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Anxiety treatment over the last couple of decades of scarcely transformed until now. A large breakthrough as occurred with Havening therapy, this anxiety treatment allows the anxiety professional to help the client make changes that were utterly impossible before. Havening therapy is very similar to Exposure therapy.
Let's take a look at a couple of ways exposure can help an anxiety disorder.
In two ways exposure can be very helpful. If you have problems with people staring at you or avoiding you when you are in public situations it may be a great help to be in front of those people or situations slowly.
If you have phobia of heights it is possible that being on the roof or on a tall building can help reduce your phobia. The reason is that you are completely exposed to the fear. Once you are on a tall building or on a roof you are forced to face your fear.
In both cases you are exposed to your fears. Your doctor will tell you that you have to expose you to your fears, but that you should be in control. You should know what you can bear, and you should know what your limits are.
You should not force yourself. You should allow the therapist to help you learn the limits of your fear. In both situations the way the exposure therapy works is that you gradually go further and further into the thing that scares you. You may find that the fear only gets weaker after you do it, but you must keep going. The fears should get weaker and weaker until you can bear it no more. The moment you stop exposure therapy your phobia will rise to the top again.
When you first start with exposure therapy you may find that it has no effect at all. If your heart is still beating, you may feel as. Then you go back to your doctor and they will prescribe you the medication and you will go on your way with your phobia suppressed.
If you choose a good therapist for phobia therapy you will get results. If you don't choose a good therapist and simply dash off some notes to see a different one every week or month you will never get over your phobia and it will never go away.
You may find that you have to do some very intense exposures to get over your phobia. It may take a long time, or it may happen in a few sessions. I know a way that works very effectively. The key is to give yourself time and to be patient and thorough. The exposure is the key.
Get a piece of paper and write down everything that you feel when you are near the thing that you fear most. Now sit and go in front of your fear. Now keep feeling all that you feel.
Just go and sit in front of your fear and experience the fear. At this stage if you sit and go in front of your fear again you may feel it starting to slow down again.
At this point you should stop exposure therapy. You should still write down everything you feel.
Stage Two:
At this point you should move onto stage two. Don't do exposure therapy again. You will have to move onto the stage of CBT.
CBT:
CBT or cognitive behavioural therapy is another one of those therapeutic methods that have been used for a long time. It is actually designed to change your way of thinking, how you perceive things and how you react to certain events. The problem is that it's hard to explain to a person who has a phobia that they should do this therapy to change their mind. For this you have to show them how CBT works.
* Show them how thoughts work. They work on your brain. If you have a phobia of cats they will make your brain think cats are bad.
* Explain how a thought makes you perceive things. You must change how you think or how you perceive things before you can have a change in your phobia.
* Use a phobia as an example. You can use the fear of cats. When you read this you will see that a thought made you perceive cats as bad. This is how phobias form.
When you have a thought about a phobia you make your brain think something negative about it, * You must learn that. The question is how do you stop this from happening. The answer is to change the way you think.
The things that you must learn in CBT are very technical and very complex. This should not deter you from trying to cure your phobia.
If you have phobia of heights it is possible that being on the roof or on a tall building can help reduce your phobia. The moment you stop exposure therapy your phobia will rise to the top again.
If you choose a good therapist for phobia therapy you will get results. Just sit and go in front of your fear and experience the fear. The problem is that it's hard to explain to a person who has a phobia that they should do this therapy to change their mind.
Anxiety counseling over the last several decades of almost never improved until now. A massive breakthrough as attended Havening treatment, this anxiety treatment allows the anxiety professional to help the client make changes that were utterly impossible before. Havening therapy is very similar to Exposure therapy.
Let's take a look at a couple of ways exposure can help an anxiety disorder.
In two ways exposure can be very helpful. If you have problems with people staring at you or avoiding you when you are in public situations it may be a great help to be in front of those people or situations slowly.
