A safe bet to take would be one that claims not a single adult in the world did not suffer from some variety of stress. Stress is responsible for more loss of productivity, missed days, and illness than any other thing in the entire world. It affects millions of people on a daily basis. The effects range from headaches, muscle aches, anxiety, drug use, exhaustion, and insomnia. The list could go on and on, but not all stress is bad. Stress, in short burst, is actually beneficial, such as needing a rush of adrenalin. An example of good stress would be preparing for a speech. This short period of stress causes no damage. Stress that is continual, however, is not healthy. Increased blood pressure, increased breathing, and muscle tension over a long period of time harm the body. The long-term effects of stress can lead to depression. There are many ways of reducing tension and one way is through the use of prescribed medication from a physician. Another alternative that is gaining momentum is acupuncture.
Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category
Acupuncture points Diagram Depression
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Qi Stagnation Due To Hepatic Depression
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Main symptoms and signs: Epigastric distending pain with the two sides of hypochondrium involved, frequent eructation, pain relieved after eructation or breaking wind, onset of pain in the case of emotional changes, red tongue with whitish and thin fur and wiry pulse.
Depression Might Influence Breast Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Depression appears to somewhat heighten the risk of breast cancer, but it has no significant association with lung, colon or prostate cancer, according to a review of the medical literature conducted by Dutch researchers.
Chinese Medicine Treat Depression
Thursday, April 16th, 2009There are different types of treatments available to the individual based on the type of depression. If the depression is moderate, then talking therapy can be used. Talking therapy includes the following types of therapies:
Chinese Herbs For The Mind: Remedies For Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia
Thursday, April 16th, 2009In China before the mid- twentieth century, all mental illnesses were treated pretty much exclusively with herbal medicine. Since doctors and hospitals keep records, there is plenty of historical evidence suggesting that such treatments were often successful. Perhaps the best evidence is the famous Fog Tea of Tianmu Mountain, which, after the opium war, helped free millions of Chinese people from opium addiction. Some of us believe that the Chinese herbal psychiatric drugs of the 19th century were at least as effective as whatever European or American doctors were prescribing at that time.