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Getting over Anxiety
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Anxiety is a part of life, yet for some people, it is a persistent problem that
interferes with daily activities such as work, school or sleep.They may have chest
pains or nightmares. They may even be afraid to leave home. These people have anxiety
disorders
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What is anxiety?
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Anxiety is a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension,
and worrying.
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Common anxiety symptoms include:
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• Feeling apprehensive
• Feeling powerless
• Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom
• Having an increased heart rate
• Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Feeling weak or fatigued
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Homeopathic treatment for anxiety disorders
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You can overcome your anxiety without the prescription medications and multiple
consultations at a doctor`s office. Many homeopathic medicines are effective in
coping with anxiety. Their advantage is that they boost mood without any adverse
effects and they often cure the underlying problem causing anxiety. The homeopathic
treatment plan costs substantially less than the conventional medication or the
psychotherapy.
If you already have an antidepressant treatment established, homeopathy should be
taken at first as an additional medicine along with it. When anxiety is under control,
your doctor can start decreasing very slowly and gradually the doses of the conventional
drug thus avoiding any side effects while tapering off. You should never do weaning
off on your own.
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What is DEPRESSION?
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DEPRESSION is a condition that causes extremely low and sad mood, that can last
for weeks, months or even years. Everyone, at some point in their lives, feels sad,
low and dejected, but when this sadness begins to infiltrate into a person's behaviour,
relationships and work, it is called Depression and requires the help of a trained
medical professional.
Depressed people feel a general lack of energy, lack of interest and sometimes,
obsession with suicidal thoughts. It is like living in a "huge black hole".
The World Health Statistics, 2014, published by World Health Organization, made
a disturbing revelation:
At least 350 million people live with Depression, and it is the leading cause of
disability worldwide. Almost 1 million people take their own lives each year.
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WHAT HAPPENS IN DEPRESSION?
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Mental Symptoms
Extreme and prolonged sadness
Lack of interest in everything with feelings of irritability
Severe sense of guilt
Thoughts of committing suicide
Physical Symptoms
Overwhelming fatigue and exhaustion
Weight loss or gain
Unrefreshing sleep with either drowsiness or sleeplessness
Disinterest in sex with decrease in sex drive
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What Can Depression Lead To?
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It is a misconception that Depression is a short-lived state of the mind that goes
away easily. But Depression is touted to be amongst the major killers today because
of its adverse complications on the depressed individual.
If untreated, Depression can lead to • Self-hatred
• Substance abuse
• Physical illnesses like Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, etc.
• Unemployment
• Suicide
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HOW WELL HOMEOPATHY WORKS IN DEPRESSION
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• Depression, if left untreated, can thrive and feed upon itself and have the power
to consume life.
• Homeopathic Treatment For Depression is the safest and most holistic of therapies
for this hydra-headed monster.
• Homeopathy works at the deepest level of the mind and helps to correct the irregularity
in thinking, feeling and behaving with the help of naturally sourced and well proved
remedies.
• There are more than 200 remedies in the treasury of Homeopathy in the Treatment
For Depression.
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Sign and symptoms
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Mental Symptoms of Depression- Though these symptoms vary from person to person,
there are few common mental symptoms.
• Intense sadness and hopelessness
• Helplessness and self-hatred
• Negative thoughts
• No interest in daily activities, fun activities, etc.
• Anger/irritability/frustration/gloomy feeling/self-loathing
• Irresponsible and reckless behaviour
• Less or no social interaction.
• Withdrawal even from favourite hobbies
• Guilty feeling.
• In children-lack of concentration, low academic performances
Physical Symptoms of Depression- Mental stress can channelize into symptoms
of the body like
• Either weight gain or weight loss
• Lethargy and intense fatigue
• Bodyache
• Headaches
• Insomnia or excessive sleep
• Lack of interest in sex
• Abuse or misuse of alcohol, drugs, etc.
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TYPES OF DEPRESSION
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• Major Depression:
o Symptoms should be constant everyday for at least 2 weeks.
o 'Down the black hole' is the constant feeling
• Atypical Depression:
o People with this type of disorder have associated bad experience in childhood.
o Both physical and emotional symptoms are associated.
