Stress is the cause of many diseases. Stress affects muscles, tissues, blood vessels and organs. It speeds up heart rate and respiration, raises blood pressure and body temperature and can interfere with metabolism, appetite, digestion, fertility and sleep. Stress can affect immune system, impairs memory. It can make a person obese or undernourished.

Recommendations for reducing stress:

1. Meditation – repetition of a sound, prayer, phrase or muscular activity ( i.e. a mantra, minimizes distracting thoughts and invokes the relaxation response )

2. Music therapy – music decreases cortisol, epinephrine and nonepinephrine. Listening results in significant increases in caring, relaxation and mental clarity

3. Dance therapy – psychotherapeutic use for emotional and physical blending of the individual. Can be used by patients with eating disorders to express feelings and release tension.

4. Aroma therapy – aroma of oil extracts from plants applied via massage, baths, hot or cold compress. Citronella, eucalyptus and sage elicit relaxation, response; lavender and sandalwood induce meditative state.

5. Humor – humor is life-affirming – we can laugh at ourselves. May help relieve anxiety, depression, insomnia and emotional stress.  We can’t control life, but we can control how we view things and our emotional response.

6. Sleep – deep sleep enables nervous system to function well. It helps to concentrate remember or analyze

7. Rearing a pet – keeps the person busy and the pet reciprocates affection.

Holistic nutrition requires the understanding that food choices affect physical health, mental wellness as well as spiritual development.

Jayashree Bafna
Consultant Dietician
Family tree clinic , Nanjappa road,
Bengaluru Karnataka – 560027
Email- jayashreebafna10@gmail.com
Mob : 9916393029

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