Stop Panic Attacks in 10 Easy Steps (eBook)

Using Functional Medicine to Calm Your Mind and Body with Drug-Free Techniques

Sandra Scheinbaum (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
144 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85701-192-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Written from a functional medicine perspective, ten simple steps to prevent panic attacks without the need for medication are clearly explained in this book. It includes behavioural strategies, cognitive behavioural therapy, breathing techniques, nutritional interventions and physical activity to overcome panic in the long-term.

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This step-by-step guide to preventing panic attacks provides simple strategies for stopping a panic attack on the spot and overcoming them in the long-term. Sharing her personal and professional experience of panic and anxiety disorders, clinical psychologist Sandra Scheinbaum presents tried-and-tested methods, including new cutting-edge approaches based on functional medicine. You will learn how to: - Understand what panic attacks are and recognise symptoms - Trust your body's own calming methods to control panic without the need for medication - Find your abdominal breath and relaxed breathing patterns - Let go of clenching and muscle tension through relaxation exercises and postural awareness - Use positive mental imagery and avoid irrational thinking - Find deep belly laughter, even in the midst of a panic episode - Eat well with calming foods and advice on supplements.The ten easy steps in this book will help readers to control their fight or flight response and overcome panic attacks naturally and permanently.

Autor

Dr Sandra Scheinbaum is a licensed clinical psychologist, Institute for Functional Medicine certified practitioner, board-certified senior fellow in biofeedback, certified yoga instructor, nutrition coach, and the Director of Feed Your Mind Wellness Programs. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University. A former panic sufferer, she has practiced mind-body medicine for over 30 years, successfully teaching hundreds of clients to overcome panic. She lives in Illinois and is the author of How to Give Clients the Skills to Stop Panic Attacks.

Inhalt

Preface. Step 1. Let Go of 'Fearing Fear'. Step 2. Recognize Panic as your Alarm System at Work. Step 3. Take Slow Belly Breaths. Step 4. Let Go of Clenching. Step 5. Imagine Something Good. Step 6. Think Rationally. Step 7. Distract Yourself. Step 8. Eat Calming Foods. Step 9. Use Nature's Medicine Chest. Step 10. Embrace Your Character Strengths. Appendix. Resources. Basic Recipes. 7-Day Strengths Diary.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2015
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Angst / Depression / Zwang
• Schlagworte: Anxiety • Breathing • Functional Medicine • Mindfulness • positive psychology • Stress
• ISBN-10: 0-85701-192-8 / 0857011928
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85701-192-3 / 9780857011923