Stress Herbs and Your Health
How do you manage your stress? Dealing with work demands and family-related or personal issues can cause an immense amount of stress on an individual. In response to stressors, our bodies naturally go into “fight-or-flight” mode¬¬¬¬—our muscles tense up for action, our nerves fire rapidly and become over-stimulated, and our adrenal glands pump out increased amounts of hormones. While this can be beneficial during immediate emergency situations, prolonged stress events can gradually drain the body of its resources, causing it to break down and fail to carry out normal cellular processes. Recent studies show that ongoing long-term stress has a direct negative impact on weakening the body’s immune system. Everyday stress may lead to many serious psychological and physical health problems like anxiety, depression, exhaustion, high blood pressure and heart disease.
While maintaining a healthy diet and engaging in regular exercise can relieve some work-inflicted or personal stress, there also are many herbs for stress that can help your body cope with external pressures and reduce their negative effects on your body. Lack of sleep, inability to concentrate, body aches, and poor digestion are all symptoms that can be easily alleviated by taking herbs for stress. There are a variety of herbal remedies for stress available in all forms. For example, chamomile is a calming agent found in teas or lotions, which reduces insomnia and boosts immunity to resist infection during periods of stress. Valerian root is an herb for stress usually in capsule form, which has been found to promote relaxation and induce restful sleep. Valerian root also eliminates headaches caused by nervous tension and alleviates muscle tension, especially during premenstrual cycles.
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January 03 2009 06:30 pm | Stress Management