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Here's help on how to stay calm!

Fear and anxiety are an unavoidable part of life. You may feel anxious before a dental appointment, or when you're walking alone down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful - it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out of the situation that caused it. But for millions of people around the world, the anxiety does not go away, and it can even get worse over time, with symptoms such as chest pains or nightmares. Some may even be afraid to leave home. These people have anxiety disorders.

Here's how to recognize the differences between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, courtesy of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America:

Normal Anxiety: Occasional worry about circumstantial events that may leave you upset, such as financial worries, family problems, or traffic jams

• Anxiety Disorder: Constant, chronic, and unsubstantiated worry that causes significant distress, disturbs your social life, and interferes with work

Normal Anxiety: Embarrassment or self-consciousness in the face of uncomfortable social situations

• Anxiety Disorder: Avoidance of common social situations for fear of being judged, embarrassed, or humiliated

Normal Anxiety: Random case of "nerves" or jitters, dizziness, and/or sweating over an important event like an exam, job interview, or oral presentation

• Anxiety Disorder: Repeated, random panic attacks or persistent worry/anticipation of another panic attack and feelings of terror or impending doom

Normal Anxiety: Realistic fear of a threatening object, place, or situation

• Anxiety Disorder: Irrational fear or avoidance of an object, place, or situation that poses little or no threat of danger

Normal Anxiety: Wanting to be sure that you are healthy and living in a safe, hazard-free environment

• Anxiety Disorder: Performing uncontrollable, repetitive actions, such as washing your hands repeatedly or checking things over and over

Normal Anxiety: Anxiety, sadness, or difficulty sleeping immediately following a traumatic event

• Anxiety Disorder: Ongoing and recurring nightmares, flashbacks, or emotional numbing relating to a traumatic event in your life that occurred several months or years ago

If you can relate to any of the anxiety disorder symptoms, you may want to talk to someone who is professionally qualified to help. For normal anxiety, the following strategies will also help you to stay calm:

Exercise. Physical activity helps your body and mind. It doesn't matter whether you jog, work out, play tennis, or go for a walk. Just get off the couch and get moving!

Eat a balanced diet. Don't skip meals, and try to eat from all of the food groups.

Limit alcohol and stimulant use. Alcohol can aggravate anxiety and can also cause panic attacks, and too much caffeine can do the same as well.

Get involved. Being active in your church or community creates a support network and gives you a break from your everyday stress.

Do your best instead of trying to be perfect. We all know perfection isn't possible, so be proud of however close you get.

Take a timeout. When you're feeling overwhelmed, just take a deep breath and count to 10. Stepping back from the problem lets you clear your head.

Practicing meditation, listening to soothing music, or getting a relaxing massage are great ways to calm down.

Put things in perspective. Think about your situation. Ask yourself whether it's really as bad as you think it is or if you might be blowing it out of proportion.

Talk to someone. Don't let things bottle up to the verge of explosion. Reach out to trusted friends or family if you're feeling low.

Find out what triggers your anxiety. Take notes or write in a journal when you're feeling anxious or stressed, and then look for patterns.

Drink 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi every day!

GoChi - Participants in groundbreaking clinical study report increased feelings of calm in just 14 days!

In a recent human clinical trial featured in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM), participants drinking a daily serving of just 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi reported significantly increased feelings of calm, contentment, and happiness in as little as 14 days! The study participants drinking GoChi also reported experiencing significantly less stress when compared to the start of the study.

The publication of our study by the independent experts of a peer-reviewed publication such as JACM represents a first for a functional juice beverage in the Direct Selling industry, and it demonstrates FreeLife's ongoing commitment to supporting its claims with solid scientific research.

Stay cool, calm, and collected, and drink GoChi every day!

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Your FreeLife Science Team

REFERENCES:
“Got Anxiety? Get Help.” Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Silver Spring, MD. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Available at http://www.gotanxiety.org/
“Medline Plus: Anxiety.” U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anxiety.html
Amagase H, Nance DM. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi™. J Altern Complement Med. 2008; 14(4), pp. 403-412. Abstract available on PubMed at http://www.pubmed.gov/ (PMID: 18447631)

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"Stress is life. Life is stress," says Dr. Esther Sternberg, Director of the Integrative Neural Immune Program at the U.S. Government's National Institute of Mental Health. You can't avoid stress, but although you might think of it only in negative terms, a little bit of stress can actually add excitement to your life and it's essential for keeping you motivated. Too much stress, however, leads to distress, and that, according to many health researchers, can have negative effects on your immune system.

1. Identify the things in your life that cause you stress: relationship problems, conflict at work, a death or illness in the family. Once you know what's stressing you out, you can begin to figure out ways to change your environment and manage your stressors.


