Dr. Pawa and I had such a fantastic conversation, that I knew we needed to share a part two! Dr. Bal Pawa is the author of The Mind-Body Cure: Heal Your Pain, Anxiety, and Fatigue by Controlling Chronic Stress. In today’s episode, we dive into our relationship with stress (cortisol) and how it impacts women's health, particularly our sleep, sex, and ovarian function.
What we discussed
Dr. Pawa dissects stress and explains what the allostatic burden load is and how it impacts the ovaries
How you can use Dr. Pawa’s “BMW Method” to engage the vagus nerve in order to reduce stress
Why Dr. Pawa wants all of us to create a “to be” list instead of a “to-do” list
Dr. Pawa shares how she incorporates mindfulness and stress reduction practices in her own life
How stress and hormones affect sleep
How sleep helps to boost our immune systems
How our relationship with stress impacts sexual desire (you will love Dr. Pawa’s airplane cockpit analogy!)
Links from this week’s episode:
Dr. Pawa’s website
Follow Dr. Pawa on Facebook
Watch Dr. Pawa’s TEDx Talk here
Find Dr. Pawa’s book on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
Find more information about Dr. Pawa’s clinic here