After my trip to Boulder Creek, CA to visit the home of HearthMath, I am even more inspired by their amazing products and the science behind the heart of their work. Here at SMS, I am offering Stress Management Consultation including the use of HearthMath’s biofeedback device, the emWave. This device gives you instant feedback to see how your stress response moves quicly in and out of coherence.

I am attaching a featured article sent directly from HeartMath’s Kim Allen:

Just imagine what life would be like with less stress! Perhaps you would be calmer. Maybe you’d not worry as much or feel as anxious. You just might have more time for the things you enjoy doing, with the people you care the most about. Or, for some of you, you’d finally get a good night’s sleep.
If these are not good enough reasons to start doing something about the stress in your life, here’s another one: Every time you experience a stressful event, 1400 biochemicals are released throughout your body and one in particular, cortisol, can accelerate aging.
While cortisol is necessary for a variety of things, including the production of cholesterol which together with cortisol fuels the body, it’s also known as the stress hormone. And when you experience chronic stress, you can have too much of it.
One bad day at the office won’t hurt. But every stress-related burst of cortisol in response to the traffic, the deadlines or that guy in your department who drives you crazy accumulates in your system. And eventually, over time, the ratio of cortisol to DHEA, the vitality or anti-aging hormone, gets out of whack.
Here’s a partial list of what can happen with chronically high cortisol and low DHEA levels:
 1. Brain cell death  (Kerr et al., 1991; Sapolsky, 1992)
 2. Impaired memory and learning  (Kerr et al., 1991; Sapolsky, 1992)
 3. Decreased bone density; increased osteoporosis (Manolagas, 1979)
 4. Reduced muscle mass (Beme, 1993)
 5. Reduced skin growth and regeneration  (Beme, 1993)
 6. Impaired immune function  (Hiemke, 1994)
 7. Increased blood sugar  (DeFeo, 1989)
 8. Increased fat accumulation around waist / hips (Marin, 1992)
So next time you feel angry, frustrated or irritated, remember all that is at stake. And then give your DHEA levels a boost: Take a deep breath and recall a positive or fun time in your life and attempt to re-experience it. Doing so is quicker, cheaper and longer lasting than a couple of hours at the spa!
Take care,
Kim Allen

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