Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts

12/21/2009

Stress in adolescence


Some sources of stress for teens might include:

• demands and frustrations of the school.
• negative thoughts and feelings about themselves.
• Changes in their bodies.
• Problems with friends.
• Living in an unsafe environment.
• Separation or divorce of their parents.
• A chronic illness or severe problems in the family.
• The death of a loved one.
• Moving or changing schools.
• Carry out too many activities or having too high expectations.
• Financial problems of the family.

Parents can help their teens by listening and trying not to overload. Caring who eat well-not forced, to get enough rest, do sports and engage in activities that distract them.

12/04/2009

The Feldenkrais method for stress


In situations of stress is when more abandon our unconscious body movements, otherwise it would remain rigid and become blocked. This situation usually results in muscle contractions that prevent movements with some relaxation and fluidity.

Stiffness and lack of flexibility in the movements is the body's natural reaction to feelings of sadness, lasting crises and depressions. The Feldenkrais Method of the following principles:

• Awareness of motion: a group of people learn to move and observe themselves.

• Functional integration: A method of teaching without words, through contacts soft and almost unnoticeable, the body moves differently and recognize new forms of conduct.

10/05/2009

The 3 phases of chronic stress


First phase:
Continuous headaches, digestive disorders (diarrhea, constipation), nausea, heart palpitations, hyper-physical and mental difficulty sleeping.

Second stage or intermediate stage:
Feeling of chest tightness, tachycardia, muscle tension, decrease in sexual desire, hypertension, hyperactivity alternating reluctantly insomnia.


Third face, deep phase or Burn out:
Profound weakness, decreased immunity, nightmares, ulcers, loss of care, changes in weight, inability to relax, excessive drinking coffee or snuff.

Health problems from chronic stress


Under stress the body releases adrenaline, the five senses become acute, accelerated pulse and breathing and tightens the muscles, preparing to fight or flee. But if the threat is constant, the body begins to fail for the strain to which it is subjected. Many call stress the body's natural reaction to this state and distress is prolonged in time.

The negative effects of distress are:
• Irritation and stress
• gastric ulcers
• Heart disease
• Inability to enjoy
sex
• Cancer of various types
• Stroke
• Asthma
• Migraines
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Insomnia
• Addictions
• Nervousness
• Mental exhaustion

Influence of stress on heart attacks


The influence of depression and frustration in work and family victims of a heart attack, in addition to belonging to a certain socioeconomic level.

Factors contributing to increased risk of stroke, particularly among those under 50 years and plays a key role in one of every two cases before that age.

The study results were presented during the meeting
Annual Italian Society of Cardiology, and test anxiety and dissatisfaction are determining factors in the development of cardiovascular disease. "According to the researchers, among the elements that cause increased stress among young people account for not having a satisfactory purchasing power. As a recommendation, the Milanese doctors emphasize the importance of sport to achieve a good quality of life, worrying about finding a strong motivation to address the everyday concerns calmly.

8/31/2009

Stress and hair loss


Too much responsibility has often been implicated in the onset of hair loss, but has not yet been confirmed by scientific studies.

However, we are all victims of stress induced by the events of everyday life, we must consider the role of stress in hair loss.

If it occurs in the weeks after a moment of emotional intensity can give abnormally high almost for granted that this is the cause and the best you can do is some kind of relaxing therapy such as yoga and watch regain your hair and brake hair loss.

8/04/2009

How stress affects digestion


Many of the symptoms ascribed to "liver attacks" may be of a neurovegetative, or that would be related to the nervous system, with mobility disorders, muscular movements of the stomach and intestine, which in turn have closely related categories of anxiety.

"The process of digestion is controlled, balanced and harmonious, which work from the mouth to the rectum and in the process there is a harmonic motility of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine, is to secrete hormones that reach the food at different heights from the digestive tract and this makes the processing process of food digestion and absorption.

If there is rioting because the nervous system is malfunctioning or because you recharge with an inadequate amount of food, then appear as manifestations of the digestive system to not properly treated. "Therefore, change eating when you feel to the table, the first slogan will be relaxed only aflójese and left tensions.

