beneficial to the brain and improves functionality in several ways. One way that music positively affects the brain is that it can help relieve stress. Studies show that listening to upbeat music can actually reduce the stress hormone in the body called cortisol (Alban). With an effect similar to certain drugs‚ food‚ and sex‚ another experiment suggests that music is highly effective in terms of improving mood and happiness (Glynn). In addition to improving mood‚ music therapy is one of the
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“20 Scientifically Backed Ways to De Stress Right Now” Stress is more than a quickened heart rate‚ it is when your stress-hormones pump and your blood pressure rises quickly. When we are stressed hormones produce the flight or fight response. Stress can lead to chronic conditions like hypertension and headaches. There are 20 ways that you can de stress yourself. Going outside for a walk in the park or other green spaces with put your body into a state of meditation which will clear your head.
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Laughter Therapy Laughter therapy is a form of therapy that encourages people to use the natural‚ physiological process of laugher to release painful emotions like anger‚ fear‚ helplessness‚ depression and stress. Humour helps give us perspective to our problems and makes us have a positive and hopeful attitude‚ that is why it is such a great relaxation method. The first documented case of "humour positively affecting disease" was in 1964 when Norman Cousins‚ published "Anatomy of an Illness". Medical
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HIIT or high intensity interval training is basically has a succession of intervals of intense and light exercise. Always starts by heating 2-10 minutes. Then followed the dismissal of the interval (from 20 seconds to 2 minutes) intense exercise and light exercise. Number of pairs interval (fast-slow) depends on the fitness exercisers‚ how long it is this kind of training‚ the duration of the interval and the intensity of exercise in "fast" interval. HIIT training is only one of a modification of
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pressure and motivate people to do their best. But to constantly be in an emergency mode is bad for health and your mind and body would have to ultimately pay the price. when stressed‚ our bodies release stress hormones‚ including adrenaline and Cortisol. As a result‚ our heart pounds faster‚ muscles tighten‚ blood pressure rises‚ breath quickens‚ and senses become sharper. This is called the stress response. It keeps us on our toes during a presentation‚ sharpens our concentration or drives us
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depression or anxiety because of the amygdala’s response to an overproduction of hormones produced by the endocrine system. These hormones include estrogen‚ progesterone‚ adrenaline‚ low levels of serotonin‚ and high levels of the stress hormone‚ cortisol. Unfortunately‚ women are more likely to report their symptoms and discuss their issues with a doctor than men. This results in more developments in women’s mental health than men’s mental health. Post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety are conditions
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Discuss stress management techniques and their effectiveness Anything that poses a challenge or a treat to one’s well- being is a stress. The common stress for instance‚ are moving into a new home or a job place‚ illness‚ relationship problems such as divorce and death of a close family or friends. When the stress undermines both the mental and physical health they are viewed as bad. Therefore‚ stress management technique is important to help either release or reduce the source of stress
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This non-empirical article by Nelson is an argument to provide probability that a person’s environment guides in the development of the brain. The author writes about how the interaction of the brain and environmental experience help in the redesigning process we call neural plasticity. Providing three established procedures to show that our experiences are connected to changes within the brain. These three procedures are: anatomical‚ neurochemical‚ metabolic‚ which may be expressed at any time within
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The Power of Sleep The body is wonderfully designed to sustain life and endure harsh condition given the proper care and management. Aside from suitable nourishment‚ one essential element of life processes‚ but often underestimated‚ is a good quality sleep. In fact‚ the National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute [NHLBI] (2017) cited that roughly 50 to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders with nearly 40% adults reported to accidentally fall asleep during the activity of the day. Normally‚ NHLBI
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1. What is metabolic absorption? “All the cells take in and use nutrients and other substances from their surroundings. Cells of the intestine and the kidney are specialized to carry out absorption. Cells of the kidney tubules reabsorb fluids and synthesize proteins. Intestinal epithelial cells reabsorb fluids and synthesize protein enzymes” (McCance & Huether‚ pg. 2). 2. What uses oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms in an oxidative reaction? “Peroxisomes are so named because they usually contain
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