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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Natural Remedies for Stress Management

By Dr. Gary Gendron

The effects of increased stress can leave you feeling run down, decrease your body's immune response, make you more susceptible to illness, and leave you feeling overwhelmed and on edge. If you are one of those who frequently feels an increased level of pressure and like the weight of the world is on your shoulders, it may be time to explore holistic medicines and how natural nutrition can help with stress..

Holistic medicines and other alternative medicine practices not only help with stress, but are a great way to combat depression, anxiety, and other forms of mental illness, along with frustration and worry that can dominate our daily lives.. Although regular exercise and adequate nutrition play a vital role in stress management, incorporating a few simple practices such as meditation or prayer into your daily routine take very little time and are simple ways to help with stress on a daily basis.

One holistic practice that is easy to incorporate into your daily routine that can help with stress and improve your mood is aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is simply the practice of using certain natural fragrances available in either plant form or in concentrated essential oils to create certain physiological effects in the body.

Another important factor to consider when it comes to help with stress is natural nutrition. What you put into your body affects your overall equilibrium and toxins from processed foods, caffeine, and trans fats can interfere with the body' ability to process increased levels of cortisol and leave you feeling more stressed. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can have a major effect on your overall health, decrease your immune system, and make your more susceptible to illness and disease. It is important to keep your body fueled with the right amount of essential nutrients and avoid as many potential hidden toxins as possible. Added preservatives, sugars, and even contact with certain plastics can all negatively affect your overall health.

Holistic medicines and other over the counter supplements can also help with stress and improve your body's ability to metabolize fats as well as fight off germs and bacteria. Co-enzyme Q10 is another valuable over the counter supplement that can help with stress, alleviate depression, and also improve the mitochondrial function of cells to repair themselves, further warding off infection and disease.

In addition to daily exercise and meditation and hypnosis centering exercises, it has also been proven that laughter is good medicine, and is another great way to help with stress. If you find that you haven't laughed in awhile, find a way to get your daily dose of laughter through videos, comics, jokes, or other funny sayings. - 17274

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