It is probably fair to say that the greatest threat to our health today, at least in the developed countries, is having more stress than we are able to handle. The increasing pace of lifestyles, the complexity of many professions, not to mention changes and added strains in relationships due to greater mobility and thus distance from others, has placed considerable burdens on our stress-management systems.
Nearly all natural therapies place great importance on stress as a probable factor in ill-health, and yet people need a certain amount of stress in order to become motivated. Our internal stress-coping mechanisms originally developed to cope with potentially life-threatening situations, the so-called "fight or flight" adaption. However, these biochemical changes are all too often brought into play by other factors nowadays, from meeting deadlines or work crises to receiving the latest bill. When the body is placed in an almost constant state of alert, the adrenal glands become tired eventually and people are depleted and panicky rather than stimulated and awake.
These problems have been recognized for a long time, and most natural therapies will offer some help with stress-related problems.
Nearly all natural therapies place great importance on stress as a probable factor in ill-health, and yet people need a certain amount of stress in order to become motivated. Our internal stress-coping mechanisms originally developed to cope with potentially life-threatening situations, the so-called "fight or flight" adaption. However, these biochemical changes are all too often brought into play by other factors nowadays, from meeting deadlines or work crises to receiving the latest bill. When the body is placed in an almost constant state of alert, the adrenal glands become tired eventually and people are depleted and panicky rather than stimulated and awake.
These problems have been recognized for a long time, and most natural therapies will offer some help with stress-related problems.
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