Transcript Stress Manag-NK

• Dr Navneet Kumar MD,DM
Director Prof and Head
Deptt of medicine
Incharge Neurology division
Member American academy of Neurology
GSVM medical college Kanpur India
Res 7-210 -G-Swaroop nagar Kanpur
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We on 27th August 2009
What is Stress?
• Stress is a state of Mind and it is a mindbody reaction/response to a situation
Why Stress Happens?
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When a situation/condition is not Acceptable to us
When we want to do something but can not
When ego is hurt (feedback, comments, criticism…)
When we loose something which we feel as important
• Stress is mostly due to
– Fear (of Future)
– Worry (about Past)
• It is always due to the perception of Mind
– Different people have different threshold for the same situations
What Happens when Stressed?
• Psychology of Stress: Emotional impact
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Anxiety
Fear
Anger
Sadness
• Physiology of Stress
– Acidity
Heart ailments
– Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Some Impacts of Sustained and Unmanaged Stress
• Brain
– EEG shows beta activity which is abnormal
– Continues to trigger the rest of the body and create stress
• Blood Pressure remains high
– High blood pressures can lead to Heart failure, paralysis
– Acidity, Ulcer and other digestive problems
• Diabetes
• Reduces immunity and makes body susceptible to
diseases
Why Allopathic Medicines and Stimulants are not
good for managing Stress
• Allopathic medicines directly add chemical to the body and
interfere with the internal chemical factories
– E.g. Taking Antacids for Acidity neutralizes the acid in the stomach.
Then body thinks that the acid is not sufficient and starts producing
more.
– E.g. Anti-depressants suppress the ability of brain cells to generate
electric impulses
• People taking such drugs for prolonged time become dull and drug
dependant
• Stimulants like Tobacco, Coffee, Tea, Coco etc.
temporarily trigger higher activities
– Subsequently body craves for more & more stimulants and later
may have withdrawal symptoms
how to manage stress?
• Turn it into a Positive Spiral
– Break the negative cycle at each point
• Some amount of Stress is healthy – it
triggers and energizes the system and
males you achieve the goals
Manage Stress
• Root Cause: Manage Mind
– Positive Thinking and Attitude
– Larger view of life
– Meditation
• Build capability to face stressful situations and
reduce the impact of stress at physiological level
– Yoga
– Pranayama
• Healthy lifestyle and food habits
• Have multiple positive energy sources
– Hobbies, interests
Yogasanas
Combine with breathing
Postures: Stretch & hold, Compress & hold
Creates flexibility and hollowness, lightness
Helps in flow of water, food, oxygen, electrical signals
and flow of energy in the body
Isometric exercises
As against Isotonic exercises of aerobics, gym exercises
which help to build muscles which reduce the flexibility &
become blockers over a period
Exercise different parts of the body
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Pranayama
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Bastrika pranayama:
Increases the removal of carbon dioxide from
the blood plasma by creating exhale pressure in
lungs for osmosis
ii. Increases oxidation and liberation of energy in every
cell of the body Air filter analogy in automobiles
iii. Stimulates nerve tips in lungs which have connection
to the brain area where Pituitary Gland is situated
Pituitary Gland is the master gland in the endocrine system and
has a strong influence on rest of the endocrine glands
• Meditation
– Takes the brain to Alpha state: electrical impulses of 8 to 14 cycles
per second
– At deep meditation level brain goes to Theta state: electrical
impulses of 4 to 8 cycles per second Leads to deep relaxation
• Sudarshana Kriya of Art of Living
– Takes the brain to higher beta state
– Then takes the brain to deep relaxation
– Thus exercises and expands the brain/mind capacity
Human Body as the Energy System
• Ancient Indian & Eastern Spiritual Sciences consider it as
an Energy System
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Universal Cosmic Energy (everything is common at atomic level)
Yoga – union of body, mind and spirit
Raja Yoga – Chakras
Thai Chi, Acupressure, Acupuncture (originated in China)
Homeopathy (Started by Dr. Hahnemann a doctor in Germany
during 1800s)
• Modern Science & Medicine consider human body as
merely electro-chemical, electro-mechanical and physical
phenomena
Chakras: Energy Centers
• Chakras are situated near the key endocrine glands and nerve groups
• Wireless connection to brain; Connection to Cosmic universal energy
Chakras and Naadis: Wireless Connection to Brain
• World seen through the 5 sensors (wired connection) is
narrow band: gross, inert, matter world
• World seen through Chakras & Nadis (wireless connection)
is broad band: subtle, dynamic, energy world
Science of Homeopathy: Medicine of Energy System
• Basic principle: what causes disease cures the disease
also when given in the potenticised form
• Homeopathic medicine preparation
– Potencization through the process of tritration
– Transfer of atomic vibrations to the base substance. Not even a
single molecule of medicinal material will be present according to
Avogadro number
• Curing principle
– Right medicine creates energy vibrations in the human system
(resonance principle)
– This increase the energy level to improve the health conditions
– Typically causes initial aggravation and subsequently cures with
oscillations
– Cures inside-out: Mind  Emotional level  Physical level
• Mind & Emotional symptoms are the key for diagnosis
So What is “Success”?
• The definition I liked most:
– “The measure of Success is the number of joyful smiles per day
every day” – Shri Shri Ravishankar
• Life is full of choices; The choices one makes determine
one’s life – they are like cross-roads
• Manage Mind
– Healthy mind FOR a healthy body
– It is mind, and not body, that differentiates the leader from the rest
Positive Energy is most fundamental to any Leader
The Vicious Cycle
Priority
Loose health
Loose joy
Less creative
1) Pursue money
2) Pursue fame
Less Accomplishment
More stress on the priorities
Less Money
Less Recognition
• People spend half of their life in making money and loose
health in that process.
• In the remaining half they spend that money trying to
regain the health
Make it a Virtuous Cycle
Priority
More joy
More creative
1) Pursue health
2) Pursue knowledge
More Accomplishment
Continue stress on the priorities
More Money
More Recognition
• Pursue health (mind+body) and knowledge (universal
knowledge) then money & fame will follow as a byproduct
Conclusion: The Simple Prescription
• Practice Yoga & Pranayama everyday*
– Life will change at the most fundamental level
– Art Of Living workshop is one of the best
• Combines Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga (Service: Jesus),
Bhakti Yoga (Devotion: Narada, Chaitanya…),
Jnana Yoga
• Practical for family & social life, professional life and
spiritual life
• Use Homeopathy for chronic or hereditary health
problems to strengthen the positive spiral
• Become better individuals and better leaders