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 "If you can't quite accept the idea that you can't blame metabolism, look at the latest research showing that high-strung people stay thin not because of metabolism, but simply because they fidget more and move around more than you do and therefore burn more calories. The study showed that sedentary people sat 163 more minutes a day than fidgety people, who took 7,000 more steps and expended 350 more calories per day—a nonrigorous form of exercise, perhaps, but one that does contribute to weight loss. And so, again, metabolism can't be blamed."- Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "Like I said, my mother's even more high-strung than me."
"She's how old?"
"Sixty-seven. She's got a touch of high blood pressure, and that older-age diabetes. Its not bad—no insulin, just diet and pills. Her mother had that, too. Her husband—my grandfatherwas alcoholic and died young in a car wreck. My older sister she's 45, she's real nervous, too." "Your father?"
"Don't know much about him. Mom and he divorced when I was three. I haven't stayed in touch. He smoked a lot, I hear."
"His parents?"
"Don't really know."
"Do you have children?"
"Two, their health is OK."- Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "I've always been high-strung, it runs in my family—my mother was even worse. But the last few years I've had so much stress, going through a divorce and financial troubles that won't quit. I've been smoking non-stop—over two packs a day. But even that doesn't seem to steady me enough. My regular doctor says to go on tranquilizers until it's over, but I went that route 20 years ago and damn near got permanently addicted. One addiction—the nicotine—is bad enough." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) |
 "A recent study found that a combination of 3 grams of arginine and 3 grams of lysine (another amino acid) daily reduced anxiety in high-strung people.
Dosage: For anxiety, try 1 gram of arginine three times daily. If this doesn't help, add 1 gram of lysine three times daily. Follow the same dosage for erectile dysfunction, but consider taking one dose about thirty to sixty minutes before intercourse. Always take arginine at least one hour before or after eating any food.
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Principal use: For anxiety, distractibility, and difficulty sleeping."- Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.) "We express the type and intensity of anxiety with a variety of words, including impatience, tension, jumpiness, agitation, nervousness, worry, apprehension, dread, fear, and panic. high-strung and jittery people are typically so anxious that they seem like stretched-out rubber bands that are about to snap. The now-antiquated term nervous breakdown referred to physical and mental exhaustion after prolonged, intense anxiety." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.) |
 "Most adaptogens can be beneficial for high-strung pets that are easily scared, anxious, or have neurotic behaviors. Ashwagandha, reishi, rhodiola, and schisandra are useful, as would be the nervine herbs.
For elderly or weakened pets that need to strengthen their immune systems, all adaptogens can be used to promote immune competence, including ashwagandha, astragalus, eleuthero, schisandra, rhodiola, rhaponticum, and dang shen.
Many companion animals are fed foods that are far from their original diet. This can lead to digestive problems."- David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.) |
 "Maybe you're just high-strung. If so, meditation is worth a try. It cultivates a calmness that eases anxious feelings and offers a sense of control. A study at the University of Massachusetts found that volunteers who took an eight-week meditation course were considerably less anxious afterward.
"People who are high-strung find that they are dramatically calmer with 20 minutes of meditation in the morning and another 20 minutes after dinner," says Dr. Heitler."- Prevention Magazine Health Books, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Women: Women Doctors Reveal over 2,000 Self-Help Tips on the Health Problems That Concern Women the Most (Get the book.) |
 "Stimulants may temporarily help someone who is tired or who has low energy, while sedatives may aid the high-strung or stressed individual, but I feel that drugs are rarely a good answer. They all affect your physical, mental, and emotional states. Short-term use may lead to weakened resistance to illness and make you more vulnerable to colds, flus, hepatitis, lung and skin problems, while long-range effects help create many of the degenerating and chronic diseases through toxin buildup in the body, and by weakening specific organs and systems."- Elson M. Haas, Staying Healthy With the Seasons (Get the book.) |
 "The individual is loquacious, jealous, high-strung, and suspicious. Excitability and a vivid imagination are typical, and the patient talks nonstop, jumping from one idea to another, sometimes even before finishing his sentence. Unwarranted suspicions and jealousies may arise, and he may believe that others are conspiring against him or that his lover has been unfaithful. Sadness that comes with the morning, especially upon waking, also is a common Lachesis symptom.
People who need Lachesis are sensitive to any type of restriction, psychological or physical."- Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman, Everybody's guide to homeopathic medicines (Get the book.) |
 "In moderate quantities, however, for high-strung and nervous people, nuts are calming. Valued as a restorative and warming food in both Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, nuts help build body mass and strength. The trick is how to determine the dose, and that will depend upon your ability to digest oil. Nuts are best used sparingly, if at all, by people with a compromised liver or digestive system, an overweight problem, or a sluggish condition (such as Candida, yeast, or viral problems, edema, tumors, or cysts). Such people would do best to favor the less fatty nuts."- Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) |
 "Mentally, high-nitrogen-excess people tend to go into shock from fear, sorrow, failures, operations, and accidents because their nerves are so out of balance and high-strung. In general, nitrogen-excess people tend to eat an excess of flesh foods, as a result of autotoxemia, which in turn weakens their emotional, physical, and immune systems.
Nitrogen-deficient people tend to be the opposite of conservative; they tend to have rash and compulsive behavior and are impatient and quick to judge and act. Their depressions are intense and their tact is minimal."- Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.) |
 "If you're a high-strung workaholic, try Nervain.
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• Try to retrain your jaw posture. Every few minutes, stop to ask yourself whether your jaw is clenched; if it is, relax it. Proper jaw position is slightly relaxed with your lips closed.
• Check your other postural habits. Do you tend to cradle the telephone between your jaw and shoulder? Do you slump forward at your desk? Try to sit up straight, as a general rule, and if you must speak on the phone for long periods, use a speaker phone or a headset.
• Clenching and grinding can be hard habits to break."- James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.) |
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