The ‘rest and digest’ mode is something we take for granted these days. With the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, our nervous system is constantly running at full throttle.
The effects of long-term stress, ranging from heart disease to headaches, are devastating to our health. We shall explore a few simple tips today to help our body to destress so it can switch over to the ‘rest and digest mode’. If you haven’t explored our in depth look of our autonomic nervous system, check out our part 1 and part 2 of this series.
1. Breathing
This simple bodily function that we often take for granted is a simple yet overlooked solution. Deep, slow breathing helps us relax by boosting our oxygen supply. It can be as easy as this breathing guide here.
1. Breathing
This simple bodily function that we often take for granted is a simple yet overlooked solution. Deep, slow breathing helps us relax by boosting our oxygen supply. It can be as easy as this breathing guide here.
2. Exercise
Sweat out the stress! Exercise stimulates the release of the ‘feel good chemical’, endorphin, to help kickstart the relaxation process.
3. Meditate
Sweat out the stress! Exercise stimulates the release of the ‘feel good chemical’, endorphin, to help kickstart the relaxation process.
3. Meditate
Meditation helps with switching off our mind, allowing our body to relax.
4.Unplug
Whether it be an email, social media requests or advertisements on websites, we are constantly flooded with notifications from our devices these days. Take a routine time off from electronic devices each day.
Whether it be an email, social media requests or advertisements on websites, we are constantly flooded with notifications from our devices these days. Take a routine time off from electronic devices each day.
Our modern daily livings are full of stimulus bombarding our nervous system. Take some time off to help our body recuperate and recover with these helpful and simple activities..
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