How Challenging Can Stress Be?

Stress is a psychological and physiological response to events that upset our personal balance in some way. In small doses, stress can actually be a good thing. It provides a gentle “push”, helps us stay focused or alert, and can motivate our best effort. Prolonged stress, however, may take a serious toll on our mental and physical health and well-being.

Recent research suggests that anywhere from 60 to 90% of illness is stress-related (NIH).
Stress has also been linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis and suicide (NIH).
Stress is also expensive. It costs American industries more than $300 billion annually in lost productivity and workers compensation benefits (The American Institute of Stress).

Stress Response: The "fight-or-flight" Reaction

Whenever our body senses danger, the hypothalamus (part of the brain) triggers a chemical alarm that lets loose a cascade of biological changes. Our sympathetic nervous system responds by releasing a flood of adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol. These stress hormones cause almost instant increases in heart rate and blood flow. Blood vessels constrict, pupils dilate, and blood sugar ramps up. Simultaneously, non-essential body processes are suppressed: the digestive and reproductive systems slow down, growth hormones are switched off and the immune response is inhibited. The more the stress response is activated, the harder it is to shut off. Prolonged exposure increases the risk of: heart disease, obesity, infection, anxiety, depression, pain, addiction, memory problems and more.

Relaxation Response: the Body Heals Itself

Avoiding stress is challenging, but we can counteract it by learning how to evoke the relaxation response. This is a state of deep rest that can bring our system back into balance, reducing stress hormones, slowing down our muscles and organs, and increasing blood flow to the brain. The relaxation response brings a renewed sense of well-being and vitality.

Morning Glory Wellness: Tools to Overcome Stress

We offer following stress reduction techniques including biofeedback, yoga, relaxation training, behavioral therapies, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, visualization, coaching and breathing exercises.

What is Biofeedback?

When we take our temperature or step on a scale, we are utilizing simple biofeedback systems which tell us about our weight and temperature. Biofeedback devices measure and “feed back” more subtle but highly important information about our body. This gentle, non-invasive technique allows the practitioner to get directly to the heart of the matter. The practitioner serves as an educator/coach, empowering clients to begin addressing necessary changes and learning new skills to restore balance and harmony in their daily lives.

How Does Biofeedback Help Stress?

Biofeedback trains us to more easily elicit the relaxation response when confronting stressors. Stress comes at us from a vast number of sources each day: social pressures, environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, allergens, pathogens, emotional disturbances, trauma, injuries, etc. By identifying which stressors are most reactive for a given individual, we can better assist the client in managing stress. At the same time, we help individuals enhance their body’s natural healing proceses.

Who Benefits From Biofeedback?

Virtually everyone can benefit from Biofeedback. Anyone who encounters the signs and symptoms of stress, pain or illness (including children, elders, and even animals) can feel better and achieve more optimum health! Athletes and executives alike use Biofeedback to train their bodies and minds for peak performance. The esteemed Mayo clinic’s own research finds that Biofeedback may also have the potential to assist clients whose condition has not responded to medication. Those who want to be in charge of their own healing process - while being monitored with measurable feedback – are also candidates for Biofeedback. The Mayo study further indicated that in some instances Biofeedback may help to reduce the need for medications. (mayoclinic.com/health/Biofeedback/SA00083)

What Specific Ailments Respond to Biofeedback?

As a result of proper stress management and wellness consultations clients often find relief from the following symptoms:

Migraines/ Headaches
Digestive disorders
Cardiovascular problems
Circulatory disorders
Pain
ADD/ADHD
Memory Loss
Anxiety/ Depression

What is the Science Behind Quantum Biofeedback?

Science has shown us that the body is indeed electric and can be measured and assessed via responses to impedance, amperage, voltage, capacitance and inductance. The accuracy and reliability of the EPFX System is based on decades of research conducted in the field of bioenergetics, bio-response and EDS (electro-dermal screening). Quantum Biofeedback, the EPFX system, is the most comprehensive and profound system currently available. It is leading the way to non-invasive, drugless relaxation for stress and pain management.

How Does the EPFX Device Work?

The EPFX (Electro Physiological Feedback Xrroid) is a state-of-the-art biofeedback device which addresses the stressors of today’s lifestyle and environment by:

Resonating - During scanning, the EPFX resonates with thousands of energetic signatures for 1/100th of a second each, recording the degree to which the body reacts.
Measuring - The EPFX measures voltage, current potential, and skin resistance. These changes give us reactivity profiles which allow for stress detection, providing results within minutes as opposed to days and weeks.
Comparing -The EPFX compares the tri-vector resonances of the body – a complex mathematical calculation relating voltage, amperage and resistance – with over 10,000 energetic signatures.
Giving Feedback - The EPFX feeds back a client-directed auto-focusing GSR (Galvanic Skin Resistance) signal, offering us a sort of sixth sense which allows us to “see” or “hear” the physiological stress and relaxation responses inside our bodies.

What Does Quantum Biofeedback Feel Like?

Many clients experience a state of deep relaxation, general sense of well-being. Some feel immediately energized, while for others, the effects are more subtle. It may look a bit odd having straps attached to your ankles and wrists, but it is absolutely pain-free.

Who is Using Quantum Biofeedback and the EPFX?

Thousands of health care practitioners every continent worldwide use the EPFX daily. These practitioners include MDs, Veterinarians, Chiropractors, Psychologists, Hypnotherapists, Dentists, Social Workers, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, Naturopaths, Homeopaths and Research Institutes as well as individuals who seek personal relaxation, stress and pain management.

Disclaimer

Neither biofeedback practitioners nor biofeedback devices are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical, psychological or nutritional condition, disease or disorder. Biofeedback is not a substitute for effective standard medical or psychotherapy treatment. You are advised to continue ongoing medical treatment and therapies until otherwise advised by your psychotherapist, physician or medical practitioner. While research shows that biofeedback may be effective for stress management, hypertension, pain and more, there is no guarantee that it will be effective in every case.