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Natural Stress Relief

Healing, Health & Wellness, Stress Relief | September 28th, 2009 No comments

Stress is a complex physical and emotional response to a situation or combination of situations. At the root it is the body’s “fight or flight” reaction, which is overwhelmed by conscious thought. Stress is also subjective, as what may be stressful to one person might be fun to another. Take for example roller coasters. Some people will panic at the thought of them while others can hardly wait.

When under stress the body releases the hormones adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream. This has the affect of raising the heart rate, increasing the blood flow to the vital organs, and changing the consistency of the blood for to increase our senses, and our physical response.

While there are many medications you can take that your doctor can prescribe, there are also many methods of natural stress relief you can try. Natural Stress Relief, can use natural supplements and techniques to lower stress levels, and therefore discharge the amount of adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream, giving the body a chance to relax.

Natural Stress Relief is a real benefit to stress sufferers. However, if supplements, and relation techniques are not providing you the natural anxiety relief you need, and Herbal Stress remedies are ineffective, see your doctor. Stress related illness can be prevented.

Natural stress relief can also be gained by enjoyable exercise. This doesn’t mean goal oriented or competitive exercise. Rather it means a nice walk in the evening, skiing on a sunny winter day or just tossing a Frisbee with the kids. With these exercises you don’t have to monitor your pulse or worry about the amount of time spent exercising. While doing something that moves your body you simply need to relax and enjoy yourself.

Natural stress relief can also be provided through loving relationships and spiritual practices. In fact the most important factors in developing stress resistance are friendships and spirituality.

Health Care and Natural Stress Relief
Natural methods and remedies aren’t very big in traditional western medicine. When getting help for stress from a physician they may have some good ideas about lifestyle changes, but typically anything they prescribe to help the situation won’t be natural.

Natural stress relief – external therapy
There are many external therapies that help in relieving the stress naturally without affecting any other body systems. In Ayurveda, external therapies such as Shirodhara said to be very beneficial. Also head massage using some medicated oil (that is composed of some potential herbs that relieve the tension and soothe the brain) is reported to be beneficial as natural stress relief.

Natural stress relief –internal therapy
Internal therapy used for natural stress relief include intake of some medications comprised of herbal extracts. The herbs such as Brahmi, Mandookparni, Shankhapushpi have been timely tested and trusted herbs to boost the memory and at the same time, calm down the brain. One can go for single herb or can go for some product that contains the blend of these herbs.

Excessive stress can cause physical and emotional illness, including high blood pressure, heart disease, skin disorders, digestion issues, depression, anxiety and many other health problems. Managing stress via natural methods can help to prevent and reduce the negative impact of stress on the body to allow us to enjoy better health.

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