How often than not do you find yourself stressed out during holiday seasons? Although holidays are meant to be spent with your family and friends, sharing love and joy, a lot of people are just unable to let go of their stress. From the residual workplace stress to the worry of getting everything in order for the upcoming holidays, people can get stressed over a number of things during the busiest time of the year.
We all have different thresholds when it comes to stress. While some people are really good at handling their stress, others crack under its pressure and lose sight of their way forward. If you are an individual who gets worked up easily for the smallest of things, then it’s time to find a solution for your troubles.
If you have tried most of the conventional ways to manage your stress, why not give naturopathy treatments a try? Before you move onto the next task on your to-do list for the holidays, here is a little something to understand about naturopathy treatments and how it can help you ease and manage your ‘end-of-season’ stress!
A peek into the principles of naturopathy
Naturopathy is often quoted as a holistic form of medicine, where the body is viewed as a whole. Here the physical, emotional, mental, genetic, environmental and spiritual aspects of one’s body are taken into consideration before the practitioner prescribes you an effective treatment. Unlike modern medicine, naturopathy treatments are more functional and focuses on the diagnosis of the root cause of a disease or discomfort and provide therapeutic treatment to the issue. Here the doctor focuses on igniting the body’s self-healing powers, rather than providing medicines for the symptoms.
As stress is more of a lifestyle disorder, naturopathy has the perfect solution to help individuals manage the same and improve overall wellbeing.
How does naturopathy treatments work?
Holiday related stress often appears as a fight or flight response. This particular stress stimuli can come from anything; work, relationships, finances or lack of nutrients/sleep/exercise. Here the body suffers from undue stress, which is nothing but an emotional and mental response to a situation.
Our naturopathic doctor starts by identifying the core issue- whether it is connected to one of these 6 stimuli. Instead of quick fixes, the doctor suggests bringing in some lifestyle changes that eliminate one stimulus at a time.
For instance, your diet and nutrition can play a key role in managing your body’s stress levels. When your mind is stressed, your body tends to produce a hormone called cortisol. Elevated levels of cortisol along with the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine that constitute the fight or flight response mentioned earlier. As cortisol stimulates fat and carbohydrate metabolism all the while stimulating insulin release, the combined effects increase your appetite. Due to these chemical imbalances, poorly managed stress can cause people to reach for the most convenient food without nutritional value, leading to weight gain.
As stressful times are physiologically demanding, more nutrients and minerals like vitamin B,C healthy fats, and magnesium are required to sustain your body. On consulting with our naturopathy doctor, you will be able to identify which foods will help you stay healthy during the holidays, without letting your body push you to your limits.
Our specialist also recommends regular exercising to keep stress under control. When you exercise, your body releases endorphins or “happy hormones”. This will keep you feeling good, thereby counteracting the effects of holiday stress and anxiety. So even if you are busy with your planning and preparations, find some time to work out and bust your stress.
Is there any one-plan-fits all method to manage stress?
Stress management is never the same for two people. While hormonal imbalances are fairly common, the resulting effects of stress on one’s body differs from person to person. Besides, the psychological effects of stress are widely varied and cannot be brought addressed similarly for all.
Our naturopathy treatments are focused on proper lifestyle education addressing nutrition, physical activities, correcting hormonal imbalances, counseling for emotional difficulties, and nutritional supplementation that can support the overall physical, mental, and emotional health of an individual.
Stress management should be a continuous process. By adopting a healthier lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental and emotional health, curbing stress during the holidays or any time of the year will be easier. If you are interested in busting your stress and live happy and healthy this season and all year long, reach out to us at The Hundred Wellness Centre and start your naturopathy treatment sessions today.
