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Welcome Peninsula Wellness Center Faculty and Participants . Angela Medina CSU Monterey Bay April 24, 2012. Introduction. STRESS is powerful Prescription medications are too common Meditation should be the initial treatment for stress. Stress is…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome Peninsula Wellness
Center
Faculty and Participants
Angela Medina CSU Monterey Bay
April 24, 2012
Introduction• STRESS is powerful
• Prescription medications are too common
• Meditation should be the initial treatment for stress
Stress is…• Damaging to: oMindoBody oOverall Health(American Psychology Association, 2012 )
Prescription Medications
• 1 in 7 Americans have a prescription for Xanax
• 1 in 16 Americans have a prescription for Cymbalta (Grohol, 2010)
MEDITATION• Ahh…• Counters the effects of stress• NO COST!• NO SIDE EFFECTS!
ReferencesAmerican Psychology Association. (2012). Impact of Stress [Date File]. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2011/impact.aspx
Grohol, J. M. (2010). Top 25 Drug Psychiatric Prescriptions for 2009. Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2010/top-25-psychiatric-prescriptions-for- 2009/
Mohan, A., Sharma, R., & Bijlani, R. (2011). Effect of meditation on stress-induced changes in cognitive functions. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(3), 207.
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