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Stress
I am an "A Type" personality and am constantly feeling stressed, what can I do to ease this feeling?
“A type” personalities tend to be the busy bee people who rely on adrenaline to function at a fast pace, this high energy rate can eventually burn out the adrenals and cause atrophy of the adrenal glands (adrenal fatigue). These people are high achievers and many consider them to be stress junkies that thrive on high tension situations. This personality type is a risk factor for cardiovascular and stress related conditions.
Many “A type” personalities respond well to adrenal kidney and nervous system support. In Chinese medicine an increase in Yang energy increases feelings of stress, inflammation, energy, dryness and heat in the body. It is really important for these individuals to learn stress relief techniques to re-pattern behaviours.
Stress relieving activities
- walking or swimming
- taking the time out for a gentle massage or aromatherapy session
- yoga, meditation and breathing exercises
- gentle exercise rather than cardiovascular
The nervous system and immune system
The immune system and nervous system have a close relationship and one nfluences the other. It is therefore recommended that you take into consideration the effect that stress has on your skin inflammation and observe if the flare ups occur when you are enduring a stressful period. A type personalities are particularly at risk of being affected by immune/ nerve complaints such as shingles, glandular fever, nervous system disorders, psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome and inflammatory skin complaints.
Tips for relieving exhaustion
- Herbal medicine to assist the adrenals to reduce the production of stress hormones and to strengthen the integrity of the nervous system (via nurturing rather than overstimulation) are: Licorice, Hops, Oats, Siberian Ginseng, Rhodiola, Withania, Sacred Basil and Magnolia
- Nutrients such as Vitamin C, B Vitamins and Magnesium are important to support the adrenals and to relieve nervous system tension
- Reduce stress
- Please also see the askanaturopath.com webpage concerning stress: http://www.askanaturopath.com/news/stress/p/175