If you have phobia of heights it is possible that being on the roof or on a tall building can help reduce your phobia. The reason is that you are completely exposed to the fear. Once you are on a tall building or on a roof you are forced to face your fear.
In both cases you are exposed to your fears. Your doctor will tell you that you have to expose you to your fears, but that you should be in control. You should know what you can bear, and you should know what your limits are.
You should not force yourself. You should allow the therapist to help you learn the limits of your fear. In both situations the way the exposure therapy works is that you gradually go further and further into the thing that scares you. You may find that the fear only gets weaker after you do it, but you must keep going. The fears should get weaker and weaker until you can bear it no more. The moment you stop exposure therapy your phobia will rise to the top again.
When you first start with exposure therapy you may find that it has no effect at all. If your heart is still beating, you may feel as. Then you go back to your doctor and they will prescribe you the medication and you will go on your way with your phobia suppressed.
The very important thing is to stick with your therapist. , if you choose a good therapist for phobia therapy you will get results.. If you don't choose a good therapist and simply dash off some notes to see a different one every week or month you will never get over your phobia and it will never go away. This is a bad method and not a good method.
You may find that you have to do some very intense exposures to get over your phobia. It may take a long time, or it may happen in a few sessions. However, I know a way that works very effectively. The key is to give yourself time and to be patient and thorough. The exposure is the key.
Get a piece of paper and write down everything that you feel when you are near the thing that you fear most. This could be a smell, a sight, a sound, or a sound and smell. Don't forget touch. It doesn't really matter as long as you write it all down. Now sit and go in front of your fear. Now keep feeling all that you feel.
Just go and sit in front of your fear and experience the fear. At this stage if you go and sit in front of your fear again you may feel it starting to slow down again.
At this point you should stop exposure therapy. You should still write down everything you feel.
Stage Two:
At this point you should move onto stage two. Don't do exposure therapy again. You will have to move onto the stage of CBT.
CBT:
CBT or cognitive behavioural therapy is another one of those therapeutic methods that have been used for a long time. It is actually designed to change your way of thinking, how you perceive things and how you react to certain events. The problem is that it's hard to explain to a person who has a phobia that they should do this therapy to change their mind. For this you have to show them how CBT works.
* Show them how thoughts work. They work on your brain. , if you have a phobia of cats they will make your brain think cats are bad.
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* Explain how a thought makes you perceive things. You must change how you think or how you perceive things before you can have a change in your phobia.
* Use a phobia as an example. You can use the fear of cats. When you read this you will see that a thought made you perceive cats as bad. This is how phobias form.
When you have a thought about a phobia you make your brain think something negative about it, * You must learn that. The question is how do you stop this from happening. The answer is to change the way you think.
The things that you must learn in CBT are very complex and very technical. This should not deter you from trying to cure your phobia. A lot of therapists are now using CBT and other methods in order to cure their patients. It is now being studied as a way to prevent these disorders from forming in the first place.
If you have phobia of heights it is possible that being on the roof or on a tall building can help reduce your phobia. The moment you stop exposure therapy your phobia will rise to the top again.
If you choose a good therapist for phobia therapy you will get results. Just go and sit in front of your fear and experience the fear. The problem is that it's hard to explain to a person who has a phobia that they should do this therapy to change their mind.
There is an ever increasing demand for anxiety therapy to provide specialist anxiety treatment those needing effective and urgent help. It has also been found that there is a lot of anxiety treatment available, you just need to know how to seek it out. The following anxiety information will show you how to get rid of anxiety and live with your stress at its worst, all thanks to your lifestyle.
1. Eat sensibly: Eat healthy and minimise the amount of junk food you eat. Jars of soda pop and chocolate bars are all included in the amount of junk food that we consume. They have no nutritional value and can aggravate your anxiety and trigger panic attacks.
2. Sleep: It is also important to sleep properly. , if you sleep disturbed you will likely experience panic attacks.. It is also important to sleep on regular schedules.
