Category Stress

Holistic Healing: Natural Ways to Manage PTSD and Improve Mental Health

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. The symptoms of PTSD can be deeply debilitating, affecting not just the mind but also the body. Flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event are just some of the signs that can persist long after the initial trauma. According to the National Center for PTSD, approximately 6% of the U.S. population will experience PTSD at some point in their lives.
While conventional treatments such as psychotherapy (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and medications (e.g., antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs) are often effective, many individuals seek complementary or alternative therapies. This article explores natural approaches to managing PTSD symptoms, including....

Unlocking the Power of Holy Basil: Boost Your Memory, Mental Clarity, and Physical Health

The Power of Holy Basil: Benefits for Memory, Mental, and Physical Health
Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum), also known as Tulsi, is a revered herb in Ayurvedic medicine with a rich history spanning thousands of years. It is often referred to as the "Queen of Herbs" for its wide-ranging health benefits. In traditional medicine, Holy Basil has been celebrated for its ability to promote overall wellness, support mental clarity, boost physical health, and improve longevity. In recent years, modern scientific research has corroborated many of the ancient claims, revealing that this sacred herb....

Unlocking Inner Peace: The Transformative Power of Meditation for Mind, Body, and Soul

Meditation, an ancient practice with origins in various spiritual and religious traditions, has become widely recognized for its profound impact on modern health and well-being. With consistent practice, meditation can lead to significant physical, mental, and emotional benefits, fundamentally transforming one’s life. This article will explore how regular meditation can reduce the need for medication and promote self-healing.

Understanding Meditation
Meditation involves focusing the mind and eliminating distractions to achieve a state of heightened awareness and relaxation. There are numerous forms of meditation, including mindfulness, transcendental meditation, loving-kindness meditation...

Ways to Recharge Yourself

Us human beings can be described in a lot of ways though one way you may not have heard before is bio-mechanical-electro-beings, by this it’s meant that we are biological, mechanical, and electrical beings. Taking care of each of these factors is important to optimise and elevate our state of health and wellbeing. In this article the focus will be placed on the electrical side of our beings. If you haven’t noticed yet, we often describe things energetically when describing how we feel, such as buzzing, flat, lit up, run down, grounded, recharged, powerful, lively, energetic, energized, nervous, spark, strenuous, vigorous, weak and strong for....

How ‘me time’ Can Help

Often with busy lives we can end up prioritising doing things for others, and neglect to do things for ourselves. Sometimes it may seem appropriate to put someone else before you, which is ok. However, if you do not take time to do things for yourself, especially time to do things you enjoy, to relax, socialise and possibly exercise, then this can increase your stress levels. This is why taking some ‘me time’ to do things for yourself is important and should be a priority for....

Focus and Live in the Moment

Many of us have negative emotions or attachment to things that have occurred in the past, allowing past events to affect us and take a toll on us in the present moment, which can also have a negative impact on future events yet to occur, and limit our thinking and choices. Also many spend a lot of time focusing on future events that haven’t happened yet, trying to discern possible outcomes, which often brings feelings of stress, worry and discontentment. Focusing on anything other than the present moment, is actually robbing you of happiness, contentment and peace, as well as other things that you could be....

9 Ways to Relax to Reduce Stress

It may be difficult to identify what is causing stress in your life, though recognising that you are stressed is enough to incorporate some relaxation techniques in your life, in order to help you to relax to reduce your stress levels. Relaxation is the opposite response to stress so is ideal to reduce it. When you are stressed your body releases stress hormones some of these are cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine. These hormones in high amounts for prolonged periods of time can have a detrimental, and even lethal effect on your health and....

Damage Caused to Your Body and Brain by Stress

Being stressed by small amounts can actually be beneficial to your body as it is prepared to deal with potentially dangerous situations, by releasing stress hormones. However, when you are stressed for prolonged periods of time, this can have a damaging and even lethal effect on your body and brain. Stress hormones can be beneficial initially though high prolonged levels of stress hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline, norepinephrine, can have a damaging effect on your....

Relax and Alleviate Stress with Guided Meditations

When you are stressed it can be difficult to know what to do about it and how to do it. This is where guided meditations can be of great assistance, in inducing a feeling of relaxation when you need it. Practiced on a regular basis guided meditations can help to also build a resilience to how you handle stress and help you to cope with stress more effectively. With a guided meditation you simply sit or lie down and listen.....

Overcoming Stress

Stress can actually help to motivate you to complete tasks and get things done. Too much stress however can have a detrimental effect on your health and wellbeing. Stress often occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to manage the situation. Stress releases a chemical called cortisol which if maintained at high levels for prolonged periods of time can have a damaging effect on your health and wellbeing. Therefore, it is important to regularly take time to relax and unwind to prevent....

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