{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How To Turn Off Anxiety &amp; the Stress Response with Ashley James","description":"Living in a constant state of stress can quietly affect energy, digestion, sleep, focus, and recovery.&amp;nbsp; In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, sits down with Ashley to talk about anxiety, the fight-or-flight response, and why many people with chronic health issues can get stuck in stress patterns without fully realizing it. Ashley explains how fear-based thinking and spiraling thoughts can intensify physical symptoms, why the body responds to imagined danger as if it were real, and the visualization technique she uses to help calm anxiety in the moment. In this episode, you'll learn:  Why anxiety is a signal that your body is stuck in the stress response How chronic stress impacts digestion, hormones, energy production, and healing The difference between anxiety and other emotions The visualization technique Ashley uses to turn off anxiety in the moment Why your thoughts and self-talk can increase physical symptoms and panic How imagining successful outcomes can help retrain the nervous system  Guest: Ashley James is a Holistic Health Coach, Podcaster, Rapid Anxiety Cessation Expert, and passionate whole food plant-based home chef who has been helping clients transform their lives since 2005. A Master Practitioner and Trainer of Neuro-linguistic Programming, she combines powerful mind-body tools with deeply researched holistic protocols to create lasting change.&amp;nbsp; After reversing her own type 2 diabetes, PCOS, infertility, chronic infections, and debilitating adrenal fatigue, Ashley founded the Learn True Health with Ashley James podcast in 2016 to share what truly works. Her mission is to show you that you do not have to suffer and that your body can heal when you remove what harms it and give it what it needs.   Discover your fatigue score and the root causes keeping you stuck: https:\/\/myfatiguescore.com Free Fatigue Masterclass:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.energymdmethod.com\/masterclass-registration See real results:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/energymdmethod.com\/results   Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - Meet Ashley James 01:26 - Ashley's Chronic Fatigue and Adrenal Fatigue Story 04:40 - How Food Changes Transformed Her Health 08:49 - Why Anxiety Is Different From Other Emotions 14:10 - What Happens in the Stress Response 18:24 - Anxiety as a Warning Signal 24:14 - How Stress Shuts Down Healing and Digestion 32:22 - The Visualization Technique to Turn Off Anxiety 41:34 - Using the Technique for Generalized Anxiety  Connect with Ashley James:  Learn True Health Website &amp;amp; Podcast:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/learntruehealth.com Free Anxiety Freedom Technique:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/anxietyfreedomtechnique.com\/free   Subscribe to the EnergyMD Podcast for weekly conversations with leading experts on resolving ME\/CFS and Long COVID by addressing the real root causes. . For more information about Evan and his program,&amp;nbsp;Click Here. &amp;nbsp;Prefer to watch on Youtube?&amp;nbsp;Click Here. &amp;nbsp;Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. ","author_name":"EnergyMD Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.energymdmethod.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41358500\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41358500"}