3. Limit your contact with people: It is important to limit your contact with people who you feel anxious towards. Don't be pressured to talk with certain people every day, as this can aggravate your anxiety.
4. Don't be rushed: Don't be rushed to do things that you find stressful. This is the best technique for the elimination of panic attacks.
5. Exercise: Exercise is the best technique for the relaxation of our body and mind. By exercising we can remove the accumulated stress from our body. The more we exercise the lesser our anxiety will be.
6. Relaxation: Relaxation is the technique used for the elimination of anxiety. It is best for people who can not relax by sleeping, exercising or by seeing certain people.
7. Meditation: Meditation is the technique used for the training of our mind. Meditation helps us to focus our mind on a certain thing and helps us to stay focused on that particular thing.
8. Meditation with mantra: Meditation with mantra is an advanced technique that helps us to train our mind to a certain mantra to help us to calm our mind. This technique is more suited for those who can not calm down by sleeping, exercising or by seeing certain people.
9. Yoga: Yoga is the technique used for eliminating the tensions from the body. This is the best technique for those who have back problems and have severe anxiety.
10. Socialize: Socialize is the technique used for helping the relaxation of the mind. This technique is best for those who can not relax by exercising or by sleeping, as their mind would be thinking about their panic attacks all the time. This technique is also not suitable for those who are easily bothered by different kinds of noises, stressful situations, and for those who are prone to seizures.
For the elimination of panic attacks, it is better for people who are having panic attacks to do the exercises mentioned in the previous paragraph. For people who do not have panic attacks, they can listen to relaxing music, meditate and chant a certain mantra to train their mind to a calm state.
There is an ever increasing demand for anxiety coaching to provide specialist anxiety treatment those needing effective and urgent help. The following anxiety information will show you how to eliminate anxiety and live with your stress at its worst, all thanks to your lifestyle.
They have no nutritional value and can aggravate your anxiety and trigger panic attacks.
For the elimination of panic attacks, it is better for people who are having panic attacks to do the exercises mentioned in the previous paragraph. For people who do not have panic attacks, they can listen to relaxing music, meditate and chant a certain mantra to train their mind to a calm state.
Sadly many people are afflicted with anxiety. Of course somebody suffering with anxiety doesn't know what's happening inside other people's heads, therefore they assume anxiety is normal, it is not. Anxiety can be controlled and even cured for around 300 pounds per year. You can receive private anxiety care from a variety of therapists who have trained in professional anxiety therapies.
I will be revealing the truth about anxiety in this article, which will show the main symptoms of anxiety and the anxiety cure. , if you are suffering with anxiety I strongly suggest you read on.
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Anxiety symptoms are a state of mind where people find it hard to feel good. People with anxiety seek reassurance of other people's good wishes and love.
The second main symptom of anxiety is nervousness. It is a state of mind where people don't feel like making decisions. They feel overwhelmed by the tasks they have to complete. The third symptom of anxiety is the feeling of being out of control of their own behavior. The anxiety attack can affect them to the extent that they become disoriented and completely disoriented. Anxiety can also turn into a panic attack because they have no control over their mind.
The first symptom of anxiety is an increase in heart beat. People with anxiety feel their heart beating faster, this can turn into hypertension, a heart attack, which will also lead to heartache.
The next symptom of anxiety is a sense of dread. People feel like they are having a heart attack, but this heart attack never happens. Anxiety sufferers feel like their heart is about to explode. People also feel like they have lost their cognition, which is their ability to think. Anxiety can also turn into confusion, because they feel they have lost their senses, which is their ability to perceive visual information. This symptom is the same as an anxiety disorder, the heart of anxiety.
The next symptom of anxiety is extreme sweating. Anxiety sufferers also experience feelings of discomfort in the chest area, sweat also becomes into drops and can drip into the hands, face and the neck. Anxiety can also cause loss of memory and hearing.
