Today we are talking about the stress epidemic and how stress is making us age prematurely. Not only will we talk about the causes, we will give you tips on how to tone down your own stress and live again

In this episode we discuss: 

• Describe the physiological changes the body undergoes when it is stressed.
• Discus the “on” factor – phones, emails, growing to-do lists, overscheduling
• Blue light and the effect on proper sleep
• Inflammation from chronic stress
• MSU
• What do we see our patients stressing over and how can we help them

Also, 

Common effects of stress on your body

• Headache
• Muscle tension or pain
• Chest pain
• Fatigue
• Change in sex drive
• Stomach upset
• Sleep problems
• Allergies

Common effects of stress on your mood

• Anxiety
• Restlessness or bad dreams
• Lack of motivation or focus
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Irritability or anger – quick to temper
• Sadness or depression

Common effects of stress on your behavior

• Overeating or undereating
• Angry outbursts
• Drug or alcohol abuse
• Tobacco use
• Social withdrawal
• Exercising less often

 We also talk about: 

• The link between exercise, yoga, meditation, prayer and stress reduction.
• How terrorism is causing low grade chronic stress and the health consequences
• How to NOT add to the stress at home or at work
• 90% of all illness starts as stress related
• Advice we can take from the older generations
• Foods that add to stress – sugar, processed carbohydrates
• Micronutrient deficiencies
• Overprescribing of anti-depressants
• Managing work hours – how and when to turn it off
• Benefits of journaling.

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Jennifer Marcenelle, MBA, RN, BSN, Board Certified Holistic Nurse specializes in burnout. She sits down with Judy Gaman of the Staying Young Radio Show for a special chat session on burnout.

• Learn what Burnout is
• Understand the causes
• Environmental causes of stress – EMF exposure
• Jennifer’s personal journey from burnout to burn bright!

Learn more about Jennifer Marcenelle at  www.burnbrighthealth.com

Learn more about Judy Gaman and the Staying Young Show at  www.StayYoungAmerica.com

Are you the kind of person who skips breakfast or lives for that midnight snack? When you eat could affect how fast you age. This is Judy Gaman and this is your Stay Young Medical Minute. Our cells depend on us to feed them and feed them at the right time. Eating a balanced breakfast, especially one that contains protein helps fuel the body and start the day off right. We need food at times when we utilize it the most. Therefore, eating right before bed is a no-no. Why? Because your body can’t metabolize it the same way and reacts in a way that causes cellular damage and inflammation. Inflammation, especially on a cellular level, is the root cause of most diseases. Keep a schedule that helps you help yourself – eat breakfast within the first hour os waking and your last meal at least 3 hours before you go to bed. You have the power to live a healthier future! Get started today by visiting STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM. Our website is loaded with valuable information on more than 100 different health topics. Your body will thank you, for visiting STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM.

Thank you for listening to the Stay Young Medical Minutes! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - https://survey.libsyn.com/stayingyoung2

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website at www.StayYoungAmerica.com, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!

Jennifer Marcenelle, MBA, RN, BSN, Board Certified Holistic Nurse specializes in burnout. She sits down with Judy Gaman of the Staying Young Radio Show for a special chat session on burnout.

• Learn what Burnout is
• Understand the causes
• Environmental causes of stress – EMF exposure
• Jennifer’s personal journey from burnout to burn bright!

Learn more about Jennifer Marcenelle at  www.burnbrighthealth.com

Learn more about Judy Gaman and the Staying Young Show at  www.StayYoungAmerica.com

How old do you feel? How old do you look? This is Judy Gaman and this is your Stay Young Medical Minute. If you’re looking or feeling old these days, it’s probably because you aren’t getting enough exercise in. Each day you should be taking about 10,000 steps. Unfortunately, most of us miss that mark. A good exercise routine includes flexibility, cardio, and muscle building. When you exercise regularly, you improve muscle tone, lose body fat, and reduce wrinkles. That’s right, you erase those age lines. Our body needs natural growth hormone to rebuild and maintain. The best way to get that is through regular exercise. What are you waiting for? Start tracking your steps to a younger you today. There's so much to know about living healthy... and that's why you can find all of our Medical Minutes and The Staying Young Radio Show at STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM. Let us help you live better, live longer! Join me, at STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM

Thank you for listening to the Stay Young Medical Minute! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - https://survey.libsyn.com/stayingyoung2

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website at www.StayYoungAmerica.com, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!

Jennifer Marcenelle, MBA, RN, BSN, Board Certified Holistic Nurse specializes in burnout. She sits down with Judy Gaman of the Staying Young Radio Show for a special chat session on burnout.