7/18/2009

Hair loss stress


If you suffer from stress you may experience a loss of hair. In these cases the worst thing you can do is alarmarte, although hair loss can have many causes, as agreed at a moment in life where it faces a considerable stress is very likely that this is the cause of hair loss.

When this happens it is best to be quiet as possible, under any circumstances, hair loss from stress is the culprit, or if it is not very pretty face is like a snowball, the more you stress hair fall more and more rapid, but quiet, hair loss stress usually easier to retrieve.

When notes that stress beyond what you're noticing the hair re-gain strength and grow with more vitality, it is advisable to do meditation, yoga or exercise because they stimulate the body, remove the bad energy which eliminates stress and thus help to recover your hair and prevent further decline.

6/02/2009

Stress, anxiety and food

Many of the symptoms ascribed to "liver attacks" may be of a neurovegetative, or that would be related to the nervous system, with motility disorders, muscular movements of the stomach and intestine, which in turn have closely related categories of anxiety. "The process of digestion is controlled, balanced and harmonious, which work from the mouth to the rectum, the doctor explains Terga-and in this process there is a harmonic motility of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine were secrete hormones as the food arrives at different heights from the digestive tract and this makes the processing process of food digestion and absorption.

If there is rioting because the nervous system is malfunctioning or because you recharge with an inadequate amount of food after appearing manifestations of the digestive system in response to that was not adequately addressed. "The main recommendation for avoiding the" tantrums "generated by anxiety or stress, is to change eating: when you sit at the table, the first slogan will be relaxed only aflójese and left tension. Then, and fundamentally simple, enjoy every bite.

6/01/2009

How to combat stress and be happy

Excess job: learn to say no, when you feel you are overloaded with work. The competent professional, and justifies its refusal to offer alternative solutions. That is very different to the irresponsible attitude of warning which could not fulfill its task when the time ran out to do.
It is very important to sleep at least 8 hours a day. Lack of sleep creates a "chronic" exhaustion which affects the body and reduces productivity, poorer quality of life. Rest as needed to replenish energy and good humor.

Idleness: monotony, lack of activity and life goals, they also stressed. If that is your problem, and find something that makes you feel useful and happy.

LITTLE money checked, millions of people throughout the world suffer the same evil. And remember that it is worse, because other spending to try to live "appearances" - after trying to balance a negative balance on his credit and will not know how to pay the sum of the credit card.

Relationship problems, rather than save bitterness, talk. Try to find where is the error, so that coexistence does not become a factor of stress. But be careful: do not think that is all the fault of another. Listen to criticism of their behavior and attitude change.

Competiveness: everywhere there are people measuring who is more creative, more organized or more intelligent and that is not good. The solution is to leave more healthy compared to others, always give the best of themselves and accept mistakes.
Lack of time is not continually watching the clock, do one thing at a time and set priorities. If necessary, leave something to be better devoted to other.

Loss of control: when you feel you are about to "explode", find solitude. Download: scream hard, count to ten or hit a pillow, instead of hurting the feelings of others.

Bottlenecks: the idea that stress is that it is wasting time. Enjoy and listen to soothing music or think of good times.

Aggressiveness: forget the "Rambo" that dwells within you and defends the violence by taking a peaceful and friendly in all situations.

Nicotine, alcohol and caffeine: although the initial effect of all these substances can be relaxing, exciting, and then turn increase stress. Furthermore, decreasing the cellular oxygenation, increased blood pressure, dehydrate the body and fill toxin. So stay away from them.

Tips for removing the stress on vacation

• Holidays are for relaxing. Forget touring 15 cities in 10 days: be running from side to side, you will not have time to relax or enjoy the ride and as if that were not enough, it will return with the body and mind full of tensions and possibly more stressful than when boarded the plane.

• Avoid discussions. If you are with your partner or friends, and want to go to different places for dinner, leave the bad humor aside and assist them to the place chosen. After all, another day you can go to the restaurant you want.

