Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Stress & Anxiety

The fast paced city lives we  lead give rise to much anxiety and stress, leading to psychological trauma & disorders - And these are the new silent killers today. Even kids are commiting suicide over school work what more abt us adults. We worry about everything......We need to revaluate our lives now. Slow down, experts said  mediation helps.

•Meditation stabilises your blood pressure, normalises the heart rate, regularises your breathing pace and allows the system to use oxygen better. All of these help the body to cool down, thus enabling it to manage stress and anxiety related disorders.

•As your system cools down, the adrenalin glands of your body produce less of cortisol which, over time, helps in reducing the pace of the aging process of the mind, and boosts immunity as well.

•Meditation also helps in improving our quality of life. Regular meditation boosts will power and helps us to get over bad habits like smoking and drinking, which play a major role in worsening stress and anxiety related disorders.

However, in order to reap the advantages of meditation to the fullest, one needs to practice regularly for sustained results and prolonged relief from stress, anxiety,  tension and related ailments. To begin with, Take just 5 to 10 mins each day to do nothing- maybe concentrate on an object. You'll see it'll do you a world of good. YES... it's that simple.