• Learn what Burnout is
• Understand the causes
• Environmental causes of stress – EMF exposure
• Jennifer’s personal journey from burnout to burn bright!

Learn more about Jennifer Marcenelle at  www.burnbrighthealth.com

Learn more about Judy Gaman and the Staying Young Show at  www.StayYoungAmerica.com

Did you know that most people who suffer from congestive heart failure also have a zinc deficiency too? This is Judy Gaman and this is your Stay Young Medical Minute. Our daily nutritional intake is so important. Minerals like zinc help our bodies stay strong and healthy. Without them we are more susceptible to everything from heart disease to the common cold. While foods like pumpkin seeds and beans have high levels of zinc, those that come from animal sources like grass-fed beef, pasteurized chicken, and swiss cheese are easier for our bodies to digest and pull the mineral our for effective use within our own bodies. Even shellfish is a good source of zinc, so mix it up, but be sure you have a number of high zinc containing foods each week. For more unique and useful health information on more than 100 different topics, visit STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM where you can also find my book, Aged to Perfection, How to Thrive to 100, Happy Healthy & Wise. Learn more, live more! at STAY YOUNG AMERICA DOT COM.

Thank you for listening to the Stay Young Medical Minutes! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - Survey

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!

Show Topic: Getting Back to What’s Important

Co-Hosts:  Judy Gaman, Walter Gaman, Mark Anderson

Guest: Sean Holmes

Segment 1:

Today’s show is all about getting out of the house, out of the office, and connecting with nature.

• How has the internet changed our lives? Health? Relationships?
• Are we all becoming shut ins? From the house to the car, to the office, to the car, and back home.
• Things we need to do each day to get a dose of nature.
• Top 3 reasons nature is important to health and staying young

DOC SHOCK

You may want to stop buying those cold cuts and beef jerky, or at the very least pick up ones that don’t contain nitrates, the chemical often used to cure meats. A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that nitrates in cured meats is linked to symptoms of mania, like racing thoughts, hyperactive behavior, and an inability to sleep. And their 1000 test subjects contained people with bipolar and other disorders as well as those that were free of any sort of preexisting mental disorders. I’m not shocked because these same nitrates are often responsible for migraine headaches, something we have long known.  Read more!

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Segment 2:

Today’s focus is all about connecting with nature and getting out and about, not just you, but your whole family. Today’s guest Sean Holmes, coming up shortly.

Immortal minute

Sean Holmes,founder of Collegiate Soccer Prep-- works with college-bound kids to help them get recruited to play soccer in college www.collegiatesoccerprep.com

Former Drake University Head Men's Soccer Coach. Was head coach for 17 years. Currently head coach of high school soccer team, Olympic Development Program Coach and Club Soccer Coach.

Kids are too sheltered from Nature

• Our children are the most protected generation in history. We make it more difficult if not impossible to fail. Parents are more involved than they've ever been and rare is the occasion when kids wander freely to the wildness that abuts the suburbs and cities we mostly inhabit. Our efforts to protect our kids from harm may, in fact, be backfiring on us. 
• When we raise kids unaccustomed to autonomy, they avoid the perils of risk, failure and hurt feelings. 
• Our society and economy need their future citizens and workers to be prepared rather than protected from all forms of adversity.

Nature is not real to many

• Nature has become an abstract concept for many. We can Google it, we can have a pretty photo of it as a screen saver, but ultimately nothing replaces the real thing. 
• Gone are the days of wandering the neighborhood with a buddy or two on your bike, or creek walking, searching for critters or treasure. 
• Free time is being eroded by organized play. Youth sports are a nearly 2-billion-dollar industry and growing. traveling teams start earlier and earlier. //Unsupervised is often equated with neglected. Kids need to have the freedom to explore. The belief, too commonly, is that when kids are on their own outdoors, they are potentially in harm’s way. 
• Another factor in the decline or rather the lack of encouragement of outdoor free time, is the fact that it is free and therefore is difficult to commercialize or monetize. No economic interests benefit from kids wandering around the neighborhood so nobody pushes to encourage more of it. When youth sports grow, equipment is sold. When the arts are encouraged, instruments are sold, teachers are paid, though not always well.

Segment 3:

Kids are too sheltered from Nature

• Our children are the most protected generation in history. We make it more difficult if not impossible to fail. Parents are more involved than they've ever been and rare is the occasion when kids wander freely to the wildness that abuts the suburbs and cities we mostly inhabit. Our efforts to protect our kids from harm may, in fact, be backfiring on us. 
• When we raise kids unaccustomed to autonomy, they avoid the perils of risk, failure and hurt feelings. 
• Our society and economy need their future citizens and workers to be prepared rather than protected from all forms of adversity.