The last symptom of anxiety is a feeling of losing control and being uncoordinated. The people who develop this symptom are like they are going crazy.
Because they depend on the type of anxiety the person is experiencing, the symptoms of anxiety attack can vary. Anxiety can be identified by the feeling of fear, dread, trembling and a sense of impending doom. Anxiety attacks can cause the sufferer to have trouble breathing, feel dizzy, lose coordination, feel an uncontrollable fear and palpitation.
One other symptom of anxiety is the feeling of disconnectedness. It can lead to severe depression and suicidal thoughts, but these symptoms of anxiety can also occur in people with no anxiety disorder.
Causes of anxiety attacks
It is difficult to know exactly what causes anxiety attacks, but there are several factors that are usually considered to be factors causing anxiety attack. The ones considered to be causes of anxiety attacks is that the person is faced with a significant change in life. It may be a relationship break-up, birth of a baby, losing money or job, death of a loved one, etc. These events can cause a person to feel overwhelmed and have anxiety attack. Another cause of anxiety attack is that a person faced with a situation causes the person to feel alarmed. It may be any change in some stimuli can trigger an anxiety attack.
Of course somebody suffering with anxiety doesn't know what's happening inside other people's heads, therefore they assume anxiety is normal, it is not. The symptoms of anxiety attack can vary because they depend on the type of anxiety the person is experiencing. Anxiety attacks can cause the sufferer to have trouble breathing, feel dizzy, lose coordination, feel an uncontrollable fear and palpitation.
It can lead to severe depression and suicidal thoughts, but these symptoms of anxiety can also occur in people with no anxiety disorder.
It is difficult to know exactly what causes anxiety attacks, but there are several factors that are usually considered to be factors causing anxiety attack.
Psychiatric therapy is undergoing a change. It is becoming more accepted by people that if they have mental health problems then they need to see a therapist. Secondly the old way of thinking about mental health has changed. Historically psychotherapy concentrated on finding the core problem in somebody's life, if the problems didn't go away then they hadn't found a problem.
Today things are different. The focus is much more on the future and only dealing with the past where it is clearly interfering with the present. This has resulted in the uptake of a huge variety of new therapies such as solution focused therapy, NLP, Havening, memory reconsolidation, coherence therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and the list just goes on. Many of these new approaches have been rigorously validated for their effectiveness.
Many of the psychotherapies and interventions pioneered in the 1960s and 70s are now viewed as essentially outdated. The focus of treatment is now much more on the future than the past. A focus on coping styles has resulted in therapists focusing on the main issues and coping styles that are causing distress in a person's life. This may include a personality disorder, negative coping styles that are negatively impacting on your life, your marriage, your relationship or even your employment.
The old school approach to counselling is much more focused on behaviour modification. Behaviour modification is a method of modifying the way people behave in order to produce the desired outcome. One way you could do this is by asking the client to keep a diary in which you can enter different behaviours in the day and record how it goes with the different approaches. Another method you could use is a diary approach in which you write down a diary of your behaviours on a daily basis and analyse your behaviour towards your loved ones on a daily basis.
The new school of thought is much more interested in dealing with the issues raised in your diary, the way you write about your behaviours. If your behaviour is negative then one thing you could do is to stop doing it, if your diary entry is about getting your spouse to change their mind you could argue with them and tell them why they should change their mind and do it differently. Another thing you could do is to listen and accept others views. Another example is to help other get to know themselves and not be ashamed of who they are. One thing you could do is to help them take steps to change their behaviour. There are many interventions that you could do on a daily basis or weekly basis to make changes in your life.
There is now a focus on self development and helping you to take steps to make positive changes in your life. This approach does not have the same impact as dealing with issues from the present day. You might need to have different friends so that you have someone who will challenge you and talk to you in a different way.
Depression is a common problem, anxiety disorders are much more common. This can be caused by OCD, you might have heard it referred to as a disorder, but it's not. And if you are then you need to stop performing rituals and deal with the real causes of the anxiety and anxiety attack.