• Chronic Depression:
o It is mild, less severe and chronic.
o It can be periodic, occurring at fixed intervals of time.
o Genetic factor can be associated.
• Bipolar Depression:
o Depression occurs in alternation with periods of mania, wherein the individual
feels unusually ecstatic, hyper and aggressive.
• Seasonal Depression:
o It happens every year at the same time.
o Usually it is seen at onset of summers or winters.
There are more than 100 symptoms of Depression, but they vary from case to case.
Any event that causes the development of stress in a person is a potential trigger
for Depression.
Causes of Depression include:
• Traumatic events: Many times, certain events like terrorist attacks, mass murders,
earthquakes, etc. may have a deep impact on a person and cause depressive episodes.
• Stress: Stress at home or at workplace is one of the most alarming causes of Depression
in long run.
• Abuse: Depression is common in those people with a past history of physical, sexual
or emotional abuse.
• Unfortunate events: The death of close family member or friend naturally brings
grief to an individual. But if it is prolonged or affects daily activities, it becomes
a cause of concern.
• Financial losses: Unemployment or sudden loss of job are among the most significant
causes of Depression in majority of people.
• Emotional losses: Failure in relationships with parents, children, friends, spouse
or disappointment in love may also cause depression.
• Medications: Certain medicines like steroids and antiviral drugs can cause low
mood as a side effect.
• Heredity: Depression has also been seen to run in families.
• Personality trait: Certain people who are inherently anxious and hyper-reactive
by nature are more susceptible to Depression.
• Serious and chronic physical illness: Person suffering from prolonged chronic
illnesses and terminal diseases can plunge into serious depressive states. Other
causes of Depression include neurological diseases like Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's
disease and even Epilepsy.
• Substance abuse: People who are addicted to alcohol, tobacco, medical and illicit
drugs may progress into Depression.
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Complication
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• Self-hatred and harm: Due to intense feelings of self-hatred, depressed people
can indulge in activities harming themselves like scratching or slapping themselves,
making multiple cuts on their body, etc.
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Depressed people try to find solace in alcohol, smoking,
sleeping pills and even illicit drugs. Slowly, dependence on these substances increases
and the individual gets addicted.
• Physical illnesses: Physical ailments can lead to or even be a consequence of
Depression. It is common for depressed individuals to suffer from Eating disorders,
Sleeping disorders, etc.
• Unemployment and social isolation: Depressed people keep themselves isolated,
aloof. They avoid all social functions, interactions, gatherings, parties, functions,
etc. This attitude can even cost them their job.
• Suicide: The most devastating complication of Depression is suicide. Upto 2/3rd
of suicides occur as a result of Depression. Also depressed men are more likely
to commit suicide than depressed women.
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Do's
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• Unconditional love, patience and care are vital to healing.
• Be aware about the disease. The more information you will have, the more equipped
you will be in dealing with the disease.
• Seek counselling and share your fears, stress and problems with your loved ones.
• Increase social interactions and indulgence in recreational activities.
• Enrol in stress-management classes or practice yoga and meditation to calm the
mind.
• Be positive. Avoid negative thoughts. Maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Don'ts
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• Never criticize the patient or show lack of respect towards the patient.
• Never ignore the symptoms of patient as trivial.
• Try not to bring up the topic of Depression again and again in front of the patient.
Help him/her lead a normal life.
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Diet and nutrition
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Some foods contain chemical components that help to uplift the mood of a patient.
They include:
• Omega 3 fatty acids: Present in flaxseeds, walnuts, beans, and fish like salmon,
tuna, mackerel, etc.
• Vitamins: A healthy daily dose of vitamins can be ensured through a combination
of various foods like oils, fish, bananas, avocadoes, spinach, asparagus, tomatoes,
citrus fruits, etc.
• Folic Acid: Rich sources include broccoli, beans, lentils, carrots, Brussels sprouts,
nuts and dark green leafy vegetables like spinach and turnip greens.
• Water and juices.
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Homeopathy
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• Homeopathic treatment for Depression is fast becoming the first choice of management
the world over with a success and non-recurrence rate of more than 70%.
