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| Stressed Out? Meditate to Reduce Hair Loss |
We’ve all heard that stress can result in hair loss, haven’t we…
But here’s the thing… most of us only think this happens to a few extreme people;, like
in all-or-nothing cases. We occasionally hear of individuals in extremis losing clumps
of hair or of another who’s hair falls out almost completely overnight. These are the
people who we think have been affected by stress.
But, have you ever considered the fact that the stress you are experiencing throughout
your daily life could well be contributing to hair loss on a more chronic level. Even
moderate levels of stress day in day out, take their toll on our mind and body and
ultimately our scalp, and therefore our hair health.
If you want to stop hair loss, achieve greater hair growth or just want to have fuller,
more voluminous hair you need to approach life in a much more holistic way – cover it
from all angles. This means not just with great hair products (yes we have these for you!), but also from the inside…
I am a huge advocate of meditation. Meditation works to lower our stress, re-centre us, and to achieve inner calm. Plus there is a whole host of other benefits too...
(inspired by Rituals:)
1. It’s medicine for the modern soul
In
the must-have, go-get-it modern world, there’s never been a time where we needed to slow down more than
now. All forms of meditation require you to quiet the mind, and this
results in making better, more conscious decisions on a daily basis. We can
more easily see harmful patterns and then subtly shift our feelings towards the
positive. More than enough reason to start meditating on a regular basis.
2. It makes you smarter
Studies conducted at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School have revealed that people who meditate for 30
minutes every day actually undergo visible changes in their brains. By using an
MRI brain scan, scientists discovered that the subjects developed an increase
in the grey matter in the hippocampus, which is the area that is responsible
for learning, spatial orientation and memory.
3. It’s a healthy habit for fighting stress
In the same study, it was determined
that while the grey matter in the hippocampus grew in the test subjects, the
grey matter in the amygdala—otherwise known as the brain’s anxiety and stress centre—was
reduced.
4. It good for your body
When humans are under stress, their
organs produce a series of physiological responses that can take their toll
over time. A good example of this is the fight-or-flight response, where a
person’s heart rate and cortisol levels spike to cope with an external threat.
Making meditation a daily ritual helps your organs slow down this response so
that you’re not as negatively affected by hormonal rushes or running an extra
risk for cardiac issues. It is also known to help regulate sleep patterns,
which is extremely important for physical health.
5. It makes you more creative
Many artists report meditating as part
of their working life, and this makes perfect sense. When your mind is more
relaxed and less distracted, your senses become heightened and you’re able to
take in the world around you, without bringing your own judgments to it. Your
mind is open, and in this state of restful alertness, you’re better able to
conceive of abstract concepts that have nothing to do with the ego. This is
where much of art is born, so it’s no wonder that artistic people use
meditation as a way of working—and why it stimulates the creative juices in
anybody who practices it.
6. It increases happiness
Meditation makes you more mindful. One
of the great benefits of mindfulness is that it sharpens your focus in the
moment, allowing you to see happiness in the small things. A regular meditation
practice therefore inspires more positive emotions.
7. It slows down the aging process
As
revealed in The Huffington Post, a 2014 study
conducted by the neurology department at the University of California
discovered that people who meditate on a regular basis had a brain structure
usually reserved for much younger people. “The research team reported that
age-related neural degeneration was ‘unequivocally’ less prominent in
meditators as compared to those who did not meditate in 17 out of the 20
analyzed tracts in the brain,” reports the media source. This could mean that
conditions like early onset dementia can be slowed down by regular meditation.
Practice daily for just 15 minutes and you will reap the rewards.
Guy
P.S. if you need any advice on meditation techniques whip me an email to getinfo@getrealvitae.com
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