Advanced Family Medicine

Stressed? Use These 4 Simple Simple Techniques to Gain the Upper Hand Stress and anxiety are challenges that nearly every one of us face at some point in our lives. After all, modern life is filled with things that can pull us in a million different directions, until we feel like we’re constantly playing catch up. In fact, 77% of Americans regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress, 48% feel their stress has increased over the past five years, and a whopping 1/3 of us feel we’re living with “ extreme stress .” Clearly, stress is a big problem that needs to be handled in order to maximize our physical and mental wellbeing. But how? Dealing with Stress Whenever we  experience stress , the key to healthy management is based squarely on our perception. In other words, when stress occurs, we’re basically left with only 2 decisions: We take responsibility for our stress by honestly asking ourselves how we got into this situation, and what we can learn from it, ...

The Very Real Physical Effect of Anxiety & Tension on Your Child In today’s modern age,  stress is a very real part of most people’s lives , and is something that can be experienced at work, at home, and even at play. But while these types of external stressors can often be alleviated by simply removing yourself from the situations, mental stress is much more insidious. This is because we as humans are often the cause of our internal tension, which can be brought about by a wide variety of factors, but which is immensely more difficult to escape from. And when your body consistently undergoes stress without any form of relief, it turns into  distress , which can manifest itself physically and result in chest pain, upset stomach, headaches, and elevated blood pressure, and can even make existing diseases worse. In fact, according to  WebMD : 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress 75%-95% of all doctor's office visits are for stress-rel...

Serenity Now! Getting to the Root of Stress None of us seek to be stressed, but more often then not it finds us; a car accident, unexpected bill, and your daughter’s boyfriend. We at  AFM  are no strangers to stress, and we are here help you navigate the difficult times. It has been our experience that taking the appropriate steps early on makes all the difference in mitigating the effects of stress. However, hardly anyone comes to us seeking help for stress, instead patients come in with symptoms indicative of more serious problems; chest pains, shortness of breath, heart palpitations etc. They may think they are having a heart attack, and while it is a relief to find they are not, they may well be on there way to having one if they are not careful. When this happens we never want to send the patient away with only a pat on the back and a couple of aspirin. Instead we are dedicated to helping our patients decipher their symptoms to find the underlying cause(s) of th...