1 Therapy of Pain MediationPower Peace Purpose An Evidenced Based Therapy of Pain Mediation
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3 You Already Know That Stress
4 Is one of the leading negative factors in morbidity and mortality!
5 Is stress always the villain?
6 Hormetic Reactions
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8 Hunger! Hunger! Fear!! Does eating kangaroo make me jumpy?Let’s see now how many carbs am I allowed? Wasn’t there a Starbucks around here? Fear!!
9 Scientific Definition
10 Stress Response SystemCorticotropin releasing hormones into blood vessels that feed the pituitary releasing adrenocorticotropic hormone into the blood stream
11 And then – it can kill you!Stress is linked to: Heart Disease Sleep Disorders Hypertension Auto Immune Disease Cancer Lung Ailments Diabetes Accidents Gastro-Intestinal Disease Cirrhosis Reproductive Disorder Mental Illness And then – it can kill you!
12 The DNA in the chromosomes wrap around groups of proteins called Histones. Chemical modifications created by pollutants or stress like methyl will impact how tightly wrapped or bunched up it will be. Genes in tightly wound areas for example get hidden from proteins that switch on gene activity.
13 Allostasis
14 Natural Response
15 Fear
16 Chronic Questions of FailureWHAT IF...?
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18 Anger
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20 Peak End Rule
21 Duration Neglect
22 Elevated PSA’s 1. Change in the neuro-chemical environment2. Weakening of synaptic connections 3. Stress chemicals release from brain stem 4. Glucocorticoids release from adrenal glands A. switches off neurons in the prefrontal cortex B. primal areas such as basal ganglia ramp up habitual emotional responses cravings …. addictive behaviors
23 Pyramidal Cells Neurological Executive Center Reaches into the deep brain structures that control: Emotions Desires Habits Perception Focus Assures the amygdala (fear center) that all is well 
24 Medical investigators discover new source of liquid assets.Overcoming Stress Medical investigators discover new source of liquid assets.
25 psychologically induced Chronic oxidative stress compromises telomereintegrity and accelerates the onset of senescence in human endothelial cells David J. Kurz1,3,*, Stephanie Decary1,*, Ying Hong1,2, Elisabeth Trivier1, Alexander Akhmedov3 and Jorge D. Erusalimsky1,2,‡ 1Department of Medicine, University College London, 5 University Street, London, WC1E 6JF, UK
26 NPRJ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Harvard School of Public Health: The Burden of Stress in America, March 5-April 8, 2014
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28 10 Year Mortality Gap in the U.S. Based Upon SES
29 A major factor: Stress
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32 Are You Feeling Better Now?Now that you know that stress will kill you, but not before it totally messes up your life. . . Are You Feeling Better Now?
33 This is a “TEN”
34 Pain is Memory Phantom Pain
35 = One Hundred Trillion Synaptic Connections100 Million Neurons 100 Billion Neurons Each Neuron Has Over 1,000 Connections Each Neuron Has Over 1,000 Connections = One Hundred Trillion Synaptic Connections = One Hundred Trillion Synaptic Connections
36 We Become Our Pain I have cancer I am depressed I am angry I am short
37 Tension is a Wall
38 American Institute of StressTo evaluate the relative stress level of individuals, a group of scientists at the University of Oxford have devised a system that associates hyper-attentiveness with cortisol levels.
39 You will be shown a picture of two, almost identical adult dolphins for exactly twenty seconds.Please look for any differences between these two mammals and count the differences you see. The more attentive to those minor differences, the more prone to stress you are. …Ready?
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41 You have to laugh sometimesStressing Stress Can Get Very Stressful
42 Neurotics, Psychotics and Therapists
43 Simple Ways to Enhance RelaxationUsing positional maneuvers that you can do simply at your desk.
44 Power Peace Purpose
45 Power Breathing
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47 Breath Brake®
48 Biofeedback
49 We All Carry Baggage
50 Does the name Pavlov ring a “bell?”
51 What Are Your Triggers?
52 The Physiological Changes That Come With Focused Breathing:Lowered blood pressure and heart rate Reduced amounts of cortisol Reduced lactic acid build up in muscle tissue Balanced levels of O2 and CO2 in the blood Improved immune system function Increased physical energy Enhanced feeling of calm and wellbeing
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54 You create your own flowWhen you learn to let go You create your own flow
55 Trypanaphobia
56 Push Is Weak – Pull is Powerful
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61 PEACE
62 It’s an opportunity! This is not a problem If we are really good…It is a challenge If we are really good… It’s an opportunity!
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65 A message inspired by Bernard Johnson, age 10“Optimism does not mean that everything is going to be great. It means that we can respond to everything with greatness!” A message inspired by Bernard Johnson, age 10
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71 What is the power of a child with cancer?
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