• Homoeopathic treatment for Depression provides complete holistic wellbeing to
the patient by boosting the immune system, helping to modify the thought processes,
easing stress and assisting recovery in the safest and most natural way.
• With homeopathic treatment for Depression, the patient can enjoy immense relief
through medicines that are natural, safe and without any side-effects. Homeopathy
is a patient-oriented science and medicines are prescribed on the characteristics
of the individual rather than just the symptoms of the disease
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What is DEPRESSION?
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Mood Swings
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There are days when you feel a sudden surge of excitement and days when you find
yourself beating the blues and on those days you struggle. You will be surprised
to know that even emotional problems have a cure that is natural and without any
side effects.
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What causes Mood Swings?
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Most people know that our brain produces a “good mood” hormone called serotonin.
If we do not produce enough of it or it gets broken down too quickly, then a low
mood results. Various genetic factors and your surroundings also play a huge role
in determining your mood, but the way you perceive things can change your attitude
towards them.
1. Physical Illness: A physical illness can be followed by depression,
esp. those like cancer, AIDS, and heart diseases etc which carry serious implications..
2. Result of diseases:
Depression or mania could be the presenting feature of cerbrovascular disease, neurological
disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
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Symptoms of Depression
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1. Depression of mood is the primary symptom. There may be a diurnal variation of
mood, depression being most distressing early in the morning or at the end of the
day.
2. Loss of pleasure in life (anhedonia)
3. Loss of interest in oneself and others
4. Low self esteem
5. Self blame
6. Hopelessness
7. Suicidal thinking
8. Feeling of guilt and worthlessness
9. Sleep disturbance (initial insomnia, early morning wakening or hypersomnia)
10. Poor concentration
11. Fatigue
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How can you treat mood swings with Homeopathy?
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Most treatments comprise of drugs and other anti depressants that take a toll of
a person’s mental and physical health because of this various side effects. Therefore
treatment like these may not always solve your issue completely, this is when homeopathy
comes to your rescue.
Homeopathy offers very good treatment possibilities for depression with good results.
There are a large number of medicines which can be used and the selection of medicine
depends not just on the symptoms, but also on the cause. Like all psychological
disorders, depressive illness also requires good case study and continuous monitoring
by a competent homeopath.
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Disturbed Sleep or insomnia with homeopathy:-
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Sleep is important. It helps our body recover from the day’s activities and enhances
memory and brain function. Without it, we would literally go crazy. Sleep should
be a natural part of life but for some, it doesn’t come easily. The reasons are
many and varied: some prescribed medications interfere with the body’s wake/sleep
cycle, emotional stresses lead to night-time anxiety, and the wrong food before
bed will disturb sleep. Sometimes there is no obvious reason.
Insomnia or sleeplessness is a common problem in the modern world: so many people
live such busy lives, rushing from one place to the next, and from one task to the
next. And we are surrounded by noise – noise from traffic, washing machines, air
conditioning, televisions, the children’s stereo. In cities, it is quite common
for such noise to continue all night.
Fortunately, human beings are designed to be adaptive, and most of us learn to filter
out unwanted noise. However, when we are under stress these natural adaptive mechanisms
don’t function so well.
To help you get a sound sleep, we have compiled a list of helpful tips and outlined
the common symptoms of some homeopathic remedies that treat insomnia. The remedy
you need may be among them.
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Some common causes of insomnia in adults include:
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Depression
Anxiety or fear
Excitement
Pain
Shift work or overwork
Noise
New baby
Old age
Eating late
Alcohol, coffee, tea or other stimulants
Uncomfortable bed or bed too small
Cold
Insufficient exercise.
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Tips for a sound Sleep
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1. Keep Healthy
• Exercise regularly. Exercising for at least thirty minutes each day will help
you fall asleep at night. Just make sure you don’t do it too close to bedtime or
the reverse will be true.
• Lose weight. Being overweight increases the risk of snoring and sleep apnoea,
neither of which result in a good night’s sleep.
• Have a health check. Many diseases interfere with sleep. For example, thirst through
the night may indicate diabetes, burning feet can point to small blood vessel or
nerve disease, and frequent visits to the bathroom could signal a prostate, kidney,
or heart problem.
