Health Professionals

Primary care physicians are often find patient complaints to be symptoms caused by stress. In fact, stress accounts for two-thirds of family doctor visits and half the deaths to Americans under the age of 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Experts in the scientific community are continually learning about the effects of stress. Interestingly enough, stress has been the subject of more than 20,000 scientific studies. One 10-year study by Kiecolt-Glaser looked at the effects of stress on illness of medical students. The researchers found decreased levels of the body's natural killer cells, which fight infections and tumors, during even the familiar stress periods of exams. The American Medical Association studies state that stress is a factor in more than 75 percent of all illness and disease today.

Stress impacts health by lowering our resistance to disease and making us more vulnerable to illness. Our body responds to emotional stress the same way it reacts to physical danger. When we feel the effects of stress, our health is compromised by a primitive fight or flight response that produces stress hormones even when we are not really in immediate danger.

Stress is a contributing factor to cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and insomnia. Stress is also related to headaches, backaches, cholesterol, and high blood pressure. The negative effect of stress on health is indisputable.

The Kachmann Mind Body Institute complimentary practices are designed to assist medical treatment by teaching individuals to effectively control stress and manage symptoms related to illness through various mind body techniques. Our goal is to build partnerships with primary care physicians to assist patients in creating health, well-being, and longevity.

Programs offer:

• Personalized medical care for referring patients.
• Coordination of care with primary physician.
• Significant reduction in symptoms & illness.
• Personal guidance in becoming and staying healthy.
• Educational tools to use to manage symptoms of stress & illness.
• Personal Lifestyle Management Program.
• One on one mentoring to build healthy lifestyle habits.
• A sense of control and well-being for patients.
• Programs founded on scientific research.