2. Take control of stressful situations. If there's a problem that can be solved, it is better to solve it now than to let it become a chronic and distressing annoyance.


3. Manage those chronic stressors that you can't control. Support groups, relaxation, meditation, and exercise are all tools you can use to manage your stress. If nothing you do seems to work for you, seek a health professional who can help. Also seek professional help if you find that you worry excessively about the small things in life.


4. Drink 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi every day!

GoChi - Less stress reported in human clinical study in just 14 days!

Since ancient times, the goji berry has been helping generations of Asian people to deal with the stresses of daily life. No goji product is more potent than FreeLife's GoChi, and now, in a recent human clinical trial reported in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM), participants drinking a daily serving of just 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi reported significant reduction in stress in as little as 14 days!

The publication of our study by the independent experts of a peer-reviewed publication such as JACM represents a first for a functional juice beverage in the Direct Selling industry, and it demonstrates FreeLife's ongoing commitment to supporting its claims with solid scientific research.

Here's to managing the stress in your life! Visit our website at http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/ for testimonials and more information about this incredible juice! You'll be healthier and happier for it!

Your FreeLife Science Team

REFERENCES:Wein, Harrison Ph.D. Stress and Disease: New Perspectives. The NIH Word on Health, October 2000. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Retrieved June 23, 2008. Available at http://w ww.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/oct2000/story01.htm

Droz, Elizabeth Ph.D. Beating Stress. A Guide Toward Reducing the Effects of Academic Pressure. May 2008. University Counseling Center, Division of Student Affairs, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Retrieved June 23, 2008. Available at http://cou nseling.binghamton.edu/Beating Stress.html

Amagase H, Nance DM. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi®. J Altern Complement Med. 2008; 14(4), pp. 403-412.

Labels: Stress

Are you getting enough quality sleep? Many experts recommend 7 to 9 hours daily, and even more for growing kids. And yet, more than 60 million people in the United States experience sleep-related complaints.

"People who sleep well, in general, are happier and healthier," said National Sleep Foundation CEO Richard Gelula in a 2005 interview. "But when sleep is poor or inadequate, people feel tired or fatigued, their social and intimate relationships suffer, work productivity is negatively affected, and they make our roads more dangerous by driving while sleepy and less alert."

Poor sleep can also have serious long-term health consequences. An important recent U.S. Government study has established a link between inadequate sleep and the development of chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression.

How can you help yourself to better sleep quality? Experts recommend the following:

1. Avoid large meals, caffeine, or alcohol within 2 hours of bedtime.


2. Get regular exercise to reduce stress hormones, but not within 3 hours of bedtime.


3. Sleep at a regular time every night and try to avoid late-afternoon naps.


4. Stop working at any task at least 1 hour before retiring to calm mental activity.


5. Minimize light and noise in the bedroom to facilitate the body's natural release of the sleep hormone melatonin.


6. Drink 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi every day!

For countless generations, the goji berry has been helping the people of Asia find healthful, restful sleep. No goji product is more potent than FreeLife's GoChi, and now its benefits for sleep have been clinically demonstrated. In a recent randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial, participants drinking a daily serving of just 4 ounces (120 ml) of GoChi reported significant improvement in sleep quality in as little as 14 days!

This groundbreaking clinical study has been published in the highly regarded Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM), and it can also be viewed on the U.S. Government's encyclopedic PubMed website at www.pubmed.gov. The acceptance of our study by the independent experts of a peer-reviewed publication such as JACM represents a first for a functional juice beverage in the Direct Sales industry, and it demonstrates FreeLife's ongoing commitment to supporting its claims with solid scientific research.

For more information on how YOU can get GoChi, visit our website at http://www.gojihealthappeal.com.

Sleep well!

REFERENCES:Wein, Harrison Ph.D. Stress and Disease: New Perspectives. The NIH Word on Health, October 2000. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Retrieved June 23, 2008. Available at http://w ww.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/oct2000/story01.htm

Droz, Elizabeth Ph.D. Beating Stress. A Guide Toward Reducing the Effects of Academic Pressure. May 2008. University Counseling Center, Division of Student Affairs, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Retrieved June 23, 2008. Available at http://cou nseling.binghamton.edu/Beating Stress.html

Amagase H, Nance DM. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi®. J Altern Complement Med. 2008; 14(4), pp. 403-412.

Labels: Sleep

Do you think you have a problem making decisions? Well, you may not know it, but you actually make tens of thousands of decisions daily, and each one, even the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other, relies upon the awesome computing power of the human brain.

Labels: Mental Sharpness