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Your Recommended Daily Allowance for Relaxation
Stress is the curse of living in modern times. Everyone suffers
from stress. And the stress we suffer takes a heavy toll on our
bodies, emotions and minds.
If you are feeling stressed out, worn out by fatigue or just
simply having a miserable day, take some time out to relax. While
watching television may be a form of relaxation for some, but is not
a recommended method by experts. When we watch TV we are bombarded
with commercials, ads, sounds and images. So how do we achieve
relaxation? Read on, there are many ways we can relax.
In recent studies, experts have determined that heart disease can
be linked to anger, and irritability is linked to mental stress. Too
much stress can help to bring about cardiac ischemia that can lead
to or cause a heart attack. Relaxation takes on added importance in
light of this matter. Managing your anger and attitude is
significant to heart health, and relaxation can help you manage
stress.
Transcendental meditation is a very good system for
relaxation. Recent studies have also shown that this method might
help to reduce artery blockage, which is a major cause for heart
attack and stroke. People practice transcendental meditation by
repeating uttering soothing sounds while meditating, this is to
achieve total relaxation. The researchers found that practitioners
of transcendental meditation significantly reduced the thickness of
their arterial wall compared with those who didn't practice
transcendental meditation.
Another study on another method of relaxation, acupuncture, seems
to reduce high blood pressure by initiating several body functions
for the brain to release chemical compounds known as endorphins.
Endorphin helps to relax muscles, ease panic, decrease pain, and
reduce anxiety.
Yoga is another means of relaxation and may also
have similar effects like acupuncture. In another study,
participants were subjected to several minutes of mental stress.
Then they were subjected to various relaxation techniques, such as
listening to nature sounds or classical music. Only those who did
Yoga significantly reduced the time it took for their blood
pressures to go back to normal. Yoga is a form of progressive
relaxation.
Breathing is one of the easiest and effective methods of
relaxation. Breathing influences alamost all aspects of us, it
affects our mind, our moods and our body. Simply focus on your
breathing, after some practice you can feel its effects right
away.There are a number of breathing techniques/excercises that can
help you reduce stress.
Another easy way to achieve relaxation is exercise. If you feel
irritated or stressed, go for a short walk, of engage in a simple
half-hour of exercise, you may also achieve a little weight loss.
Massage is an excellent way to relax. To fully relax, you need to
totally surrender to the handling and touch of a professional
therapist. There are different forms of massage, each achieving its
own level of relaxation.
Hypnosis is a controversial relaxation technique. It is a good
alternative for people who think that they have no idea what it
feels like to be relaxed. It is also a good alternative for people
with stress related health problems.
These relaxation techniques are just some of the ways you can
achieve relaxation. Aside from lowering blood pressure and
reducing the chance of stroke, or heart attack, relaxation gives our
immune system the opportunity to rebuild and recover, thus improving
our overall health.
Find some relaxation techniques that you can build into your day
to day activities and carry them out every day.
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