• Remember, vacation means suspension of work or study for some time. If for some reason can not make a trip, it is important to take your time to relax and enjoy those activities during the year can not.

• Leave with your partner, to visit friends and family, an endless source of practical and emotional support in times of crisis. Several studies showed that those who give and receive affection regularly,-are healthier and develop a better quality of life.

• Take the opportunity to "store" in its report a wealth of positive images, which may take your mind at times of tension and help you relax.

• Spend some time alone to yourself, to explore its interior to reflect or meditate.

5/27/2009

Significance of muscular stress

What are those areas of the body that are affected in a state of stress?
Number of signals can occur simultaneously or only one of which we describe below.

1. Contraction of the face. Form of defense, including contraction, stiffness and immobility around the scalp, forehead, eyelids, eyeballs and a blank expression in the manner of a hard mask.
2. Includes oral contraction lips, chin and neck, often repressed store needs to bite or scream.
3. Tension in the neck. Repressed feelings or anger withheld.
4. Contraction of the chest. Shoulders, sternum, ribs are compressed as a breastplate. The shoulders may be thrown backward, producing an expanded image of the chest but rigid, containing everything that has been unable to express, or forward, giving a chest down, down, defeated.
5. Diaphragm. To shrink in chronically loses its normal function and prevents the free flow of energy between ta lower and upper body, especially the head and heart are connected to the pelvis.
6. Abdominal contraction. Surrounds the entire contents of the abdomen: bowel, stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, kidneys. Stores feelings of disgust, fear of death, rejection of the material.
7. Area of the pelvis. Retains deep frustrations and sexual appetites.
8. Feet and legs. Stored insecurity and lack of foundation.

4/07/2009

Avoiding the stress of work stressors

Warning: The most likely to suffer are those with highly emotional and professions to be delivered to the other. "Doctors, teachers, nurses. In general, people working in education and health."

How it works: The stress produced by trying to meet the demands of other people every day creates an emotionally charged issue that need some form of relief. "When this charge flows inside these people, produces an intense psychological damage."

How to avoid: "Sharing the emotional pressures of working with your colleagues. This avoids overloading with too much responsibility the private life."

Desestresate: Upon arriving home, developing a hobby, look at a movie or doing sports, something different from your work. "The key is to take care of you with the same passion with which you work in caring for others."

3/09/2009

How to eliminate stress in women

Okay think about your actions, your character and conflict. The problem is when you give too many turns to one thing and you obsessed with the "whys", the "corner" or "what if it had done another." Here, three keys to think about what just and necessary.

Banned think the fantasies are too bad, but if you are just sad. "Combining a reflection with an excessive negative mood is toxic." "Think when you are sad, far from help you feel better, increases your burden, helplessness and pessimism."

Distraete: Is your head not to? I used this activity you enjoy and keeps you busy cooking something-rich, listen to music, watch a movie and devote some time to just that. "So defer your anxiety and channel your negative thoughts to more neutral or optimistic."

Check it in perspective: "If you are stressed with an obsessive thought, ask yourself: Will this matter in a year." So you can see what real importance in your life has this distressing situation.

1/29/2009

Laughter takes away the stress - an alternative therapy

Stress is the great enemy contemporary Maya suffered in varying degrees throughout the world. Even children suffer the consequences. One of the alternative therapies that showed effectiveness in combating this scourge, is the laugh, which is nothing but laugh, laugh and laugh to disarm and defeat the locks emotional stress, lack of self esteem and insecurities.

Laughter is a gesture that breaks the barriers that separate us from others and creates bonds of complicity and sympathy from people who are sympathetic. Furthermore, when the brain secretes endorphins laugh that makes us feel good, and the muscles relax. Andalusia laugh factions are secured, the body dissipate tensions and concerns go to the background. Has shown that laughter reduces even the fear of death.

One of the exercises to teach those who practice this therapy is to find what they call the smile inside an effective means to reverse bad situations. It is physically and keep smiling that smile visually different points of the body, which carries a reassuring effect on them.

