Physiology Of Stress

Spirituality and the Physiology of Stress. Most Americans are suffering from moderate to high stress, with forty four percent reporting that their stress levels have increased over the past five years (Clay, 2011). Headaches, heart disease and high blood pressure have been associated with chronic stress. In the article Chronic stress may damage dna it states that Medical care professionals estimating that nearly seventy percent of doctor visits are directly related to ongoing stress (Sharf, n.d., para. 4).
Everyone suffers from stress at one point in or another in their life. Problems arise when a person has to endure long term stressful situations or repeated stressful situations. There are different steps or combinations of steps a person
Yoga has spread across the country and can be very beneficial for people of all ages because it helps relax the body and mind. Yoga can be useful in the morning, to help a person wake up, or during the day to help one feel refreshed or in the evening it can help you wind down from the events of the day. Meditation practices vary from focus on one thought for a length of time to clearing the mind. You may listen to the sound of your own breathing during meditation or the silence in the room. Mindfulness is relatively new in the U.S. Here we are taught to keep thinking of the future. Mindfulness is being consciously aware of what is happening now. Meditation is also used in mindfulness practices.
The article Changes in spirituality partly explain health-related quality of life states that,
Mindfulness meditation practices included awareness of breathing, awareness of emotions, body scan, mindful hatha yoga, mindful walking, mindful eating, mindful listening, and loving kindness, according to an article in the Journal of Medicine by Greeson, J. F., Webber, D. M., Smoski, M. J., Brantley, J. G., Ekblad, A. G., Suarez, E. C., & Wolever, R. Q.
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