If you're having unwanted OCD like this then you should not perform rituals and deal with the causes of your anxiety and anxiety. Instead you need to stop performing rituals.
And then you need to ask yourself, does this make sense or do I have a legitimate fear or a legitimate need. And you need to stop performing rituals to stop having these unwanted thoughts. And instead you need to deal with what is causing these thoughts.
OCD is when you perform rituals to avoid having thoughts that you don't want. OCD does not mean you have to perform rituals. If you are performing rituals then you need to stop.
There are different approaches which can be used to prevent and to treat OCD. One is cognitive therapy, the other is medication. They are complementary in that when you are not performing rituals they work in combination. When you are performing rituals they work against the cognitive therapy, and. They both are different. And if you're not performing rituals then they work in the same way. There are many things which can help prevent OCD.
There is a combination approach which can help prevent OCD. This is a combination of cognitive therapy and medication. Then you have the combination of prevention and treatment of prevention, if you take cognitive therapy and you take medication. There are many approaches which can help prevent OCD.
There are medications which can help prevent OCD. This is what the big Pharma companies are pushing. This is what they are pushing for different markets. They are both powerful approaches but people in different environments should be aware of the differences. If you are taking cognitive therapy and you are taking medication then be aware that there is a difference. It's like you have two different treatments. One can be powerful approach. The other one should be a very minor approach.
If you take medication and cognitive therapy then it's actually quite a powerful approach. If you take cognitive therapy and medication then it's a very minor approach. And you should be aware of that.
Then you have the combination of prevention and treatment of prevention, if you are taking cognitive therapy and you are taking medication. Now this is very powerful. We should know that when you are not performing rituals then it's a very powerful approach. But if you are performing rituals then it's a very minor approach. And we should be aware of that.
This has resulted in the uptake of a huge variety of new therapies such as solution focused therapy, NLP, Havening, memory reconsolidation, coherence therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and the list just goes on. If you're having unwanted OCD like this then you should not deal and perform rituals with the causes of your anxiety and anxiety. OCD is when you perform rituals to avoid having thoughts that you don't want. OCD does not mean you have to perform rituals. And when you are performing rituals they work against the cognitive therapy.
John Nolan Sheffield Havening
Anxiety counselling has been transformed, paying attention to what actually works has led to much more successful and rapid treatments. Historically just talking about how you feel was thought to transform somebody's anxiety. It is now quite common for people to use anxiety counselees for various therapies.
Anxiety is an illness that has a genetic basis and is common in most people as they age. It may have a traumatic experience or a stressful event in your life that is still fresh in your mind. Because they have no idea what you feel, it is difficult for someone to understand the feelings that you feel and it is difficult for them to make you feel better. It can be hard for many people to understand that they might feel anxious but the world does not actually exist for them. They have difficulty believing that they can actually help you feel better. Even if you go to them for anxiety counselling, there is a possibility that you won't feel better.
When they leave, one of the main problems people have is that they tend to go to an anxiety counselee and they feel awful in the counselee and they feel even worse. They would like to go back but know they probably won't. It is almost as if they have been robbed of what they paid for. They have been told that it will take only 20 minutes and it takes six hours. Sometimes they have even been made to feel that they are 'crazy' and should just have a therapy and go session with somebody who understands what they feel and believe me, they would rather just be physically safe than take the time to learn something that will help them feel better and actually get better.
The point is that you are not alone and we are not crazy. As I said before, it is a genuine need and the world will not actually kill you if you take that risk.
Take action: Today, I would just like to say how sorry I am for you. Even though this is by no means a psychological test or a recommendation, I am an emotional counsellor and I know that you do not have to suffer in silence anymore. I would like to convey my condolences and best wishes for a quick and pain-free recovery.
