Podcast 127: Conquer your Stress With Mind/Body Techniques with Dr. Kathy Gruver

Dr. Meaghan welcomes Dr. Kathy Gruver, PhD to Beyond the Basics Health Academy.  Dr. Gruver joins us today to talk about the connection between the mind and body and the role of stress in disease and dysfunction.

It is thought that 60-80% of doctor's visits are due to stress-related illnesses.  Dr. Gruver talks to us about how stress perception is really at the wheel for a lot of the dysfunction that we experience.

In this podcast, we discuss

The role stress has on our lives How our thoughts can change our response to stress What research has showed us about the effects of prayer Different alternative and holistic techniques that can help us deal with stress

Things mentioned in this podcast

Dr. John Sarno Book  Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection Website Facebook Dr. Kathy's Blog about Conquering Stress

Thanks so much Dr. Kathy Gruver for coming on the show.