• Balance menopausal hormones. Hormonal changes at menopause can cause hot flushes,
joint pain, and palpitations that interfere with sleep. Bring you body back into
balance with the help of your local homeopath or natural therapist.
2. The Food Factor
• Avoid caffeine. Drinking coffee, or even tea, will stop some people falling asleep.
Be aware that caffeine is also in some processed foods, drinks, and even medications
such as diet pills.
• Avoid foods which irritate. Dairy and wheat products are high on the list of foods
that cause sleep-disturbing problems such as gastrointestinal upsets, congestion,
gas, and apnoea in sensitive people.
• Eat a protein snack a few hours before bed. L-tryptophan from protein foods will
help your body produce the sleep-promoting neuro-transmitters of melatonin and serotonin.
Carbohydrates such as a small piece of wholemeal bread may also help tryptophan
cross the blood-brain barrier.
• Avoid fluids two hours before bed. This will reduce the likelihood of waking to
go to the bathroom. Empty your bladder before going to bed.
• Avoid snacks, especially sugars and processed grains, before bed. These foods
cause rapid spikes and drops in blood sugar levels that disturb sleep.
• Avoid alcohol. The drowsiness produced by alcohol is short-lived and stops you
entering the deeper and more restful stages of sleep. As its effect wears off some
hours later, you are also more likely to wake and then be unable to go back to sleep.
• Sip chamomile tea before going to bed. Chamomile tea has a mild homeopathic effect
of relieving anxiety and inducing relaxation – just the thing for a good night’s
sleep.
3. Prepare the Bedroom
• Make your bedroom an attractive place to sleep. Don’t dump work, chores, or junk
on or around your bed. You will sleep much better in a relaxed and uncluttered environment.
• Check your bedroom for electro-magnetic fields (EMFs) and remove electrical devices.
These can disrupt the pineal gland and the production of melatonin and serotonin
that lead to sleep. If you are especially sensitive to EMFs try switching the circuit
breakers off at night, cutting the power in your home.
• Maintain a moderate temperature. The recommended temperature for sleep is no more
than 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit). A warmer temperature can disturb
sleep.
• Darkness will help. Even small amounts of light can disrupt your body’s production
of the neuro-transmitters needed for sleep. Reduce the light in your room by black-out
curtains and avoid sudden exposures to bright light if getting up at night, as these
can stop you body’s production of melatonin.
• Change the noise. Gentle music, white noise or relaxation CDs can help you relax
and unwind. Sounds of the ocean can be particularly soothing for sleep.
• No TV before bed. Stop watching TV well before you go to sleep and certainly do
not watch it in the bedroom. An exciting program will over-stimulate your brain,
and make it harder to fall asleep.
• Add a little fragrance.The essential oil of lavender soothes and relaxes. Sprinkle
a few drops around your bedroom before going to bed.
• Keep your bed for sleeping. Bed should be reserved only for sleep, or that other
pleasurable activity. If you are used to watching TV or doing work in bed, your
brain will associate it with these activities rather than sleep, making it harder
to relax when you turn off the light.
4. Night-time Ritual
• Pack up your work at least an hour or more before going to bed. This will let
your mind relax so you will more easily go to sleep. Write the following day’s ‘to
do’ list before finishing work to stop your mind compiling lists as you try to go
to sleep.
• Start a relaxing routine. This could consist of a warm bath, massage, aromatherapy
or listening to a calming CD – anything that relaxes you. Repeat this routine each
night and your body will soon associate it with going to sleep.
• Go to bed at the same time each night. And get up at the same time each morning,
too, even on weekends. Your body clock will synchronise with these times making
it easier to go to sleep as well as wake up in the morning.
• Take a hot bath or shower before bed. This will increase the temperature of your
body. The fall in temperature as it returns to normal will encourage relaxation
and help with sleep.
• Write it down and get it out. If your mind races when you try to sleep, writing
you thoughts, plans and worries in a book can be a useful way of calming and emptying
your mind.
• Read something relaxing. Slightly boring material is best as stimulating material
such as mysteries or suspense novels will only wake you up further.
