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We’re all looking for ways to reduce our stress. We try going to the gym, we take classes, go for walks, listen to music and play sports. These may be helpful in reducing stress, but may not get at the root causes. Often stress is caused by physical issues (stomach pain, headaches, high blood pressure). People try going to their primary care physician, but sometimes they may not get the relief they need and they seek alternative or complementary treatments. There are naturopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, homeopaths…the list goes on.

One particular treatment that has steadily gained attention over the last thirty years is acupuncture. People seek acupuncture for many different issues, from back pain to depression. There’s a lot of research about the effectiveness of acupuncture, but there is also evidence that there may be a placebo effect going on: people feel better because they’re going to a professional, and it doesn’t matter where the needles are placed.

How does acupuncture work? Is it right for you? What should you expect from acupuncture treatment? These are some of the questions we discuss with Dr. Jay Sordean, who heads The Redwood Clinic, in Berkeley, California. Join the conversation. For more information about Dr. B, visit his web site.

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When you think about going to the dentist does your jaw clench? Does your stomach churn? Or do you avoid thinking about it all together?

You are not alone. The fear of going to the dentist is pervasive: fear of pain, fear of needles, fear of costs, fear of being lectured at, fear of being out of control.

Going to the dentist is essential, not only for your oral health, but for the health of your entire body. If you’re afraid of going to the dentist listen in.

In this episode Dr. B talks with Dr. Todd Beck, DDS, who practices general dentistry in Portland, Oregon. He was appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Oregon Board, and is a part-time faculty member at the Dental School at the Oregon Health and Sciences University.

Dr. Beck’s answers to Dr. B’s challenging questions will give you the guidance and tips you need to make the appointment with your dentist and take charge of your health. If you’ve avoided the dentist now is the time to learn how to reduce your stress and take action about this important part of your health—not just in your mouth but in your whole body!

Join Dr. B as he talks with Dr. Beck about the stresses of being a dental patient and what you should look for—and expect—in a good dentist.

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Here’s a startling statistic: did you know that every year in the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school? That’s one student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day. Maybe you don’t have a child in high school, or your kids have graduated, but this statistic has meaning for all of us. It means we’re losing the potential that lies in each one of those students—many of whom could go on to make a significant contribution to our national community. In other words, this statistic is not just a number, it’s a national tragedy:

These are the next generation of Americans—who could become leaders in any number of fields—teachers, doctors, lawyers, administrators, fathers, engineers, who can make contributions in their own ways to the country and the world. But mostly fall off the map because they didn’t complete their high school education.

A lot of what’s behind this statistic is test stress. Students, particularly those less advantaged, can’t make cut on tests. Tests are simply too stressful. American education has been a history of reform—most recently, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and now the Common Core standards. But the foundation of very reform has been test scores—teachers salaries rise and fall, school budgets swell or get cut, all because of test scores. Everyone is looking at test scores. Very carefully. The pressure is really great

There have been court cases of teachers and administrators faking test results, and last April a principal in NY committed suicide after she admitted forging answers on her 3rd graders English tests. After 40 years as a teacher I can tell you definitively that test stress is hurting everyone—our students, teachers, parents and our nation.

And that high drop out statistic is, in my view, in large part because those students are not passing tests. It’s not because they don’t have the smarts, it’s not because they don’t have the potential, it’s because our educational system is not offering them the platform they need to to succeed.

Joining the conversation today is Steve Hope, who is the principal of Penn High School in Mishawaga, Indiana. Steve attended a workshop I gave in San Franis at the Learning and the Brain Conference – the workshop was on “Educating for Creative Minds.” Steve liked the workshop and the next thing I know my book, “A Teen’s Guide to Success” was chosen as a key text for the Early College Academy at Penn High School. Listen to how they reverse the national statistic and keep students in school. For more information on me— Dr. B– please visit my website.

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Parenting can be joyous, wonderful, wondrous, downright difficult, chaotic and… stressful.

As a parent, you never know what’s coming next:  your son falls off his bike and fractures his wrist; the baby is screaming and you can’t figure out why; your teenager is off to…where? doing what?; your partner is all huffed up about something you said—or didn’t say— and you’re just plain exhausted.

How do you keep it all going? How do you reduce your stress to perform at your best?

That’s the subject of this episode. We’re in conversation with Michelle H. Packard, author of Family Ever After and Stressed Out! for Parents (which she co-wrote with Dr. B). Michelle is also the mother of five children—from 3 months to 11 years, and has a degree in Home and Family Science. (She sure puts that to good use!)  Join us for this lively, informative conversation.

To find out more about Dr. B visit his website.

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When you think about sports, the word “stress” immediately jumps to mind. Whether you’re playing on the football field, the basketball court, in the swimming pool, at the track, or on the baseball diamond  you’re going to experience stress. The pressure to perform well, the desire to be your best, the need to win, having all those eyes looking at you, judging you, cheering or booing you — it all amounts to a lot of stress.  Whether your playing little league baseball or are on the Olympic soccer team, stress is an integral part of your picture.

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