The subtle yet effective strategy to soothe anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion, so it might not seem like a physical health issue. But it absolutely is.

Anxiety begins in the brain. Stress triggers neurotransmitters, which send messages to the part of your nervous system that controls how you react to pain and other stimuli.

Your heart rate then increases, your breathing becomes rapid, your muscles tense, and your body’s normal blood flow is diverted to your brain.

This fight-or-flight response serves us well as a survival mechanism. But when anxiety becomes chronic, it’s crucial to treat it before it starts taking a toll on your physical health.

Your body takes a beating from anxiety

Unidentified chronic anxiety is often at the root of many health conditions conventional doctors experience difficulty diagnosing. And it can be frustrating for both the patient and physician — especially if the cause of the condition remains a mystery after a host of blood work, tests, and scans.

And not knowing an effective course of action to take can be quite dangerous — and even fatal.

In fact, many studies have revealed the connections between chronic anxiety and physical health problems:

In research from the Nurses’ Health Study, women with high anxiety levels were nearly 60 percent more likely to have a heart attack, and more than 30 percent more likely to die of one compared to women with low anxiety.
In COPD patients, research shows that anxiety causes more frequent hospitalization and worsening lung function.
In a study of patients with digestive tract inflammation (gastroenteritis), researchers identified a link between anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
And in an investigation of data from the Women’s Health Initiative study, researchers found that women were three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke if they were prone to panic attacks.

This is just a handful of the many studies that reveal chronic anxiety as a potential driver of deadly health risks.

What’s worse, these risks can be amplified with the use of certain drugs, such as asthma inhalers, thyroid treatments, and diet aids. Excessive intake of caffeine or alcohol can also heighten the symptoms in someone who’s suffering from chronic anxiety.

A “brain massage” can melt away anxiety

Needless to say, the medical mainstream and Big Pharma offer a variety of anxiety-relieving medication. But they come with a laundry list of side effects — some of which are arguably worse than the anxiety itself.

A far better remedy for anxiety relief can be found in exercise or mind-body activities like yoga, tai chi, and meditation. But nothing is easier or more effective than using your own body’s ability to make sound.

In Jim Donovan’s Whole Body Sound Healing System Protocol, he notes that one of the normal responses to stress is a sensation of tightness in your chest. This is your body bracing itself in anticipation of danger.

“Sound,” Jim says, “helps your body ‘re-open’ itself after experiencing the tension of stress.” Jim compares this to massaging a sore muscle. But in this case, sound “massages” tension out of your brain and other organs you can’t put your hands on.

“Brain Humming” benefits increase daily

Jim has developed a unique approach to sound therapy. He calls it “Brain Humming.”

This simple method provides a completely natural (and free) way to melt away anxieties and tensions that build up in your body. Jim says, “The relaxation effects of sound let your body use its resources to replenish your health.”

In his own practice, Jim puts brief sound sessions to use several times a day. They may last anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. On rough days, when he feels stressed, he’ll extend those sessions as needed.

This technique is especially effective when you make it a daily habit, because, as Jim says, “The potency of healing with sound increases over time.”

To illustrate how this works, think about something that makes you happy. To explain, Jim uses a watermelon as an example.

Jim associates eating a sweet, juicy watermelon with being outside in the summertime and having fun with friends. So just thinking about watermelon gives him a little jolt of joy.

“All of these memories,” Jim explains, “are bundled together because they happened together. Thinking of watermelon triggers the feeling of happiness and memories of summertime.

“Our sound exercises work similarly. Feeling relaxation from the sound exercise builds similar bundles.”

It’s a great healthy habit to adopt. And the more you repeat the sound exercise, the more your brain will associate it with feeling good.

And Jim adds, “These new associations cause your brain and body to expect to feel relaxed and clearer as soon as you begin the exercise. The more you do the exercise, the quicker it works!”

Jim has developed a number of different ways to use Brain Humming, so in addition to anxiety relief, you can leverage his method to relieve headaches, alleviate depression, clear sinus congestion, achieve better sleep, and much more.

Click here to learn more about Jim Donovan’s one-of-a-kind online learning course, the Whole Body Sound Healing System Protocol. If you’d like to learn more or enroll today, just click here.

SOURCES

health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/anxiety_and_physical_illness
Anxiety and physical illness
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
May 9, 2018