11/17/2008

Psychological causes of infertility

The psycho-social issue, which means "demands" a pregnancy, not only applies to couples without children, also when the firstborn is more than a year and a half or two years of life, many mothers are being pressured to "seek a brother. "

The psychological causes which lead her tardiness may be several:

Fear
In the "unconsciousness" of the first pregnancy may be an exaggeration to follow him fear for the second, especially not being able to give birth to a healthy baby.

Stress
Addressing the son of the house, work-and sometimes the husband, a woman require an emotional overload that could lead to disruption of ovulation. For his part, dad, economically demanded by the rise of the family, can also suffer deterioration in the quality of semen in the race for daily life.

Guilt
Some couples mistakenly believe that the second child will prevent them love equally to the first.
Just as there are psychological consequences arising from the studies and treatments for infertility, also, as we see, there are psychological factors that can lead to it.

Good medical practice requires providing a "therapeutic support" in the area since the beginning of psychological treatment for all sterility, even more so when there is already a child born without the drawbacks of normal delivery.

10/10/2008

The eternal enigma of baldness

God made a few perfect heads, and the rest, covered with hair. "This sentence, as it can be assumed, was pronounced by a famous bald, and that is that for a long time the irony-o-hair transplants were the only defenses hair loss in men who have counted.

More and more men, by resignation or by aesthetics, opt for the shaved head as the best solution. But this need not be so. "Hair loss is defined by three major characteristics," reported in Vichy Laboratories: "genetics, sex-linked linked to the place."

By sex-linked must understand the inflow of male hormones (testosterone) that tends to stunt the hair follicle by the effect of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone
Until the hair-growing of the future, there are treatments that allow delay or halt the fall in a significant number of cases: the finasteride (marketed under the name Propecia), Anti-first medicine that is taken orally, which acts by inhibiting action of DHT, the minoxidil, for topical use, which increases the hairiness, but does not produce the same results in all users; and Aminexil, Vichy Laboratories, which is absorbed by the roots of the hair and prevents collagen rigidificación that surrounds it, thereby contributing to its subject.

10/08/2008

Why are there bags on the eyes?

That is because unleashes in the lower eyelid are the lacrimal glands that at some point become FLAC and the fat located at the site loses tone.

Are exacerbated by smoking, stress, insomnia. You can mitigate with cold compresses of camomile tea, with creams for eyelids, lymphatic drainage. If they were too big, with plastic surgery.

Why are dark circles?

The dark circles are a greyish pigmentation in the lower eyelids, and sometimes in excess.

Can produce stress, fatigue, sleep little and evil, but in most cases are genetic, tend to be hereditary.
To be that these areas are very transparent.
Are hidden with top-right fade dark circles.

10/07/2008

The prenatal environment

The first environment in which the fetus develops is the cytoplasm, the fluid that bathes the nutritive cell, exclusively supplied by the mother. It is there where the fusion of genetic material from both parents.

Some experiments with animals have shown the effect of uterine environment on certain characters: some embryos of mice, with exactly the same genetic background, were implanted on different females. After their birth, found that their motor development, their activity reflects the females were different depending on which had been grafted embryos.

It was also noted that a small female, located between two male mice in the maternal womb, during the whole pregnancy was in adulthood more aggressive with the intruders. This was because it had received hormone testosterone released by male neighbors. All these tests corroborate the potential impact on the environment prenatal development and evolution of the fetus.

The manner in which a woman lives her pregnancy, if you suffer from stress, or fatigue, their way of eating, if you smoke or drink alcohol ... all this affects the development of the nervous system of their future child. For nine months, the fetus develops in a very exclusive, only for him. This may explain in part the differences so obvious that there are occasions between brothers, despite the 50 per cent of the genetic heritage and a common education like a priori.

But as a general rule, there are physical characteristics that confer a certain air of family among the brothers: the hair, nose, chin ... even how to express themselves or face a particular problem. It is also known that the movements can be hereditary, since to coordinate the muscles, brain cells send nerve impulses the same as that of their parents.