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SS80 – Stress Squares – 1/2″ BY 1/2″

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on May 9, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback

How to make your own stress card

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under abuse, addiction, anxiety, bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, family stress, hand temperature, health, heart problems, job stress, life stress, memory, Mood Cards, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, weight loss, work stress
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How to make your own stress card

If you want to go really cheap you can use your current business card or print a few up on your own printer. Just add a stress chip and hand them out. People love to check their stress level. They will keep your card for years to come.

You have several choices. You can buy stress chips in several different sizes. So you can choose based on your budget.

https://www.cliving.org/Stress%20Squares.htm

These are the smallest that you can buy. You can buy just a few. Note that package of 36 is the best deal. Just pill and stick to your card.

Stress square changes color and tests for stress

SS95 3/4 “BY 1″ STRESS CHIPS

https://www.cliving.org/stress%20chips34by1.htm

This is the size we use on all our stress cards. Nice and large and easy to read. Again, just peel and stick.

stress chip measures stress by measuring hand temperature change

SS92 5/8″ STRESS Circles

https://www.cliving.org/Stress%20Circles.htm

Or you can fancy and choose a stress chip cut in the shape of a circle. These are a little more expensive since there is more wasted material in cutting out a circle as opposed to a square or rectangle. They work exactly the same.

Stress Circle measures stress

These and many more stress, biofeedback, relaxation and other products are available on our website.

And at our Amazon.com store – http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_hpc?_encoding=UTF8&node=3760901&field-brandtextbin=stressmarket.com

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Tags: biomedical instruments, future health, heart math, make your stress card, meditation, thought technology

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on May 9, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,family stress,hand temperature,health,heart problems,job stress,life stress,memory,Mood Cards,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback,weight loss,work stress

Where can I buy cheap stress cards?

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under abuse, addiction, anxiety, bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, emotional arousal, family stress, hand temperature, health, heart problems, job stress, life stress, memory, Mood Cards, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, work stress
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Where can I buy cheap stress cards?

Stress Market provides a wide range of inexpensive and affordable stress cards or mood cards. You can really stretch your budget by ordering just a few Heavy cardstock stress cards. There is a wide range of these cards that are in stock and ready to ship.

You can see the full range of cards available here :

or at our other website

http://stressmarket.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=76

this has been one our most popular

Where can I buy a cheap stress card ?

This is another really popular card that you can customize by adding an address label with your info on the front.

Cheap, inexpensive custom stress card

Cheap, inexpensive custom stress card

We also very affordable Plastic stress cards. You can order One card or 1o or just what you need.

Stress Cards can be used over and over again. Plastic cards will last for years and years. We have customers calling us 25 years later!

These stress cards are a valuable tool to measure your stress level. They encourage you to relax, heat up your hands and feel better.

Go to our website and see all the stress cards, stress rulers, stress key chains and other products we have for you to use.

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on May 9, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,emotional arousal,family stress,hand temperature,health,heart problems,job stress,life stress,memory,Mood Cards,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback,work stress

Biodot Instruction Card – Reading and Understanding Stress

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Biodot Instruction Card – Reading and Understanding Stress

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003NYTJZW – cards and biodots on Amazon

https://www.cliving.org/biodots.htm – see cards and order biodots here

Spending the morning programming the info on our Biodot Instruction cards on Amazon. Now I need to relax! haha
It is used to interpret the color changes of Biodot. Back explains stress and hand temperature. There is short training exercise on how to deeply relax.

Biodot Instruction Card

Full color instruction card for interpreting the temperature color changes on the Biodots.

2 sided business card, measures 3.5 x 2 inches. Printed Front and Back in Full Color with UV coating so they are shiny and resist moisture. Thick 14 pt heavy card stock card, very durable.

Excellent training companion to the Biodots. Biodots measure hand temperature changes and the colors changes of the Biodots are a good measure of stress. A great demonstration and training tool for stress management, biofeedback, relaxation, meditation, prayer, etc. We recommend that you order enough cards so that you can hand one out to each person who receives a Biodot

Front of Card : Shows the full 10 degree temperature range of the Biodot

Back of the Card: Explains how stress affects hand temperature. Gives quick basic instructions on how to relax in order to heat hands up and get the color of the Biodot to measure being more relaxed.

