Naslov
An Alternative to Red Bull

Autori
Kuna, Lucija ; Jakab, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Summer School on Stress - Program and Abstracts / - , 2016, 55-55

Skup
Summer School on Stress

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 13.06.2016. - 17.06.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Stress ; adaptogens ; herbs

Sažetak
Stress and fatigue. How to fight them? Meditation. Yoga. Positive attitude. Having proper amount of „me time“. Sure you'll figure out the way to fit all of this along with work, kids and responsibilities in one single basket called life. But if you're like most of the people, you end up asking yourself who are those people reaching for yoga mats and home- cooked organic meals when you only feel like reaching for a cup of coffee and some sugary snack. The thing is, caffeine and sugar don't do anything but turning your day in a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Lifestyle changes are for sure the key to reducing stress, in the long run. Fortunately, there is something to help us while we struggle to build better habits. Adaptogens, special herbs that help your body adapt to stress and resist fatigue in a non-specific way, increasing your overall resistance against physical, chemical and biological stressors. They’ve been used in Chinese and Indian Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Till our time studies have found evidence to support facts about positive benefits of adaptogens and their safety in long-term use. Adaptogens can calm you down and boost your energy at the same time. By supporting adrenal function, they counteract the adverse effects of stress. They enable the body’s cells to access more energy, help them eliminate toxic byproducts of the metabolic process and help the body to utilize oxygen more efficiently. Unfortunately, in Western medicine the concept of adaptogens is still controversial. The idea that one herb can have a broad range of physical and mental health benefits is a bit unbelievable. But if we think this through, we'll come to conclusion that there are many health problems related to stress, including depression, heart attacks, hypertension and increased susceptibility to infection. However, simply taking an adaptogenic supplement doesn't make you live longer. They are more of an ingredient for "taking your health to the next level" long term.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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