22 April,2016 03:00 PM IST | | A correspondent
Recent studies and researchers reveal that stress is the leading cause of debilitating diseases like diabetes and other health issues. A look at how one can tackle this problem...
Lend a helping hand
Cheering up others when they are feeling down or giving other forms of support -- rather than receiving it -- may have unique positive effects on key brain areas involved in stress and reward responses, a recent research has found. Researchers believe that giving support might improve health by "reducing activity in stress-and threat-related regions during stressful experiences."
Physical closeness eases stress
A strong relationship with your loved ones can help ease stress when placed in difficult social situations by emotional "load sharing", a recent study conducted at a Canadian university suggests. In their study, the team measured the stress levels of 66 adolescent girls during a spontaneous speech task. During the speeches, researchers tracked the participants' level of stress and found that physical closeness helped participants cope up with stress more efficiently, regardless of how close the mother-daughter pair reported being. Higher physical or relationship closeness helped the daughters feel like they could overcome the challenging situation.
Practice Yoga for a healthy, stress-free mind
Yoga is the best way to tackle anxiety, stress and psycho neurotic disorders, easily resulting in better health and regulation of stress hormones, health experts said. They said that it has been scientifically proven that yoga is very effective in curing disorders related to diet problems, hypertensions, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity."
