Cracking the Stress Secret: How to Turn Pressure into Power

Living Now Awards Gold Winner in Relaxation/Mindfulness

2023 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist in Body/Mind/Spirit

Why stress isn't a bad thing and how to turn it into strength

When we seek advice on health and wellness, we are commonly told to reduce or eliminate stress in our lives. Cracking the Stress Secret takes a different stance. In this book, author, speaker, and chiropractor Amir Rashidian explains that striving to accomplish goals and improve ourselves inherently comes along with obstacles and stress, and so it's unrealistic--even undesirable--to cut stress from our lives. How much we achieve depends on how much stress we can safely handle. In fact, stress can become a natural source of fuel for success.

Geared toward professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone who has a busy daily life but also has big aspirations, Cracking the Stress Secret demonstrates how health comes from the inside out and why it’s best to intentionally and gradually increase (not decrease) stress to improve adaptability and resilience. Dr. Rashidian provides ten steps that you can use to prepare yourself physically, biochemically, and psychologically for whatever pressures life might throw at you.

Using compelling stories from his life and practice and drawing from his decades of experience in studying the human body’s response to stress, Dr. Rashidian illustrates how you can learn and adapt during stressful times, overcoming the challenges you face and, through the process, becoming better, stronger, and happier.

Amir A. Rashidian holds bachelor of science degrees in chemistry and human biology and a doctorate in chiropractic. He is the founder of the Mid Atlantic Chiropractic Center. Established in 2006 and hosting more than twenty thousand patient visits annually, the Mid Atlantic Chiropractic Center focuses on high-tech diagnostics to detect and correct disturbances in the nervous system. The doctors at the center promote drugless health solutions, working with patients to eliminate the causes of disease, rather than merely suppress symptoms.

As a consultant, Dr. Rashidian has worked with eighteen chiropractic practices, sixteen of which were start-up businesses that all reached profitability within the first three months of launch. He also has opened two very successful chiropractic practices, and his third office opened in the summer of 2020.

An active speaker at corporate events, conventions, and churches, Dr. Rashidian is also frequently interviewed by local TV, radio, and newspaper outlets, as well as for podcasts. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County and is a major financial supporter of its local building projects. He also serves as the chairman of the Elder Leadership Team at Grace Community Church in Frederick, Maryland. He has won multiple honors and awards, including Business Leader of the Year and Philanthropist of the Year.

He married his sweetheart, Brandi, in 2005, and they have three sons. No stranger to stress, Dr. Rashidian has made it his mission to help create a healthier next generation by improving the lives of children and families today.