The Mind-Body Cure

The Mind-Body Cure
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“An accessible, concise, systematic, and comprehensive primer on wellness and healing.”—Dr. Gabor Maté, MD, author of When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress Do you regularly experience chronic pain, anxiety, fatigue, gut issues, or other symptoms of chronic stress? The Mind-Body Cure will teach you how to manage your stress hormones and eliminate chronic stress in 7 simple steps. In The Mind-Body Cure, Bal Pawa, MD shares her own story of chronic pain following a tragic car accident. Only when she recognized how stress hormones were disrupting every system in her body, from digestion to immunity to sleep, was she able to reclaim her health. Having healed herself—and many patients since—Dr. Pawa now shares the secrets to long-lasting health and wellness in The Mind-Body Cure. Most people today are familiar with chronic stress—whether it’s family or work pressures, the anxiety we experience each day never seems to end. It may even feel like we’re always in fight-or-flight mode. As Dr. Pawa explains, the continuous and excessive release of stress hormones in our bodies are behind 75 percent of visits to a doctor's office. What if we could manage our stress and its harmful side effects with easy and affordable tools? The Mind-Body Cure teaches you to do just that.  Dr. Pawa’s original REFRAME Toolkit offers 7 simple ways to reduce chronic stress, including making specific changes to your diet, sleep, exercise habits, and more tools including meditation and mindfulness techniques. Interweaving evidence-based science with practical advice to calm your mind, The Mind-Body Cure helps you move from primitive fight-or-flight mode to send healing hormones into your body instead. Praise for The Mind-Body Cure “What a wonderful combination of medical smarts with heartfelt practical wisdom! Comprehensive, full of examples, and always so useful, The Mind-Body Cure is an excellent book.”— Rick Hanson , Ph.D., New York Times -bestselling author of Budda's Brain, NeuroDharma, Just One Thing “Dr. Pawa moves mind-body medicine from the margins to the mainstream. Written with compassion, dedication, and rigorous science, this book is the definitive guide to holistic health—both for those who know the mind’s power to help heal the body and for those who have yet to discover it.”— Shimi Kang , MD, psychiatrist, and bestselling author of The Dolphin Parent and The Tech Solution “Dr. Bal Pawa is a compassionate physician who successfully integrates recommendations for the mind and body. She helps us realize that our thoughts can be our reality, especially when it comes to our health. And she explains how hormones affect our sleep, immune system, and emotions and how we can support them for optimal health.”— Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe, author of A Smart Woman’s Guide to Hormones

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Bal Pawa. The Mind-Body Cure

The Mind-Body Cure

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1.Mind Your Mind

SELF-ASSESSMENT

MIND MATTERS

The Mind as Distinct from the Brain

UNDERSTANDING MINDSET

How Mindset Affects Our Health

➤ Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset

➤ Health Mindset

➤ Illness Mindset

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTH MINDSET

➤ My Story

Upgrade Your Inner Dialogue

➤ Stop, Observe, Detach, Affirm

➤ Surround Yourself with Positive Role Models of Health

➤ Be Passionate

➤ Be Persistent

➤ Practice Self-Compassion and Kindness

➤ Be Open and Curious

➤ Practice Mindfulness

The Benefits of a Healthy Mindset

CONCLUSION

2.Mind Your Brain

SELF-ASSESSMENT

BRAIN FUNCTION AND ANATOMY 101

Our Voluntary and Involuntary Brain: The Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems

➤ Homeostasis: Balancing the Gas with the Brakes

Understanding Stress Hormones and the Brain

➤ Our Intel Processor: The Hypothalamus

➤ The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

How Stress Affects Our Health

➤ Direct Effects of Chronic Stress on the Brain

➤ Indirect Effects of Chronic Stress on the Brain

HOW TO SHORT-CIRCUIT STRESS HORMONES AND CREATE A HEALTHY BRAIN

Tap into Your Conscious Brain

➤ Turn a Negative Bias into a Positive One: Story, Savor, Smile

➤ Train Your Brain

➤ Neurobic Exercises

➤ Slow Down the Nervous System

The Benefits of a Healthy Brain

CONCLUSION

3.Mind Your Breath

SELF-ASSESSMENT

BREATHING ANATOMY 101

Normal Breathing

➤ Automatic versus Conscious Breathing

UNDERSTANDING STRESS HORMONES AND ABNORMAL BREATHING

How Stress Affects Our Breathing ➤ Asthma

➤ Hyperventilation Syndrome and Panic Attacks

➤ My Story

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY BREATH MINDSET

Re-set Your Autonomic Nervous System through Deep, Controlled Breath

➤The Breath, Mind, Word Method

➤ Controlled Breathing

➤ Use Guided Breathing Exercises

The Benefits of Controlled Breathing

CONCLUSION

4.Mind Your Gut

SELF-ASSESSMENT

GUT ANATOMY 101

The Gut as a Barrier and Defense against Disease

The Gut as a Second Brain

UNDERSTANDING STRESS HORMONES AND OUR GUT DYSFUNCTION

How Stress Affects Our Gut Function ➤ Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