NOTE – These are Cards ONLY, NO Biodots. Order Biodots separately here on Amazon. Not Plastic cards

What you get:

You will get 100 full color Biodot Instruction cards printed front and back

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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/18/daily-brain-exercises/?test=faces

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on May 5, 2011 under stress

5 Daily Brain Exercises

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under addiction, anxiety, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, emotional arousal, family stress, health, heart problems, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback
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5 Daily Brain Exercises

In addition to the tasks you can perform daily, you can also train your brain with HAPPYneuron online brain games and a personalized brain fitness program.

Our minds consist of five main cognitive functions:
* memory
* attention
* language
* visual-spatial skills
* and executive function

It’s important to challenge, stimulate and effectively exercise all five areas to stay mentally sharp as our brains age. Here are 5 daily brain exercises that can help you do this.

5 Daily Brain Exercises

MIND SHIFTING

Revolutionary program – shift between different mind states. First 4 Audio CDs- voice announces the specific Hertz (Hz.) or mind sate level. On Tape 131H, Side I BETA you hear 13 Hz., 14, 15, …. to 26 Hz. Side II same levels but No voice so you feel shifts. This is like taking an expensive EEG biofeedback training program without the expense of equipment or time. Similar to training with Mind Machine without the dangers of light flashing in eyes. The audio tones are a subtle guide to help you get the feel for different mind states – like training wheels on a bicycle.

130HS-CD MIND SHIFTING $50.00 [Checkout]

All 8 Audio CDs listed above 131H to 138H + Guidebook + 1 – Mood Card

http://www.amazon.com/stressmarket-com-100HS–CD-Stress-Control/dp/B003SFT8JS/ref=sr_1_9?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1297257893&sr=1-9

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Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on Mar 29, 2011 under addiction,anxiety,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,emotional arousal,family stress,health,heart problems,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback

Brain Drain: Real Result of Digital Overload?

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under abuse, addiction, anxiety, bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, emotional arousal, family stress, H1N1, hand temperature, health, heart problems, high heels, job stress, life stress, memory, Mood Cards, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, sex, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, weight loss, work stress
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Brain Drain: Real Result of Digital Overload?

Scientists say juggling e-mail, texts, phone calls and other incoming information can change how we think and behave. Sometimes the changes are for the better, but more and more researchers say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.

The average American adult now spends 8-1/2 hours a day staring into screens (information from the Council for Research Excellence). Researchers at the University of California San Francisco found that, when the brain is constantly stimulated, you hamper the learning process. And while many people say multitasking makes them more productive, research shows otherwise. Heavy multi-taskers actually have more trouble focusing, are more distracted and, researchers say, experience more stress. People think they’re refreshing themselves by filling in small bits of time with games, emails, texts etc, but the researchers say it’s actually fatiguing and making people less creative. Some neuroscientists go even further, saying our brains can become addicted to the digital stimulation.

Research done last year by UCLA scientist Dr. Gary Small, published in a book called “iBrain,” shows daily doses of technology may be altering the way the brain functions, particularly regarding social skills. He suggests all that screen time may weaken the brain circuits involved in face-to-face interactions. He is concerned that fundamental social skills, such as reading facial expressions during a conversation, are being compromised.

Brain Drain: Real Result of Digital Overload?

The digital age is fun, it is amazing, it is a helpful tool but wow, can it get over the top really fast. And for many it is seriously addictive. Every see someone go through cell phone coverage withdrawal? Not pretty…… hehe

The dark side is when you totally burn yourself out or you are out of cell phone and internet coverage and you go through withdrawal.

Electronics are like candy – there is too much of a good thing.

Learn to relax and manage your addictions and anxiety.

Here is a good basic training set to learn to relax and warm up.

