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Cox News Service DAYTON, Ohio - Are high-powered jobs and new family situations changing women's brains?
Yes, at least according to "The New Feminine Brain: Developing Your Intuitive Genius" (Free Press, $15) by Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz .
Women today have taken stress to a new level, Schulz writes. She combines before-and-after looks at different women's situations while concentrating on their body-brain connections. A brain expert, Schulz explains how a woman's mental status is related to her emotional state; during periods of high stress women have limited time to process these emotions.
Passages from real-life situations allow readers to help identify symptoms and determine if they can relieve themselves of unwanted stress that may damage their health.
An example of one woman who changed her life was Dina, who had a long history of lupus. She was determined to think only positive thoughts and use meditation as her way of healing. However, the stress from her job was leading her into a downward spiral. Her brain's way of telling her this was to make her very sick. Dina eventually ended up in the emergency room with kidney failure because, according to Schulz, she had suppressed negative feelings for so long. After regaining her strength, Schulz reports, Dina is now healthy because of a balance between her brain and emotions.
Kimberly Garrett writes for the Dayton Daily News. E-mail: kgarrettDaytonDailyNews.com.
