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Natural Treatments of Stress

Various therapeutic methods of Naturopathy are found to minimize the effects of stress such as unfocussed anxiety, depression, hypertension, chronic lethargy, infectious diseases and neuro-hormonal imbalances. Natural elements such as colors, aromas of plants, herbs and flowers find their use in the treatment of stress related disorders.

Aromatherapy

French chemist Rennee Maurice Gattefosse developed aroma as a therapy when he discovered the therapeutic power of essential oils extracted from lavender flowers. Fifty varieties of essential oils distilled from plants and flowers are used for healing various health disorders, especially stress-induced ones.

As part of a holistic assessment, a patient's physical conditions: digestion, sleep, and support system, are taken into consideration including the conditions of heart, mind and spirit. The sedative effect of essential oils on the central nervous system promotes emotional release and reduction of physical and mental stress (muscle relaxation, anxiety, tension et al).The medicinal effect of aromas can stimulate the digestive and glandular functions. Now, aromatherapy has also found wide clinical application all over the world, including as a treatment for stress.

Bach Flower Therapy

The Bach Flower therapy seeks to address the perturbed spirit caused by stress and set right the resulting disorders. "This remedy brings us nearer to our souls and by that very act brings us peace and relieves our sufferings," says Dr. Edward Bach, the British homeopath and father of this flower essence therapy.

When the soul is disturbed due to various external demands, its natural noble virtues such as courage, love, equanimity of mind, humility and strength take a back seat. This gives rise to negative qualities such as possessiveness, fear, indecision, stress, impatience, cruelty and hate. This 'dis-ease' state of the soul, as explained by Dr Bach, should ideally find its cure in the same sphere itself.

Bach flower therapy uses 37 archetypal soul states in flowers and plants whose therapeutic applications restore the balance in the soul and the defiled mind-body (personality). It primarily addresses the emotional and spiritual issues of a patient, but eventually alleviates psychosomatic symptoms and can be used in the treatment of stress.

 

Color Therapy

Color is another component of naturopathy, which is applied to relieve stress-induced physical and psychological disorders. Colors, among many other things, influence our moods and behavior. Every color is said to have a specific emotional effect on people. For example, the blue color is said to have soothing and calming effect on our nerves. And the yellow color stimulates our intellect.

Therapists use these color aspects to restore our mind-spirit balance and to stimulate the healing processes in body. Color with acupuncture is used in the treatment of stress as the method of color puncture for clearing emotional and energy blockages restoring healthy energy in stressed out mind-body.

Amoryn

The primary ingredient in Amoryn, hyperforin, is an effective treatment for stress and anxiety. Clinical research shows that hyperforin relieves stress as effectively as many prescription medications but causes far fewer side effects.

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