It is difficult for someone to understand the feelings that you feel and it is difficult for them to make you feel better because they have no idea what you feel. Even if you go to them for anxiety counselling, there is a possibility that you won't feel better.
One of the main problems people have is that they tend to go to an anxiety counselee and they feel awful in the counselee and they feel even worse when they leave. Sometimes they have even been made to feel that they are 'crazy' and should just go and have a therapy session with somebody who understands what they feel and believe me, they would rather just be physically safe than take the time to learn something that will help them feel better and actually get better.
It is becoming more accepted by people that if they have mental health problems then they need to see a therapist. Historically psychotherapy focused on finding the core problem in somebody's life, if the problems didn't go away then they hadn't found a problem.
This has resulted in the uptake of a huge variety of new therapies such as solution focused therapy, NLP, Havening, memory reconsolidation, coherence therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and the list just goes on. Many of these new approaches have been rigorously validated for their effectiveness.
The focus of treatment is now much more on the future than the past. A focus on coping styles has resulted in therapists focusing on the main issues and coping styles that are causing distress in a person's life.
One way you could do this is by asking the client to keep a diary in which you can enter different behaviours in the day and record how it goes with the different approaches. Another method you could use is a diary approach in which you write down a diary of your behaviours on a daily basis and analyse your behaviour towards your loved ones on a daily basis.
The new school of thought is much more interested in dealing with the issues raised in your diary, the way you write about your behaviours. If your behaviour is negative then one thing you could do is to stop doing it, if your diary entry is about getting your spouse to change their mind you could argue with them and tell them why they should change their mind and do it differently. Another thing you could do is to listen and accept others views. Another example is to help other get to know themselves and not be ashamed of who they are. One thing you could do is to help them take steps to change their behaviour. There are many interventions that you could do on a daily basis or weekly basis to make changes in your life.
There is now a focus on self development and helping you to take steps to make positive changes in your life. This approach does not have the same impact as dealing with issues from the present day. You might need to have different friends so that you have someone who will challenge you and talk to you in a different way.
Depression is a common problem, anxiety disorders are much more common. This can be caused by OCD, you might have heard it referred to as a disorder, but it's not. And if you are then you need to stop performing rituals and deal with the real causes of the anxiety and anxiety attack.
If you're having unwanted OCD like this then you should not deal and perform rituals with the causes of your anxiety and anxiety. Instead you need to stop performing rituals. And you need to get help to deal with your OCD. You have to accept that you have a condition and seek help from people who are qualified in dealing with mental illness.
And then you need to ask yourself, does this make sense or do I have a legitimate need or a legitimate fear. And you need to stop performing rituals to stop having these unwanted thoughts. And instead you need to deal with what is causing these thoughts.
These are real problems which we have to deal with and this is not OCD. OCD is when you perform rituals to avoid having thoughts that you don't want. OCD does not mean you have to perform rituals. And if you don't want to perform rituals then you don't have to. If you are performing rituals then you need to stop. So it's a matter of education. We have to deal with these things and stop these things so that we can stop OCD. It's simple really.
They are complementary in that when you are not performing rituals they work in combination. And when you are performing rituals they work against the cognitive therapy. And if you're not performing rituals then they work in the same way.
There is a combination approach which can help prevent OCD. This is a combination of cognitive therapy and medication. If you take cognitive therapy and you take medication then you have the combination of prevention and treatment of prevention. There are many approaches which can help prevent OCD.
There are medications which can help prevent OCD. They are both powerful approaches but people in different environments should be aware of the differences. If you are taking cognitive therapy and you are taking medication then be aware that there is a difference.
This is actually very important. You have to understand what the difference is. Then it's actually quite a powerful approach, if you take medication and cognitive therapy. But if you take cognitive therapy and medication then it's a very minor approach. And you should be aware of that. What that difference is. So be aware of that.
We should know that when you are not performing rituals then it's a very powerful approach. If you are performing rituals then it's a very minor approach.