Stress Control Series by Dr Tim Lowenstein 100HS -CD $20

Practice with one audio CD each day. Pay attention to how you feel before and after. Make notes in a relaxation journal. In just a month, you will see major improvement in how quickly you see subtle changes in how you feel. Typically men do not pay attention to how they feel inside. We are trained to be numb and to push forward = No Pain, No Gain. You are in kindergarten so it will take a few sessions as you learn to access you body’s neural net and recognize tiny shifts and changes.

This set is also sold on Amazon.com

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Tags: brain circuits, brain function, crisis, digital overload, email, iBrain, information overload, phone calls, texts

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on Mar 22, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,emotional arousal,family stress,H1N1,hand temperature,health,heart problems,high heels,job stress,life stress,memory,Mood Cards,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,sex,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback,weight loss,work stress

Pessimistic? Pain meds may not work

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Pessimistic? Pain meds may not work

(Health.com) — The power of positive thinking can reportedly work wonders for your career and social life. According to a new study, your attitude may also affect how well your pain medication works.

In a series of lab experiments, researchers in Europe found that a patient’s expectations about the effectiveness of a pain drug appear to override the properties of the drug itself.

Volunteers who were given a painkiller and were assured that it would work did, in fact, get considerable relief from a brief but intense burning sensation inflicted by the researchers.

When the same volunteers were told that they’d have to face the burning without a painkiller, their pain got worse — even though they continued to receive the same dose of the same drug.

Pessimistic? Pain meds may not work

Your mental attitude and level of stress definitely have an impact on how well medications will work for you. So clean your act – haha.

We try to provide basic information about stress and then we offer helpful tools so you can reduce your level of tension and live a healthier, happier life. We have specific tools for learning how to reduce Pain.

Tools for Stress, relaxation and biofeedback

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Tags: chronic low back pain, chronic pain, pain, pain control, pain medication, pain meds, pain-relief

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on Feb 17, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,emotional arousal,family stress,hand temperature,health,heart problems,job stress,life stress,memory,Mood Cards,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,sex,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,temperature biofeedback,work stress

Can your imagination help you stop eating?

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under abuse, addiction, anxiety, bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, emotional arousal, family stress, H1N1, hand temperature, health, heart problems, job stress, life stress, memory, Mood Cards, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, sex, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, weight loss, work stress
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Can your imagination help you stop eating?

A powerful craving for chocolate candy takes hold. Imagine popping that chocolate into your mouth. Then crunch through its candy shell, chew the chocolate center as it melts in your mouth and swallow. Then go through this imaginary motion 29 more times.

The repetitive imagery of eating could help people consume less, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Science.

“If we imagine performing it, if we’re chewing and swallowing and imagining consumption, it decreases our desire for the food we imagine eating,” said Carey Morewedge, lead author of the study.

It may seem counter intuitive. Shouldn’t thinking about eating a delicious, melting chocolate candy make you crave it more?

In the experiment at Carnegie Mellon University, participants were divided into three groups. The first group imagined inserting 33 quarters into a laundry machine, performing 33 repetitive actions. The second group imagined inserting 30 quarters into a laundry machine and then imagined eating three M&M’S. The third group imagined inserting three quarters into a laundry machine and then imagined eating 30 M&M’S.

Then, all three groups ate freely from a bowl filled with M&M’S after they were told they would take a taste test. The third group that imagined eating 30 M&M’S ate significantly fewer candy than the other two groups. The researchers conducted five different variations of this experiment using cheese and M&M’S.

Researchers believe the decreased desire to eat food could be from habituation – a decreased response to stimulus because of repeated exposure. For example, a tenth bite of chocolate is less delicious than the very first bite, because your taste buds have gotten used to or habituated to its taste.

Can your imagination help you stop eating?

Use your Imagination to Heal Yourself

We have educational audio CDs that will teach you how to do just that.

