Stress is characterized by any change or condition that upsets the body's equilibrium. This can be a physical, emotional and/or a mental response. Therefore, nutrition can have a significant affect on stress because in order for the body to be functioning properly it needs to have a balanced diet filled with all of the necessary nutrients. In this day and age it is very difficult to get all of the nutrients the body needs through diet. Why? Because nutrients are significantly decreased when food if frozen, processed, cut and left out, picked too early, when the soil has lost some of its nutrients, etc… plus, the body needs additional nutrients to combat all of the other stresses it encounters, i.e. pollution, stress, disease, injuries, etc… Consider the following effects of stress on the body:
Dr. Hans Selye postulated General Adaptation Syndrome (stages the body goes through in order to adapt to stress) includes 3 stages.
• Alarm stage- acute initial response
• Resistance stage- attempt to adapt to repetitive stress
• Exhaustion stage- exceeded the body's coping mechanisms, susceptibility to illness
Physiological Consequences of Stress ( Fight or Flight response):
- Increased heart rate, blood pressure and respiration
- Increased sugar in the blood
- Thickening of the blood
- Prioritizing of blood supply to peripheral muscles to motor and basic-functions regions in the brain; decreased blood supply to digestive system and higher order brain regions
- Secretion of adrenaline and other stress hormones
- Secretion of endorphins
- Results of cardiovascular changes
- Increased oxidation and waste products
- Decreased blood mobility
- Results of neurological/ hormonal changes
- Over-sensitized hippocampus and amygdala
- Dependence on hormonal stimulation
- Both lead to depressed immune response
Therapeutic Considerations:
- Decrease sympathetic nervous system activity
- Restore heart rate and blood pressure to normal levels
- Increase blood mobility
- Blunt hormonal/ adrenal response
- Relax muscles and digestive system
- Decrease extraneous mental activity
- Improve Immune activity
Nutritional Supplements for Stress and Mood Balancing:
EleCore™ Stress & Mood is an effective and extremely unique product. Its primary active ingredient is called L-theanine. It works by stimulating alpha brain waves. It is an amino acid extracted from green tea leaves. It is all natural, non-addictive and does not cause drowsiness.
EleCore Benefits:
- Promotes healthy, pleasant relaxation
- Soothes and relaxes muscles
- Soothes and relaxes the digestive system
- Helps reduce nervous irritability
- Helps restore mental alertness and wakefulness when fatigued or drowsy
- Helps maintain healthy microbial environment in the mouth and ears
- Relaxes without compromising alertness
- Stimulates alpha brain waves
- Taking L-theanine before bed produces a significant improvement in sleep quality
- In 1999 the University of Shizuoka, Japan found that L-theanine improves learning performance, mental clarity and concentration
- Helps diminish normal symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome (keep in mind that this product is just as suitable for men as women)
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