This has resulted in the uptake of a huge variety of new therapies such as solution focused therapy, NLP, Havening, memory reconsolidation, coherence therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and the list just goes on. If you're having unwanted OCD like this then you should not perform rituals and deal with the causes of your anxiety and anxiety. OCD is when you perform rituals to avoid having thoughts that you don't want. OCD does not mean you have to perform rituals. And when you are performing rituals they work against the cognitive therapy.
John Nolan Sheffield Havening practitioner
If you suffer from excessive anxiety, stress, or panic attacks you already know the price youre paying a restricted life, missed opportunities, and possibly damaged relationships. Now, a new study suggests you must take a natural remedy to prevent the disease from ruining your future. "We had to find a way to administer the pills to each person individually without any help. Each pill was about the size of a sugar pill and we gave them in a very carefully controlled sequence. That they could not be mixed together or given to someone who was not asking for them or doing well."
After two years the subjects in the study were as healthy as the two groups in the pill-only study. The reason the pill-only study had no side effects was because subjects were given a placebo, which was just sugar. Some though were sufering from anxiety and needed private anxiety counsellingto assist them continue. As expected, subjects in the pill-plus-vitamins group experienced some discomfort, but it was not severe or long lasting and did not stop the breathing. "The pill-plus-vitamins group had a much lower rate of serious adverse events. The pill-only group had an 18% rate of serious adverse events and the pill-plus-viqamins group had a 7% rate of serious adverse events," said study author Michael Mielke of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
* No nausea
* No headache
* No stomachache
* No high blood pressure
* No insomnia
* No dizziness
* No weakness
* No muscle pain
* Feeling well rested
* Less need for sleep
* No headache
According to study researcher Michael Mielke, "It's a very interesting study because it shows that the pill approach works, but the pill-plus-viqamins approach is more effective than the pill approach alone, at least for some people". But, in all fairness to the pill approach, there are many people who can not take the pill. "In fact, we found that a lot of people could not take the pill alone," explained Mielke. "In the pill-only group you had the people who could not tolerate the GI discomfort. People who were allergic to the other types of formulations. For people like that, the pill-plus-viqamins was a very good approach."
* Improvement in blood pressure was a significant finding of the study
* Improvement in heart rate variability was a significant finding of the study
* Improvement in mood was a significant finding of the study
We know from other studies that when you get to be older, your risk of suffering a stroke becomes higher. And that when you suffer a stroke, those risks stay around 1-2%.
The study authors found that the pill-only group had a risk of experiencing a stroke of 1.6%, while the pill plus viqamins group had a risk of experiencing a stroke of 3.9%. Both of these were statistically significant increases over the other group.
When they broke the results down by treatment, those taking the pill plus viqamins group had a 67% reduction in the risk of developing stroke, while those who took the pill-only group had a 33% risk of developing stroke.
The most significant finding of the study, noted researchers, was the fact that "Those taking pill plus viqamins had a 67% lower risk of stroke. The drug was as good as placebo for those at highest risk. It was no better than placebo in the lowest risk."
There you have it. If you are at high risk, you do just as well by not taking the medicine as by taking it.
And what's more, the drug appears to be more effective at preventing strokes, as opposed to helping them, than the combination of medicine. This would seem to show how important the prevention of strokes is. But wait! There's more.
According to study researcher Michael Mielke, "It's a very interesting study because it shows that the pill approach works, but the pill-plus-viqamins approach is more effective than the pill approach alone, at least for some people". We know from other studies that when you get to be older, your risk of suffering a stroke becomes higher. And that when you suffer a stroke, those risks stay around 1-2%. The most significant finding of the study, noted researchers, was the fact that "Those taking pill plus viqamins had a 67% lower risk of stroke. And what's more, the drug appears to be more effective at preventing strokes, as opposed to helping them, than the combination of medicine.
Coach John Nolan
https://johnnolan.uk
0114 299 8888