Your Mind is a Great Healer

https://www.cliving.org/prod03.htm

Learn Body and Mind Shifting.

http://www.amazon.com/stressmarket-com-100HS–CD-Stress-Control/dp/B003SFT8JS/ref=sr_1_9?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1297257893&sr=1-9

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Tags: eating habits, eating right, nervous eating, over weight, snack eating, stress eaters, weight gain, weight loss

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on Feb 17, 2011 under abuse,addiction,anxiety,bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,chronic pain,Dr Tim Lowenstein,emotional arousal,family stress,H1N1,hand temperature,health,heart problems,job stress,life stress,memory,Mood Cards,pain control,Pain mastery,ptsd,relaxation,sex,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback,weight loss,work stress

Thermostat wars in your home

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, emotional arousal, family stress, hand temperature, health, heart problems, job stress, life stress, memory, pain control, ptsd, relaxation, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, work stress
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Thermostat wars in your home

You like things cozy and warm, while your significant other prefers a more Siberian living environment. Or maybe you enjoy things a little chilly, while your partner wants to crank up the heat.

Thermostat wars in your home

Learning to relax sends more blood flowing out to your hands and feet. You will find that tension makes your hands colder and thus you feel uncomfortable and cold. By relaxing you can save money on heating bills – you feel warmer and therefore you keep the thermostat lower and spend less money on heating.

Of course, be practical and add layers of clothing. Vigorous house cleaning or exercise can get your blood pumping so you feel warmer.

Here is a good basic training set to learn to relax and warm up.

Stress Control Series by Dr Tim Lowenstein 100HS -CD $20

Practice with one audio CD each day. Pay attention to how you feel before and after. Make notes in a relaxation journal. In just a month, you will see major improvement in how quickly you see subtle changes in how you feel. Typically men do not pay attention to how they feel inside. We are trained to be numb and to push forward = No Pain, No Gain. You are in kindergarten so it will take a few sessions as you learn to access you body’s neural net and recognize tiny shifts and changes.

This set is also sold on Amazon.com

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/20/binge.eating/

Published by Dr Tim Lowenstein on Feb 9, 2011 under bad economy,biodot,biodots,biofeedback,brain power,emotional arousal,family stress,hand temperature,health,heart problems,job stress,life stress,memory,pain control,ptsd,relaxation,stress,stress cards,stress management,stress relief,stress square,temperature biofeedback,work stress

Don’t overeat like Oprah

Written by Dr Tim Lowenstein, under abuse, addiction, anxiety, bad economy, biodot, biodots, biofeedback, brain power, chronic pain, Dr Tim Lowenstein, emotional arousal, family stress, hand temperature, health, heart problems, job stress, life stress, memory, Mood Cards, pain control, Pain mastery, ptsd, relaxation, stress, stress cards, stress management, stress relief, stress square, temperature biofeedback, weight loss, work stress
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Don’t overeat like Oprah

(CNN) — Just like the rest of us, Oprah Winfrey has her dark moments.

Winfrey’s was in 1998, when a segment on her show, “Remembering Your Spirit” was coming under fire for being too New Age-y and her new movie, “Beloved,” had a disappointing performance at the box office.

“All of that kind of happened on the same day,” Winfrey said a year later on her television show. “All of these stories were coming out about letting the Oprah backlash begin.”

Winfrey handled the stress by asking her chef to make her macaroni and cheese and bread pudding.

Don't overeat like Oprah

You know that really trippy part of this is that you think of Oprah, one of the wealthiest women in the world, as having NO stress. She has the fantasy life that anyone playing the lottery hopes for……….. a gusher of money. And yet, she still struggles as we all do. She grabs for food for comfort and without thought about the results. In spite of her private chefs, trainers and assistants she still struggles. So without that team to help you, you can feel a little better as you struggle alone. It is really cool if you are able to master your eating just on your own or with what help is available to you.

Learn to warm up your hands. You can learn this easily and quickly.

Stress Thermometer Program with Audio-CD – https://www.cliving.org/stressthermometer.htm

Stress Thermometer temperature feedback

You measure your hand temperature with stress thermometer. You will see how fast your temperature changes as your thoughts and feelings change. You can have Happy Thoughts and warm your hands. Warming your hands and being calmed can stop nervous eating. It will break that cycle of frustrated eating and body image frustration from carrying extra body weight.

Should I send one to Oprah? She probably would not give the time to train and relax. You also need to take time each day to practice Heating Up Your Hands for this skill to work.