right? : )
3.)Nothing dispels stress more than doing a small act of random kindness to someone else. An uplifting word, or simply a genuine smile goes a long way as a therapeutic tool. It’’s difficult to determine who benefits more!
4.)I saved the best for last. Emotional Freedom Technique is a gentle, lasting yet powerful natural healing tool. EFT not only dramatically reduces (and often erases) stress, but successfully combats a diverse range of emotional & physical issues:
Hurtful memories are stored faithfully in our sub-conscious, even as we valiantly attempt to ignore them: A sharp word (spoken five minutes or five decades ago), an attitude we interpret as demeaning, or remnants of various stressful events/episodes, can be disrupting our energy system big time! That nagging backache, stiff neck or a defeating feeling of hopelessness may be perfect candidates for EFT.

And EFT is an ideal preventive process for stopping stress in its tracks before it can spiral out of control.In a nutshell, EFT is Emotional Acupuncture. While acupuncture accesses the healing points along the pathways of the body’’s energy meridians with needles, EFT generates astounding results by gently tapping on specific acupoints. This is a drug-free zone!
4 EFT FACTS
1)85% of all emotional and physical ailments are rooted in the emotional.
2)All ailments, whether physical or emotional, occur because of a disruption in the body’’s energy system.
3)No Pain, No Gain is definitely not one of the mottos of EFT, as there is no rehashing of painful memories, as in standard therapy.
4)This alone makes EFT the healing tool of choice: Think in terms of weeks not years!

EFT is the magical ounce of prevention that can dramatically change our lives.
EFT, a gourmet blend of East and West, is here to stay. We certainly need it!

About The Author

Miriam Langsam, MS, EFT-Adv, CH is an intuitive
EFT Practitioner/Hypnotist. She converges EFT with a
Law of Attraction mindset, propelling clients into
a life of serenity & abundance.
Get her Free monthly ezine,Timber!, at http://www.chooseemotionalfreedom.com / http://www.eftpreneur.com