➤ Peptic Ulcers

➤ Dysbiosis

➤ Irritable Bowel Syndrome

➤ Inflammatory Bowel Disease

➤ My Story

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY GUT MINDSET

Eat a Healthy Diet

➤ Heal and Repair with the 5R Gut Program

➤ Break the Cycle of Emotional Eating

➤ Choose and Eat Your Food Mindfully

➤ Increase the Frequency and Intensity of Your Exercise

The Benefits of a Healthy Gut

CONCLUSION

5.Mind Your Movement

SELF-ASSESSMENT

EXERCISE 101

Voluntary and Involuntary Movement

Movement as a Stimulus for Body Integration and Resilience

Movement as the Impetus for Muscle Cell Growth

STRESS HORMONES AND RESTRICTED MOVEMENT

How Stress Affects Our Movement

➤ Muscle Tension and Joint Stiffness

➤ Psychomotor Retardation

➤ Strains, Sprains, and Other Injuries

➤ Insulin Resistance and Weight Gain

➤ Muscle Wasting (Sarcopenia)

➤ Chronic Muscle Pain

➤ My Story

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY MOVEMENT MINDSET

Exercise Your Muscles

➤ Commit to the SMUFLD Formula

➤ Do What You Love with People You Enjoy

➤ Stay Positive and Celebrate Your Successes

The Benefits of Healthy Movement

➤ Decreased Stress

➤ Improved Memory

➤ Improved Pain

➤ Improved Mood and Sleep

➤ Reduced Inflammation

CONCLUSION

6.Mind Your Heart

SELF-ASSESSMENT

ANATOMY OF A HEALTHY HEART

The Heart as a Transportation Network: Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries

The Heart as a Communication Network: Electrical, Neurological, and Biochemical Pathways

UNDERSTANDING STRESS HORMONES AND OUR HEART

How Stress Affects Our Heart

➤ Hypertension

➤ Heart Attack

➤ Stroke

➤ Arrhythmia

➤ My Story

➤ Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY HEART MINDSET

Regulate Your Heart Rate

➤ Quit Smoking

➤ Choose a Heart-Healthy Diet

➤ Make Regular Exercise a Priority

➤ Aim for Seven to Nine Hours of Quality Sleep Every Night

The Benefits of a Healthy Heart

CONCLUSION

7.Mind Your Sleep

SELF-ASSESSMENT

SLEEP 101: NORMAL SLEEP CYCLES

UNDERSTANDING STRESS HORMONES AND DISORDERED SLEEP

How Stress Affects Our Sleep

➤ My Story

➤ Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia

➤ Obstructive Sleep Apnea

➤ Restless Legs Syndrome

➤ Fatigue

➤ Hormonal Fluctuations

➤ Weight Gain and Obesity

➤ Low Mood, Poor Concentration, and Lack of Adaptability

➤ Immune System Function and Sleep

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY SLEEP MINDSET

Reclaim Your Rest

➤ Improve Your Sleep Hygiene

➤ Use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

➤ Use Sleep Medications Sparingly, If at All

The Benefits of a Healthy Sleep Mindset

CONCLUSION

8.Mind Your Immune System

SELF-ASSESSMENT

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 101

The Origins of Immunity

The Immune System as a Three-Tiered Defense System

➤ First Line of Defense (Barriers)

➤ Second Line of Defense (General Infantry)

➤ Third Line of Defense (Tactical Unit)

UNDERSTANDING STRESS HORMONES AND COMPROMISED IMMUNITY

How Stress Affects Our Immunity ➤ Antibiotic-Resistant Diseases and Dysbiosis

➤ Autoimmune Diseases

➤ Food Allergies

HOW TO CULTIVATE A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM

Examine Your Immune Environment

➤ Follow an Anti-Inflammatory Diet

➤ My Story

➤ Cultivate Excellent Sleep Habits

➤ Use Meditation and Relaxation to Manage Stress Effectively

➤ Exercise Regularly

➤Adopt an Attitude of Gratitude and Positivity

The Benefits of a Healthy Immune System

CONCLUSION

9.The REFRAME Toolkit:

1. RE-SET

BMW Meditation

2. EXERCISE

3. FOOD

4. REST

5. ASSESS

6. MINDSET

7. EXAMINE

How the REFRAME Toolkit Can Help

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Gut Health Assessment

Appendix B: Supplements

WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS

FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS

MINERALS

SUPPLEMENTS FOR SLEEP

SUPPLEMENTS FOR ANXIETY

SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE GUT

SPECIAL FOODS/SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Notes. PREFACE

1. MIND YOUR MIND

2. MIND YOUR BRAIN

3. MIND YOUR BREATH

4. MIND YOUR GUT

5. MIND YOUR MOVEMENT

6. MIND YOUR HEART

7. MIND YOUR SLEEP

8. MIND YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

APPENDIX B: SUPPLEMENTS

Selected Bibliography. BOOKS

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

ONLINE ARTICLES AND VIDEOS

Index

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Heal Your Pain, Anxiety, and Fatigue by Controlling Chronic Stress

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Case Study: Jane and Carol

In my family practice many years ago, two unrelated patients, Jane and Carol, were diagnosed with breast cancer within a few weeks of each other. They were only a few years apart in age. Their biopsy results were coincidentally identical on the pathology report, so I referred them both to a well-known cancer specialist in the area. He ended up seeing them a few weeks apart.

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