• Go to bed early. It is often said that every of hour of sleep before midnight
is worth two after it, and there is truth in that saying. Our bodies do most of
their detoxing before the early hours of the morning, something that is hindered
if we go to bed too late.
• Use the homeopathic effect of coffee. In homeopathy’s ‘like treats like’ approach,
coffee will paradoxically help some people sleep better as it will calm their busy
mind and body if drunk before going to bed. This approach only works if your symptoms
of insomnia are very similar to those of having had too much coffee. Coffee can
also be taken in homeopathic potencies – read all about it under the name of Coffea
Cruda in the ‘Treat Your Insomnia with Homeopathy’ section.
5. Once in Bed
• Warm your feet with socks. Feet often have the poorest circulation of your body.
Wearing socks will stop them becoming cold and disturbing your sleep at night.
• Wear an eye mask to block out light. As already mentioned, blocking out as much
light as possible will help you sleep. An eye-mask is an easy way to do this, especially
if it’s impossible to have your room in complete darkness.
• Stop the noise. Ear plugs will block or muffle sounds if you are a light sleeper
or if you have to sleep in a noisy environment
• Face your alarm clock away from you. Watching the hours tick by as you try to
sleep will only increase your stress and make it harder to drift off.
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Treat Your Insomnia with Homeopathy
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There is no one easy answer to insomnia: finding and treating the cause is the most
effective solution. In some cases there will be several causes.
Sleeping tablets will often help, but they are not always effective, they can be
addictive and they may have side-effects. Also, they do nothing to solve the underlying
problem.
If the underlying problem is addressed then sometimes this alone will restore normal
healthy sleep patterns. In some cases a multi-faceted approach is necessary. Any
serious causes of insomnia should, of course, be treated under the supervision of
an appropriate health professional.
Homeopathy has a marvellous history of treating insomnia. If insomnia is the only
symptom you have, one of the following remedies may bring relief.
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Homeopathy medicine for stress
Stress is the outcome of modern faulty lifestyle. Continuous stress may ruin the
various mechanisms of the body. Homeopathy being a stress-buster, try to find out
the root cause of the disease. Homeopathy manages stress effectively with holistic
approach.
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Causes of stress
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Workplace stress
Study stress in term of Exam preparation and Expectations of parents
Personal relationships (Inter-Spouse)
Conflict
Deception and betrayal
Heavy drinking
Excessive smoking
Insufficient sleep
Divorce
Unemployment
Constant worries
Pessimistic attitude, self-criticism,
Low self-esteem etc.
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Signs and symptoms of stress
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Headache
Muscle tension and stiffness
Disturbed sleep
Rapid heartbeat
Weight gain or loss
Loss of sex drive
Irregular sleeping pattern
Overdoing activities
Memory problems
Feeling tense
Negative thoughts
Restlessness
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Complications of stress
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Chronic pain
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Allergies
Diabetes
Migraine
Asthma
Menstrual troubles
Irritable bowel syndrome
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How to get rid of stress?
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1. Do morning walk regularly.
2. Do Yoga, Meditation and Relaxation.
3. Give weightage to laughter therapy.
4. Take sound sleep.
5. Try to develop a hobby in the form of sports, movie, entertainment, etc.
6. Follow optimistic and discourage pessimistic views.
7. Maintain a good rapport with your family.
8. Give more Weightage to fibrous and healthy diet, avoid junk foods.
9. Take more and More fruits and Juices
10. Try to find yourself how to rejuvenate?
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Other quick methods to help relieve stress
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• Regular exercise. Physical activity is a great way to let off some steam. Exercise
releases endorphins, our natural ‘feel good’ hormones, which boost energy levels
and counteract stress hormones, such as cortisol.
• Take a short 10-15 minute break every few hours to rest and recuperate. Or go
for a short walk to get some fresh air.
• Learn to say no! Set yourself realistic expectations and learn how to say “no”
when your workload or social and family commitments get too much.
• Learn to switch off. Leaving the office for the day? Then it’s time to switch
off your work brain as well as your mobile phone. Unless you need to be on call
for work, there’s rarely anything that can’t be solved the next day with renewed
perspective.
• Breathe! When we’re stressed, we tend to shallow breathe. Try to take deeper breaths
into your diaphragm.
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