Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine Mind-Body Medicine Allensbach Traditional European Medicine KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE, Dpt. for Internal and.

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

„Fight or Flight Response“

I made it!

vs. „Relaxation Response“

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

What happens in a stressful situation?

Thyroid gland

Heart

Liver

cortisol

day of jumpbefore

afterwards

testosterone

adrenalin

noradrenalin

growth hormone

Baseline

hormonal

parasympathetical

sympathetical

Pancreas

Entrails

Bladder

Testes

sacral

lumbal

thoracal

cervical

cranial

Pituitary gland

hypothalamus

spleenadrenal gland

Modified acc. to Rosenzweig et al., 1999

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

Tools of Mind/Body Medicine

- Lifestyle modification -

1. „Relaxation Response“

2. Cognitive Restructuring (to neutralize self-destructive thoughts)

3. Mediterranean diet

4. Daily exercise

5. Specific self-help strategies

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

Decrease of chest pain after Lifestyle-modification in coronary

patients

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KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

Patients with the GNB3 C825 T gene polymorphism show better

response to Lifestyle modification ...

This is important for the personalized anti-aging and

wellness strategy, but ...

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

You can ...I want to stay the way I am!

Team of Mind-Body Instructors

KLINIKEN ESSEN-MITTE,Dpt. for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine Traditional Chinese MedicineMind-Body Medicine AllensbachTraditional European Medicine

Integrative MedicineUniversity Essen

MainstreamMedicine

Mind/Body Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Integrative Medicine

... is patient orientated, effective, cost-effective,reduces drug side-effects and ...