Nature is not real to many

• Nature has become an abstract concept for many. We can Google it, we can have a pretty photo of it as a screen saver, but ultimately nothing replaces the real thing. 
• Gone are the days of wandering the neighborhood with a buddy or two on your bike, or creek walking, searching for critters or treasure. 
• Free time is being eroded by organized play. Youth sports are a nearly 2-billion-dollar industry and growing. traveling teams start earlier and earlier. //Unsupervised is often equated with neglected. Kids need to have the freedom to explore. The belief, too commonly, is that when kids are on their own outdoors, they are potentially in harm’s way. 
• Another factor in the decline or rather the lack of encouragement of outdoor free time, is the fact that it is free and therefore is difficult to commercialize or monetize. No economic interests benefit from kids wandering around the neighborhood so nobody pushes to encourage more of it. When youth sports grow, equipment is sold. When the arts are encouraged, instruments are sold, teachers are paid, though not always well.

Segment 4:

 Medical Mania Trivia

1. T or F. Aging affects your ability to taste and smell (T. Medications and past illnesses both contribute to this)
2. At what age do migraine sufferers generally see this heath issue completely go away? (70. Only 10% of all women and 5% of men who were migraine sufferers still have issues after age 70)
3. Trick question. As you age, your BMI may change even if your weight doesn’t. Why? (Because your height goes down, roughly an inch by retirement age.)
4. Can you tan the palms of your hands? (No)
5. If you had to lose a finger, which one could you lose without losing most of your ability to reach, grab, and function? (According to hand surgeons, the index finger)

Open discussion

DEMENTIA DEFENDER

LAST WEEKS RIDDLE WAS: Your friend gives you five dollars to buy something that: you can eat, you can drink, you can plant, and you can feed the cow.  What do you chose to buy?

A: A watermelon.  You can eat it, drink it, plant the seeds, and feed the rinds to the cow.

This week’s riddle:

You are told to empty one bottle of milk and one bottle of water into a bowl.  The two can't mix and you need to be able to separate them again.  You are not allowed to add anything else to bowl to help divide the liquids.  How do you do this?

End Show

Thank you for listening to the Staying Young Show! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - Survey

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!

Summer heat can weigh heavy on your health. This is Judy Gaman and this is your stay young medical minute. With record high temperatures, it’s not just about comfort, it’s about health. We all need to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids, but there’s even more to consider in the dead of summer. Even what clothing you wear can affect you. Put away the synthetic fibers and tight clothing and instead wear fabrics that breathe, such as cotton. This helps you stay cooler because the air can circulate, but this air movement will also help prevent heat rash and yeast infections. And while you may be on a summer diet, eating frequent snacks, rather than heavy meals will keep from taxing your system and raising your body’s natural heat. Start and end your day right with a cool refreshing shower. Hot showers can actually increase your body temperature and make it harder to cope throughout the day. This Stay Young Medical Minute is brought to you by a leader in preventative medicine. Learn what a trip to the Lone Star state can do for you. Visit EMTexas.com that’s EMTexas.com

Thank you for listening to the Staying Young Medical Minute! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - Survey

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!

Are you team milk chocolate or team dark chocolate? This is Judy Gaman and this is your stay young medical minute. Most people have a preference of which chocolate they prefer. If you’re team dark chocolate, you win. Dark chocolate has far more health benefits and the darker the better. Unlike Milk chocolate, which is usually made with high amounts of sugars and additives, dark is filled with the good stuff. In just a little over 3 ounces, it provides 19% of recommended daily iron intake, as well as 25% of copper and 16% of magnesium. Dark chocolate also contains prebiotic fiber, just what the good bacteria in your gut need to survive. Milk chocolate lovers, maybe it’s time you came over to the dark side. This Stay Young Medical Minute is brought to you by a leader in preventative health and wellness, Executive Medicine of Texas. Learn what a trip to the Lone Star state can do for you. Visit EMTexas.com that’s EMTexas.com

Thank you for listening to the Staying Young Medical Minute! With all the mixed messages on health, you need information that you can use and that you can trust. Listen in as the experts discuss all topics health related. It's time to STAY YOUNG and stay healthy! Each week we tackle a topic and often with leading scientists, best-selling authors, and even your favorite celebrities! As a listener of our show, your input is important to us. Please take a moment to fill out this quick survey so we can serve you better - Survey

For more information on The Staying Young Show, please visit our website, and subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

You can also reach out to our host, Judy Gaman on www.judygaman.com for book purchasing, and speaking opportunities in your area!